Rugby sevens at the 2013 World Games

2013 World Games
Rugby Sevens
Host Colombia Cali
Dates August 1–2, 2013
Teams 8
Podium
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Canada
 Fourth place  France

Rugby sevens at the 2013 World Games was held from August 1 to August 2. Eight teams competed in the rugby sevens tournament held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali as part of the ninth World Games. South Africa won the gold medal, defeating silver medalists Argentina in the final by 33–24. Canada took the bronze medal, defeating France 33–21 in the play-off for third place. This was the last appearance of rugby sevens at the World Games due to the sport's inclusion in the Olympics.[1][2]

Teams

8 teams competed in this tournament:

 

Pools

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/-
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 93 24 +69
 Canada 3 2 0 1 91 31 +60
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 57 62 -5
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 124 -124
1 September 2013
12:30
South Africa  43 – 0  Colombia
1 September 2013
12:55
Canada  31 – 12  Hong Kong

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/-
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 85 35 +50
 France 3 2 0 1 54 57 -3
 Brazil 3 1 0 2 29 55 -26
 Uruguay 3 0 0 3 50 71 -21

Knockout round

Results of the final phase.[4]

Main tournament

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
02 Aug 2013 11:00        
   South Africa   36
02 Aug 2013 14:30
   Uruguay   0  
   South Africa   33
02 Aug 2013 11:25
       France   12  
   Hong Kong   12
02 Aug 2013 17:55
   France   14  
   South Africa   33
02 Aug 2013 11:50    
     Argentina   24
   Argentina   49
02 Aug 2013 15:00
   Colombia   5  
   Argentina   19 Third
02 Aug 2013 12:15
       Canada   7   02 Aug 2013 17:30
   Brazil   7
   Canada   33
   Canada   26  
   France   21
 

Classification

Classification Semifinals Classification Final
Ranks 5-8 match – 02 Aug 2013 13:30
   Uruguay   7  
   Hong Kong   17  
 
Ranks 5-6 match – 02 Aug 2013 16:30
       Hong Kong   22
     Brazil   7
Ranks 7/8
Ranks 5-8 match – 02 Aug 2013 14:00 Ranks 7-8 match – 02 Aug 2013 16:00
   Colombia   12    Uruguay   29
   Brazil   19      Colombia   7

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eight nations gear up for World Games gold
  2. ↑ Schedule for Rugby Sevens Men
  3. ↑ "World Games 2013: Rugby Sevens result book" (PDF). WorldGames2013.sportresult.com. Swiss Timing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-09-01.
  4. ↑
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