2010 London Sevens

The London Sevens (also known as England Sevens) was a rugby union sevens tournament, the seventh of eight Cup tournaments in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The 2010 competition was held at Twickenham Stadium between 22 May and 23 May. Australia won the tournament with a 19–14 victory over South Africa in the final. South Africa had beaten Samoa in the semifinals, ending a three-tournament winning streak for the Samoans. New Zealand captured the Plate, Canada won the Bowl, and Kenya won the Shield.

Format

The tournament, as in all 16-team IRB Sevens events, 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

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Argentina 32015524317
 Samoa 32018928617
 Italy 31021784−675
 United States 31024267−255
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-05-22  Samoa 38–14  United States
2010-05-22  Argentina 29–0  Italy
2010-05-22  Samoa 41–0  Italy
2010-05-22  United States 14–12  Argentina
2010-05-22  Samoa 10–14  Argentina
2010-05-22  United States 14–17  Italy

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 32109736618
 Wales 32014172−317
 Kenya 31115356−36
 Portugal 30033966−273
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-05-22  New Zealand 43–5  Wales
2010-05-22  Kenya 17–15  Portugal
2010-05-22  New Zealand 35–12  Portugal
2010-05-22  Wales 22–7  Kenya
2010-05-22  New Zealand 19–19  Kenya
2010-05-22  Wales 14–12  Portugal

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 32108333508
 Fiji 32107854248
 Canada 31024576−315
 France 30033174−433
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-05-22  Fiji 28–19  Canada
2010-05-22  South Africa 19–12  France
2010-05-22  Fiji 29–14  France
2010-05-22  South Africa 43–0  Canada
2010-05-22  Fiji 21–21  South Africa
2010-05-22  Canada 26–5  France

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 3300128221069
 England 32017053177
 Scotland 31025186−355
 Russia 300312100−883
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-05-22  Australia 43–17  Scotland
2010-05-22  England 29–5  Russia
2010-05-22  Australia 47–0  Russia
2010-05-22  England 36–10  Scotland
2010-05-22  Australia 38–5  England
2010-05-22  Scotland 24–7  Russia

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
23 May – London        
  Italy  0
23 May – London
  Portugal  41  
  Italy  7
23 May – London
      France  29  
  Scotland  21
23 May – London
  France  12  
  France  21
23 May – London    
    Kenya  24
  Canada  21
23 May – London
  Russia  12  
  Russia  17
23 May – London
      Kenya  21  
  Kenya  10
  United States  19  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
23 May – London        
  Italy  0
23 May – London
  Portugal  41  
  Portugal  24
23 May – London
      Scotland  19  
  Scotland  21
23 May – London
  France  12  
  Portugal  17
23 May – London    
    Canada  19
  Canada  21
23 May – London
  Russia  12  
  Canada  22
23 May – London
      United States  17  
  Kenya  10
  United States  19  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
23 May – London        
  Argentina  27
23 May – London
  Wales  14  
  Wales  10
23 May – London
      Fiji  22  
  Australia  29
23 May – London
  Fiji  28  
  Fiji  24
23 May – London    
    New Zealand  26
  South Africa  17
23 May – London
  England  12  
  England  19
23 May – London
      New Zealand  22  
  New Zealand  10
  Samoa  19  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
23 May – London        
  Argentina  27
23 May – London
  Wales  14  
  Argentina  14
23 May – London
      Australia  26  
  Australia  29
23 May – London
  Fiji  28  
  Australia  19
23 May – London    
    South Africa  14
  South Africa  17
23 May – London
  England  12  
  South Africa  24
23 May – London
      Samoa  12  
  New Zealand  10
  Samoa  19  
 

External links

Preceded by
Hong Kong Sevens
London Sevens
2010
Succeeded by
Edinburgh Sevens