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 nationSouth Africa 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)
Most pointsNew Zealand Tomasi Cama (51)
Most triesAustralia Shannon Walker (9)
2012
2014

Format

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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

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

Pool stage

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

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 82 24 +58 9
  France 3 2 0 1 59 60 −1 7
  Australia 3 1 0 2 48 64 −16 5
  Scotland 3 0 0 3 52 93 −41 3
7 December 2013
11:00
Fiji  26–5  Australia
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
12:50
Scotland  21–33  France
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
15:34
Fiji  27–7  France
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
15:56
Scotland  19–31  Australia
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
18:52
Australia  12–19  France
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
19:14
Fiji  29–12  Scotland
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 89 14 +75 9
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 69 39 +30 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 26 78 −52 5
  Canada 3 0 0 3 31 74 −43 3
7 December 2013
13:12
South Africa  24–7  Canada
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
13:34
Kenya  28–0  Spain
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
16:18
South Africa  38–0  Spain
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
16:40
Kenya  34–12  Canada
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
19:36
Canada  12–26  Spain
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
19:58
South Africa  27–7  Kenya
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 134 14 +120 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 61 77 −16 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 50 86 −36 5
  United States 3 0 0 3 34 102 −68 3
7 December 2013
11:00
New Zealand  43–0  Portugal
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
11:22
Wales  26–10  United States
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth


7 December 2013
14:28
Wales  17–28  Portugal
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
17:14
Portugal  33–17  United States
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
17:36
New Zealand  48–7  Wales
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 78 43 +35 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 86 40 +46 7
  England 3 1 0 2 68 52 +16 5
  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 12 109 −97 3
7 December 2013
11:44
England  14–24  Samoa
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
12:06
Argentina  31–5  Zimbabwe
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
14:50
England  35–7  Zimbabwe
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
15:12
Argentina  26–19  Samoa
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
17:58
Samoa  43–0  Zimbabwe
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

7 December 2013
18:20
England  19–21  Argentina
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Knockout stage

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Shield

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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

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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

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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
 
 
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

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  1. ^ "Pools and schedule set for South Africa Sevens". irbsevens.com. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series, Round 3, Dubai". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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