2011 Edinburgh Sevens

The 2011 Edinburgh Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from May 28–29 at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland and featured 16 teams.

2011 Edinburgh Sevens
Host nation Scotland
DateMay 28 – 29, 2011
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Australia
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up Samoa
Bowl
Winner Kenya
Runner-up Scotland
Shield
Winner Canada
Runner-up Russia
2010
2012 →

Format

The tournament 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

The following teams participated:[1]

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330012412+1129
 France 32012253−317
 Argentina 31023352−195
 Russia 30031274−623
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  New Zealand 43 – 0  Russia
2011-05-28  Argentina 5 – 7  France
2011-05-28  New Zealand 43 – 5  France
2011-05-28  Argentina 21 – 7  Russia
2011-05-28  Russia 5 – 10  France
2011-05-28  New Zealand 38 – 7  Argentina

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Wales 33006129+329
 England 32015836+227
 Spain 31022434−105
 Portugal 30032266−443
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  England 24 – 5  Portugal
2011-05-28  Wales 7 – 5  Spain
2011-05-28  England 22 – 12  Spain
2011-05-28  Wales 35 – 12  Portugal
2011-05-28  Portugal 5 – 7  Spain
2011-05-28  England 12 – 19  Wales

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33008224+589
 Australia 32016138+237
 Kenya 31025950+95
 Canada 300322112−903
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  South Africa 32 – 5  Canada
2011-05-28  Australia 14 – 7  Kenya
2011-05-28  South Africa 31 – 14  Kenya
2011-05-28  Australia 35 – 12  Canada
2011-05-28  Canada 5 – 38  Kenya
2011-05-28  South Africa 19 – 5  Australia

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 32015435+197
 Samoa 32016143+187
 Scotland 32016952+177
 United States 30033387−543
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-05-28  Samoa 21 – 12  United States
2011-05-28  Fiji 12 – 14  Scotland
2011-05-28  Samoa 33 – 10  Scotland
2011-05-28  Fiji 21 – 14  United States
2011-05-28  Samoa 7 – 21  Fiji
2011-05-28  Scotland 45 – 7  United States

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 
 Argentina24
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Portugal5
 
 Portugal5
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Canada17
 
 Scotland26
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Canada14
 
 Canada17
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Russia12
 
 Kenya17
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 United States15
 
 United States12
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Russia17
 
 Spain7
 
 
 Russia0
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 
 Argentina24
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Portugal5
 
 Argentina7
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Scotland22
 
 Scotland26
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Canada14
 
 Scotland14
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Kenya21
 
 Kenya17
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 United States15
 
 Kenya40
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Spain0
 
 Spain7
 
 
 Russia0
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 England12
 
 England19
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Fiji34
 
 Fiji14
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Australia24
 
 Fiji26
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Samoa14
 
 South Africa28
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Samoa5
 
 Samoa17
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 France10
 
 Wales13
 
 
 France10
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 England12
 
 New Zealand12
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Australia19
 
 Fiji14
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Australia24
 
 Australia35
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 South Africa36
 
 South Africa28
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Samoa5
 
 South Africa22
 
May 29 – Edinburgh
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales13
 
 
 France10
 

References

Preceded by
London Sevens
Edinburgh Sevens Succeeded by
End
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