2009 Edinburgh Sevens

The Edinburgh Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition, which took place on 30 May and 31 May in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the eighth and final Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.

On the first day of the competition, South Africa advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cup competition, thereby assuring them of the overall season title; they needed only to finish within the top nine teams to make it impossible for second-place England to catch them on the season log. South Africa went on advance to the Cup finals, where they were defeated 20–19 by Fiji, who passed England for second place on the season log in the process. Last year's series champions New Zealand won the second-level Plate competition, with England winning the Bowl and the USA winning the Shield.

Format

The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress 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 progress 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

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  England
•  France
•  Fiji
•  Georgia
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Portugal
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Spain
•  United States
•  Wales

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	81	27	+54	9
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	63	24	+39	7
France	3	1	0	2	41	60	-19	5
United States	3	0	0	3	15	89	-74	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-05-30 9:35	South Africa	33 - 10	France
2009-05-30 9:57	New Zealand	29 - 5	United States
2009-05-30 13:01	South Africa	34 - 5	United States
2009-05-30 13:23	New Zealand	22 - 5	France
2009-05-30 15:57	France	26 - 5	United States
2009-05-30 17:28	South Africa	14 - 12	New Zealand

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	107	26	+81	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	72	33	+39	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	40	80	-40	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	7	54	-90	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-05-30 11:03	Fiji	41 - 7	Portugal
2009-05-30 11:25	Australia	24 - 7	Spain
2009-05-30 14:29	Fiji	40 - 0	Spain
2009-05-30 14:51	Australia	29 - 0	Portugal
2009-05-30 16:19	Portugal	33 - 10	Spain
2009-05-30 18:34	Fiji	26 - 19	Australia

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	0	78	31	+47	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	66	44	+22	7
England	3	1	0	2	57	66	-9	5
Canada	3	0	0	3	17	87	-70	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-05-30 11:47	Kenya	35 - 0	Canada
2009-05-30 12:09	England	17 - 33	Scotland
2009-05-30 15:13	Kenya	22 - 17	Scotland
2009-05-30 15:35	England	26 - 12	Canada
2009-05-30 17:50	England	14 - 21	Kenya
2009-05-30 18:56	Canada	5 - 26	Scotland

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	101	28	+73	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	83	45	+38	7
Argentina	3	1	0	2	78	61	+17	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	14	142	-128	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-05-30 10:19	Argentina	17 - 19	Wales
2009-05-30 10:41	Samoa	38 - 7	Georgia
2009-05-30 13:45	Argentina	54 - 0	Georgia
2009-05-30 14:07	Samoa	21 - 14	Wales
2009-05-30 16:41	Wales	50 - 7	Georgia
2009-05-30 18:12	Argentina	7 - 42	Samoa

Knockout

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Spain	12
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	France	28
					Spain	19
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					Canada	21
	Argentina	14
									31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Canada	7
									Canada	10
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
									United States	12
	England	31
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Georgia	7
					Georgia	0
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					United States	27
	Portugal	26
	United States	5

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Spain	12
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	France	28
					France	19
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					Argentina	12
	Argentina	14
									31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Canada	7
									France	15
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
									England	26
	England	31
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Georgia	7
					England	31
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					Portugal	7
	Portugal	26
	United States	5

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	South Africa	17
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Australia	7
					Australia	26
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					Samoa	14
	Samoa	12
									31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Scotland	14
									Australia	12
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
									New Zealand	34
	Kenya	7
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Wales	19
					Kenya	21
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					New Zealand	26
	Fiji	26
	New Zealand	19

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	South Africa	17
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Australia	7
					South Africa	26
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					Scotland	21
	Samoa	12
									31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Scotland	14
									South Africa	19
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
									Fiji	20
	Kenya	7
					31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
	Wales	19
					Wales	14
	31 May - Edinburgh, Scotland
					Fiji	28
	Fiji	26
	New Zealand	19

External links

• IRB Sevens
• London Sevens on irb.com