# 2010 Edinburgh Sevens

The 2010 Edinburgh Sevens (also known as Scotland Sevens) was a rugby sevens tournament, the eighth and final Cup tournament in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The 2010 competition was held at Murrayfield Stadium between 29 May and 30 May.

## 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

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* France
* Fiji
* Italy
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 32018062187  Argentina 32016438267  France 32016840287  Kenya 30032496−723
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | Samoa | 42–5 | Kenya |
| 2010-05-29 | Argentina | 7–14 | France |
| 2010-05-29 | Samoa | 28–26 | France |
| 2010-05-29 | Argentina | 26–14 | Kenya |
| 2010-05-29 | Kenya | 5–28 | France |
| 2010-05-29 | Samoa | 10–31 | Argentina |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 3300133171169  South Africa 32018536497  Russia 31023188−575  Italy 300317125−1083
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | New Zealand | 57–0 | Russia |
| 2010-05-29 | South Africa | 49–5 | Italy |
| 2010-05-29 | New Zealand | 52–0 | Italy |
| 2010-05-29 | South Africa | 19–7 | Russia |
| 2010-05-29 | Russia | 24–12 | Italy |
| 2010-05-29 | New Zealand | 24–17 | South Africa |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Australia 32107042288  England 3111575256  Portugal 31025066−165  Canada 31024057−175
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | Australia | 14–0 | Canada |
| 2010-05-29 | England | 17–5 | Portugal |
| 2010-05-29 | Australia | 35–21 | Portugal |
| 2010-05-29 | England | 19–26 | Canada |
| 2010-05-29 | Canada | 14–24 | Portugal |
| 2010-05-29 | Australia | 21–21 | England |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Scotland 33009747509  Fiji 32016450147  Wales 31024769−225  United States 30033476−423
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | United States | 10–19 | Wales |
| 2010-05-29 | Fiji | 14–31 | Scotland |
| 2010-05-29 | United States | 12–33 | Scotland |
| 2010-05-29 | Fiji | 26–7 | Wales |
| 2010-05-29 | United States | 12–24 | Fiji |
| 2010-05-29 | Wales | 21–33 | Scotland |

## Knockout
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| France | 19 | | | |
| France | 19 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | |
| Italy | 5 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | |
| Italy | 5 | Italy | 0 | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | Italy | 0 | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | Canada | 35 | |
| Wales | 21 | Canada | 35 | |
| Wales | 21 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| Canada | 14 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| Canada | 14 | | | | Canada | 7 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | | Canada | 7 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | Russia | 26 |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | Russia | 26 |
| Portugal | 21 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| United States | 26 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| United States | 26 | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | Russia | 17 | |
| Russia | 0 | Russia | 17 | |
| Kenya | 12 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| France | 19 | | | |
| France | 19 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | |
| Italy | 5 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | |
| Italy | 5 | France | 12 | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | France | 12 | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | Wales | 26 | |
| Wales | 21 | Wales | 26 | |
| Wales | 21 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| Canada | 14 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| Canada | 14 | | | | Wales | 26 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | | Wales | 26 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | Kenya | 10 |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | Kenya | 10 |
| Portugal | 21 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| United States | 26 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| United States | 26 | United States | 12 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | United States | 12 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | Kenya | 17 (a.e.t.) | |
| Russia | 0 | Kenya | 17 (a.e.t.) | |
| Kenya | 12 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | |
| South Africa | 0 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | |
| South Africa | 0 | South Africa | 14 | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | South Africa | 14 | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | Scotland | 19 | |
| Scotland | 7 | Scotland | 19 | |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| England | 19 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| England | 19 | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| Australia | 15 | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| Australia | 15 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| Fiji | 7 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| Fiji | 7 | Fiji | 17 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | Fiji | 17 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | Argentina | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 26 | Argentina | 19 | |
| Argentina | 0 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | |
| Samoa | 19 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | |
| South Africa | 0 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | |
| South Africa | 0 | Samoa | 15 (a.e.t) | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | Samoa | 15 (a.e.t) | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | England | 12 | |
| Scotland | 7 | England | 12 | |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| England | 19 | | | | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh |
| England | 19 | | | | Samoa | 41 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | | Samoa | 41 |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | | Australia | 14 |
| Australia | 15 | | | | Australia | 14 |
| Australia | 15 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| Fiji | 7 | 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | | |
| Fiji | 7 | Australia | 24 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | | Australia | 24 | | | |
| 30 May – Edinburgh | 30 May – Edinburgh | New Zealand | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 26 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| Argentina | 0 | | | |