2023_South_Africa_Sevens
2023 South Africa Sevens
World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments
The 2023 South Africa Sevens or SVNS CPT was a rugby sevens tournament played at Cape Town Stadium. Twelve men's and women's teams participated.[1]
Quick Facts Host nation, Men ...
| 2023 Cape Town Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 SVNS | |
| Host nation | South Africa |
| Men | |
| Date | 9–10 December 2023 |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Women | |
| Date | 9–10 December 2023 |
| Champion | Australia |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 64 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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In the men's competition, hosts South Africa were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Australia after losing to Ireland in their final group game.[2]
Champions Samoa failed to qualify from the group stages and beaten 2022 finalists New Zealand also lost a group game before managing to make it through to the knockouts.[3]
In the women's competition, 2022 champions New Zealand kicked off with a win over Great Britain.[4]
During her team's win over Canada in the quarter-final New Zealander Michaela Blyde became the second women to score 200 tries in the international sevens competition.[5]
Argentina won the men's event and their first title in South Africa, defeating Australia in the final. Australia won the women's event and their first ever title in South Africa, defeating France in the final.
Pool A
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| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland |
3 | 0 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 9 |
 South Africa |
2 | 1 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 7 |
 Great Britain |
1 | 2 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 4 |
 United States |
0 | 3 | 40 | 88 | –48 | 1 |
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| 9 December 10:50 |
| Ireland | 31–0 | United States |
| Try: Ward (2), Kennedy (2), Mullin Con: Roche (2), Dardis |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 10:50 |
| South Africa | 19–5 | Great Britain |
| Try: Nortje (2), Geduld Con: Geduld, Brown | Try: Glover |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 13:50 |
| Ireland | 19–14 | Great Britain |
| Try: McNulty (2), Kennedy Con: Dardis (2) | Try: Bavadra, Emery Con: Emery (2) |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 14:12 |
| South Africa | 26–14 | United States |
| Try: Oosthuizen, Specman, Visser, Brown Con: Geduld (2), Brown | Try: Lacamp (2) Con: Hughes (2) |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 19:12 |
| United States | 26–31 (aet) | Great Britain |
| Try: Broselle, Hughes, Lacamp, Channel Con: Hughes (3) | Try: Glover, Emery (2), Williams, McCann Con: Fergusson, Emery (2) |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
Pool B
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| 9 December 10:28 |
| Fiji | 14–17 | France |
| Try: Rasaku, Matana Con: Tamani (2) | Try: Joseph (2) Con: Parez (2) Pen: Rebbadj |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 10:28 |
| Argentina | 31–12 |  Spain |
| Try: González (2), Moneta, Fraga, Vera Feld Con: Pellandini (3) | Try: Sainz-Trápaga, Anso Con: Martínez |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 13:06 |
| Fiji | 33–7 | Spain |
| Try: Bukayaro (3), Naduvalo, Matana Con: Tamani (3), Sauturaga | Try: Ramos Con: Ramos |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 13:28 |
| Argentina | 21–7 | France |
| Try: González, Moneta, Pellandini Con: Pellandini (3) | Try: Joseph Con: Rebbadj |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
Pool C
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| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2 | 1 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 6 |
 Canada |
2 | 1 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 6 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 2 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 4 |
 Samoa |
1 | 2 | 35 | 74 | –39 | 3 |
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| 9 December 10:06 |
| Samoa | 7–27 | Australia |
| Try: Falaniko Con: Niuula | Try: Palmer (2), Longbottom, Roache, Turner Con: Roache |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 10:06 |
| New Zealand | 7–19 | Canada |
| Try: Molia Con: Cook-Savage | Try: Richard, Coats, Carson Con: Coats (2) |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 12:22 |
| Samoa | 7–33 | Canada |
| Try: Masefau Con: Niuula | Try: Coats, Carson, Oworu, Kratz, Sager Con: Coats (3), Kratz |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 12:44 |
| New Zealand | 35–5 | Australia |
| Try: Leo, Carter (3), McGarvey-Black Con: McGarvey-Black (4), Curry | Try: Sargeant |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 17:22 |
| Australia | 26–7 | Canada |
| Try: Longbottom, Lawson, Turner, Lawson Con: Longbottom (3) | Try: Kratz Con: Kratz |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
| 9 December 17:44 |
| New Zealand | 14–21 | Samoa |
| Try: Molia, Curry Con: McGarvey-Black, Cook-Savage | Try: Opetai, Niulevae, Alofipo Con: Tavita, Alofipo (2) |
| DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 31 | |||||
| Great Britain | 21 | |||||
| United States | 14 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
More information Team, Point differential ...
| Team | Point differential |
|---|---|
| New Zealand |
6 |
| South Africa |
-4 |
| France |
-14 |
| Canada |
-14 |
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Fifth place
Seventh place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 33 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 36 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 45 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
Final placings
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| Place | Team |
|---|---|
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Argentina |
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Australia |
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Fiji |
| 4 | Ireland |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | United States |
| 12 | Samoa |
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Dream Team
More information Player, Country ...
| Player | Country |
|---|---|
| Terry Kennedy | Ireland |
| Maurice Longbottom | Australia |
| Nathan Lawson | Australia |
| James Turner | Australia |
| Kaminieli Rasaku | Fiji |
| Matías Osadczuk | Argentina |
| Germán Schulz | Argentina |
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Pool A
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Pool B
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| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 92 | 24 | +68 | 9 |
| Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 6 |
| Ireland |
1 | 2 | 61 | 66 | –5 | 4 |
 Brazil |
0 | 3 | 38 | 87 | –49 | 0 |
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Pool C
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| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 0 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 9 |
| United States |
2 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 6 |
| Canada |
1 | 2 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 5 |
| South Africa |
0 | 3 | 7 | 103 | –96 | 0 |
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9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Brazil | 21 | |||||
| Brazil | 15 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
 Japan | 14 | |||||
| Japan | 27 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 21 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
More information Team, Point differential ...
| Team | Point differential |
|---|---|
| Fiji |
5 |
| Canada |
-10 |
| Ireland |
-15 |
| Great Britain |
-21 |
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Fifth place
Seventh place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 29 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 41 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
Final placings
More information Place, Team ...
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
|
Australia |
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France |
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New Zealand |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | Great Britain |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | South Africa |
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Dream Team
More information Player, Country ...
| Player | Country |
|---|---|
| Emma Uren | Great Britain |
| Naya Tapper | United States |
| Jazmin Felix-Hotham | New Zealand |
| Anne-Cécile Ciofani | France |
| Camille Grassineau | France |
| Bienne Terita | Australia |
| Teagan Levi | Australia |
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- world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
| 2023–24 SVNS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | 2023 South Africa Sevens | Succeeded by |