2013 South Africa Sevens

2013 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens XV
Host nation South Africa South Africa
Date 7–8 December 2013
Cup
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third  Samoa
Plate
Champions  Fiji
Runners-up  France
Bowl
Champions  England
Runners-up  Australia
Shield
Champions  Scotland
Runners-up  Canada
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 279 (average 6.2 per match)
Top point scorer New Zealand Tomasi Cama (51)
Top try scorer Australia Shannon Walker (9)
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The 2013 South Africa Sevens was the third tournament within the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 7–8 December 2013 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, with South Africa emerging the winners.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The participating teams and schedule were announced on 30 November 2013.[1][2]

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 33008224+589
 France 32015960−17
 Australia 31024864−165
 Scotland 30035293−413
7 December 2013
12:50
Scotland  21–33  France
Report
7 December 2013
15:34
Fiji  27–7  France
Report
7 December 2013
19:14
Fiji  29–12  Scotland
Report

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33008914+759
 Kenya 32015939+207
 Spain 31022678−525
 Canada 30033174−433
7 December 2013
13:34
Kenya  28–0  Spain
Report
7 December 2013
16:40
Kenya  34–12  Canada
Report
7 December 2013
19:36
Canada  12–26  Spain
Report

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330013414+1209
 Portugal 32016177−167
 Wales 31025086−365
 United States 300334102−683
7 December 2013
14:28
Wales  17–28  Portugal
Report

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 33007843+359
 Samoa 32018640+467
 England 31026852+165
 Zimbabwe 300312109−973
7 December 2013
11:44
England  14–24  Samoa
Report
7 December 2013
15:12
Argentina  26–19  Samoa
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  Australia  38
8 December 2013 - 14:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  5  
  Zimbabwe  10
8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Canada  24  
  Wales  24
8 December 2013 - 17:43 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Canada  19  
  Canada  12
8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth    
    Scotland  19
  England  19
8 December 2013 - 14:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Scotland  7  
  Scotland  33
8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Spain  10  
  Spain  14
  United States  19  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  Australia  38
8 December 2013 - 15:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  5  
  Australia  33
8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Wales  21  
  Wales  24
8 December 2013 - 18:08 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Canada  19  
  Australia  19
8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth    
    England  28
  England  19
8 December 2013 - 15:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Scotland  7  
  England  33
8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      United States  14  
  Spain  14
  United States  19  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  Fiji  12
8 December 2013 - 16:05 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Samoa  28  
  Fiji  52
8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Kenya  5  
  New Zealand  19
8 December 2013 - 18:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Kenya  0  
  Fiji  45
8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth    
    France  19
  Argentina  14
8 December 2013 - 16:27 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  France  7  
  France  17
8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Portugal  12  
  South Africa  45
  Portugal  0  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  Fiji  12
8 December 2013 - 16:49 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Samoa  28  
  Samoa  5
8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
    New Zealand  19  
  New Zealand  19
8 December 2013 - 19:30 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Kenya  0  
  New Zealand  14
8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
    South Africa  17
  Argentina  14
8 December 2013 - 17:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  France  7  
  Argentina  0 Third place
8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
    South Africa  31  
  South Africa  45   Samoa  21
  Portugal  0     Argentina  7
8 December 2013 - 18:58 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth

References

  1. ↑ "Pools and schedule set for South Africa Sevens". irbsevens.com. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series, Round 3, Dubai". Retrieved 30 November 2013.

External links

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