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 edit
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 edit
Pool stages edit
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 116 19 +97 9 
Australia
3 2 0 1 95 38 +57 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 71 65 +6 5 
Germany
3 0 0 3 5 165 -160 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 |  South Africa
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29 - 5 |  Wales
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| 2009-05-23 |  Australia
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50 - 0 |  Germany
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| 2009-05-23 | South Africa
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70 - 0 | Germany
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| 2009-05-23 | Australia
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31 - 21 | Wales
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| 2009-05-23 | Wales
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45 - 5 | Germany
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| 2009-05-23 | South Africa
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17 - 14 | Australia
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Pool B edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England
3 3 0 0 112 28 +84 9 
France
3 1 1 1 97 53 +44 6 
Samoa
3 1 1 1 87 57 +30 6 
Georgia
3 0 0 3 7 165 -158 2
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 |  England
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20 - 14 |  France
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| 2009-05-23 |  Samoa
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47 - 0 |  Georgia
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| 2009-05-23 | England
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61 - 0 | Georgia
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| 2009-05-23 | Samoa
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26 - 26 | France
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| 2009-05-23 | France
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57 - 7 | Georgia
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| 2009-05-23 | England
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31 - 14 | Samoa
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Pool C edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Scotland
3 2 0 1 64 24 +40 7 
Fiji
3 2 0 1 59 27 +32 7 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 55 38 +17 7 
United States
3 0 0 3 10 99 -89 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 |  Fiji
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26 - 10 |  United States
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| 2009-05-23 |  Kenya
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17 - 12 |  Scotland
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| 2009-05-23 | Fiji
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7 - 12 | Scotland
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| 2009-05-23 | Kenya
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33 - 0 | United States
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| 2009-05-23 | United States
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0 - 40 | Scotland
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| 2009-05-23 | Fiji
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26 - 5 | Kenya
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Pool D edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 121 7 +114 9 
Portugal
3 1 1 1 52 71 -19 6 
Argentina
3 1 1 1 45 71 -26 6 
Canada
3 0 0 3 19 88 -79 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 |  Argentina
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21 - 21 |  Portugal
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| 2009-05-23 |  New Zealand
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40 - 0 |  Canada
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| 2009-05-23 | Argentina
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24 - 12 | Canada
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| 2009-05-23 | New Zealand
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43 - 7 | Portugal
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| 2009-05-23 | Portugal
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24 - 7 | Canada
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| 2009-05-23 | Argentina
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0 - 38 | New Zealand
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Knockout edit
Shield edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Wales | 36 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| United States | 38 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Canada | 27 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Germany | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 42 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Wales | 36 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 42 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 35 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| 24 May - London, England | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||