2011 London Sevens
The 2011 London Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from May 21–22 at Twickenham Stadium in England and featured 16 teams.
| 2011 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | May 21 – 22, 2011 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Shield | |
| Winner | England |
| Runner-up |  Portugal |
| Tournament details | |
| Attendance | 100,094 |
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South Africa won the Cup competition for their second Cup win on the season. New Zealand clinched the season title after advancing to the Cup semi-finals while their nearest competition going into London, England, fell into the Shield competition and earned no series points.
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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 31 | +68 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 5 |
| Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | New Zealand |
28 – 12 | Kenya |
| 2011-05-21 | Wales |
33 – 10 | Spain |
| 2011-05-21 | New Zealand |
40 – 7 | Spain |
| 2011-05-21 | Wales |
29 – 12 | Kenya |
| 2011-05-21 | Kenya |
7 – 17 | Spain |
| 2011-05-21 | New Zealand |
31 – 12 | Wales |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 7 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 6 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 6 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | England |
31 – 21 | United States |
| 2011-05-21 | Argentina |
28 – 15 | France |
| 2011-05-21 | England |
14 – 21 | France |
| 2011-05-21 | Argentina |
21 – 22 | United States |
| 2011-05-21 | United States |
17 – 24 | France |
| 2011-05-21 | England |
12 – 12 | Argentina |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 9 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 5 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | Samoa |
19 – 15 | Scotland |
| 2011-05-21 | Australia |
19 – 14 | Canada |
| 2011-05-21 | Samoa |
38 – 24 | Canada |
| 2011-05-21 | Australia |
24 – 21 | Scotland |
| 2011-05-21 | Scotland |
12 – 25 | Canada |
| 2011-05-21 | Samoa |
20 – 21 | Australia |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 7 |
| Portugal |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 4 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 4 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | South Africa |
17 – 7 | Russia |
| 2011-05-21 | Fiji |
24 – 21 | Portugal |
| 2011-05-21 | South Africa |
22 – 7 | Portugal |
| 2011-05-21 | Fiji |
41 – 0 | Russia |
| 2011-05-21 | Russia |
12 – 12 | Portugal |
| 2011-05-21 | South Africa |
7 – 12 | Fiji |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| England | 22 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Russia | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| England | 22 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Russia | 15 | |||||||||
| Russia | 15 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 38 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 22 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 42 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| May 22 – London | ||||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
Statistics
Points scored by one player
| Number | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Iosefo | Samoa | 50 |
| 2 | Metuisela Talebula | Fiji | 48 |
| 3 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 47 |
| 4 | Dan Norton | England | 40 |
| 5 | Ben Gollings | England | 38 |
| 6 | Peter Horne | Scotland | 36 |
| 7 | Bernado Botha | South Africa | 30 |
| 8 | Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada | Argentina | 30 |
| 9 | Alatasi Tupou | Samoa | 29 |
| 10 | Cecil Afrika | South Africa | 28 |
| 10 | Pedro Leal | Portugal | 28 |