2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
The IRB Women's Sevens World Series (2012/2013) was the inaugural edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in the Rugby Sevens.
| World Rugby Women's Sevens Series I | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  United Arab Emirates United States China Netherlands |
| Date | 30 Nov 2012 – 18 May 2013 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Series details | |
| Top try scorer | Portia Woodman (21 tries) |
| Top point scorer | Portia Woodman (105 points) |
2013–14 → | |
In October 2012 the IRB announced that the season would consist of four tournaments - in Dubai, Houston, Guangzhou and Amsterdam - played from November 2012 to May 2013. The Dubai tournament was held in conjunction with the 2012 Dubai Sevens for men, while the others were separate competitions. The number of teams in each of the events was set at twelve, with six core teams participating in all tournaments of the series and the other teams identified by elimination or rankings within the IRB's six regions.[1]
Itinerary
| 2012–13 Itinerary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
| Dubai | The Sevens, Dubai | 30 Nov–1 Dec 2012 | New Zealand |
| United States | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | 1–2 February 2013 | England |
| China | Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou | 30–31 March 2013 | New Zealand |
| Netherlands | NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam | 17–18 May 2013 | New Zealand |
The competition
As in the case of male competition series winner will be the team that the entire season will score the most points awarded for winning various places in each event. Each of the twelve team competition accumulate, six of which (Australia, Canada, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States) is a series of regular participants (core teams), while others might be identified through regional qualifying.
Points schedule
The season championship will be determined by points earned in each tournament. The scoring system, similar to that used in the men's IRB Sevens, was announced shortly before the season kicked off.
- Cup Winner - 20
- Cup Runner Up - 18
- 3rd Place - 16
- Cup Semi Finalist - 14
- Plate Winner - 12
- Plate Runner Up - 10
- Winner 7th/8th play-off - 8
- Loser 7th/8th play-off - 6
- Bowl Winner - 4
- Bowl Runner Up - 3
- Winner 11th/12th play-off - 2
- Loser 11th/12th play-off - 1
Rankings
Final standings for the 2012–13 series:
| Women's Rugby Sevens World Series I | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. |
Event Team |
 Dubai |
Houston |
Guangzhou |
Amsterdam |
Points total | ||||||
 |
New Zealand | 20 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 74 | ||||||
 |
England | 8 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 60 | ||||||
 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 10 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 52 | ||||||
| 4 | United States | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 48 | ||||||
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 46 | ||||||
| 6 |  Russia | 12 | 12 | – | 16 | 40 | ||||||
| 7 | Netherlands | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| 8 |  South Africa | 18 | 6 | – | 3 | 27 | ||||||
| 9 |  Spain | 16 | – | – | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| 10 |  Brazil | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| 11 |  Ireland | – | – | 12 | – | 12 | ||||||
| 12 |  France | 3 | – | – | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| 13 | China | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| 14 |  Japan | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||
| 15 |  Argentina | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | ||||||
| 16 |  Fiji | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| 18 |  Tunisia | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
Notes:
- These standings did not qualify teams for women's rugby sevens World Series II. Quarterfinalists from 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens gained core team status for 2013–14.[2]
Season
Round 1: Dubai
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||
| New Zealand | 41 | |||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 December – Dubai | ||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||
Round 2: United States
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 February – Houston | ||||||
| England | 19 | |||||
| 2 February – Houston | ||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||
| England | 29 | |||||
| 2 February – Houston | ||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
| United States | 17 | |||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 February – Houston | ||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
Round 3: China
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
| England | 19 | |||||
| 31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||
| 31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
| England | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||
Round 4: Netherlands
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||
| 18 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Russia | 10 | |||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||
| 17 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||
| England | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||
| England | 5 | |||||
References
- "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- "Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2 October 2013.