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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Luzhniki Stadium Gorodok Stadium |
| Dates | 29 – 30 June |
| No. of nations | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  New Zealand |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Tries scored | 201 (average 4.79 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Portia Woodman (60 points) |
Teams
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Australia (Holders)
Brazil
Canada
China
England
Fiji
France
Ireland
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia (Hosts)
South Africa
Spain
Tunisia
United States
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
editDraw
editThe 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
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|---|---|
| Band 2 | New Zealand,  South Africa,  Spain,  Russia
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| Band 3 |  Netherlands,  China,  France,  Brazil
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| Band 4 |  Japan,  Tunisia,  Ireland,  Fiji
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Pool Stage
edit| 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
editTeams 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
Pool B
editTeams 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
Pool C
editTeams 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
Pool D
editTeams 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
Knockout stage
editBowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 11:00 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 19 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 14:30 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 17 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 11:22 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 12 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 17:50 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 10 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 11:44 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 40 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 14:52 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 12:06 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 June 2013 – 15:14 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||
| England | 22 | |||||
| 30 June 2013 – 18:40 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||
| England | 5 | |||||
| 30 June 2013 – 15:36 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 12:28 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 15:56 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 12:50 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 20:25 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 13:12 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 16:18 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 13:34 – Gorodok Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 19:30 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| United States (aet) | 10 | |||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Women's winners |
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 New Zealand 1st title |
References
edit- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens: New Zealand thrash England in final". BBC Sport. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "RWC Sevens pool draw – Women's form guide". rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.