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 May 23 and May 24 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.

Teams

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 330011619+979
 Australia 32019538+577
 Wales 31027165+65
 Germany 30035165-1603
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-05-23  South Africa 29 - 5  Wales
2009-05-23  Australia 50 - 0  Germany
2009-05-23  South Africa 70 - 0  Germany
2009-05-23  Australia 31 - 21  Wales
2009-05-23  Wales 45 - 5  Germany
2009-05-23  South Africa 17 - 14  Australia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 330011228+849
 France 31119753+446
 Samoa 31118757+306
 Georgia 30037165-1582
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-05-23  England 20 - 14  France
2009-05-23  Samoa 47 - 0  Georgia
2009-05-23  England 61 - 0  Georgia
2009-05-23  Samoa 26 - 26  France
2009-05-23  France 57 - 7  Georgia
2009-05-23  England 31 - 14  Samoa

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Scotland 32016424+407
 Fiji 32015927+327
 Kenya 32015538+177
 United States 30031099-893
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-05-23  Fiji 26 - 10  United States
2009-05-23  Kenya 17 - 12  Scotland
2009-05-23  Fiji 7 - 12  Scotland
2009-05-23  Kenya 33 - 0  United States
2009-05-23  United States 0 - 40  Scotland
2009-05-23  Fiji 26 - 5  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33001217+1149
 Portugal 31115271-196
 Argentina 31114571-266
 Canada 30031988-793
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-05-23  Argentina 21 - 21  Portugal
2009-05-23  New Zealand 40 - 0  Canada
2009-05-23  Argentina 24 - 12  Canada
2009-05-23  New Zealand 43 - 7  Portugal
2009-05-23  Portugal 24 - 7  Canada
2009-05-23  Argentina 0 - 38  New Zealand

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 
 Wales36
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Georgia0
 
 Georgia12
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 United States38
 
 Argentina24
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 United States19
 
 United States7
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Canada27
 
 Kenya12
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Canada7
 
 Canada26
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Germany24
 
 Samoa42
 
 
 Germany0
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 
 Wales36
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Georgia0
 
 Wales19
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina24
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 United States19
 
 Wales7
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Kenya12
 
 Kenya12
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Canada7
 
 Kenya17
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Samoa10
 
 Samoa42
 
 
 Germany0
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 
 South Africa21
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 France5
 
 France19
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Fiji35
 
 New Zealand33
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Fiji14
 
 Fiji24
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Portugal10
 
 Scotland22
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Portugal21
 
 Portugal19
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Australia10
 
 England26
 
 
 Australia12
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 
 South Africa21
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 France5
 
 South Africa5
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 New Zealand10
 
 New Zealand33
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Fiji14
 
 New Zealand26
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 England31
 
 Scotland22
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 Portugal21
 
 Scotland12
 
May 24 - London, England
 
 England26
 
 England26
 
 
 Australia12
 
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