title: 2011 Edinburgh Sevens
text: # 2011 Edinburgh Sevens
  
  The 2011 Edinburgh Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from May 28–29 at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland and featured 16 teams.
  
  ## 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 | 124 | 12 | +112 | 9 |
  | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 7 |
  | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 5 |
  | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 74 | −62 | 3 |
  | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | 2011-05-28 | New Zealand | 43 – 0 | Russia |
  | 2011-05-28 | Argentina | 5 – 7 | France |
  | 2011-05-28 | New Zealand | 43 – 5 | France |
  | 2011-05-28 | Argentina | 21 – 7 | Russia |
  | 2011-05-28 | Russia | 5 – 10 | France |
  | 2011-05-28 | New Zealand | 38 – 7 | Argentina |
  
  ### Pool B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 9 |
  | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 7 |
  | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 5 |
  | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 66 | −44 | 3 |
  | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | 2011-05-28 | England | 24 – 5 | Portugal |
  | 2011-05-28 | Wales | 7 – 5 | Spain |
  | 2011-05-28 | England | 22 – 12 | Spain |
  | 2011-05-28 | Wales | 35 – 12 | Portugal |
  | 2011-05-28 | Portugal | 5 – 7 | Spain |
  | 2011-05-28 | England | 12 – 19 | Wales |
  
  ### Pool C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 24 | +58 | 9 |
  | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 7 |
  | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 5 |
  | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 105 | −83 | 3 |
  | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | 2011-05-28 | South Africa | 32 – 5 | Canada |
  | 2011-05-28 | Australia | 14 – 7 | Kenya |
  | 2011-05-28 | South Africa | 31 – 14 | Kenya |
  | 2011-05-28 | Australia | 35 – 12 | Canada |
  | 2011-05-28 | Canada | 5 – 38 | Kenya |
  | 2011-05-28 | South Africa | 19 – 5 | Australia |
  
  ### Pool D
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 7 |
  | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 7 |
  | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
  | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 3 |
  | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | 2011-05-28 | Samoa | 21 – 12 | United States |
  | 2011-05-28 | Fiji | 12 – 14 | Scotland |
  | 2011-05-28 | Samoa | 33 – 10 | Scotland |
  | 2011-05-28 | Fiji | 21 – 14 | United States |
  | 2011-05-28 | Samoa | 7 – 21 | Fiji |
  | 2011-05-28 | Scotland | 45 – 7 | United States |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Shield
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | Argentina | 24 | | | |
  | Argentina | 24 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | |
  | Portugal | 5 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | |
  | Portugal | 5 | Portugal | 5 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | Portugal | 5 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Canada | 17 | |
  | Scotland | 26 | Canada | 17 | |
  | Scotland | 26 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Canada | 14 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Canada | 14 | | | | Canada | 17 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | | Canada | 17 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | Russia | 12 |
  | Kenya | 17 | | | | Russia | 12 |
  | Kenya | 17 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | United States | 15 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | United States | 15 | United States | 12 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | United States | 12 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Russia | 17 | |
  | Spain | 7 | Russia | 17 | |
  | Russia | 0 | | | |
  
  ### Bowl
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | Argentina | 24 | | | |
  | Argentina | 24 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | |
  | Portugal | 5 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | |
  | Portugal | 5 | Argentina | 7 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | Argentina | 7 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Scotland | 22 | |
  | Scotland | 26 | Scotland | 22 | |
  | Scotland | 26 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Canada | 14 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Canada | 14 | | | | Scotland | 14 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | | Scotland | 14 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | Kenya | 21 |
  | Kenya | 17 | | | | Kenya | 21 |
  | Kenya | 17 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | United States | 15 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | United States | 15 | Kenya | 40 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | Kenya | 40 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Spain | 0 | |
  | Spain | 7 | Spain | 0 | |
  | Russia | 0 | | | |
  
  ### Plate
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | New Zealand | 26 | | | |
  | New Zealand | 26 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | |
  | England | 12 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | |
  | England | 12 | England | 19 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | England | 19 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Fiji | 34 | |
  | Fiji | 14 | Fiji | 34 | |
  | Fiji | 14 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Australia | 24 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Australia | 24 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | | Fiji | 26 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | Samoa | 14 |
  | South Africa | 28 | | | | Samoa | 14 |
  | South Africa | 28 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | Samoa | 5 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | Samoa | 5 | Samoa | 17 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | Samoa | 17 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | France | 10 | |
  | Wales | 13 | France | 10 | |
  | France | 10 | | | |
  
  ### Cup
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | New Zealand | 26 | | | |
  | New Zealand | 26 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | |
  | England | 12 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | |
  | England | 12 | New Zealand | 12 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | New Zealand | 12 | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Australia | 19 | |
  | Fiji | 14 | Australia | 19 | |
  | Fiji | 14 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Australia | 24 | | | | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh |
  | Australia | 24 | | | | Australia | 35 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | | Australia | 35 |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | | South Africa | 36 |
  | South Africa | 28 | | | | South Africa | 36 |
  | South Africa | 28 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | Samoa | 5 | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | | |
  | Samoa | 5 | South Africa | 22 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | | South Africa | 22 | | | |
  | May 29 – Edinburgh | May 29 – Edinburgh | Wales | 19 | |
  | Wales | 13 | Wales | 19 | |
  | France | 10 | | | |
  