The 2013 USA Sevens was the tenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas-area community of Whitney, Nevada.

2013 USA Sevens
Host nationUnited States United States
Date8–10 February 2013
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Samoa
Plate
Winner Canada
Runner-up Scotland
Bowl
Winner France
Runner-up Argentina
Shield
Winner Australia
Runner-up Uruguay
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored223 (average 4.96 per match)
Most pointsAustralia Lewis Holland
(52 points)
Most triesAustralia Lewis Holland
(8 tries)
2012
2014

South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand 40–21 in the final.

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 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

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The participating teams were:[1]

Pool stage

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The draw was made on February 2.[2]

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

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 61 43 +18 9
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 38 24 +14 7
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 45 38 +7 5
  England 3 0 0 3 22 61 −39 3
8 February 2013
16:00
England  17 – 26  Fiji
Report[usurped]
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
16:22
Scotland  12 – 10  Portugal
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
18:56
England  5 – 21  Portugal
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
19:18
Scotland  12 – 14  Fiji
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

9 February 2013
12:00
Fiji  21 – 14  Portugal
Report[usurped]
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 77 10 +67 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 60 29 +31 7
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 29 41 −12 5
  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 7 93 −86 3
8 February 2013
16:44
Kenya  12 – 19  Canada
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
17:06
South Africa  45 – 0  Uruguay
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada



9 February 2013
12:22
Canada  36 – 0  Uruguay
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 78 10 +68 9
  Wales 3 2 0 1 39 61 −22 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 26 46 −20 5
  France 3 0 0 3 26 52 −26 3

8 February 2013
17:50
Argentina  7 – 17  Wales
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada


8 February 2013
20:46
Argentina  14 – 12  France
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

9 February 2013
12:44
France  14 – 17  Wales
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 59 26 +33 9
  United States 3 1 0 2 36 45 −9 5
  Australia 3 1 0 2 47 59 −12 5
  Spain 3 1 0 2 43 55 −12 5
8 February 2013
18:12
Samoa  19 – 12  Spain
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
18:34
Australia  26 – 7  United States
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
21:08
Australia  14 – 24  Spain
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

8 February 2013
21:30
Samoa  12 – 7  United States
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

9 February 2013
13:06
Australia  7 – 28  Samoa
Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February – 16:24 – Whitney
 
 
  Portugal0
 
10 February – 09:20 – Whitney
 
  Spain12
 
  Portugal5
 
9 February – 16:46 – Whitney
 
  Uruguay7
 
  Argentina24
 
10 February – 12:45 – Whitney
 
  Uruguay0
 
  Uruguay0
 
9 February – 17:08 – Whitney
 
  Australia41
 
  Australia21
 
10 February – 09:42 – Whitney
 
  England26
 
  Australia38
 
9 February – 17:30 – Whitney
 
  Kenya7
 
  Kenya17
 
 
  France21
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February – 16:24 – Whitney
 
 
  Portugal0
 
10 February – 10:04 – Whitney
 
  Spain12
 
  Spain12
 
9 February – 16:46 – Whitney
 
  Argentina21
 
  Argentina24
 
10 February – 13:10 – Whitney
 
  Uruguay0
 
  Argentina12
 
9 February – 17:08 – Whitney
 
  France17
 
  Australia21
 
10 February – 10:26 – Whitney
 
  England26
 
  England7
 
9 February – 17:30 – Whitney
 
  France40
 
  Kenya17
 
 
  France21
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February – 17:52 – Whitney
 
 
  Fiji21
 
10 February – 10:48 – Whitney
 
  United States19
 
  United States19
 
9 February – 18:14 – Whitney
 
  Canada24
 
  New Zealand17
 
10 February – 13:35 – Whitney
 
  Canada0
 
  Canada22
 
9 February – 18:36 – Whitney
 
  Scotland5
 
  Samoa12
 
10 February – 11:10 – Whitney
 
  Scotland5
 
  Scotland35
 
9 February – 18:58 – Whitney
 
  Wales14
 
  South Africa26
 
 
  Wales0
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February – 17:52 – Whitney
 
 
  Fiji21
 
10 February – 11:32 – Whitney
 
  United States19
 
  Fiji14
 
9 February – 18:14 – Whitney
 
  New Zealand19
 
  New Zealand17
 
10 February – 14:25 – Whitney
 
  Canada0
 
  New Zealand21
 
9 February – 18:36 – Whitney
 
  South Africa40
 
  Samoa12
 
10 February – 11:54 – Whitney
 
  Scotland5
 
  Samoa7
 
9 February – 18:58 – Whitney
 
  South Africa12 Third place
 
  South Africa26
 
10 February – 14:00 – Whitney
 
  Wales0
 
  Fiji31
 
 
  Samoa36
 

References

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  1. ^ "Teams for USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-01-19. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-02-02. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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