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 edit

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 94 12 +82 9
  England 3 1 1 1 51 38 +13 6
  Russia 3 1 1 1 36 74 -38 6
  Portugal 3 0 0 3 12 69 -57 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-05-31   New Zealand 45–0   Russia
2008-05-31   England 22–0   Portugal
2008-05-31   New Zealand 28–0   Portugal
2008-05-31   England 17–17   Russia
2008-05-31   Russia 19–12   Portugal
2008-05-31   New Zealand 21–12   England

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  South Africa 3 2 1 0 58 52 +6 8
  Scotland 3 1 1 1 71 46 +25 6
  Argentina 3 0 2 1 48 55 -7 5
  Australia 3 1 0 2 38 62 -24 5
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-05-31   South Africa 19–19   Argentina
2008-05-31   Australia 7–33   Scotland
2008-05-31   South Africa 22–21   Scotland
2008-05-31   Australia 19–12   Argentina
2008-05-31   Argentina 17–17   Scotland
2008-05-31   South Africa 17–12   Australia

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Wales 3 3 0 0 79 28 +51 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 62 46 +16 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 36 65 -29 5
  Canada 3 0 0 3 34 72 -38 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-05-31   Samoa 24–17   Canada
2008-05-31   Wales 31–7   Spain
2008-05-31   Samoa 24–5   Spain
2008-05-31   Wales 24–7   Canada
2008-05-31   Canada 10–24   Spain
2008-05-31   Samoa 14–24   Wales

Pool D edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 132 14 +118 9
  France 3 2 0 1 76 54 +22 7
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 41 65 -24 5
  Moldova 3 0 0 3 12 121 -109 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-05-31   Fiji 42–7   France
2008-05-31   Kenya 22–5   Moldova
2008-05-31   Fiji 52–7   Moldova
2008-05-31   Kenya 12–22   France
2008-05-31   France 47–0   Moldova
2008-05-31   Fiji 38–7   Kenya

Knockout edit

Shield edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
  Russia0
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Argentina38
 
  Russia7
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Kenya0
 
  Kenya10
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Canada19
 
  Russia5
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Portugal10
 
  Spain33
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Moldova7
 
  Moldova0
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Portugal36
 
  Australia19
 
 
  Portugal5
 

Bowl edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
  Russia0
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Argentina38
 
  Argentina7
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Canada14
 
  Kenya10
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Canada19
 
  Canada14
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Australia24
 
  Spain33
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Moldova7
 
  Spain0
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Australia24
 
  Australia19
 
 
  Portugal5
 

Plate edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
  New Zealand36
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Scotland14
 
  Scotland19
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Fiji14
 
  Fiji10
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Samoa17
 
  Scotland5
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  South Africa14
 
  Wales19
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  France10
 
  France0
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  South Africa17
 
  South Africa0
 
 
  England10
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
 
  New Zealand36
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Scotland14
 
  New Zealand14
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Samoa0
 
  Fiji10
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  Samoa17
 
  New Zealand24
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  England14
 
  Wales19
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  France10
 
  Wales0
 
1 June - Edinburgh, Scotland
 
  England7
 
  South Africa0
 
 
  England10
 

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