2011 Edinburgh Sevens
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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.
Edinburgh Sevens
The Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens, also known as the Edinburgh 7s and Scotland Sevens, is a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the IRB Sevens World Series, held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland. It will have the honour of being the last event in each season's IRB Sevens...
was a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series was the 12th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
. The competition was held from May 28–29 at Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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.Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-28 | 43 – 0 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 5 – 7 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 43 – 5 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 21 – 7 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 5 – 10 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 38 – 7 |
Pool B
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-28 | 24 – 5 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 7 – 5 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 22 – 12 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 35 – 12 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 5 – 7 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 12 – 19 |
Pool C
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-28 | 32 – 5 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 14 – 7 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 31 – 14 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 35 – 12 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 5 – 38 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 19 – 5 |
Pool D
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-05-28 | 21 – 12 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 12 – 14 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 33 – 10 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 21 – 14 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 7 – 21 | ||
| 2011-05-28 | 45 – 7 |