2013 USA Sevens
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 nation |  United States |
| Date | 8–10 February 2013 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Shield | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Runner-up |  Uruguay |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 223 (average 4.956 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Lewis Holland (52 points) |
| Top try scorer | Lewis Holland (8 tries) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand 40–21 in the final.[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 February 2.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 9 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 24 | +1 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 5 |
 England |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 3 |
Pool B
| 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 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10 | +68 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Pool D
| 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 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 February – 16:24 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 09:20 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 16:46 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 12:45 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 17:08 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Australia | 41 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 09:42 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 38 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 17:30 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 February – 16:24 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 10:04 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 16:46 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 13:10 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 17:08 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 10:26 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 17:30 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| France | 40 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 February – 17:52 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 10:48 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 18:14 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 13:35 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 22 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 18:36 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 11:10 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 35 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 18:58 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 February – 17:52 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 11:32 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 18:14 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 14:25 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 18:36 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 40 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 11:54 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 February – 18:58 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 February – 14:00 – Whitney | ||||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 36 | |||||||||
References
- "South Africa win USA Sevens title in style". irbsevens.com. 2013-02-10.
- "Teams for USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-01-19.
- "IRB confirms pool draw for USA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2013-02-02.