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

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33008127+549
 New Zealand 32016324+397
 France 31024160-195
 United States 30031589-743
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 330010726+819
 Australia 32017233+397
 Portugal 31024080-405
 Spain 3003754-903
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 33007831+479
 Scotland 32016644+227
 England 31025766-95
 Canada 30031787-703
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 330010128+739
 Wales 32018345+387
 Argentina 31027861+175
 Georgia 300314142-1283
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


Preceded by
London Sevens
Edinburgh Sevens
2009
Succeeded by
Dubai Sevens