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.
| 2013 Japan Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Date | 30–31 March 2013 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  England |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Runner-up | Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 245 (average 5.44 per match) |
| Most points | Dan Norton (50 points) |
| Most tries | Dan Norton (10 tries) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand 24–19 in the final.[1]
Format
editThe 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
editThe participating teams are:[2]
Pool stage
editThe draw was made on 24 March 2013.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 9 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 7 |
 Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 8 |
| United States
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 6 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 5 |
Pool C
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 24 | +65 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 5 |
| Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 5 |
| Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 5 |
Pool D
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 9 |
| Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 7 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 5 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 79 | −58 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editShield
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 16:07 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "South Africa win the 2013 Tokyo Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-31. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Squads for Japan Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-23. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for Tokyo Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-24. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013.
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