2011 Edinburgh Sevens

2011 Edinburgh Sevens
Host nation Scotland
Date May 28 – 29, 2011
Cup
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  Australia
Plate
Champions  Fiji
Runners-up  Samoa
Bowl
Champions  Kenya
Runners-up  Scotland
Shield
Champions  Canada
Runners-up  Russia
Tournament details
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The 2011 Edinburgh Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from May 28–29 at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland and featured 16 teams.

Contents

Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

Teams

The following teams participated:[1]

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 124 12 +112 9
 France 3 2 0 1 22 53 −31 7
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 33 52 −19 5
 Russia 3 0 0 3 12 74 −62 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  New Zealand 43 – 0  Russia
2011-05-28  Argentina 5 – 7  France
2011-05-28  New Zealand 43 – 5  France
2011-05-28  Argentina 21 – 7  Russia
2011-05-28  Russia 5 – 10  France
2011-05-28  New Zealand 38 – 7  Argentina

Pool B

Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Wales 3 3 0 0 61 29 +32 9
 England 3 2 0 1 58 36 +22 7
 Spain 3 1 0 2 24 34 −10 5
 Portugal 3 0 0 3 22 66 −44 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  England 24 – 5  Portugal
2011-05-28  Wales 7 – 5  Spain
2011-05-28  England 22 – 12  Spain
2011-05-28  Wales 35 – 12  Portugal
2011-05-28  Portugal 5 – 7  Spain
2011-05-28  England 12 – 19  Wales

Pool C

Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 82 24 +58 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 61 38 +23 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 22 112 −90 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  South Africa 32 – 5  Canada
2011-05-28  Australia 14 – 7  Kenya
2011-05-28  South Africa 31 – 14  Kenya
2011-05-28  Australia 35 – 12  Canada
2011-05-28  Canada 5 – 38  Kenya
2011-05-28  South Africa 19 – 5  Australia

Pool D

Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 54 35 +19 7
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 61 43 +18 7
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 69 52 +17 7
 United States 3 0 0 3 33 87 −54 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  Samoa 21 – 12  United States
2011-05-28  Fiji 12 – 14  Scotland
2011-05-28  Samoa 33 – 10  Scotland
2011-05-28  Fiji 21 – 14  United States
2011-05-28  Samoa 7 – 21  Fiji
2011-05-28  Scotland 45 – 7  United States

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
May 29 – Edinburgh        
  Argentina  24
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Portugal  5  
  Portugal  5
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Canada  17  
  Scotland  26
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Canada  14  
  Canada  17
May 29 – Edinburgh    
    Russia  12
  Kenya  17
May 29 – Edinburgh
  United States  15  
  United States  12
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Russia  17  
  Spain  7
  Russia  0  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
May 29 – Edinburgh        
  Argentina  24
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Portugal  5  
  Argentina  7
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Scotland  22  
  Scotland  26
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Canada  14  
  Scotland  14
May 29 – Edinburgh    
    Kenya  21
  Kenya  17
May 29 – Edinburgh
  United States  15  
  Kenya  40
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Spain  0  
  Spain  7
  Russia  0  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
May 29 – Edinburgh        
  New Zealand  26
May 29 – Edinburgh
  England  12  
  England  19
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Fiji  34  
  Fiji  14
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Australia  24  
  Fiji  26
May 29 – Edinburgh    
    Samoa  14
  South Africa  28
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Samoa  5  
  Samoa  17
May 29 – Edinburgh
      France  10  
  Wales  13
  France  10  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
May 29 – Edinburgh        
  New Zealand  26
May 29 – Edinburgh
  England  12  
  New Zealand  12
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Australia  19  
  Fiji  14
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Australia  24  
  Australia  35
May 29 – Edinburgh    
    South Africa  36
  South Africa  28
May 29 – Edinburgh
  Samoa  5  
  South Africa  22
May 29 – Edinburgh
      Wales  19  
  Wales  13
  France  10  
 

References

External links

Preceded by
London Sevens
Edinburgh Sevens Succeeded by
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