2009 London Sevens
The London Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition took place on 23 and 24 May in London, England, and was the seventh Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. England won the most prestigious Cup trophy, with an extra time 31-26 victory over New Zealand; Fiji won the Plate trophy, Kenya won the Bowl trophy, and Canada won the Shield trophy.
Format
The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress 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 progress 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
- {{Ru7|ARG}}
- {{Ru7|AUS}}
- {{Ru7|CAN}}
- {{Ru7|ENG}}
- {{Ru7|FRA}}
- {{Ru7|FJI}}
- {{Ru7|GEO}}
- {{Ru7|GER}}
- {{Ru7|KEN}}
- {{Ru7|NZL}}
- {{Ru7|POR}}
- {{Ru7|SAM}}
- {{Ru7|SCO}}
- {{Ru7|ZAF}}
- {{Ru7|USA}}
- {{Ru7|WAL}}
Pool stages
=Pool A=
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| {{Ru7|ZAF}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19 | +97 | 9 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 7 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 5 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|GER}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 165| | ||
| 160 | 3 |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%" |
| bgcolor="#008B00"
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ZAF}} | bgcolor="silver" |29 - 5 | {{Ru7|WAL}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|AUS}} | bgcolor="silver" |50 - 0 | {{Ru7|GER}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ZAF}} | bgcolor="silver" |70 - 0 | {{Ru7|GER}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|AUS}} | bgcolor="silver" |31 - 21 | {{Ru7|WAL}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|WAL}} | bgcolor="silver" |45 - 5 | {{Ru7|GER}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ZAF}} | bgcolor="silver" |17 - 14 | {{Ru7|AUS}} |
=Pool B=
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| {{Ru7|ENG}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28 | +84 | 9 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 53 | +44 | 6 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}}
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 6 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|GEO}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 165| | ||
| 158 | 2 |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%" |
| bgcolor="#008B00"
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ENG}} | bgcolor="silver" |20 - 14 | {{Ru7|FRA}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|SAM}} | bgcolor="silver" |47 - 0 | {{Ru7|GEO}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ENG}} | bgcolor="silver" |61 - 0 | {{Ru7|GEO}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|SAM}} | bgcolor="silver" |26 - 26 | bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|FRA}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|FRA}} | bgcolor="silver" |57 - 7 | {{Ru7|GEO}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ENG}} | bgcolor="silver" |31 - 14 | {{Ru7|SAM}} |
=Pool C=
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 7 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 7 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 7 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 99| | ||
| 89 | 3 |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%" |
| bgcolor="#008B00"
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|FIJ}} | bgcolor="silver" |26 - 10 | {{Ru7|USA}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|KEN}} | bgcolor="silver" |17 - 12 | {{Ru7|SCO}} |
| 2009-05-23
| {{Ru7|FIJ}} | bgcolor="silver" |7 - 12 | bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|SCO}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|KEN}} | bgcolor="silver" |33 - 0 | {{Ru7|USA}} |
| 2009-05-23
| {{Ru7|USA}} | bgcolor="silver" |0 - 40 | bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|SCO}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|FIJ}} | bgcolor="silver" |26 - 5 | {{Ru7|KEN}} |
=Pool D=
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}}
|3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 7 | +114 | 9 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|POR}}
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 71| | ||
| 19 | 6 | ||||||
| align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}}
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 71| | ||
| 26 | 6 | ||||||
| align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 88| | ||
| 79 | 3 |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%" |
| bgcolor="#008B00"
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ARG}} | bgcolor="silver" |21 - 21 | bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|POR}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|NZL}} | bgcolor="silver" |40 - 0 | {{Ru7|CAN}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|ARG}} | bgcolor="silver" |24 - 12 | {{Ru7|CAN}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|NZL}} | bgcolor="silver" |43 - 7 | {{Ru7|POR}} |
| 2009-05-23
| bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|POR}} | bgcolor="silver" |24 - 7 | {{Ru7|CAN}} |
| 2009-05-23
| {{Ru7|ARG}} | bgcolor="silver" |0 - 38 | bgcolor="silver" |{{Ru7|NZL}} |
Knockout
=Shield=
{{Round8
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|WAL}}|36|{{Ru7|GEO}}|0
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|ARG}}|24|{{Ru7|USA}}|19
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|KEN}}|12|{{Ru7|CAN}}|7
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|SAM}}|42|{{Ru7|GER}}|0
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|GEO}}|12|{{Ru7|USA}}|38
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|CAN}}|26|{{Ru7|GER}}|24
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|USA}}|7|{{Ru7|CAN}}|27
}}
=Bowl=
{{Round8
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|WAL}}|36|{{Ru7|GEO}}|0
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|ARG}}|24|{{Ru7|USA}}|19
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|KEN}}|12|{{Ru7|CAN}}|7
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|SAM}}|42|{{Ru7|GER}}|0
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|WAL}}|19|{{Ru7|ARG}}|14
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|KEN}}|17|{{Ru7|SAM}}|10
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|WAL}}|7|{{Ru7|KEN}}|12
}}
=Plate=
{{Round8
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|RSA}}|21|{{Ru7|FRA}}|5
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|NZL}}|33|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|14
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|SCO}}|22|{{Ru7|POR}}|21
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|ENG}}|26|{{Ru7|AUS}}|12
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|FRA}}|19|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|35
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|POR}}|19|{{Ru7|AUS}}|10
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|FIJ}}|24|{{Ru7|POR}}|10
}}
=Cup=
{{Round8
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|RSA}}|21|{{Ru7|FRA}}|5
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|NZL}}|33|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|14
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|SCO}}|22|{{Ru7|POR}}|21
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|ENG}}|26|{{Ru7|AUS}}|12
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|RSA}}|5|{{Ru7|NZL}}|10
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|SCO}}|12|{{Ru7|ENG}}|26
|24 May - London, England |{{Ru7|NZL}}|26|{{Ru7|ENG}}|31
}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100419021521/http://ur7s.com/tournaments/london7s London Sevens Profile on UR7s.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100208082231/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/index.html IRB Sevens]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080430160309/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition=8/index.html London Sevens] on irb.com
{{London Sevens}}
{{World sevens series}}
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