Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 was held in Moscow, Russia between 28-30 June. It was the sixth RWC Sevens and the second comprising a men’s and women’s tournament, following the event in Dubai in 2009.
Before this tournament, the defending men’s champions were Wales. Australia were the inaugural women’s champions.
New Zealand’s MEN and WOMEN’s sides won this tournament, completing an impressive double.
New Zealand 33 / 0 England (men)
New Zealand 29 / 12 Canada (women)
The men’s tournament in 2013 was made up of 24 teams and the women’s tournament comprised 16 teams. The men competed for the Melrose Cup, and the women for the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy.
The inaugural RWC Sevens was held in 1993 in Scotland, the home of Rugby Sevens. The first Rugby Sevens game was held in Melrose, a small town in Scotland from which the men’s trophy gets its name.
A number of the teams who played in the men’s tournament took part in the HSBC Sevens World Series, whilst some of the women’s teams honed their sevens skills on the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series circuit, which kicked off in Dubai in November 2012.
Previous winners:
Men’s
Year | Host | Winner | Runner up | Score |
1993 | Scotland | England | Australia | 21 – 17 |
1997 | Hong Kong | Fiji | South Africa | 24 – 21 |
2001 | Argentina | New Zealand | Australia | 31 – 12 |
2005 | Hong Kong | Fiji | New Zealand | 29 – 19 |
2009 | United Arab Emirates | Wales | Argentina | 19 – 12 |
Women’s
Year | Host | Winner | Runner up | Score |
2009 | United Arab Emirates | Australia | New Zealand | 15 – 10 |
Men’s Fixtures and Results – Played on Day 1 & 2:
Times are given in Russia local Time (GMT + 4 Hours)
Pool A |
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28 Jun 2013 – 18:30 | Australia | 21 – 0 | Spain | Pool A | ||
28 Jun 2013 – 18:52 | France | 24 – 7 | Tunisia | Pool A | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 11:56 | Australia | 40 – 7 | Tunisia | Pool A | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 12:18 | France | 21 – 17 | Spain | Pool A | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 14:52 | Spain | 24 – 26 | Tunisia | Pool A | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 18:10 | Australia | 17 – 17 | France | Pool A | ||
Pool B |
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28 Jun 2013 – 19:14 | South Africa | 31 – 0 | Russia | Pool B | ||
28 Jun 2013 – 19:36 | Scotland | 19 – 17 | Japan | Pool B | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 12:40 | South Africa | 33 – 0 | Japan | Pool B | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 13:02 | Scotland | 21 – 5 | Russia | Pool B | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 19:16 | South Africa | 41 – 0 | Scotland | Pool B | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 19:38 | Russia | 12 – 12 | Japan | Pool B | ||
Pool C |
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28 Jun 2013 – 15:00 | Samoa | 21 – 14 | Zimbabwe | Pool C | ||
28 Jun 2013 – 15:22 | Kenya | 45 – 5 | Philippines | Pool C | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 09:00 | Samoa | 29 – 0 | Philippines | Pool C | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 09:22 | Kenya | 31 – 5 | Zimbabwe | Pool C | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 13:24 | Zimbabwe | 19 – 7 | Philippines | Pool C | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 15:14 | Samoa | 12 – 17 | Kenya | Pool C | ||
Pool D |
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28 Jun 2013 – 15:44 | New Zealand | 31 – 12 | Canada | Pool D | ||
28 Jun 2013 – 16:06 | USA | 26 – 19 | Georgia | Pool D | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 09:44 | New Zealand | 26 – 7 | Georgia | Pool D | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 10:06 | USA | 14 – 15 | Canada | Pool D | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 13:46 | Canada | 26 – 19 | Georgia | Pool D | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 16:20 | New Zealand | 26 – 19 | USA | Pool D | ||
Pool E |
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28 Jun 2013 – 16:28 | Fiji | 45 – 0 | Tonga | Pool E | ||
28 Jun 2013 – 16:50 | Wales | 33 – 5 | Uruguay | Pool E | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 10:28 | Fiji | 47 – 0 | Uruguay | Pool E | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 10:50 | Wales | 28 – 19 | Tonga | Pool E | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 14:08 | Tonga | 36 – 0 | Uruguay | Pool E | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 16:42 | Fiji | 14 – 19 | Wales | Pool E | ||
Pool F |
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28 Jun 2013 – 17:12 | England | 21 – 7 | Portugal | Pool F | ||
28 Jun 2013 – 17:34 | Argentina | 47 – 7 | Hong Kong | Pool F | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 11:12 | Argentina | 10 – 17 | Portugal | Pool F | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 11:34 | England | 38 – 7 | Hong Kong | Pool F | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 14:30 | Portugal | 14 – 17 | Hong Kong | Pool F | ||
29 Jun 2013 – 17:48 | England | 14 – 12 | Argentina | Pool F |
Men’s Play-Off Fixtures and Results – Played on Day 3:
Times are given in Russia local Time (GMT + 4 Hours)
Bowl QF |
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30 Jun 2013 – 09:30 | Tunisia | 7 – 12 | Uruguay | Bowl QF | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 09:52 | Russia | 17 – 7 | Spain | Bowl QF | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 10:14 | Hong Kong | 10 – 31 | Georgia | Bowl QF | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 10:36 | Japan | 50 – 0 | Philippines | Bowl QF | ||
Plate QF |
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30 Jun 2013 – 10:58 | Samoa | 26 – 17 | Zimbabwe | Plate QF | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 11:20 | Argentina | 28 – 5 | USA | Plate QF | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 11:42 | Scotland | 17 – 0 | Portugal | Plate QF | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 12:04 | Canada | 26 – 0 | Tonga | Plate QF | ||
Quarter-Finals |
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30 Jun 2013 – 13:00 | South Africa | 10 – 12 | Fiji | Quarter-Finals | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 13:22 | New Zealand | 26 – 10 | Wales | Quarter-Finals | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 13:44 | England | 21 – 17 | Australia | Quarter-Finals | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 14:06 | Kenya | 24 – 19 | France | Quarter-Finals | ||
Bowl Semi-Finals |
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30 Jun 2013 – 14:28 | Uruguay | 0 – 38 | Russia | Bowl Semi-Finals | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 14:50 | Georgia | 21 – 24 | Japan | Bowl Semi-Finals | ||
Plate Semi-Finals |
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30 Jun 2013 – 15:12 | Samoa | 21 – 14 | Argentina | Plate Semi-Finals | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 15:34 | Scotland | 7 – 21 | Canada | Plate Semi-Finals | ||
Semi-Finals |
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30 Jun 2013 – 16:40 | Fiji | 0 – 17 | New Zealand | Semi-Finals | ||
30 Jun 2013 – 17:02 | England | 12 – 5 | Kenya | Semi-Finals | ||
Bowl Final |
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30 Jun 2013 – 18:55 | Russia | 29 – 5 | Japan | Bowl Final | ||
Plate Final |
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30 Jun 2013 – 19:45 | Samoa | 12 – 19 | Canada | Plate Final | ||
Third Place |
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30 Jun 2013 – 20:35 | Fiji | 29 – 5 | Kenya | Third Place | ||
Final |
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30 Jun 2013 – 21:28 | New Zealand | 33 – 0 |
England | Final |
In the Woman’s Final, New Zealand beat Canada by 29 / 12.
The Final was won in emphatic fashion by New Zealand men, by 33 / 0 against England. They are the Rugby World Cup Sevens champions for the next 4 years.
Seconds to go… NZ Lineout
Time is up… all they have to do is kick it out… but they go for the try… and they get it!
Final Score: New Zealand 33 / 0 England
Congrats to New Zealand for doing the double, both men and women!
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