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
Date	May 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
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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]

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

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	124	12	+112	9
France	3	2	0	1	22	53	−31	7
Argentina	3	1	0	2	33	52	−19	5
Russia	3	0	0	3	12	74	−62	3

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	3	3	0	0	61	29	+32	9
England	3	2	0	1	58	36	+22	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	24	34	−10	5
Portugal	3	0	0	3	22	66	−44	3

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	3	3	0	0	82	24	+58	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	54	38	+16	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	59	50	+9	5
Canada	3	0	0	3	22	105	−83	3

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	3	2	0	1	54	35	+19	7
Samoa	3	2	0	1	61	43	+18	7
Scotland	3	2	0	1	69	52	+17	7
United States	3	0	0	3	33	87	−54	3

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-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	May 29 – Edinburgh
	Argentina	24
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	Portugal	5
					Portugal	5
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Canada	17
	Scotland	26
									May 29 – Edinburgh
	Canada	14
									Canada	17
	May 29 – Edinburgh
									Russia	12
	Kenya	17
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	United States	15
					United States	12
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Russia	17
	Spain	7
	Russia	0

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	May 29 – Edinburgh
	Argentina	24
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	Portugal	5
					Argentina	7
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Scotland	22
	Scotland	26
									May 29 – Edinburgh
	Canada	14
									Scotland	14
	May 29 – Edinburgh
									Kenya	21
	Kenya	17
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	United States	15
					Kenya	40
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Spain	0
	Spain	7
	Russia	0

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	May 29 – Edinburgh
	New Zealand	26
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	England	12
					England	19
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Fiji	34
	Fiji	14
									May 29 – Edinburgh
	Australia	24
									Fiji	26
	May 29 – Edinburgh
									Samoa	14
	South Africa	28
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	Samoa	5
					Samoa	17
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					France	10
	Wales	13
	France	10

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	May 29 – Edinburgh
	New Zealand	26
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	England	12
					New Zealand	12
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Australia	19
	Fiji	14
									May 29 – Edinburgh
	Australia	24
									Australia	35
	May 29 – Edinburgh
									South Africa	36
	South Africa	28
					May 29 – Edinburgh
	Samoa	5
					South Africa	22
	May 29 – Edinburgh
					Wales	19
	Wales	13
	France	10