2013 Japan Sevens
Host nationJapan Japan
Date30–31 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 played45
Tries scored245 (average 5.44 per match)
Most pointsEngland Dan Norton
(50 points)
Most triesEngland Dan Norton
(10 tries)
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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.

South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand 24–19 in the final.[1]

Format

The 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

The participating teams are:[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on 24 March 2013.[3]

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

Pool A

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
30 March 2013
10:44
Fiji 29 – 12 South Africa
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
11:06
Portugal 14 – 17 Spain
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
14:51
Fiji 17 – 5 Spain
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
15:13
Portugal 0 – 12 South Africa
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
17:57
South Africa 42 – 7 Spain
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
18:19
Fiji 34 – 7 Portugal
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

Pool B

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
30 March 2013
11:28
Wales 22 – 24 United States
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
11:50
Kenya 0 – 12 Scotland
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
15:35
Wales 10 – 12 Scotland
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
15:57
Kenya 21 – 10 United States
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
18:41
United States 12 – 12 Scotland
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
19:03
Wales 33 – 15 Kenya
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

Pool C

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
30 March 2013
12:12
New Zealand 26 – 7 France
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
12:34
Canada 10 – 14 Japan
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
16:19
New Zealand 41 – 5 Japan
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
16:41
Canada 22 – 19 France
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
19:25
France 24 – 7 Japan
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
19:47
New Zealand 22 – 12 Canada
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

Pool D

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
30 March 2013
10:00
Australia 26 – 19 England
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
10:20
Samoa 17 – 14 Argentina
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
14:07
Australia 31 – 0 Argentina
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
14:29
Samoa 31 – 21 England
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
17:13
England 31 – 7 Argentina
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
30 March 2013
17:35
Australia 14 – 26 Samoa
Report[usurped]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Spain0
 
31 March – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Argentina14
 
 Spain0
 
31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Canada38
 
 Canada5
 
31 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Kenya17
 
 Canada27
 
31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Japan14
 
 England40
 
31 March – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Portugal0
 
 Portugal15
 
31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Japan19
 
 Wales22
 
 
 Japan14
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Spain0
 
31 March – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina12
 
31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Kenya10
 
 Canada5
 
31 March – 15:17 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Kenya17
 
 Argentina0
 
31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 England38
 
 England40
 
31 March – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Portugal0
 
 England21
 
31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales22
 
 
 Japan14
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Fiji12
 
31 March – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Australia21
 
 Fiji19
 
31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 United States21
 
 New Zealand19
 
31 March – 15:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 United States12
 
 United States17
 
31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Scotland0
 
 Samoa12
 
31 March – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 South Africa19
 
 Samoa17
 
31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Scotland21
 
 Scotland10
 
 
 France14
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Fiji12
 
31 March – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Australia21
 
 Australia17
 
31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 New Zealand35
 
 New Zealand19
 
31 March – 16:33 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 United States12
 
 New Zealand19
 
31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 South Africa24
 
 Samoa12
 
31 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 South Africa19
 
 South Africa14
 
31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 France12 Third place
 
 Scotland10
 
31 March – 16:07 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 France14
 
 Australia31
 
 
 France7
 

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Squads for Japan Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-23. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for Tokyo Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-03-24. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Japan Sevens
2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series
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