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2023 South Africa Sevens

The 2023 South Africa Sevens or SVNS CPT was a rugby sevens tournament played at Cape Town Stadium. Twelve men's and women's teams participated.[1]

2023 Cape Town Sevens
2023–24 SVNS
Host nationSouth Africa
Men
Date9–10 December 2023
Champion Argentina
Runner-up Australia
Third Fiji
Women
Date9–10 December 2023
Champion Australia
Runner-up France
Third New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played64
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In the men's competition, hosts South Africa were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Australia after losing to Ireland in their final group game.[2]

Champions Samoa failed to qualify from the group stages and beaten 2022 finalists New Zealand also lost a group game before managing to make it through to the knockouts.[3]

In the women's competition, 2022 champions New Zealand kicked off with a win over Great Britain.[4]

During her team's win over Canada in the quarter-final New Zealander Michaela Blyde became the second women to score 200 tries in the international sevens competition.[5]

Argentina won the men's event and their first title in South Africa, defeating Australia in the final. Australia won the women's event and their first ever title in South Africa, defeating France in the final.

Men's tournament edit

Pool A edit

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 3 0 64 26 +38 9
  South Africa 2 1 57 33 +24 7
  Great Britain 1 2 50 64 –14 4
  United States 0 3 40 88 –48 1
9 December
10:50
Ireland  31–0  United States
Try: Ward (2), Kennedy (2), Mullin
Con: Roche (2), Dardis
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
10:50
South Africa  19–5  Great Britain
Try: Nortje (2), Geduld
Con: Geduld, Brown		Try: Glover
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
13:50
Ireland  19–14  Great Britain
Try: McNulty (2), Kennedy
Con: Dardis (2)		Try: Bavadra, Emery
Con: Emery (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
14:12
South Africa  26–14  United States
Try: Oosthuizen, Specman, Visser, Brown
Con: Geduld (2), Brown		Try: Lacamp (2)
Con: Hughes (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
19:12
United States  26–31 (aet)  Great Britain
Try: Broselle, Hughes, Lacamp, Channel
Con: Hughes (3)		Try: Glover, Emery (2), Williams, McCann
Con: Fergusson, Emery (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
19:34
South Africa  12–14  Ireland
Try: Specman, Human
Con: Human		Try: Mullin (2)
Con: Lennox (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B edit

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 2 1 66 36 +30 7
  Argentina 2 1 64 38 +26 7
  France 2 1 45 54 –9 6
  Spain 0 3 38 85 –47 1
9 December
10:28
Fiji  14–17  France
Try: Rasaku, Matana
Con: Tamani (2)		Try: Joseph (2)
Con: Parez (2)
Pen: Rebbadj
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
10:28
Argentina  31–12  Spain
Try: González (2), Moneta, Fraga, Vera Feld
Con: Pellandini (3)		Try: Sainz-Trápaga, Anso
Con: Martínez
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
13:06
Fiji  33–7  Spain
Try: Bukayaro (3), Naduvalo, Matana
Con: Tamani (3), Sauturaga		Try: Ramos
Con: Ramos
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
13:28
Argentina  21–7  France
Try: González, Moneta, Pellandini
Con: Pellandini (3)		Try: Joseph
Con: Rebbadj
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
18:28
France  21–19  Spain
Try: Sepho (2), Timo
Con: Parez (2), Rebbadj		Try: López, Anso, Serres
Con: Serres (1), Ramos
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
18:50
Argentina  12–19  Fiji
Try: Fraga, Graziano
Con: Wade		Try: Naduvalo, Rasaku, Bukayaro
Con: Sauturaga (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool C edit

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 2 1 58 49 +9 6
  Canada 2 1 59 40 +19 6
  New Zealand 1 2 56 45 +11 4
  Samoa 1 2 35 74 –39 3
9 December
10:06
Samoa  7–27  Australia
Try: Falaniko
Con: Niuula		Try: Palmer (2), Longbottom, Roache, Turner
Con: Roache
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
10:06
New Zealand  7–19  Canada
Try: Molia
Con: Cook-Savage		Try: Richard, Coats, Carson
Con: Coats (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
12:22
Samoa  7–33  Canada
Try: Masefau
Con: Niuula		Try: Coats, Carson, Oworu, Kratz, Sager
Con: Coats (3), Kratz
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
12:44
New Zealand  35–5  Australia
Try: Leo, Carter (3), McGarvey-Black
Con: McGarvey-Black (4), Curry		Try: Sargeant
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
17:22
Australia  26–7  Canada
Try: Longbottom, Lawson, Turner, Lawson
Con: Longbottom (3)		Try: Kratz
Con: Kratz
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
17:44
New Zealand  14–21  Samoa
Try: Molia, Curry
Con: McGarvey-Black, Cook-Savage		Try: Opetai, Niulevae, Alofipo
Con: Tavita, Alofipo (2)
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

[6]

9th to 12th playoffs edit

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Samoa17
 
10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium
 
  Spain24
 
  Spain7
 
10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium
 
  Great Britain31
 
  Great Britain21
 
 
  United States14
 
11th place final
 
 
10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Samoa19
 
 
  United States24

5th to 8th playoffs edit

Team Point differential
  New Zealand 6
  South Africa -4
  France -14
  Canada -14

Fifth place

10 December
16:52
South Africa  7–31  New Zealand
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Seventh place

10 December
16:08
Canada  33–17  France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Cup edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Argentina33
 
10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium
 
  Canada0
 
  Argentina26
 
10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium
 
  Ireland19
 
  Ireland36
 
10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium
 
  New Zealand21
 
  Argentina45
 
10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium
 
  Australia12
 
  Australia28
 
10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium
 
  South Africa0
 
  Australia24
 
10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium
 
  Fiji7 3rd place final
 
  Fiji29
 
10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium
 
  France24
 
  Ireland7
 
 
  Fiji14
 

[7]

Final placings edit

Place  Team
    Argentina
    Australia
    Fiji
4   Ireland
5   New Zealand
6   South Africa
7   Canada
8   France
9   Great Britain
10   Spain
11   United States
12   Samoa

Dream Team edit

Player Country
Terry Kennedy   Ireland
Maurice Longbottom   Australia
Nathan Lawson   Australia
James Turner   Australia
Kaminieli Rasaku   Fiji
Matías Osadczuk   Argentina
Germán Schulz   Argentina

Women's tournament edit

Pool A edit

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 0 120 7 +113 9
  Fiji 2 1 57 50 +7 6
  Japan 1 2 34 109 –75 3
  Spain 0 3 29 74 –45 2
9 December
09:22
Fiji  36–12  Japan
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
09:22
Australia  38–0  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:34
Fiji  14–10  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:34
Australia  54–0  Japan
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
15:32
Japan  22–19  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
15:54
Australia  28–7  Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B edit

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 0 92 24 +68 9
  Great Britain 2 1 50 64 –14 6
  Ireland 1 2 61 66 –5 4
  Brazil 0 3 38 87 –49 0
9 December
09:00
Ireland  39–14  Brazil
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
09:00
New Zealand  37–5  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:12
Ireland  15–19  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:12
New Zealand  22–12  Brazil
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
14:48
Brazil  12–26  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
15:10
New Zealand  33–7  Ireland
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool C edit

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 0 79 24 +55 9
  United States 2 1 55 45 +10 6
  Canada 1 2 71 40 +31 5
  South Africa 0 3 7 103 –96 0
9 December
09:44
Canada  14–21  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
09:44
France  29–7  South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:56
Canada  40–0  South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:56
France  31–0  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
16:38
United States  34–0  South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
17:00
France  19–17  Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9th to 12th playoffs edit

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Spain7
 
10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium
 
  Brazil21
 
  Brazil15
 
10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium
 
  Japan14
 
  Japan27
 
 
  South Africa7
 
11th place final
 
 
10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Spain21
 
 
  South Africa7

5th to 8th playoffs edit

Team Point differential
  Fiji 5
  Canada -10
  Ireland -15
  Great Britain -21

Fifth place

10 December
16:30
Fiji  19–17  Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Seventh place

10 December
15:46
Ireland  17–5  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Cup edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Great Britain12
 
10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium
 
  United States19
 
  United States5
 
10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium
 
  Australia33
 
  Australia24
 
10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium
 
  Ireland14
 
  Australia29
 
10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium
 
  France26
 
  France19
 
10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium
 
  Fiji17
 
  France24
 
10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium
 
  New Zealand12 3rd place final
 
  New Zealand41
 
10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium
 
  Canada0
 
  United States7
 
 
  New Zealand19
 

Final placings edit

Place  Team
    Australia
    France
    New Zealand
4   United States
5   Fiji
6   Canada
7   Ireland
8   Great Britain
9   Brazil
10   Japan
11   Spain
12   South Africa

Dream Team edit

Player Country
Emma Uren   Great Britain
Naya Tapper   United States
Jazmin Felix-Hotham   New Zealand
Anne-Cécile Ciofani   France
Camille Grassineau   France
Bienne Terita   Australia
Teagan Levi   Australia

References edit

  1. ^ "Pools for HSBC SVNS Cape Town revealed". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ "Blitzboks dumped out of Cape Town Sevens cup competition". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ "South Africa and New Zealand lose but still advance to Cape Town Sevens quarters". AP News. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ^ "Rugby Sevens: Black Ferns Sevens begin Cape Town title defence with pool win over Great Britain". Newshub. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ^ McConnell, Lynn (11 December 2023). "Blyde Joins Special Club as New Zealand Teams Fall Short in Cape Town". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  7. ^ world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.

External links edit

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