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

### Bowl

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

### Plate

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

### Cup

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