2010 Edinburgh Sevens
The 2010 Edinburgh Sevens (also known as Scotland Sevens) was a rugby 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 29 May and 30 May.
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 Samoa
3 2 0 1 90 62 28 7 Argentina
3 2 0 1 62 38 24 7 France
3 2 0 1 68 48 20 7 Kenya
3 0 0 3 24 96 −72 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 |  Samoa
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42–5 |  Kenya
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| 2010-05-29 |  Argentina
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4–14 |  France
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| 2010-05-29 | Samoa
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28–26 | France
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| 2010-05-29 | Argentina
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26–14 | Kenya
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| 2010-05-29 | Kenya
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5–28 | France
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| 2010-05-29 | Samoa
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10–31 | Argentina
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Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand
3 3 0 0 133 17 116 9 South Africa
3 2 0 1 85 36 49 7 Russia
3 1 0 2 31 88 −57 5 Italy
3 0 0 3 17 125 −108 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 |  New Zealand
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57–0 |  Russia
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| 2010-05-29 |  South Africa
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49–5 |  Italy
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| 2010-05-29 | New Zealand
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52–0 | Italy
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| 2010-05-29 | South Africa
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19–7 | Russia
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| 2010-05-29 | Russia
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24–12 | Italy
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| 2010-05-29 | New Zealand
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24–17 | South Africa
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Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Australia
3 2 1 0 70 42 28 8 England
3 1 1 1 57 52 5 6 Portugal
3 1 0 2 50 66 −16 5 Canada
3 1 0 2 40 57 −17 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 |  Australia
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14–0 |  Canada
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| 2010-05-29 |  England
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17–5 |  Portugal
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| 2010-05-29 | Australia
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35–21 | Portugal
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| 2010-05-29 | England
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19–26 | Canada
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| 2010-05-29 | Canada
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14–24 | Portugal
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| 2010-05-29 | Australia
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21–21 | England
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Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Scotland
3 3 0 0 97 47 50 9 Fiji
3 2 0 1 64 50 14 7 Wales
3 1 0 2 47 69 −22 5 United States
3 0 0 3 34 76 −42 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-05-29 |  United States
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10–19 |  Wales
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| 2010-05-29 |  Fiji
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14–31 |  Scotland
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| 2010-05-29 | United States
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12–33 | Scotland
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| 2010-05-29 | Fiji
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26–7 | Wales
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| 2010-05-29 | United States
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12–24 | Fiji
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| 2010-05-29 | Wales
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21–33 | Scotland
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Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| France
| 19 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Italy
| 5 | |||||||||
| Italy
| 0 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Canada
| 35 | |||||||||
| Wales
| 21 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Canada
| 14 | |||||||||
| Canada
| 7 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Russia
| 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal
| 21 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| United States
| 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal
| 0 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Russia
| 17 | |||||||||
| Russia
| 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya
| 12 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| France
| 19 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Italy
| 5 | |||||||||
| France
| 12 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Wales
| 26 | |||||||||
| Wales
| 21 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Canada
| 14 | |||||||||
| Wales
| 26 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Kenya
| 10 | |||||||||
| Portugal
| 21 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| United States
| 26 | |||||||||
| United States
| 12 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Kenya
| 17 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| Russia
| 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya
| 12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Samoa
| 19 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| South Africa
| 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa
| 14 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Scotland
| 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland
| 7 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| England
| 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland
| 19 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||
| Australia
| 15 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Fiji
| 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji
| 17 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Argentina
| 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
| 26 | |||||||||
| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Samoa
| 19 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| South Africa
| 0 | |||||||||
| Samoa
| 15 (a.e.t) | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| England
| 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland
| 7 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| England
| 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa
| 41 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Australia
| 14 | |||||||||
| Australia
| 15 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Fiji
| 7 | |||||||||
| Australia
| 24 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
| 26 | |||||||||
| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||
References