2011 London Sevens
# 2011 London Sevens

The 2011 London Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from May 21–22 at Twickenham Stadium in England and featured 16 teams.

South Africa won the Cup competition for their second Cup win on the season. New Zealand clinched the season title after advancing to the Cup semi-finals while their nearest competition going into London, England, fell into the Shield competition and earned no series points.

## 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:

* 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 | 99 | 31 | +68 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 80 | −46 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | New Zealand | 28 – 12 | Kenya |
| 2011-05-21 | Wales | 33 – 10 | Spain |
| 2011-05-21 | New Zealand | 40 – 7 | Spain |
| 2011-05-21 | Wales | 29 – 12 | Kenya |
| 2011-05-21 | Kenya | 7 – 17 | Spain |
| 2011-05-21 | New Zealand | 31 – 12 | Wales |

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | England | 31 – 21 | United States |
| 2011-05-21 | Argentina | 28 – 15 | France |
| 2011-05-21 | England | 14 – 21 | France |
| 2011-05-21 | Argentina | 21 – 22 | United States |
| 2011-05-21 | United States | 17 – 24 | France |
| 2011-05-21 | England | 12 – 12 | Argentina |

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | Samoa | 19 – 15 | Scotland |
| 2011-05-21 | Australia | 19 – 14 | Canada |
| 2011-05-21 | Samoa | 38 – 24 | Canada |
| 2011-05-21 | Australia | 24 – 21 | Scotland |
| 2011-05-21 | Scotland | 12 – 25 | Canada |
| 2011-05-21 | Samoa | 20 – 21 | Australia |

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 4 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-21 | South Africa | 17 – 7 | Russia |
| 2011-05-21 | Fiji | 24 – 21 | Portugal |
| 2011-05-21 | South Africa | 22 – 7 | Portugal |
| 2011-05-21 | Fiji | 41 – 0 | Russia |
| 2011-05-21 | Russia | 12 – 12 | Portugal |
| 2011-05-21 | South Africa | 7 – 12 | Fiji |

## Knockout stage

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| Spain | 14 | | | |
| Spain | 14 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | |
| United States | 0 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | |
| United States | 0 | United States | 15 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | United States | 15 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | Portugal | 21 | |
| Portugal | 0 | Portugal | 21 | |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Scotland | 26 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Scotland | 26 | | | | Portugal | 7 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | | Portugal | 7 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | England | 22 |
| Canada | 12 | | | | England | 22 |
| Canada | 12 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| Russia | 15 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| Russia | 15 | Canada | 14 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | Canada | 14 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | England | 22 | |
| England | 17 | England | 22 | |
| Kenya | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| Spain | 14 | | | |
| Spain | 14 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | |
| United States | 0 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | |
| United States | 0 | Spain | 17 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | Spain | 17 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | Scotland | 19 | |
| Portugal | 0 | Scotland | 19 | |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Scotland | 26 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Scotland | 26 | | | | Scotland | 21 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | | Scotland | 21 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| Canada | 12 | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| Canada | 12 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| Russia | 15 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| Russia | 15 | Russia | 15 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | Russia | 15 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | Kenya | 19 | |
| England | 17 | Kenya | 19 | |
| Kenya | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | |
| Argentina | 14 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | |
| Argentina | 14 | Argentina | 0 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | Argentina | 0 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | Samoa | 38 | |
| Fiji | 26 | Samoa | 38 | |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Samoa | 14 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Samoa | 14 | | | | Samoa | 22 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | | Samoa | 22 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 0 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 0 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| South Africa | 17 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| South Africa | 17 | Australia | 19 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | Australia | 19 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | France | 0 | |
| France | 12 | France | 0 | |
| Wales | 19 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | |
| Argentina | 14 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | |
| Argentina | 14 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | New Zealand | 19 | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | Fiji | 42 | |
| Fiji | 26 | Fiji | 42 | |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Samoa | 14 | | | | May 22 – London | May 22 – London |
| Samoa | 14 | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | | South Africa | 24 |
| Australia | 0 | | | | South Africa | 24 |
| Australia | 0 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| South Africa | 17 | May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | | |
| South Africa | 17 | South Africa | 21 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | | South Africa | 21 | | | |
| May 22 – London | May 22 – London | Wales | 19 | |
| France | 12 | Wales | 19 | |
| Wales | 19 | | | |

## Statistics

Points scored by one player

| Number | Player | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tom Iosefo | Samoa | 50 |
| 2 | Metuisela Talebula | Fiji | 48 |
| 3 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 47 |
| 4 | Dan Norton | England | 40 |
| 5 | Ben Gollings | England | 38 |
| 6 | Peter Horne | Scotland | 36 |
| 7 | Bernado Botha | South Africa | 30 |
| 8 | Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada | Argentina | 30 |
| 9 | Alatasi Tupou | Samoa | 29 |
| 10 | Cecil Afrika | South Africa | 28 |
| 10 | Pedro Leal | Portugal | 28 |
