2014 China Women's Sevens

The 2014 China Women's Sevens was the second edition of the China Women's Sevens tournament, and the fourth of five tournaments in the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.

2014 China Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series II
Host nation	China
Date	5–6 April 2014
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third	Canada
Plate
Winner	England
Runner-up	France
Bowl
Winner	Ireland
Runner-up	China
Tournament details
Matches played	34
← 2013

New Zealand won the tournament after beating Australia in the final.

Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will compete: The nine "core" teams, and three invited teams.

Core Teams

• Australia
• Canada
• England
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• Russia
• Spain
• United States
• Brazil

Invited Teams

• China
• Fiji
• France

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	109	5	104	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	29	40	-11	7
Brazil	3	1	0	2	29	62	-33	5
China	3	0	0	3	24	84	-60	3

New Zealand	33–0	Brazil

Spain	12–7	China

New Zealand	50–0	China

Spain	12–7	Brazil

New Zealand	26–5	Spain

Brazil	22–17	China

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	2	0	1	86	20	66	7
Fiji	3	2	0	1	56	43	13	7
England	3	2	0	1	48	46	2	7
Ireland	3	0	0	3	26	107	-81	3

Australia	50–0	Ireland

England	12–15	Fiji

Australia	24–5	Fiji

England	21–19	Ireland

Australia	10–15	England

Ireland	7–36	Fiji

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	66	26	40	8
Russia	3	2	1	0	50	34	16	8
France	3	2	0	1	33	50	-17	5
United States	3	0	0	3	29	68	-39	3

Canada	35–7	United States

Russia	12–7	France

Canada	19–7	France

Russia	19–10	United States

Canada	12–12	Russia

United States	12–14	France

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 April - 11:28 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	Brazil	0
					6 April - 14:56 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	Ireland	15
					Ireland	17
	6 April - 11:50 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
					China	7
	United States	7
	China	17
					11th Place
					6 April - 14:34 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
					Brazil	0
					United States	31

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 April - 13:06 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	France	10
					6 April - 16:20 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	Russia	5
					France	0
	6 April - 13:28 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
					England	19
	Spain	0
	England	26
					7th Place
					6 April - 15:58 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
					Russia	13
					Spain	5

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 April - 10:00 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	New Zealand	42
					6 April - 13:50 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	France	7
					New Zealand	26
	6 April - 10:22 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
					Fiji	0
	Russia	7
									6 April - 17:12 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	Fiji	12
									New Zealand	26
	6 April - 10:44 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
									Australia	12
	Australia	12
					6 April - 14:12 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	Spain	5
					Australia	5
	6 April - 11:06 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
					Canada	0			Third place
	Canada	19
									6 April - 16:50 - Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou
	England	10
									Fiji	0
									Canada	26