2013 Japan Sevens

2013 Japan Sevens
Host nation Japan Japan
Date 30–31 March 2013
Cup
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third  Australia
Plate
Champions  United States
Runners-up  Scotland
Bowl
Champions  England
Runners-up  Argentina
Shield
Champions  Canada
Runners-up  Japan
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 245 (average 5.444 per match)
Top point scorer England Dan Norton
(50 points)
Top try scorer England Dan Norton
(10 tries)
2012
2014

The 2013 Japan Sevens was the second edition of the tournament and the seventh tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.

South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand 24–19 in the final.[1]

Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

The participating teams are:[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on 24 March 2013.[3]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 33008024+569
 South Africa 32016636+307
 Spain 31022973−445
 Portugal 30032163−423
30 March 2013
10:44
Fiji  29 – 12  South Africa
Report

30 March 2013
11:06
Portugal  14 – 17  Spain
Report

30 March 2013
14:51
Fiji  17 – 5  Spain
Report

30 March 2013
15:13
Portugal  0 – 12  South Africa
Report

30 March 2013
17:57
South Africa  42 – 7  Spain
Report

30 March 2013
18:19
Fiji  34 – 7  Portugal
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Scotland 32103622+148
 United States 31114655−96
 Wales 31026551+145
 Kenya 31023655−195
30 March 2013
11:28
Wales  22 – 24  United States
Report

30 March 2013
11:50
Kenya  0 – 12  Scotland
Report

30 March 2013
15:35
Wales  10 – 12  Scotland
Report

30 March 2013
15:57
Kenya  21 – 10  United States
Report

30 March 2013
18:41
United States  12 – 12  Scotland
Report

30 March 2013
19:03
Wales  33 – 15  Kenya
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 33008924+659
 France 31025055−55
 Canada 31024455−115
 Japan 31022675−495
30 March 2013
12:12
New Zealand  26 – 7  France
Report

30 March 2013
12:34
Canada  10 – 14  Japan
Report

30 March 2013
16:19
New Zealand  41 – 5  Japan
Report

30 March 2013
16:41
Canada  22 – 19  France
Report

30 March 2013
19:25
France  24 – 7  Japan
Report

30 March 2013
19:47
New Zealand  22 – 12  Canada
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 33007449+259
 Australia 32017145+267
 England 31027164+75
 Argentina 30032179−583
30 March 2013
10:00
Australia  26 – 19  England
Report

30 March 2013
10:20
Samoa  17 – 14  Argentina
Report

30 March 2013
14:07
Australia  31 – 0  Argentina
Report

30 March 2013
14:29
Samoa  31 – 21  England
Report

30 March 2013
17:13
England  31 – 7  Argentina
Report

30 March 2013
17:35
Australia  14 – 26  Samoa
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium        
  Spain  0
31 March – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Argentina  14  
  Spain  0
31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      Canada  38  
  Canada  5
31 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Kenya  17  
  Canada  27
31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium    
    Japan  14
  England  40
31 March – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Portugal  0  
  Portugal  15
31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      Japan  19  
  Wales  22
  Japan  14  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium        
  Spain  0
31 March – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Argentina  14  
  Argentina  12
31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      Kenya  10  
  Canada  5
31 March – 15:17 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Kenya  17  
  Argentina  0
31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium    
    England  38
  England  40
31 March – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Portugal  0  
  England  21
31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      Wales  19  
  Wales  22
  Japan  14  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium        
  Fiji  12
31 March – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Australia  21  
  Fiji  19
31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      United States  21  
  New Zealand  19
31 March – 15:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  United States  12  
  United States  17
31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium    
    Scotland  0
  Samoa  12
31 March – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  South Africa  19  
  Samoa  17
31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
      Scotland  21  
  Scotland  10
  France  14  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium        
  Fiji  12
31 March – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  Australia  21  
  Australia  17
31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
    New Zealand  35  
  New Zealand  19
31 March – 16:33 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  United States  12  
  New Zealand  19
31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
    South Africa  24
  Samoa  12
31 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
  South Africa  19  
  South Africa  14 Third place
31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
    France  12  
  Scotland  10   Australia  31
  France  14     France  7
31 March – 16:07 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

References

  1. "South Africa win the 2013 Tokyo Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-31.
  2. "Squads for Japan Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-23.
  3. "IRB confirms pool draw for Tokyo Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-24.

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