2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series

The IRB Women's Sevens World Series (2012/2013) was the inaugural edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in the Rugby Sevens.

World Rugby
Women's Sevens Series I
Hosts United Arab Emirates
 United States
 China
 Netherlands
Date30 Nov 2012 – 18 May 2013
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up England
Series details
Top try scorerNew Zealand Portia Woodman
(21 tries)
Top point scorerNew Zealand Portia Woodman
(105 points)

In October 2012 the IRB announced that the season would consist of four tournaments - in Dubai, Houston, Guangzhou and Amsterdam - played from November 2012 to May 2013. The Dubai tournament was held in conjunction with the 2012 Dubai Sevens for men, while the others were separate competitions. The number of teams in each of the events was set at twelve, with six core teams participating in all tournaments of the series and the other teams identified by elimination or rankings within the IRB's six regions.[1]

Itinerary

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2012–13 Itinerary
Leg Venue Date Winner
Dubai The Sevens, Dubai 30 Nov–1 Dec 2012   New Zealand
United States BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston 1–2 February 2013   England
China Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou 30–31 March 2013   New Zealand
Netherlands NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam 17–18 May 2013   New Zealand

The competition

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As in the case with the male competition, series winner will be the team that the entire season will score the most points awarded for winning various places in each event. Each of the twelve team competition accumulate, six of which (Australia, Canada, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States) is a series of regular participants (core teams), while others might be identified through regional qualifying.

Points schedule

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The season championship will be determined by points earned in each tournament. The scoring system, similar to that used in the men's IRB Sevens, was announced shortly before the season kicked off.

  • Cup Winner - 20
  • Cup Runner Up - 18
  • 3rd Place - 16
  • Cup Semi Finalist - 14
  • Plate Winner - 12
  • Plate Runner Up - 10
  • Winner 7th/8th play-off - 8
  • Loser 7th/8th play-off - 6
  • Bowl Winner - 4
  • Bowl Runner Up - 3
  • Winner 11th/12th play-off - 2
  • Loser 11th/12th play-off - 1

Rankings

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Final standings for the 2012–13 series:

Women's Rugby Sevens
World Series I
 
Pos.
Event 
Team
 
Dubai
 
Houston
 
Guang­zhou
 
Amster­dam
Points
total
    New Zealand 20 14 20 20 74
    England 8 20 18 14 60
    Canada 10 8 16 18 52
4   United States 4 18 14 12 48
5   Australia 14 16 8 8 46
6   Russia 12 12 16 40
7   Netherlands 6 10 10 4 30
8   South Africa 18 6 3 27
9   Spain 16 10 26
10   Brazil 1 4 6 1 12
11   Ireland 12 12
12   France 3 6 9
13   China 2 3 2 7
14   Japan 3 4 7
15   Argentina 2 2
16   Fiji 2 2
17   Trinidad and Tobago 1 1
18   Tunisia 1 1

Notes:

Season

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Round 1: Dubai

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
  Australia14
 
1 December – Dubai
 
  New Zealand28
 
  New Zealand41
 
1 December – Dubai
 
  South Africa0
 
  South Africa19
 
 
  Spain17
 
Third place
 
 
1 December – Dubai
 
 
  Australia15
 
 
  Spain17

Round 2: United States

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 February – Houston
 
 
  England19
 
2 February – Houston
 
  New Zealand12
 
  England29
 
2 February – Houston
 
  United States12
 
  United States17
 
 
  Australia5
 
Third place
 
 
2 February – Houston
 
 
  New Zealand12
 
 
  Australia17

Round 3: China

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March – Guangzhou
 
 
  England19
 
31 March – Guangzhou
 
  Canada0
 
  New Zealand19
 
31 March – Guangzhou
 
  England5
 
  New Zealand24
 
 
  United States12
 
Third place
 
 
31 March – Guangzhou
 
 
  United States5
 
 
  Canada17

Round 4: Netherlands

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 May – Amsterdam
 
 
  New Zealand24
 
18 May – Amsterdam
 
  Russia10
 
  New Zealand33
 
17 May – Amsterdam
 
  Canada24
 
  England7
 
 
  Canada12
 
Third place
 
 
18 May – Amsterdam
 
 
  Russia26
 
 
  England5

References

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  1. ^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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