2013 Japan Sevens

2013 Japan Sevens
Host nation	Japan
Date	30–31 March 2013
Cup
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third	Australia
Plate
Winner	United States
Runner-up	Scotland
Bowl
Winner	England
Runner-up	Argentina
Shield
Winner	Canada
Runner-up	Japan
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	245 (average 5.44 per match)
Most points	Dan Norton (50 points)
Most tries	Dan Norton (10 tries)
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The 2013 Japan Sevens was the second edition of the tournament and the seventh tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.

South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand 24–19 in the final.^[1]

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.

The participating teams are:^[2]

The draw was made on 24 March 2013.^[3]

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	80	24	+56	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	66	36	+30	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	29	73	−44	5
Portugal	3	0	0	3	21	63	−42	3

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Scotland	3	2	1	0	36	22	+14	8
United States	3	1	1	1	46	55	−9	6
Wales	3	1	0	2	65	51	+14	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	36	55	−19	5

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	89	24	+65	9
France	3	1	0	2	50	55	−5	5
Canada	3	1	0	2	44	55	−11	5
Japan	3	1	0	2	26	75	−49	5

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	74	49	+25	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	71	45	+26	7
England	3	1	0	2	71	64	+7	5
Argentina	3	0	0	3	21	79	−58	3

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	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Spain	0
					31 March – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Argentina	14
					Spain	0
	31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Canada	38
	Canada	5
									31 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Kenya	17
									Canada	27
	31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									Japan	14
	England	40
					31 March – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Portugal	0
					Portugal	15
	31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Japan	19
	Wales	22
	Japan	14

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Spain	0
					31 March – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Argentina	14
					Argentina	12
	31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Kenya	10
	Canada	5
									31 March – 15:17 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Kenya	17
									Argentina	0
	31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									England	38
	England	40
					31 March – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Portugal	0
					England	21
	31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Wales	19
	Wales	22
	Japan	14

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Fiji	12
					31 March – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Australia	21
					Fiji	19
	31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					United States	21
	New Zealand	19
									31 March – 15:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	United States	12
									United States	17
	31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									Scotland	0
	Samoa	12
					31 March – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	South Africa	19
					Samoa	17
	31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Scotland	21
	Scotland	10
	France	14

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Fiji	12
					31 March – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Australia	21
					Australia	17
	31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					New Zealand	35
	New Zealand	19
									31 March – 16:33 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	United States	12
									New Zealand	19
	31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									South Africa	24
	Samoa	12
					31 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	South Africa	19
					South Africa	14
	31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					France	12			Third place
	Scotland	10
									31 March – 16:07 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	France	14
									Australia	31
									France	7

• IRB Official Site^[usurped]