2009 London Sevens Explained
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 23 and 24 May 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.
Pool stages
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19 | +97 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 165 | -160 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | | 29 - 5 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 50 - 0 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 70 - 0 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 31 - 21 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 45 - 5 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 17 - 14 | | |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28 | +84 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 53 | +44 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 165 | -158 | 2 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | | 20 - 14 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 47 - 0 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 61 - 0 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 26 - 26 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 57 - 7 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 31 - 14 | | |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 99 | -89 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | | 26 - 10 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 17 - 12 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 7 - 12 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 33 - 0 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 0 - 40 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 26 - 5 | | |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 7 | +114 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 88 | -79 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | | 21 - 21 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 40 - 0 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 24 - 12 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 43 - 7 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 24 - 7 | |
| 2009-05-23 | | 0 - 38 | | |
Knockout
Cup
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