2013 South Africa Sevens

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.

2013 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens XV
Host nation South Africa
Date7–8 December 2013
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Samoa
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up France
Bowl
Winner England
Runner-up Australia
Shield
Winner Scotland
Runner-up Canada
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored279 (average 6.2 per match)
Top point scorer Tomasi Cama (51)
Top try scorer Shannon Walker (9)
2012
2014

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 3201596017
 Australia 31024864165
 Scotland 30035293413
7 December 2013
11:00
Fiji  26–5  Australia
Report[3]

7 December 2013
12:50
Scotland  21–33  France
Report[4]

7 December 2013
15:34
Fiji  27–7  France
Report[5]

7 December 2013
15:56
Scotland  19–31  Australia
Report[6]

7 December 2013
18:52
Australia  12–19  France
Report[7]

7 December 2013
19:14
Fiji  29–12  Scotland
Report[8]

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33008914+759
 Kenya 32015939+207
 Spain 31022678525
 Canada 30033174433
7 December 2013
13:12
South Africa  24–7  Canada
Report[9]

7 December 2013
13:34
Kenya  28–0  Spain
Report[10]

7 December 2013
16:18
South Africa  38–0  Spain
Report[11]

7 December 2013
16:40
Kenya  34–12  Canada
Report[12]

7 December 2013
19:36
Canada  12–26  Spain
Report[13]

7 December 2013
19:58
South Africa  27–7  Kenya
Report[14]

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330013414+1209
 Portugal 32016177167
 Wales 31025086365
 United States 300334102683
7 December 2013
11:00
New Zealand  43–0  Portugal
Report[15]

7 December 2013
11:22
Wales  26–10  United States
Report[16]


7 December 2013
14:28
Wales  17–28  Portugal
Report[18]

7 December 2013
17:14
Portugal  33–17  United States
Report[19]

7 December 2013
17:36
New Zealand  48–7  Wales
Report[20]

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 33007843+359
 Samoa 32018640+467
 England 31026852+165
 Zimbabwe 300312109973
7 December 2013
11:44
England  14–24  Samoa
Report[21]

7 December 2013
12:06
Argentina  31–5  Zimbabwe
Report[22]

7 December 2013
14:50
England  35–7  Zimbabwe
Report[23]

7 December 2013
15:12
Argentina  26–19  Samoa
Report[24]

7 December 2013
17:58
Samoa  43–0  Zimbabwe
Report[25]

7 December 2013
18:20
England  19–21  Argentina
Report[26]

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Australia38
 
8 December 2013 - 14:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Zimbabwe10
 
8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Canada24
 
 Wales24
 
8 December 2013 - 17:43 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Canada19
 
 Canada12
 
8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Scotland19
 
 England19
 
8 December 2013 - 14:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Scotland7
 
 Scotland33
 
8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Spain10
 
 Spain14
 
 
 United States19
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Australia38
 
8 December 2013 - 15:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Australia33
 
8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Wales21
 
 Wales24
 
8 December 2013 - 18:08 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Canada19
 
 Australia19
 
8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 England28
 
 England19
 
8 December 2013 - 15:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Scotland7
 
 England33
 
8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 United States14
 
 Spain14
 
 
 United States19
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Fiji12
 
8 December 2013 - 16:05 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Samoa28
 
 Fiji52
 
8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Kenya5
 
 New Zealand19
 
8 December 2013 - 18:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Kenya0
 
 Fiji45
 
8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 France19
 
 Argentina14
 
8 December 2013 - 16:27 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 France7
 
 France17
 
8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Portugal12
 
 South Africa45
 
 
 Portugal0
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Fiji12
 
8 December 2013 - 16:49 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Samoa28
 
 Samoa5
 
8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 New Zealand19
 
 New Zealand19
 
8 December 2013 - 19:30 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Kenya0
 
 New Zealand14
 
8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 South Africa17
 
 Argentina14
 
8 December 2013 - 17:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 France7
 
 Argentina0
 
8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 South Africa31 Third place
 
 South Africa45
 
8 December 2013 - 18:58 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth
 
 Portugal0
 
 Samoa21
 
 
 Argentina7
 

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.
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