2009 London Sevens
# 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 May 23 and May 24 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

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* France
* Fiji
* Georgia
* Germany
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales

## Pool stages

### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 330011619+979  Australia 32019538+577  Wales 31027165+65  Germany 30035165-1603

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009-05-23 | South Africa | 29 - 5 | Wales |
| 2009-05-23 | Australia | 50 - 0 | Germany |
| 2009-05-23 | South Africa | 70 - 0 | Germany |
| 2009-05-23 | Australia | 31 - 21 | Wales |
| 2009-05-23 | Wales | 45 - 5 | Germany |
| 2009-05-23 | South Africa | 17 - 14 | Australia |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 330011228+849  France 31119753+446  Samoa 31118757+306  Georgia 30037165-1582

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009-05-23 | England | 20 - 14 | France |
| 2009-05-23 | Samoa | 47 - 0 | Georgia |
| 2009-05-23 | England | 61 - 0 | Georgia |
| 2009-05-23 | Samoa | 26 - 26 | France |
| 2009-05-23 | France | 57 - 7 | Georgia |
| 2009-05-23 | England | 31 - 14 | Samoa |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Scotland 32016424+407  Fiji 32015927+327  Kenya 32015538+177  United States 30031099-893

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009-05-23 | Fiji | 26 - 10 | United States |
| 2009-05-23 | Kenya | 17 - 12 | Scotland |
| 2009-05-23 | Fiji | 7 - 12 | Scotland |
| 2009-05-23 | Kenya | 33 - 0 | United States |
| 2009-05-23 | United States | 0 - 40 | Scotland |
| 2009-05-23 | Fiji | 26 - 5 | Kenya |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33001217+1149  Portugal 31115271-196  Argentina 31114571-266  Canada 30031988-793

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009-05-23 | Argentina | 21 - 21 | Portugal |
| 2009-05-23 | New Zealand | 40 - 0 | Canada |
| 2009-05-23 | Argentina | 24 - 12 | Canada |
| 2009-05-23 | New Zealand | 43 - 7 | Portugal |
| 2009-05-23 | Portugal | 24 - 7 | Canada |
| 2009-05-23 | Argentina | 0 - 38 | New Zealand |

## Knockout

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Wales | 36 | | | |
| Wales | 36 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | |
| Georgia | 0 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | |
| Georgia | 0 | Georgia | 12 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | Georgia | 12 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | United States | 38 | |
| Argentina | 24 | United States | 38 | |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| United States | 19 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| United States | 19 | | | | United States | 7 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | | United States | 7 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | Canada | 27 |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | Canada | 27 |
| Kenya | 12 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Canada | 7 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Canada | 7 | Canada | 26 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | Canada | 26 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | Germany | 24 | |
| Samoa | 42 | Germany | 24 | |
| Germany | 0 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Wales | 36 | | | |
| Wales | 36 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | |
| Georgia | 0 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | |
| Georgia | 0 | Wales | 19 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | Wales | 19 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | Argentina | 14 | |
| Argentina | 24 | Argentina | 14 | |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| United States | 19 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| United States | 19 | | | | Wales | 7 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | | Wales | 7 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Kenya | 12 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Canada | 7 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Canada | 7 | Kenya | 17 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | Kenya | 17 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | Samoa | 10 | |
| Samoa | 42 | Samoa | 10 | |
| Germany | 0 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | |
| France | 5 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | |
| France | 5 | France | 19 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | France | 19 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | Fiji | 35 | |
| New Zealand | 33 | Fiji | 35 | |
| New Zealand | 33 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | Fiji | 24 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | | Fiji | 24 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | Portugal | 10 |
| Scotland | 22 | | | | Portugal | 10 |
| Scotland | 22 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | Portugal | 19 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | Portugal | 19 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | Australia | 10 | |
| England | 26 | Australia | 10 | |
| Australia | 12 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | |
| France | 5 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | |
| France | 5 | South Africa | 5 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | South Africa | 5 | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | New Zealand | 10 | |
| New Zealand | 33 | New Zealand | 10 | |
| New Zealand | 33 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | | England | 31 |
| Scotland | 22 | | | | England | 31 |
| Scotland | 22 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | Scotland | 12 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | | Scotland | 12 | | | |
| May 24 - London, England | May 24 - London, England | England | 26 | |
| England | 26 | England | 26 | |
| Australia | 12 | | | |
