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

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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

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Pool stages

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Pool A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
 Spain12
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 France28
 
 Spain19
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Canada21
 
 Argentina14
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Canada7
 
 Canada10
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 United States12
 
 England31
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Georgia7
 
 Georgia0
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 United States27
 
 Portugal26
 
 
 United States5
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
 Spain12
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 France28
 
 France19
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Argentina12
 
 Argentina14
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Canada7
 
 France15
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 England26
 
 England31
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Georgia7
 
 England31
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Portugal7
 
 Portugal26
 
 
 United States5
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
 South Africa17
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Australia7
 
 Australia26
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Samoa14
 
 Samoa12
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Scotland14
 
 Australia12
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 New Zealand34
 
 Kenya7
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Wales19
 
 Kenya21
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 New Zealand26
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 New Zealand19
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
 South Africa17
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Australia7
 
 South Africa26
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Scotland21
 
 Samoa12
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Scotland14
 
 South Africa19
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Fiji20
 
 Kenya7
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales14
 
31 May – Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 Fiji28
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
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Preceded by Edinburgh Sevens
2009 		Succeeded by
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