2013 Wellington Sevens
The 2013 Wellington Sevens was the 14th edition of the tournament as part of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. It was hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.
| 2013 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 1–2 February 2013 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Third | New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Shield | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
| Runner-up |  Tonga |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 246 (average 5.467 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Christian Lewis-Pratt (51 points) |
| Top try scorer |  Julien Candelon(9 tries) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
England defeated Kenya 24–19 in the final to win the title.[1]
Format
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
The participating teams were:[2]
Pool stage
The draw was made on December 9, 2012.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 8 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 5 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 4 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 9 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 5 |
| Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 9 |
 South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 5 |
| Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 5 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Spain | 26 | |||||||||
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 Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 17 | |||||||||
| Canada | 28 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 5 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 21 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
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| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Spain | 26 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
| Canada | 28 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 28 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
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| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
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| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 35 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 31 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 20 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 31 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 February – Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 20 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
References
- "England win thrilling NZ Sevens final". irbsevens.com. 2013-02-02.
- "Squads". Irbsevens.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- "IRB confirms pools for Hertz Sevens 2013". irbsevens.com. 2012-12-09.