2008 Edinburgh Sevens

Rugby sevens tournament March 2020 June 2011 The 2008 Edinburgh Sevens was the second edition of a rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union) tournament which forms part of the IRB Sevens World Series, an annual series of events for national representative teams in sevens. It took place on 31 May and 1 June at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the eighth and final Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand, which had already clinched the overall series title, put an exclamation point on their dominant season by winning the Cup competition, beating England in the final. South Africa won the second-tier Plate over the host Scots. The remaining prizes, the Bowl and Shield, respectively went to Australia and Portugal. 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||94||12||+82||9 |- |align=left| ENG |3||1||1||1||51||38||+13||6 |- |align=left| RUS |3||1||1||1||36||74||-38||6 |- |align=left| POR |3||0||0||3||12||69||-57||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-31 NZL 45–0 RUS 2008-05-31 ENG 22–0 PRT 2008-05-31 NZL 28–0 PRT 2008-05-31 ENG 17–17 RUS 2008-05-31 RUS 19–12 PRT 2008-05-31 NZL 21–12 ENG 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||2||1||0||58||52||+6||8 |- |align=left| SCO |3||1||1||1||71||46||+25||6 |- |align=left| ARG |3||0||2||1||48||55||-7||5 |- |align=left| AUS |3||1||0||2||38||62||-24||5 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-31 ZAF 19–19 ARG 2008-05-31 AUS 7–33 SCO 2008-05-31 ZAF 22–21 SCO 2008-05-31 AUS 19–12 ARG 2008-05-31 ARG 17–17 SCO 2008-05-31 ZAF 17–12 AUS 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| WAL |3||3||0||0||79||28||+51||9 |- |align=left| SAM |3||2||0||1||62||46||+16||7 |- |align=left| ESP |3||1||0||2||36||65||-29||5 |- |align=left| CAN |3||0||0||3||34||72||-38||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-31 SAM 24–17 CAN 2008-05-31 WAL 31–7 ESP 2008-05-31 SAM 24–5 ESP 2008-05-31 WAL 24–7 CAN 2008-05-31 CAN 10–24 ESP 2008-05-31 SAM 14–24 WAL 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| FIJ |3||3||0||0||132||14||+118||9 |- |align=left| FRA |3||2||0||1||76||54||+22||7 |- |align=left| KEN |3||1||0||2||41||65||-24||5 |- |align=left| Moldova |3||0||0||3||12||121||-109||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2008-05-31 FIJ 42–7 FRA 2008-05-31 KEN 22–5 Moldova 2008-05-31 FIJ 52–7 Moldova 2008-05-31 KEN 12–22 FRA 2008-05-31 FRA 47–0 Moldova 2008-05-31 FIJ 38–7 KEN Knockout Shield 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland RUS 0 ARG 38 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland KEN 10 CAN 19 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland ESP 33 MDA 7 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland AUS 19 POR 5 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland RUS 7 KEN 0 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland MDA 0 POR 36 |1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland|RUS|5|POR|10''' Bowl 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland RUS 0 ARG 38 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland KEN 10 CAN 19 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland ESP 33 MDA 7 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland AUS 19 POR 5 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland ARG 7 CAN|14 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland ESP 0 AUS|24 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland CAN 14 AUS 24 Plate 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland NZL 36 SCO 14 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland FIJ 10 SAM 17 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland WAL 19 FRA 10 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland ZAF 0 ENG 10 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland SCO|19 FIJ 14 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland FRA 0 ZAF|17 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland SCO 5 ZAF 14 Cup 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland NZL 36 SCO 14 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland FIJ 10 SAM 17 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland WAL 19 FRA 10 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland ZAF 0 ENG 10 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland NZL 14 SAM 0 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland WAL 0 ENG|7 1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland NZL 24 ENG 14 External links Edinburgh Sevens on irb.com IRB Sevens World Series Edinburgh Category:Scotland Sevens Edinburgh Sevens Edinburgh Sevens Edinburgh Sevens