2007 Edinburgh Sevens

The Edinburgh Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven a side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition took place on 2 and 3 June, and was held at Murrayfield. It was the last leg of the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series.

New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Samoa, 34–5, in the final. Fiji were upset by Wales, 21–14, in their quarter-final. A Fijian victory would have guaranteed them the overall 2006–07 Series crown, however, as a result of their loss and New Zealand's tournament victory, New Zealand won the overall series.

Pool Stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
Fiji	3	3	0	91	12	9
Kenya	3	2	1	39	50	7
Australia	3	1	2	45	51	5
Portugal	3	0	3	17	79	3

Results

Fiji 31–0 Kenya
Australia 26–5 Portugal
Fiji 31–5 Portugal
Australia 12–17 Kenya
Kenya 22–7 Portugal
Fiji 29–7 Australia

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
Samoa	3	3	0	83	26	9
Wales	3	2	1	85	33	7
Italy	3	1	2	19	79	5
France	3	0	3	24	73	3

Results

Samoa 21–14 Wales
France 0–19 Italy
Samoa 36–0 Italy
France 12–28 Wales
Wales 43–0 Italy
Samoa 26–12 France

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
Scotland	3	3	0	74	27	9
South Africa	3	2	1	94	41	7
Russia	3	1	2	24	81	5
Canada	3	0	3	34	77	3

Results

South Africa 27–17 Canada
Scotland 19–5 Russia
South Africa 50–0 Russia
Scotland 31–5 Canada
Canada 12–19 Russia
South Africa 17–24 Scotland

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
New Zealand	3	3	0	114	14	9
Argentina	3	2	1	57	52	7
England	3	1	2	38	57	5
Georgia	3	0	3	12	98	3

Results

New Zealand 33–7 Argentina
England 24–0 Georgia
New Zealand 43–7 Georgia
England 14–19 Argentina
Argentina 31–5 Georgia
New Zealand 38–0 England

Finals

1/4 Final Bowl Australia 19–7 France
1/4 Final Bowl England 29–7 Canada
1/4 Final Bowl Russia 7–19 Georgia
1/4 Final Bowl Italy 12–19 Portugal
1/4 Final Cup Fiji 14–21 Wales
1/4 Final Cup New Zealand 19–12 South Africa
1/4 Final Cup Scotland 10–22 Argentina
1/4 Final Cup Samoa 14–12 Kenya
SF Shield France 33–17 Canada
SF Shield Russia 19–17 Italy
SF Bowl Australia 19–24 England
SF Bowl Georgia 12–19 Portugal
SF Plate Fiji 19–14 South Africa
SF Plate Scotland 17–19 Kenya
SF Cup Wales 0–28 New Zealand
SF Cup Argentina 14–24 Samoa
Final Shield France 21–12 Russia
Final Bowl England 31–0 Portugal
Final Plate Fiji 31–7 Kenya
Final Cup New Zealand 34–5 Samoa

Final table

Pos.	Country									Overall
1	New Zealand	16	20	12	12	18	12	20	20	130
2	Fiji	12	12	16	20	24	20	16	8	128
3	Samoa	8	4	20	16	30	16	12	16	126
4	South Africa	20	16	12	8	18	6	8	4	92
5	England	12	12	8	4	8	4	2	2	52
6	Wales	0	8	—	—	4	2	12	12	38
7	Australia	4	2	0	4	8	8	6	0	30
8	France	6	4	6	12	0	0	0	0	28
9	Scotland	0	0	0	6	8	4	4	4	26
10	Argentina	2	0	2	0	3	0	4	12	23
11	Kenya	0	0	4	0	0	12	0	6	22
12	Tonga	—	—	0	2	8	0	—	—	10
13	Canada	4	0	4	0	0	0	—	0	8
14	Tunisia	0	6	—	—	0	0	—	—	6
15	Russia	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	0	1
16	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Italy	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	0
16	Georgia	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0
16	Japan	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	0
16	Hong Kong	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	0
16	United States	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	0
16	South Korea	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
16	Sri Lanka	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
16	China	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	0
16	West Indies	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	0
16	Chile	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	0
16	Cook Islands	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	0
16	Papua New Guinea	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	0
16	Zimbabwe	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
16	Uganda	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
16	Arabian Gulf	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

External links

"Sevens shock: Fiji loses series to NZ". Fiji Times. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
"New Zealand snatch Fiji's Sevens crown". planet-rugby.com. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.

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