The men's tournament in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. The tournament was held from 28 June to 30 June, with New Zealand beating England 33−0 at the final.[1]
Teams
Squads
Draw
The band allocation was completed on February 25 in advance of the pool draw on February 28.
The 24 teams were ranked in four bands of six, determined by series points accumulated over the 2010/11 and 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series, and the first five rounds of the current 2012/13 Series.[2]
The bands were:
| Band 1 |  New Zealand,  Fiji,  South Africa,  Samoa,  England,  Australia
|
|---|---|
| Band 2 |  Wales,  Argentina,  France,  Kenya,  Scotland,  United States
|
| Band 3 |  Canada,  Portugal,  Spain,  Russia,  Tonga,  Zimbabwe
|
| Band 4 |  Japan,  Hong Kong,  Georgia,  Tunisia,  Philippines,  Uruguay
|
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final | |
All times are local (UTC+4).
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Australia
3 2 1 0 78 24 +54 8 France
3 2 1 0 62 41 +21 8 Tunisia
3 1 0 2 40 88 −48 5 Spain
3 0 0 3 41 68 −27 3
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa
3 3 0 0 105 0 +105 9 Scotland
3 2 0 1 40 63 −23 7 Japan
3 0 1 2 29 64 −35 4 Russia
3 0 1 2 17 64 −47 4
Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Kenya
3 3 0 0 93 22 +71 9 Samoa
3 2 0 1 62 31 +31 7 Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 38 59 −21 5 Philippines
3 0 0 3 12 93 −81 3
Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand
3 3 0 0 83 38 +45 9 Canada
3 2 0 1 53 64 −11 7 United States
3 1 0 2 59 60 −1 5 Georgia
3 0 0 3 45 78 −33 3
Pool E
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Wales
3 3 0 0 80 38 +42 9 Fiji
3 2 0 1 106 19 +87 7 Tonga
3 1 0 2 55 73 −18 5 Uruguay
3 0 0 3 5 116 −111 3
Pool F
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts England
3 3 0 0 73 26 +47 9 Argentina
3 1 0 2 69 38 +31 5 Portugal
3 1 0 2 38 48 −10 5 Hong Kong
3 1 0 2 31 99 −68 5
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 09:30 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 7 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 14:28 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 12 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 09:52 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 38 | |||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 18:15 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 29 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 10:14 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 14:50 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 31 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 21 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 10:36 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||||||
| Japan | 50 | |||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 10:58 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 15:12 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 11:20 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 19:05 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 11:42 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 15:34 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 12:04 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 13:00 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 16:40 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 13:22 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 20:55 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 13:44 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 17:02 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 14:06 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Kenya (aet) | 24 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2013 – 19:55 – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Men's winners |
|---|
 New Zealand 2nd title |
Leading Scorers
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metuisela Talebula |
7 |
| 2 | Humphrey Kayange |
6 |
| 3 | Lio Lolo |
5 |
| Nathan Hirayama
| ||
| Dan Norton
| ||
| Shannon Walker
|
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hirayama |
49 |
| 2 | Metuisela Talebula |
43 |
| 3 | Merab Kvirikashvili |
38 |
| 4 | Gillies Kaka |
32 |
| 5 | Javier Rojas Alvarez |
32 |
| Terry Bouhraoua
|
Source: [1]
References
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens: New Zealand thrash England in final". BBC Sport. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "RWC Sevens pool draw – Men's form guide". rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
You must be logged in to post a comment.