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Ireland 7s vs South Africa 7s

24 July 2024 at 16:30
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Match Summary

Ireland 7s defeated South Africa 7s 10:5. The match was played in Olympic Games 7's 2024. League standings: Ireland 7s #2, South Africa 7s #3.

Rivalry since 2018

Ireland 7s vs South Africa 7s Head to Head Results· 22

Ireland 7s and South Africa 7s have met 22 times — Ireland 7s won 9, South Africa 7s won 12, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2018. South Africa 7s leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 22 meetings. A combined 719 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 32.68 per match (300 for the home side, 419 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 21 matches (95%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 22 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 45–7 in 2018.

Ireland 7s
9
wins
Drawn
1
·
Total goals
719 · 32.7/match
Both scored
21/22 · 95%
Over 2.5
22/22 · 100%

Recent Meetings

South Africa 7s287Ireland 7s
22/02/25Seven's World Series - Canada
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South Africa 7s367Ireland 7s
07/12/24Seven's World Series - South Africa
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Ireland 7s127South Africa 7s
02/06/24Seven's World Series - Spain
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Ireland 7s2621South Africa 7s
31/05/24Seven's World Series - Spain
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Ireland 7s1722South Africa 7s
05/04/24Seven's World Series - Hong Kong
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Ireland 7s170South Africa 7s
02/03/24Seven's World Series - USA
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Ireland 7s2210South Africa 7s
24/02/24Seven's World Series - Canada
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South Africa 7s1214Ireland 7s
09/12/23Seven's World Series - South Africa
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South Africa 7s125Ireland 7s
09/04/23Seven's World Series - Singapore
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South Africa 7s514Ireland 7s
26/02/23Seven's World Series - USA
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Highest-scoring game: 457 v 2018

Standings

Ireland 7s sit #2 and South Africa 7s are #3 in the Olympic Games 7's table heading into this match.

Group A

1New Zealand 7s6
GP2Won2Lost0
2Ireland 7s6
GP2Won2Lost0
3South Africa 7s2
GP2Won0Lost2
4Japan 7s2
GP2Won0Lost2

Group B

1Australia 7s9
GP3Won3Lost0
2Argentina 7s7
GP3Won2Lost1
3Samoa 7s5
GP3Won1Lost2
4Kenya 7s3
GP3Won0Lost3

Group C

1Fiji 7s6
GP2Won2Lost0
2France 7s5
GP2Won1Lost0
3USA 7s3
GP2Won0Lost1
4Uruguay 7s2
GP2Won0Lost2

Ranking of third-placed teams

1Samoa 7s5
GP3Won1Lost2
2USA 7s3
GP2Won0Lost1
3South Africa 7s2
GP2Won0Lost2

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 25 May 2026