The London Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition took place on 23 and 24 May in London, England, and was the seventh Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. England won the most prestigious Cup trophy, with an extra time 31-26 victory over New Zealand; Fiji won the Plate trophy, Kenya won the Bowl trophy, and Canada won the Shield trophy.
The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress 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 progress 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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19 | +97 | 9 |
 Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 7 |
 Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 5 |
 Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 165 | -160 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | South Africa | 29 - 5 | Wales |
| 2009-05-23 | Australia | 50 - 0 | Germany |
| 2009-05-23 | South Africa | 70 - 0 | Germany |
| 2009-05-23 | Australia | 31 - 21 | Wales |
| 2009-05-23 | Wales | 45 - 5 | Germany |
| 2009-05-23 | South Africa | 17 - 14 | Australia |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28 | +84 | 9 |
 France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 53 | +44 | 6 |
 Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 6 |
 Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 165 | -158 | 2 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | England | 20 - 14 | France |
| 2009-05-23 | Samoa | 47 - 0 | Georgia |
| 2009-05-23 | England | 61 - 0 | Georgia |
| 2009-05-23 | Samoa | 26 - 26 | France |
| 2009-05-23 | France | 57 - 7 | Georgia |
| 2009-05-23 | England | 31 - 14 | Samoa |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 7 |
 Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 7 |
 Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 7 |
 United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 99 | -89 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | Fiji | 26 - 10 | United States |
| 2009-05-23 | Kenya | 17 - 12 | Scotland |
| 2009-05-23 | Fiji | 7 - 12 | Scotland |
| 2009-05-23 | Kenya | 33 - 0 | United States |
| 2009-05-23 | United States | 0 - 40 | Scotland |
| 2009-05-23 | Fiji | 26 - 5 | Kenya |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 7 | +114 | 9 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 6 |
 Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 6 |
 Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 88 | -79 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-05-23 | Argentina | 21 - 21 | Portugal |
| 2009-05-23 | New Zealand | 40 - 0 | Canada |
| 2009-05-23 | Argentina | 24 - 12 | Canada |
| 2009-05-23 | New Zealand | 43 - 7 | Portugal |
| 2009-05-23 | Portugal | 24 - 7 | Canada |
| 2009-05-23 | Argentina | 0 - 38 | New Zealand |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Wales | 36 | |||||||||
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| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
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| United States | 38 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 27 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
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| Germany | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 42 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 36 | |||||||||
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| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 42 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
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| France | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 35 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
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| France | 5 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
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| England | 31 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
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| England | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||