2023 London Sevens | |
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Sevens World Series XXIV | |
Host nation | Great Britain |
Date | 20–21 May 2023 |
Cup | |
Champion | Argentina |
Runner-up | Fiji |
Third | Samoa |
Play-off for core team status | |
Winner | Canada |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 55 |
Tries scored | 1659 (average 30.16 per match) |
Most points | Vaa Apelu Maliko (57 pts) |
Most tries | Vaa Apelu Maliko (11 tries) |
←
2022 |
The 2023 London Sevens was the final event of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twenty-first edition of the London Sevens. It was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 20–21 May 2023. The playoffs for core team status on the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series took place on 22 May 2023 [1] [2]
Argentina won the Cup final, their third tournament victory for the season, by defeating Fiji 35–14. [3]
Four teams competed for the one remaining core team for the following season [4] with the unsuccessful sides losing core team status. [1]
Canada won the play-off to retain core team status for 2023–24, defeating Kenya by 12–7 in the core team playoff final. [3]
The sixteen teams in the cup competition for the London Sevens were drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup playoff. The remaining eight teams played off for a 9th to 16th placing.
The four teams competing for core status in the 2023–24 season the day after the 2023 London Sevens was drawn into a round-robin playoff pool. The top two teams from that pool then advanced to the core team playoff final match to determine the last core team for the 2023–24 season. [5]
The sixteen teams that participated in the event at London were: [2]
Invited Team
The four teams that participated in the play-offs for 2023–24 core team status were: [5]
Tonga gained entry to the London Sevens core team qualifier for the 2023–24 season by winning the 2023 Challenger Series. [6] The other three sides were the core teams ranked 12th to 14th after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series. [7]
Japan, as the 15th ranked core team after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series, was relegated for the 2023–24 series but was still invited to play in the main tournament at the 2023 London Sevens. [2]
All times in British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00). [8] All matches played at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
Key:
Team advanced to the cup quarterfinals
Team advanced to the play-off final for 2023–24 core team status
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 9 |
2 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 7 |
3 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 4 |
4 | United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 4 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 7 |
2 | Fiji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 59 | +40 | 7 |
3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 7 |
4 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 137 | −49 | 0 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 9 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 7 |
3 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 75 | +2 | 5 |
4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 108 | −58 | 0 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 9 |
2 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 49 | +20 | 7 |
3 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 3 |
4 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 93 | −79 | 0 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 7 |
2 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 7 |
3 | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 7 |
4 | Tonga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 96 | –51 | 2 |
All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00). [8]
All matches part of the 2023 London Sevens were played on 21 May 2023, but the Play-off final for core team status was played on 22 May 2023. All matches was played at Twickenham Stadium in England.
Play-off final for core team status | ||
4:56 pm | ||
Canada | 12 | |
Kenya | 7 | |
13th place semifinals | 13th place final | |||||
11:13 am | ||||||
Japan | 14 | |||||
3:08 pm | ||||||
Uruguay | 36 | |||||
Uruguay | 7 | |||||
11:35 am | ||||||
United States | 21 | |||||
United States | 33 | |||||
Portugal | 10 | |||||
15th place final | ||||||
2:46 pm | ||||||
Japan | 20 | |||||
Portugal | 14 |
9th place quarterfinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | ||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
South Africa | 35 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||||||
South Africa | 25 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
France | 24 | |||||||||
France | 35 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Uruguay | 15 | |||||||||
South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Ireland | 22 | |||||||||
Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
United States | 0 | |||||||||
Ireland | 28 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Spain | 5 | 11th place final | ||||||||
Spain | 12 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
France | 10 | |||||||||
Spain | 12 | |||||||||
All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
12:49 pm | ||||||
Kenya | 23 | |||||
4:07 pm | ||||||
Australia | 18 | |||||
Kenya | 23 | |||||
1:11 pm | ||||||
Great Britain | 32 | |||||
Great Britain | 32 | |||||
Canada | 17 | |||||
7th place final | ||||||
3:30 pm | ||||||
Australia | 20 | |||||
Canada | 14 |
All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
Cup quarterfinals | Cup semifinals | Cup final | ||||||||
9:45 am | ||||||||||
Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
1:33 pm | ||||||||||
Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
10:07 am | ||||||||||
Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
5:26 pm | ||||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Argentina | 35 | |||||||||
10:29 am | ||||||||||
Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
1:55 pm | ||||||||||
Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
10:51 am | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 17 | Bronze medal final | ||||||||
New Zealand | 32 | |||||||||
4:29 pm | ||||||||||
Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
Place | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 22 | |
Fiji | 19 | |
Samoa | 17 | |
4 | New Zealand | 15 |
5 | Great Britain | 13 |
6 | Kenya | 12 |
7 | Australia | 11 |
8 | Canada | 10 |
9 | Ireland | 8 |
10 | South Africa | 7 |
11 | Spain | 6 |
12 | France | 5 |
13 | United States | 4 |
14 | Uruguay | 3 |
15 | Japan | 2 |
16 | Portugal | 1 |
2023 London Sevens | |
---|---|
Sevens World Series XXIV | |
Host nation | Great Britain |
Date | 20–21 May 2023 |
Cup | |
Champion | Argentina |
Runner-up | Fiji |
Third | Samoa |
Play-off for core team status | |
Winner | Canada |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 55 |
Tries scored | 1659 (average 30.16 per match) |
Most points | Vaa Apelu Maliko (57 pts) |
Most tries | Vaa Apelu Maliko (11 tries) |
←
2022 |
The 2023 London Sevens was the final event of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twenty-first edition of the London Sevens. It was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 20–21 May 2023. The playoffs for core team status on the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series took place on 22 May 2023 [1] [2]
Argentina won the Cup final, their third tournament victory for the season, by defeating Fiji 35–14. [3]
Four teams competed for the one remaining core team for the following season [4] with the unsuccessful sides losing core team status. [1]
Canada won the play-off to retain core team status for 2023–24, defeating Kenya by 12–7 in the core team playoff final. [3]
The sixteen teams in the cup competition for the London Sevens were drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup playoff. The remaining eight teams played off for a 9th to 16th placing.
The four teams competing for core status in the 2023–24 season the day after the 2023 London Sevens was drawn into a round-robin playoff pool. The top two teams from that pool then advanced to the core team playoff final match to determine the last core team for the 2023–24 season. [5]
The sixteen teams that participated in the event at London were: [2]
Invited Team
The four teams that participated in the play-offs for 2023–24 core team status were: [5]
Tonga gained entry to the London Sevens core team qualifier for the 2023–24 season by winning the 2023 Challenger Series. [6] The other three sides were the core teams ranked 12th to 14th after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series. [7]
Japan, as the 15th ranked core team after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series, was relegated for the 2023–24 series but was still invited to play in the main tournament at the 2023 London Sevens. [2]
All times in British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00). [8] All matches played at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
Key:
Team advanced to the cup quarterfinals
Team advanced to the play-off final for 2023–24 core team status
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 9 |
2 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 7 |
3 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 4 |
4 | United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 4 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 7 |
2 | Fiji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 59 | +40 | 7 |
3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 7 |
4 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 137 | −49 | 0 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 9 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 7 |
3 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 75 | +2 | 5 |
4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 108 | −58 | 0 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 9 |
2 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 49 | +20 | 7 |
3 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 3 |
4 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 93 | −79 | 0 |
# | Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 7 |
2 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 7 |
3 | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 7 |
4 | Tonga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 96 | –51 | 2 |
All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00). [8]
All matches part of the 2023 London Sevens were played on 21 May 2023, but the Play-off final for core team status was played on 22 May 2023. All matches was played at Twickenham Stadium in England.
Play-off final for core team status | ||
4:56 pm | ||
Canada | 12 | |
Kenya | 7 | |
13th place semifinals | 13th place final | |||||
11:13 am | ||||||
Japan | 14 | |||||
3:08 pm | ||||||
Uruguay | 36 | |||||
Uruguay | 7 | |||||
11:35 am | ||||||
United States | 21 | |||||
United States | 33 | |||||
Portugal | 10 | |||||
15th place final | ||||||
2:46 pm | ||||||
Japan | 20 | |||||
Portugal | 14 |
9th place quarterfinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | ||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
South Africa | 35 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||||||
South Africa | 25 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
France | 24 | |||||||||
France | 35 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Uruguay | 15 | |||||||||
South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Ireland | 22 | |||||||||
Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
United States | 0 | |||||||||
Ireland | 28 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Spain | 5 | 11th place final | ||||||||
Spain | 12 | |||||||||
3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
France | 10 | |||||||||
Spain | 12 | |||||||||
All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
12:49 pm | ||||||
Kenya | 23 | |||||
4:07 pm | ||||||
Australia | 18 | |||||
Kenya | 23 | |||||
1:11 pm | ||||||
Great Britain | 32 | |||||
Great Britain | 32 | |||||
Canada | 17 | |||||
7th place final | ||||||
3:30 pm | ||||||
Australia | 20 | |||||
Canada | 14 |
All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
Cup quarterfinals | Cup semifinals | Cup final | ||||||||
9:45 am | ||||||||||
Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
1:33 pm | ||||||||||
Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
10:07 am | ||||||||||
Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
5:26 pm | ||||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Argentina | 35 | |||||||||
10:29 am | ||||||||||
Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
1:55 pm | ||||||||||
Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
10:51 am | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 17 | Bronze medal final | ||||||||
New Zealand | 32 | |||||||||
4:29 pm | ||||||||||
Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
Place | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 22 | |
Fiji | 19 | |
Samoa | 17 | |
4 | New Zealand | 15 |
5 | Great Britain | 13 |
6 | Kenya | 12 |
7 | Australia | 11 |
8 | Canada | 10 |
9 | Ireland | 8 |
10 | South Africa | 7 |
11 | Spain | 6 |
12 | France | 5 |
13 | United States | 4 |
14 | Uruguay | 3 |
15 | Japan | 2 |
16 | Portugal | 1 |