2008 Edinburgh Sevens
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English 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
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 3 0 0 94 12 +82 9 File:Flag of England.svg England 3 1 1 1 51 38 +13 6 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3 1 1 1 36 74 -38 6 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 0 0 3 12 69 -57 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 45–0 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 22–0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 28–0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 17–17 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 19–12 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 21–12 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 2 1 0 58 52 +6 8 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 1 1 1 71 46 +25 6 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 0 2 1 48 55 -7 5 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 1 0 2 38 62 -24 5
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 19–19 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 7–33 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 22–21 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 19–12 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 17–17 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 17–12 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 3 0 0 79 28 +51 9 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 3 2 0 1 62 46 +16 7 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 1 0 2 36 65 -29 5 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 0 0 3 34 72 -38 3
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| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 24–17 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 31–7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 24–5 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 24–7 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 10–24 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 14–24 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 3 3 0 0 132 14 +118 9 File:Flag of France.svg France 3 2 0 1 76 54 +22 7 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3 1 0 2 41 65 -24 5 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 3 0 0 3 12 121 -109 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 42–7 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 22–5 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 52–7 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 12–22 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 47–0 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova |
| 2008-05-31 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 38–7 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya |
Knockout
Shield
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Bowl
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Plate
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Cup
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External links
- Edinburgh Sevens on irb.com
- IRB Sevens World Series