2008 London Sevens

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 2008 competition took place 24 May and 25 May at Twickenham in London, England and was the seventh Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series. Samoa won their first Cup of the season, defeating Fiji in the final 19-14. In a shock Plate final, New Zealand defeated South Africa 19-12. However, this result was enough to ensure that New Zealand won the overall 2007-08 Series with a round to spare. New Zealand had earlier lost to the hosts England in the Cup quarter-finals, whilst South Africa failed to score against Argentina at the same stage in the tournament. The other main surprise of the tournament was Portugal reaching the Cup competition, partly by defeating Australia in the group stages. Later on in the tournament, Australia managed a consolation victory in the Bowl, whilst Spain won the Shield. Pool stages Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| NZL |3||3||0||0||72||21||+51||9 |- |align=left| ARG |3||1||1||1||71||38||+33||6 |- |align=left| WAL |3||1||1||1||73||52||+21||6 |- |align=left| Moldova |3||0||0||3||28||133||-105||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-24 NZL 10 - 7 ARG 2008-05-24 WAL 52 - 7 Moldova 2008-05-24 NZL 38 - 14 Moldova 2008-05-24 WAL 21 - 21 ARG 2008-05-24 ARG 43 - 7 Moldova 2008-05-24 NZL 24 - 0 WAL Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| ZAF |3||3||0||0||104||12||+92||9 |- |align=left| ENG |3||2||0||1||69||34||+35||7 |- |align=left| FRA |3||1||0||2||36||78||-42||5 |- |align=left| ESP |3||0||0||3||17||102||-85||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-24 ZAF 40 - 0 FRA 2008-05-24 ENG 29 - 7 ESP 2008-05-24 ZAF 42 - 5 ESP 2008-05-24 ENG 33 - 5 FRA 2008-05-24 FRA 31 - 5 ESP 2008-05-24 ZAF 22 - 7 ENG Pool C {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| FJI |3||3||0||0||80||15||+65||9 |- |align=left| PRT |3||2||0||1||45||65||-20||7 |- |align=left| AUS |3||1||0||2||60||45||+15||5 |- |align=left| CAN |3||0||0||3||24||84||-60||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-24 FIJ 29 - 5 CAN 2008-05-24 AUS 12 - 28 PRT 2008-05-24 FIJ 39 - 0 PRT 2008-05-24 AUS 38 - 5 CAN 2008-05-24 CAN 14 - 17 PRT 2008-05-24 FIJ 12 - 10 AUS Pool D {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| SAM |3||3||0||0||92||32||+60||9 |- |align=left| SCO |3||2||0||1||60||43||+17||7 |- |align=left| RUS |3||1||0||2||34||71||-37||5 |- |align=left| KEN |3||0||0||3||22||62||-40||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-24 SAM 33 - 10 RUS 2008-05-24 KEN 5 - 17 SCO 2008-05-24 SAM 31 - 12 SCO 2008-05-24 KEN 7 - 17 RUS 2008-05-24 RUS 7 - 31 SCO 2008-05-24 SAM 28 - 10 KEN Knockout Shield 25 May - London, England WAL 26 ESP 0 25 May - London, England RUS 12 CAN 17 25 May - London, England AUS 17 KEN 0 25 May - London, England FRA 24 MDA 7 25 May - London, England ESP 12 RUS 7 25 May - London, England KEN 24 MDA 5 25 May - London, England ESP 10 KEN 7 Bowl 25 May - London, England WAL 26 ESP 0 25 May - London, England RUS 12 CAN 17 25 May - London, England AUS 17 KEN 0 25 May - London, England FRA 24 MDA 7 25 May - London, England WAL 31 CAN 0 25 May - London, England AUS 21 FRA 7 25 May - London, England WAL 12 AUS 19 Plate 25 May - London, England NZL 12 ENG 17 25 May - London, England SAM 17 PRT 7 25 May - London, England FIJ 19 SCO 17 25 May - London, England RSA 0 ARG 12 25 May - London, England NZL 28 PRT 14 25 May - London, England SCO 12 RSA 19 25 May - London, England NZL 19 RSA 12 Cup 25 May - London, England NZL 12 ENG 17 25 May - London, England SAM 17 PRT 7 25 May - London, England FIJ 19 SCO 17 25 May - London, England RSA 0 ARG 12 25 May - London, England ENG 12 SAM 14 25 May - London, England FIJ 21 ARG 17 25 May - London, England SAM 19 FIJ 14 External links London Sevens Profile on UR7s.com London Sevens on irb.com IRB Sevens World Series London Sevens Category:London Sevens L London Sevens