2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament

The women's 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament was held at Luzhniki stadium and nearby Gorodok Stadium, both in Moscow. The tournament was held from 29 June to 30 June, with New Zealand beating Canada 29−12 at the final.[1] The eight quarter-finalists qualified as core teams for the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.

2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament
Tournament details
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Gorodok Stadium
Dates29 – 30 June
No. of nations16
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Tries scored201 (average 4.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Portia Woodman
(60 points)

Teams

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Notes:
Canada qualified for the tournament through NACRA's regional qualifying tournament taking the 1 and only place available in the North America/Caribbean category.
Tunisia qualified for the tournament taking the 1 available place in the Africa category.
England, Ireland, Spain, France and Netherlands qualified for the tournament taking the 5 available places in the European category.
Fiji, Japan, and China qualified for the tournament through AFRU's regional qualifying tournament taking the 3 available places in the Asian and Oceania category.
Brazil qualified through CONSUR's regional qualifying tournament taking the 1 and only place in the South America category.

Squads

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Draw

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The band allocation was completed on February 25 in advance of the pool draw on February 28.

The 16 teams were ranked in four bands of four, determined by series points accumulated over the three IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cups, and the first two rounds of the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.[2]

Band 1   England,   Australia,   Canada,   United States
Band 2   New Zealand,   South Africa,   Spain,   Russia
Band 3   Netherlands,   China,   France,   Brazil
Band 4   Japan,   Tunisia,   Ireland,   Fiji

Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 97 5 +92 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 65 27 +38 7
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 33 61 −28 5
  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 3 105 −102 3
29 June 2013
09:00
New Zealand  36 – 0  Tunisia
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
09:22
Canada  17 – 7  Netherlands
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
11:56
Canada  43 – 0  Tunisia
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
12:18
New Zealand  41 – 0  Netherlands
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
15:36
Netherlands  26 – 3  Tunisia
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Luzhniki Stadium

29 June 2013
18:32
Canada  5 – 20  New Zealand
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Luzhniki Stadium

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 87 5 +82 9
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 45 37 +8 7
  South Africa 3 1 0 2 24 48 −24 5
  China 3 0 0 3 17 83 −66 3
29 June 2013
09:44
Australia  36 – 0  China
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
10:06
South Africa  5 – 12  Ireland
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
12:40
Australia  22 – 5  Ireland
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
13:02
South Africa  19 – 7  China
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
15:58
China  10 – 28  Ireland
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Luzhniki Stadium

29 June 2013
18:54
Australia  29 – 0  South Africa
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Luzhniki Stadium

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 62 19 +43 9
  Spain 3 1 1 1 47 43 +4 6
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 34 52 −18 5
  Fiji 3 0 1 2 33 62 −29 4
29 June 2013
10:28
United States  12 – 7  Brazil
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
10:50
Spain  14 – 14  Fiji
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
13:24
United States  31 – 5  Fiji
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
13:46
Spain  26 – 10  Brazil
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
17:04
Brazil  17 – 14  Fiji
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Luzhniki Stadium

29 June 2013
20:00
United States  19 – 7  Spain
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Luzhniki Stadium

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Russia 3 2 1 0 57 51 +6 8
  England 3 2 0 1 69 17 +52 7
  France 3 1 1 1 69 41 +28 6
  Japan 3 0 0 3 10 96 −86 3
29 June 2013
11:12
England  15 – 0  France
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
11:34
Russia  14 – 10  Japan
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
14:08
Russia  26 – 26  France
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
14:30
England  39 – 0  Japan
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Gorodok Stadium

29 June 2013
17:26
France  43 – 0  Japan
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Luzhniki Stadium

29 June 2013
20:22
England  15 – 17  Russia
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Luzhniki Stadium

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 June 2013 – 11:00 – Gorodok Stadium
 
 
  Netherlands19
 
30 June 2013 – 14:30 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Japan14
 
  Netherlands17
 
30 June 2013 – 11:22 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  China12
 
  Brazil5
 
30 June 2013 – 17:50 – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  China10
 
  Netherlands10
 
30 June 2013 – 11:44 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Fiji12
 
  France40
 
30 June 2013 – 14:52 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Tunisia7
 
  France10
 
30 June 2013 – 12:06 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Fiji12
 
  South Africa5
 
 
  Fiji22
 

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 June 2013 – 15:14 – Gorodok Stadium
 
 
  England22
 
30 June 2013 – 18:40 – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Ireland0
 
  England5
 
30 June 2013 – 15:36 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Australia14
 
  Russia5
 
 
  Australia7
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 June 2013 – 12:28 – Gorodok Stadium
 
 
  New Zealand24
 
30 June 2013 – 15:56 – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  England7
 
  New Zealand19
 
30 June 2013 – 12:50 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  United States10
 
  United States14
 
30 June 2013 – 20:25 – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Ireland5
 
  New Zealand29
 
30 June 2013 – 13:12 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Canada12
 
  Russia12
 
30 June 2013 – 16:18 – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Canada15
 
  Canada10
 
30 June 2013 – 13:34 – Gorodok Stadium
 
  Spain0 Third place
 
  Australia10
 
30 June 2013 – 19:30 – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Spain14
 
  United States (aet)10
 
 
  Spain5
 


 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Women's winners 
 
New Zealand
1st title

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens: New Zealand thrash England in final". BBC Sport. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "RWC Sevens pool draw – Women's form guide". rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.