The 2013 World Club 7s was the first edition of the rugby sevens tournament and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England on 17 and 18 August 2013.

2013 World Club 7s
Host nationEngland England
Date17-18 August 2013
Cup
ChampionAustralia ACT Brumbies
Runner-upNew Zealand Auckland Blues
ThirdArgentina Buenos Aires
Plate
WinnerUnited States New York
Runner-upEngland Gloucester
Shield
WinnerRussia Kuban Krasnador
Runner-upSouth Africa Blue Bulls
Tournament details
Matches played34
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. Following all the group games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Knockout Stage along with the best two third-place teams.

Teams

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Team Nation
ACT Brumbies   Australia
Auckland   New Zealand
Buenos Aires   Argentina
DHL Western Province   South Africa
Gloucester Rugby   England
Harlequins   England
Kuban Krasnodar   Russia
New York   USA
Northampton Saints   England
San Francisco   USA
Vodacom Blue Bulls   South Africa
VVA Saracens   Russia

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Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
quarter-final place

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  VVA Saracens Moscow 3 2 1 0 50 41 +9 8
  Gloucester Rugby 3 2 0 1 65 60 +5 7
  New York 3 1 1 1 62 57 +5 6
  DHL Western Province 3 0 0 3 53 72 −19 3
17 August 2013
DHL Western Province  19 – 26  New York
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Gloucester Rugby  12 – 19  VVA Saracens Moscow
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
DHL Western Province  17 – 19  VVA Saracens Moscow
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Gloucester Rugby  26 – 24  New York
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
New York  12 – 12  VVA Saracens Moscow
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Gloucester Rugby  27 – 17  DHL Western Province
Twickenham Stadium, London

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Buenos Aires 3 2 1 0 68 19 +49 8
  San Francisco 3 2 0 1 59 62 –3 7
  Northampton Saints 3 1 0 2 29 56 –27 5
  Vodacom Blue Bulls 3 0 1 2 33 52 −19 4
17 August 2013
Vodacom Blue Bulls  19 – 28  San Francisco
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Northampton Saints  0 – 30  Buenos Aires
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Vodacom Blue Bulls  7– 7  Buenos Aires
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Northampton Saints  12 – 19  San Francisco
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
San Francisco  12 – 31  Buenos Aires
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Northampton Saints  17 – 7  Vodacom Blue Bulls
Twickenham Stadium, London

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Auckland 3 2 0 1 71 48 +23 7
  ACT Brumbies 3 2 0 1 71 50 +21 7
  Harlequins 3 2 0 1 69 57 +12 7
  Kuban Krasnador 3 0 0 3 36 92 −56 3
17 August 2013
Harlequins  14 – 24  ACT Brumbies
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Auckland  33 – 5  Kuban Krasnador
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Harlequins  24 – 19  Kuban Krasnador
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
ACT Brumbies  12 – 24  Auckland
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
ACT Brumbies  35 – 12  Kuban Krasnador
Twickenham Stadium, London
17 August 2013
Harlequins  31 – 14  Auckland
Twickenham Stadium, London

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Quarter-finals

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18 August 2013
Buenos Aires  31 – 12  New York
Twickenham Stadium, London
18 August 2013
ACT Brumbies  22 – 17  WA Saracens Moscow
Twickenham Stadium, London
18 August 2013
Gloucester Rugby  7 – 19  Harlequins
Twickenham Stadium, London
18 August 2013
Auckland  40 – 12  San Francisco
Twickenham Stadium, London

Semi-finals

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18 August 2013
ACT Brumbies  26 – 17  Buenos Aires
Twickenham Stadium, London
18 August 2013
Auckland Blues  31–14  Harlequins
Twickenham Stadium, London

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Final

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18 August 2013
ACT Brumbies  17 – 14  Auckland Blues
Twickenham Stadium, London

Third/fourth place match

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18 August 2013
Buenos Aires  31 – 7  Harlequins
Twickenham Stadium, London

Plate (places 5 to 8)

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Semi-finals

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18 August 2013
Goucester Rugby  26 – 14  San Francisco
Twickenham Stadium, London
18 August 2013
New York  26–19  VVA Saracens Moscow
Twickenham Stadium, London

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Final

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18 August 2013
New York  33 – 14  Gloucester
Twickenham Stadium, London

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Seventh/eighth place play-off

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18 August 2013
San Francisco  12–33  VVA Saracens Moscow
Twickenham Stadium, London

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Shield (places 9 to 12)

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Semi-finals

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18 August 2013
Western Province19-31Blue Bulls
Twickenham Stadium, London
18 August 2013
Northampton Saints0–21Kuban Krasnador
Twickenham Stadium, London

Final

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18 August 2013
Kuban Krasnador19–12Blue Bulls
Twickenham Stadium, London

Eleventh/twelfth place play-off

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18 August 2013
Western Province31–7Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stadium, London

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References

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  4. ^ Anon (18 August 2013). "Day 2 fixtures". The RUGBYPaper. p. 3.
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  6. ^ "World Club 7s - NY Wins Plate, SF Struggles on Sunday". Rugbymagshop. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. ^ Lenthall, Steve (18 August 2013). "Brumbies claim World Club Sevens title". Green & Gold Rugby. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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  10. ^ "Gloucester Rugby's World Club Sevens exploits end in Plate final defeat". Gloucester Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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