2013β14 World Rugby Sevens | |
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Series XV | |
Hosts | |
Date | 12 October 2013 β 11 May 2014 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | Fiji |
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2012β13
2014β15 β |
The 2013β14 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 15th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides. The IRB Sevens World Series has been run by the International Rugby Board since 1999β2000. New Zealand emerged as champions, defeating South Africa.
Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 12β13 October 2013 | New Zealand |
Dubai | The Sevens, Dubai | 29β30 November 2013 | Fiji |
South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 7β8 December 2013 | South Africa |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | 24β26 January 2014 | South Africa |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 7β8 February 2014 | New Zealand |
Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | 22β23 March 2014 | Fiji |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 28β30 March 2014 | New Zealand |
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | 3β4 May 2014 | New Zealand |
England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10β11 May 2014 | New Zealand |
For each season, there are 15 "core teams" that receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. These teams were either placed in the top 12 of the standings before the 2013 London Sevens, or qualified during the World Series Core Team Qualifier held as part of the London Sevens. All 15 core teams from the 2012β13 season retained their core team status. The 2013β14 core teams were:
On 9 October 2013, the IRB announced significant changes to the promotion/relegation process.
First, only one promotion place was available for the 2014β15 series. Also, the World Series Pre-Qualifier, which was a 12-team tournament contested as part of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens, was folded into the Core Team Qualifier, which involved 12 teams and was entirely contested at the Hong Kong Sevens. The bottom-placed core team at the end of the season will now be automatically relegated, with no opportunity to retain core status. [2]
The remaining three core teams for 2013β14 were determined in a two-stage qualifying process: [3]
The final standings after completion of the nine tournaments of the series are shown in the table below.
The points awarded to teams at each tournament, as well as the overall season totals, are shown. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team competed in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (β) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.
Pos. |
Event Team
|
Gold Coast |
Dubai |
Port Elizabeth |
Las Vegas |
Wellington |
Tokyo |
Hong Kong |
Glasgow |
London |
Points total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 180 |
2 | South Africa | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 152 |
3 | Fiji | 13 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 144 |
4 | England | 17 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 134 |
5 | Australia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 116 |
6 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 90 |
7 | Kenya | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 84 |
8 | Samoa | 10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 79 |
9 | Argentina | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 75 |
10 | France | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 68 |
11 | Wales | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 65 |
12 | Scotland | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 61 |
13 | United States | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
14 | Portugal | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
15 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
16 | Japan | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | β | 2 | 2 | 9 |
17 | Tonga | 1 | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | 2 |
18 | Russia | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
Uruguay | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | |
Zimbabwe | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | |
Sri Lanka | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1 |
Source: IRB (Archived) [usurped] [4]
Legend | |
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Qualification for the 2014β15 World Sevens Series | |
No colour | Core team in 2013β14 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2014β15 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2013β14 Series |
Yellow | Invited team |
Points scored
[5] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos. | Player | Points | |
1 | Tom Mitchell ( ENG) | 358 | |
2 | Samisoni Viriviri ( FIJ) | 260 | |
3 | Gillies Kaka ( NZL) | 258 | |
4 | Emosi Mulevoro ( FIJ) | 246 | |
5 | Cameron Clark ( AUS) | 229 | |
6 | Colin Gregor ( SCO) | 204 | |
7 | Phil Mack ( CAN) | 202 | |
8 | Branco du Preez ( RSA) | 200 | |
9 | Justin Geduld ( RSA) | 190 | |
10 | Tim Mikkelson ( NZL) | 169 |
Tries scored
[6] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos. | Player | Tries | |
1 | Samisoni Viriviri ( FIJ) | 52 | |
2 | Tim Mikkelson ( NZL) | 33 | |
3 | Tom Mitchell ( ENG) | 32 | |
4 | Collins Injera ( KEN) | 30 | |
4 | Diego Palma ( ARG) | 30 | |
6 | Julien Candelon ( FRA) | 29 | |
6 | Seabelo Senatla ( RSA) | 29 | |
8 | Scott Curry ( NZL) | 28 | |
8 | Justin Geduld ( RSA) | 28 | |
10 | Benito Masilevu ( FIJ) | 27 | |
10 | Dan Norton ( ENG) | 27 |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 40β19 | Australia |
England (Third) South Africa |
Plate | Fiji | 36β0 | Kenya |
Samoa Wales |
Bowl | France | 19β14 | Canada |
Scotland Argentina |
Shield | United States | 22β0 | Portugal |
Spain Tonga |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 29β17 | South Africa |
New Zealand (Third) England |
Plate | Argentina | 21β5 | Wales |
Scotland Kenya |
Bowl | Australia | 17β12 | Portugal |
Canada Samoa |
Shield | France | 28β17 | Spain |
Russia United States |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 17β14 | New Zealand |
Samoa (Third) Argentina |
Plate | Fiji | 45β19 | France |
Kenya Portugal |
Bowl | England | 28β19 | Australia |
Wales United States |
Shield | Scotland | 19β12 | Canada |
Zimbabwe Spain |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 14β7 | New Zealand |
Samoa Canada (Third) |
Plate | England | 26β24 | Australia |
Argentina France |
Bowl | Fiji | 35β0 | Kenya |
Scotland Wales |
Shield | United States | 31β0 | Spain |
Portugal Uruguay |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 21β0 | South Africa |
England Fiji (Third) |
Plate | Australia | 12β10 | Canada |
Samoa Argentina |
Bowl | Kenya | 24β14 | Scotland |
Wales France |
Shield | United States | 28β12 | Spain |
Tonga Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 33β26 | South Africa |
England (Third) New Zealand |
Plate | Australia | 17β12 | United States |
Kenya Canada |
Bowl | Wales | 28β21 | Scotland |
Japan France |
Shield | Argentina | 26β0 | Samoa |
Spain Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 26β7 | England |
Fiji (Third) Australia |
Plate | South Africa | 19β14 | Wales |
United States Canada |
Bowl | Scotland | 31β5 | France |
Argentina Samoa |
Shield | Kenya | 17β10 | Portugal |
Spain Sri Lanka |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 54β7 | Canada |
Fiji (Third) Scotland |
Plate | England | 26β5 | Kenya |
Australia South Africa |
Bowl | France | 20β14 | Argentina |
Samoa Spain |
Shield | Wales | 29β12 | Japan |
United States Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 52β33 | Australia |
England (Third) Fiji |
Plate | South Africa | 38β14 | Kenya |
France Samoa |
Bowl | Canada | 31β19 | Argentina |
Spain Wales |
Shield | United States | 36β12 | Japan |
Portugal Scotland |
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2013β14 World Rugby Sevens | |
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Series XV | |
Hosts | |
Date | 12 October 2013 β 11 May 2014 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | Fiji |
β
2012β13
2014β15 β |
The 2013β14 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 15th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides. The IRB Sevens World Series has been run by the International Rugby Board since 1999β2000. New Zealand emerged as champions, defeating South Africa.
Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 12β13 October 2013 | New Zealand |
Dubai | The Sevens, Dubai | 29β30 November 2013 | Fiji |
South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 7β8 December 2013 | South Africa |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | 24β26 January 2014 | South Africa |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 7β8 February 2014 | New Zealand |
Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | 22β23 March 2014 | Fiji |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 28β30 March 2014 | New Zealand |
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | 3β4 May 2014 | New Zealand |
England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10β11 May 2014 | New Zealand |
For each season, there are 15 "core teams" that receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. These teams were either placed in the top 12 of the standings before the 2013 London Sevens, or qualified during the World Series Core Team Qualifier held as part of the London Sevens. All 15 core teams from the 2012β13 season retained their core team status. The 2013β14 core teams were:
On 9 October 2013, the IRB announced significant changes to the promotion/relegation process.
First, only one promotion place was available for the 2014β15 series. Also, the World Series Pre-Qualifier, which was a 12-team tournament contested as part of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens, was folded into the Core Team Qualifier, which involved 12 teams and was entirely contested at the Hong Kong Sevens. The bottom-placed core team at the end of the season will now be automatically relegated, with no opportunity to retain core status. [2]
The remaining three core teams for 2013β14 were determined in a two-stage qualifying process: [3]
The final standings after completion of the nine tournaments of the series are shown in the table below.
The points awarded to teams at each tournament, as well as the overall season totals, are shown. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team competed in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (β) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.
Pos. |
Event Team
|
Gold Coast |
Dubai |
Port Elizabeth |
Las Vegas |
Wellington |
Tokyo |
Hong Kong |
Glasgow |
London |
Points total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 180 |
2 | South Africa | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 152 |
3 | Fiji | 13 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 144 |
4 | England | 17 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 134 |
5 | Australia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 116 |
6 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 90 |
7 | Kenya | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 84 |
8 | Samoa | 10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 79 |
9 | Argentina | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 75 |
10 | France | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 68 |
11 | Wales | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 65 |
12 | Scotland | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 61 |
13 | United States | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
14 | Portugal | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
15 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
16 | Japan | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | β | 2 | 2 | 9 |
17 | Tonga | 1 | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | 2 |
18 | Russia | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
Uruguay | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | |
Zimbabwe | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | |
Sri Lanka | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1 |
Source: IRB (Archived) [usurped] [4]
Legend | |
---|---|
Qualification for the 2014β15 World Sevens Series | |
No colour | Core team in 2013β14 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2014β15 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2013β14 Series |
Yellow | Invited team |
Points scored
[5] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos. | Player | Points | |
1 | Tom Mitchell ( ENG) | 358 | |
2 | Samisoni Viriviri ( FIJ) | 260 | |
3 | Gillies Kaka ( NZL) | 258 | |
4 | Emosi Mulevoro ( FIJ) | 246 | |
5 | Cameron Clark ( AUS) | 229 | |
6 | Colin Gregor ( SCO) | 204 | |
7 | Phil Mack ( CAN) | 202 | |
8 | Branco du Preez ( RSA) | 200 | |
9 | Justin Geduld ( RSA) | 190 | |
10 | Tim Mikkelson ( NZL) | 169 |
Tries scored
[6] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos. | Player | Tries | |
1 | Samisoni Viriviri ( FIJ) | 52 | |
2 | Tim Mikkelson ( NZL) | 33 | |
3 | Tom Mitchell ( ENG) | 32 | |
4 | Collins Injera ( KEN) | 30 | |
4 | Diego Palma ( ARG) | 30 | |
6 | Julien Candelon ( FRA) | 29 | |
6 | Seabelo Senatla ( RSA) | 29 | |
8 | Scott Curry ( NZL) | 28 | |
8 | Justin Geduld ( RSA) | 28 | |
10 | Benito Masilevu ( FIJ) | 27 | |
10 | Dan Norton ( ENG) | 27 |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 40β19 | Australia |
England (Third) South Africa |
Plate | Fiji | 36β0 | Kenya |
Samoa Wales |
Bowl | France | 19β14 | Canada |
Scotland Argentina |
Shield | United States | 22β0 | Portugal |
Spain Tonga |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 29β17 | South Africa |
New Zealand (Third) England |
Plate | Argentina | 21β5 | Wales |
Scotland Kenya |
Bowl | Australia | 17β12 | Portugal |
Canada Samoa |
Shield | France | 28β17 | Spain |
Russia United States |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 17β14 | New Zealand |
Samoa (Third) Argentina |
Plate | Fiji | 45β19 | France |
Kenya Portugal |
Bowl | England | 28β19 | Australia |
Wales United States |
Shield | Scotland | 19β12 | Canada |
Zimbabwe Spain |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 14β7 | New Zealand |
Samoa Canada (Third) |
Plate | England | 26β24 | Australia |
Argentina France |
Bowl | Fiji | 35β0 | Kenya |
Scotland Wales |
Shield | United States | 31β0 | Spain |
Portugal Uruguay |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 21β0 | South Africa |
England Fiji (Third) |
Plate | Australia | 12β10 | Canada |
Samoa Argentina |
Bowl | Kenya | 24β14 | Scotland |
Wales France |
Shield | United States | 28β12 | Spain |
Tonga Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 33β26 | South Africa |
England (Third) New Zealand |
Plate | Australia | 17β12 | United States |
Kenya Canada |
Bowl | Wales | 28β21 | Scotland |
Japan France |
Shield | Argentina | 26β0 | Samoa |
Spain Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 26β7 | England |
Fiji (Third) Australia |
Plate | South Africa | 19β14 | Wales |
United States Canada |
Bowl | Scotland | 31β5 | France |
Argentina Samoa |
Shield | Kenya | 17β10 | Portugal |
Spain Sri Lanka |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 54β7 | Canada |
Fiji (Third) Scotland |
Plate | England | 26β5 | Kenya |
Australia South Africa |
Bowl | France | 20β14 | Argentina |
Samoa Spain |
Shield | Wales | 29β12 | Japan |
United States Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 52β33 | Australia |
England (Third) Fiji |
Plate | South Africa | 38β14 | Kenya |
France Samoa |
Bowl | Canada | 31β19 | Argentina |
Spain Wales |
Shield | United States | 36β12 | Japan |
Portugal Scotland |
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