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 edit
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 edit
Pool stages edit
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 2 0 1 80 62 18 7 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 64 38 26 7 
France
3 2 0 1 68 40 28 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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7–14 |  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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Shield edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit