2011 Edinburgh Sevens
| 2011 Edinburgh Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Scotland |
| Date | May 28 – 29, 2011 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up | Scotland |
| Shield | |
| Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  Russia |
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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.
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
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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
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 7 |
| Argentina
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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
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43 – 0 | Russia
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| 2011-05-28 | Argentina
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5 – 7 | France
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| 2011-05-28 | New Zealand
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43 – 5 | France
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| 2011-05-28 | Argentina
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21 – 7 | Russia
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| 2011-05-28 | Russia
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5 – 10 | France
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| 2011-05-28 | New Zealand
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38 – 7 | Argentina
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 9 |
| England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 7 |
| Spain
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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
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24 – 5 | Portugal
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| 2011-05-28 | Wales
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7 – 5 | Spain
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| 2011-05-28 | England
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22 – 12 | Spain
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| 2011-05-28 | Wales
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35 – 12 | Portugal
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| 2011-05-28 | Portugal
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5 – 7 | Spain
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| 2011-05-28 | England
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12 – 19 | Wales
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Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 24 | +58 | 9 |
| Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 7 |
| Kenya
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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
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14 – 7 | Kenya
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| 2011-05-28 | South Africa
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31 – 14 | Kenya
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| 2011-05-28 | Australia
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35 – 12 | Canada
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| 2011-05-28 | Canada
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5 – 38 | Kenya
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| 2011-05-28 | South Africa
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19 – 5 | Australia
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Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 7 |
| Samoa
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 7 |
| Scotland
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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
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21 – 12 | United States
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| 2011-05-28 | Fiji
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12 – 14 | Scotland
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| 2011-05-28 | Samoa
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33 – 10 | Scotland
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| 2011-05-28 | Fiji
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21 – 14 | United States
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| 2011-05-28 | Samoa
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7 – 21 | Fiji
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| 2011-05-28 | Scotland
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45 – 7 | United States
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Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 29 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
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| United States | 15 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
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| United States | 15 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 40 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 29 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
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| England | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 34 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
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| France | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 13 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
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| England | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| Australia | 35 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 36 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 13 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||