2010 Edinburgh Sevens
The Edinburgh Sevens (also known as Scotland Sevens) was a rugby union sevens tournament, the eighth and final Cup tournament in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. The 2010 competition was held at Murrayfield Stadium between May 29 and May 30.
Format
The tournament, as in all 16-team IRB Sevens events, 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
Argentina
Australia
Canada
England
France
Fiji
Italy
Kenya
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
United States
Wales
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Samoa3 2 0 1 90 62 28 7
Argentina3 2 0 1 62 38 24 7
France3 2 0 1 68 48 20 7
Kenya3 0 0 3 24 96 −72 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | 42–5 | | |
| 2010-05-29 | 4–14 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 28–26 | | |
| 2010-05-29 | 26–14 | | |
| 2010-05-29 | 5–28 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 10–31 |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
New Zealand3 3 0 0 133 17 116 9
South Africa3 2 0 1 85 36 49 7
Russia3 1 0 2 31 88 −57 5
Italy3 0 0 3 17 125 −108 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | 57–0 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 49–5 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 52–0 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 19–7 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 24–12 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 24–17 |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Australia3 2 1 0 70 42 28 8
England3 1 1 1 57 52 5 6
Portugal3 1 0 2 50 66 −16 5
Canada3 1 0 2 40 57 −17 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | 14–0 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 17–5 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 35–21 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 19–26 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 14–24 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 21–21 |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
Scotland3 3 0 0 97 47 50 9
Fiji3 2 0 1 64 50 14 7
Wales3 1 0 2 47 69 −22 5
United States3 0 0 3 34 76 −42 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 | 10–19 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 14–31 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 12–33 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 26–7 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 12–24 | ||
| 2010-05-29 | 21–33 |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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35 | |||||||||
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21 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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14 | |||||||||
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7 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
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21 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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17 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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12 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||
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12 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
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21 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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14 | |||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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10 | |||||||||
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21 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
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12 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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17 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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14 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
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7 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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15 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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7 | |||||||||
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17 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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15 (a.e.t) | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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12 | |||||||||
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7 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
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41 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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14 | |||||||||
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15 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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7 | |||||||||
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24 | |||||||||
| May 30 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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19 | |||||||||
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26 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
External links
| Preceded by London Sevens |
Edinburgh Sevens 2010 |
Succeeded by Dubai Sevens |
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