2023 New Zealand Sevens
| 2023 New Zealand Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIV | |
| Host nation | New Zealand |
| Date | 21–22 January 2023 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | Argentina |
| Runner-up | New Zealand |
| Third | United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2020 | |
The 2023 New Zealand Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and 22nd edition of the New Zealand Sevens since it began in 2000. It was held on 21 and 22 January 2023 at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1]
Format
The 16 teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for 9th to 16th placings.
Teams
Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, Tonga.
Core Teams
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Fiji
- France
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Japan
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- South Africa
- Spain
- United States
- Uruguay
Invited Team
Pool stage
All times in New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+6:00)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 9 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 3 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 42 | +46 | 7 |
| 3 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 102 | −69 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 3 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 38 | +44 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 92 | −44 | 5 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 3 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 9 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Placement matches
Thirteenth place
| 13th place semifinal | 13th place final | |||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||
| Uruguay | 17 | |||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||
| Spain | 21 | |||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||
Ninth place
| 9th place Quarterfinals | 9th place Semifinals | 9th place Final | ||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 24 | |||||||||
Cup
Fifth place
5th to 8th playoffs
| 9th place semifinal | 9th place finals | |||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||
| Ireland | 21 | |||||
| Ireland | 17 | |||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||
Cup playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato] | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 28 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | Bronze final | ||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| 22 January – FMG Stadium Waikato | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 22 | |
| Argentina | 19 | |
| United States | 17 | |
| 4 | France | 15 |
| 5 | Australia | 13 |
| 6 | Ireland | 12 |
| 7 | South Africa | 10 |
| Fiji | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Samoa | 8 |
| 10 | Kenya | 7 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 5 |
| Tonga | 5 | |
| 13 | Spain | 3 |
| 14 | Canada | 2 |
| 15 | Uruguay | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
| Forwards | Backs |
|---|---|
| Rodrigo Isgró Agustín Fraga Sam Dickson |
Marcos Moneta Manueli Maisamoa Roderick Solo Akuila Rokolisoa |
See also
- 2023 New Zealand Women's Sevens
- World Rugby Sevens Series
- 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series
References
- ^ https://www.world.rugby/news/779250/hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-series-returns-to-new-zealand
- ^ Hamilton 7s Dream Team - Scrummage Africa https://scrummage.co.ke/2023/01/25/hamilton-7s-dream-team/