The 2013 London Sevens was the seventh edition of the rugby union tournament and the final stage of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England.

2013 London Sevens
Host nationEngland England
Date11–12 May 2013
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Third England
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up United States
Bowl
Winner Wales
Runner-up France
Shield
WinnerNo Shield
Runner-upNo Shield
Tournament details
Matches played32
Tries scored179 (average 5.59 per match)
Most pointsEngland Dan Norton
(50 points)
Most triesEngland Dan Norton
(10 tries)
2012
2014

Format

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The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss.

From the end of the 2012/13 Series, promotion and relegation from core team status came into effect, with a pre-qualifying competition in Hong Kong and a final core team qualifier in London at the ninth and final round of the season.

The 2013 London Sevens, the final round of the Series, featured two distinct tournaments, and a total of 20 teams. In the first, the top 12-ranked sides in the HSBC Sevens World Series standings after round eight in Glasgow competed for the London title, and final World Series points towards their overall tally.

In the second, the 13th, 14th and 15th-ranked core teams after the Glasgow event competed against five pre-qualified regional teams from Hong Kong, for the three available core team places on the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.

Teams

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Main draw

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World Series qualifiers

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Main draw

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The draw was made on 5 May 2013.[1]

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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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Australia 3 2 0 1 54 32 +22 7
  United States 3 2 0 1 53 48 +5 7
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 34 33 +1 7
  France 3 0 0 3 43 71 −28 3


11 May 2013
13:40
South Africa  17 – 14  France
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
14:02
United States  15 – 19  Australia
Twickenham Stadium, London


11 May 2013
16:24
Australia  35 – 12  France
Twickenham Stadium, London

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 100 29 +71 9
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 86 62 +24 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 41 90 −49 5
  Canada 3 0 0 3 33 79 −46 3
11 May 2013
10:14
Wales  19 – 31  Kenya
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Twickenham Stadium, London



11 May 2013
14:46
Wales  17 – 14  Canada
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Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
17:03
Canada  12 – 38  Kenya
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Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
17:25
New Zealand  45 – 5  Wales
Twickenham Stadium, London

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  England 3 2 0 1 78 33 +45 7
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 57 34 +23 7
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 36 48 −12 7
  Samoa 3 0 0 3 21 77 −56 3
11 May 2013
10:58
Argentina  10 – 7  Samoa
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
11:20
England  27 – 0  Fiji
Report[usurped]
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
15:18
England  34 – 7  Samoa
Twickenham Stadium, London


11 May 2013
17:47
Fiji  33 – 7  Samoa
Report[usurped]
Twickenham Stadium, London

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May – 12:55 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Wales21
 
12 May – 16:34 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Samoa12
 
  Wales19
 
12 May – 13:17 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  France7
 
  France28
 
 
  Canada14
 

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May – 14:23 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Argentina12
 
12 May – 16:59 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Fiji26
 
  Fiji14
 
12 May – 14:45 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  United States5
 
  United States22
 
 
  South Africa5
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 May – 10:28 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  New Zealand52
 
12 May – 15:22 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Argentina7
 
  New Zealand7
 
12 May – 10:50 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Kenya0
 
  Kenya20
 
12 May – 18:14 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Fiji7
 
  New Zealand47
 
12 May – 11:12 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Australia12
 
  Australia24
 
12 May – 15:44 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  United States19
 
  Australia14
 
12 May – 11:34 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  England7 Third place
 
  England19
 
12 May – 17:49 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  South Africa14
 
  Kenya19
 
 
  England26
 

World Series qualifiers

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The draw was made on 5 May 2013.[2]

Pool Stage

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Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 69 34 +35 7
  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 45 42 +3 7
  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 44 43 +1 7
  Georgia 3 0 0 3 26 65 −39 3
11 May 2013
09:00
Zimbabwe  12 – 7  Hong Kong
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
09:22
Scotland  29 – 0  Georgia
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
12:12
Hong Kong  17 – 12  Georgia
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
12:34
Scotland  21 – 14  Zimbabwe
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
14:58
Zimbabwe  19 – 14  Georgia
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
16:00
Scotland  19 – 20  Hong Kong
Twickenham Stadium, London

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Portugal 3 3 0 0 45 22 +23 9
  Spain 3 1 0 2 41 40 +1 5
  Russia 3 1 0 2 43 52 −9 5
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 33 48 −15 5
11 May 2013
09:44
Tonga  19 – 17  Spain
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
10:06
Portugal  26 – 10  Russia
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
12:56
Spain  19 – 14  Russia
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
13:18
Portugal  12 – 7  Tonga
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
15:20
Tonga  7 – 19  Russia
Twickenham Stadium, London

11 May 2013
16:22
Portugal  7 – 5  Spain
Twickenham Stadium, London

Knockout stage

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The winners of the Semifinals, Spain and Scotland, earned core status for the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series. The losing teams, Portugal and Russia, advanced to the Qualifier Third Place playoff. Portugal won the Qualifier Third Place playoff and therefore became the final team to earn core status next season.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird place playoff Qualifier
 
          
 
12 May – 09:00 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Portugal17
 
12 May – 13:39 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Georgia5
 
  Portugal5
 
12 May – 09:22 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Spain10
 
  Spain29
 
12 May – 17:24 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Hong Kong14
 
  Portugal10
 
12 May – 09:44 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Russia5
 
  Zimbabwe7
 
12 May – 14:01 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Russia26
 
  Russia0
 
12 May – 10:06 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Scotland19
 
  Scotland31
 
 
  Tonga0
 

References

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