The 2011 London Sevens

London Sevens

The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham in London each year. It is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The current titleholders are Australia, who beat South Africa in the final at Twickenham on 23 May 2010.- External links :...

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 21–22 at Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 and featured 16 teams.

South Africa

South Africa national rugby union team (sevens)

The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series 14-man squad :#Cecil Afrika...

 won the Cup competition for their second Cup win on the season. New Zealand

New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)

The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-IRB Sevens:...

 clinched the season title after advancing to the Cup semi-finals while their nearest competition going into London, England

England national rugby union team (sevens)

The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...

, fell into the Shield competition and earned no series points.

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
2011-05-21		28 – 12
2011-05-21		33 – 10
2011-05-21		40 – 7
2011-05-21		29 – 12
2011-05-21		7 – 17
2011-05-21		31 – 12

Pool B

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-05-21		31 – 21
2011-05-21		28 – 15
2011-05-21		14 – 21
2011-05-21		21 – 22
2011-05-21		17 – 24
2011-05-21		12 – 12

Pool C

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-05-21		19 – 15
2011-05-21		19 – 14
2011-05-21		38 – 24
2011-05-21		24 – 21
2011-05-21		12 – 25
2011-05-21		20 – 21

Pool D

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-05-21		17 – 7
2011-05-21		24 – 21
2011-05-21		22 – 7
2011-05-21		41 – 0
2011-05-21		12 – 12
2011-05-21		7 – 12

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Statistics

Points scored by one player

Number	Player	Team	Points
1	Tom Iosefo	Samoa Samoa national rugby union team (sevens) The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens, a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and...	50
2	Metuisela Talebula	Fiji Fiji national rugby union team (sevens) The Fiji Sevens side is one of the most popular and successful Sevens teams in the world and has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since its inception in 1976. Fiji has also won the Sevens World Cup twice, winning that event in 1997 and 2005...	48
3	Tomasi Cama	New Zealand New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens) The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-IRB Sevens:...	47
4	Dan Norton Dan Norton (rugby union) Dan Norton is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Championship. He plays as a winger.Norton was at the Gloucester academy and dual registered with Moseley for both the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons....	England England national rugby union team (sevens) The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...	40
5	Ben Gollings Ben Gollings Ben Gollings is a rugby union footballer who plays fly-half for Rugby Lions and formerly for England Sevens.-Career:...	England England national rugby union team (sevens) The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...	38
6	Peter Horne	Scotland Scotland national rugby union team (sevens) The Scottish national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by the Scottish Rugby Union...	36
7	Bernardo Botha	South Africa South Africa national rugby union team (sevens) The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series 14-man squad :#Cecil Afrika...	30
8	Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada	Argentina Argentina national rugby union team (sevens) The Argentina national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens.-Current squad:A 12-man squad for the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series:#Santiago Bottini#Francisco Cuneo#Gonzalo Gutierrez Taboada#Francisco Merello...	30
9	Alatasi Tupou	Samoa Samoa national rugby union team (sevens) The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens, a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and...	29
10	Cecil Afrika Cecil Afrika Cecil Afrika is a South African rugby union player. He is currently part of the South African sevens team where he plays at Flyhalf.-Career:Afrika represented the South African Schoolboys in 2006...	South Africa South Africa national rugby union team (sevens) The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series 14-man squad :#Cecil Afrika...	28
10	Pedro Leal Pedro Leal Pedro Leal is a Portuguese international rugby player and a regular on the International Rugby Board World Sevens circuit....	Portugal Portugal national rugby union team (sevens) The Portugal national rugby union team represent Portugal in international rugby sevens. The team has played for the first time in 1992, at the Catania Sevens, World Cup 1993 European Qualifier....	28

External links

• IRB Official Site