2013 Wellington Sevens
# 2013 Wellington Sevens

The 2013 Wellington Sevens was the 14th edition of the tournament as part of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. It was hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.

England defeated Kenya 24–19 in the final to win the title.

## Format

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.

## Teams

The participating teams were:

## Pool stage

The draw was made on December 9, 2012.

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 4 |

* 1 February 2013 15:12

| New Zealand | 14 – 19 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 15:34

| United States | 5 – 10 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 18:08

| New Zealand | 36 – 5 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 18:30

| United States | 12 – 12 | England |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 20:50

| England | 28 – 5 | Spain |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 21:56

| New Zealand | 17 – 10 | United States |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 5 |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 3 |

* 1 February 2013 13:00

| France | 12 – 24 | Kenya |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 13:22

| Argentina | 21 – 12 | Tonga |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 15:56

| France | 33 – 7 | Tonga |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 16:18

| Argentina | 0 – 12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 18:52

| Kenya | 17 – 10 | Tonga |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 19:36

| France | 14 – 17 | Argentina |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 5 |

* 1 February 2013 13:44

| South Africa | 10 – 19 | Samoa |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 14:06

| Wales | 26 – 17 | Canada |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 16:40

| South Africa | 15 – 26 | Canada |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 17:02

| Wales | 12 – 19 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 19:14

| Samoa | 26 – 12 | Canada |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 21:12

| South Africa | 21 – 0 | Wales |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 7 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 3 |

* 1 February 2013 14:28

| Portugal | 5 – 24 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 14:50

| Fiji | 12 – 14 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 17:24

| Portugal | 17 – 19 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 17:46

| Fiji | 12 – 21 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 20:28

| Australia | 29 – 5 | Scotland |
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| | Report | |

* Westpac Stadium, Wellington
* 1 February 2013 21:34

| Portugal | 7 – 24 | Fiji |
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* Westpac Stadium, Wellington

## Knockout stage

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| Spain | 26 | | | |
| Spain | 26 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | |
| Portugal | 19 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | |
| Portugal | 19 | Portugal | 7 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | Portugal | 7 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | Tonga | 17 | |
| Canada | 28 | Tonga | 17 | |
| Canada | 28 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Tonga | 5 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Tonga | 5 | | | | Tonga | 21 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | | Tonga | 21 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | Wales | 26 |
| Fiji | 29 | | | | Wales | 26 |
| Fiji | 29 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| United States | 12 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| United States | 12 | United States | 15 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | United States | 15 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | Wales | 17 | |
| France | 33 | Wales | 17 | |
| Wales | 12 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| Spain | 26 | | | |
| Spain | 26 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | |
| Portugal | 19 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | |
| Portugal | 19 | Spain | 7 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | Spain | 7 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | Canada | 31 | |
| Canada | 28 | Canada | 31 | |
| Canada | 28 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Tonga | 5 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Tonga | 5 | | | | Canada | 28 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | | Canada | 28 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| Fiji | 29 | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| Fiji | 29 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| United States | 12 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| United States | 12 | Fiji | 19 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | Fiji | 19 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | France | 17 | |
| France | 33 | France | 17 | |
| Wales | 12 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| England | 31 | | | |
| England | 31 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | |
| Scotland | 7 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | |
| Scotland | 7 | Scotland | 35 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | Scotland | 35 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | Argentina | 5 | |
| Samoa | 31 | Argentina | 5 | |
| Samoa | 31 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Argentina | 7 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Argentina | 7 | | | | Scotland | 7 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | | Scotland | 7 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | Australia | 22 |
| Australia | 5 | | | | Australia | 22 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | Australia | 28 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | Australia | 28 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | South Africa | 12 | |
| Kenya | 21 | South Africa | 12 | |
| South Africa | 20 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| England | 31 | | | |
| England | 31 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | |
| Scotland | 7 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | |
| Scotland | 7 | England | 21 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | England | 21 | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | Samoa | 19 | |
| Samoa | 31 | Samoa | 19 | |
| Samoa | 31 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Argentina | 7 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| Argentina | 7 | | | | England | 24 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | | England | 24 |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| Australia | 5 | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 14 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | | New Zealand | 14 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington | Kenya | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| Kenya | 21 | Kenya | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| Kenya | 21 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| South Africa | 20 | | | | 2 February – Wellington | 2 February – Wellington |
| South Africa | 20 | | | | Samoa | 7 |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
