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
 New Zealand 33009412+829
 England 31115138+136
 Russia 31113674-386
 Portugal 30031269-573
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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 32105852+68
 Scotland 31117146+256
 Argentina 30214855-75
 Australia 31023862-245
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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Wales 33007928+519
 Samoa 32016246+167
 Spain 31023665-295
 Canada 30033472-383
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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330013214+1189
 France 32017654+227
 Kenya 31024165-245
 Moldova 300312121-1093
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

Shield

 
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

 
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

 
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

 
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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