# 2023 South Africa Sevens

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.
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.
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.
In the women's competition, 2022 champions New Zealand kicked off with a win over Great Britain.
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.
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.

## Men's tournament
### Pool A

| 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 |
* 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
* 9 December 19:34
| South Africa | 12–14 | Ireland |
| Try: Specman, Human Con: Human | | Try: Mullin (2) Con: Lennox (2) |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### Pool B

| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 2 | 1 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 7 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 7 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 45 | 54 | –9 | 6 |
| Spain | 0 | 3 | 38 | 85 | –47 | 1 |
* 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
* 9 December 18:28
| France | 21–19 | Spain |
| Try: Sepho (2), Timo Con: Parez (2), Rebbadj | | Try: López, Anso, Serres Con: Serres (1), Ramos |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 18:50
| Argentina | 12–19 | Fiji |
| Try: Fraga, Graziano Con: Wade | | Try: Naduvalo, Rasaku, Bukayaro Con: Sauturaga (2) |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### Pool C

| 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 |
* 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 semifinals | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| 10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium |
| Samoa | 17 |
| Samoa | 17 | 10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium |
| Spain | 24 | 10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium |
| Spain | 24 | Spain | 7 |
| 10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium | | Spain | 7 |
| 10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium | Great Britain | 31 |
| Great Britain | 21 | Great Britain | 31 |
| United States | 14 | | |
| United States | 14 | 11th place final | 11th place final |
| | | 10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium |
| | | Samoa | 19 |
| | | United States | 24 |

### 5th to 8th playoffs

| Team | Point differential |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| South Africa | -4 |
| France | -14 |
| Canada | -14 |
Fifth place
* 10 December 16:52
| South Africa | 7–31 | New Zealand |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Seventh place
* 10 December 16:08
| Canada | 33–17 | France |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium | | | |
| Argentina | 33 | | | |
| Argentina | 33 | 10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium | | |
| Canada | 0 | 10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium | |
| Canada | 0 | Argentina | 26 | |
| 10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium | | Argentina | 26 | |
| 10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium | Ireland | 19 | |
| Ireland | 36 | Ireland | 19 | |
| Ireland | 36 | | | | 10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | | 10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | | Argentina | 45 |
| 10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium | | | | | Argentina | 45 |
| 10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 28 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 28 | 10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | 10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | Australia | 24 | | | |
| 10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium | | Australia | 24 | | | |
| 10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium | Fiji | 7 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Fiji | 29 | Fiji | 7 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Fiji | 29 | | | | 10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium |
| France | 24 | | | | 10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium |
| France | 24 | | | | Ireland | 7 |
| | | | | | Fiji | 14 |

### Final placings

| Place | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Australia |
| | Fiji |
| 4 | Ireland |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | United States |
| 12 | Samoa |

### Dream Team

| Player | Country |
| Terry Kennedy | Ireland |
| Maurice Longbottom | Australia |
| Nathan Lawson | Australia |
| James Turner | Australia |
| Kaminieli Rasaku | Fiji |
| Matías Osadczuk | Argentina |
| Germán Schulz | Argentina |

## Women's tournament
### Pool A

| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 120 | 7 | +113 | 9 |
| Fiji | 2 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 6 |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | 34 | 109 | –75 | 3 |
| Spain | 0 | 3 | 29 | 74 | –45 | 2 |
* 9 December 09:22
| Fiji | 36–12 | Japan |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 09:22
| Australia | 38–0 | Spain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 11:34
| Fiji | 14–10 | Spain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 11:34
| Australia | 54–0 | Japan |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 15:32
| Japan | 22–19 | Spain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 15:54
| Australia | 28–7 | Fiji |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### Pool B

| 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 |
* 9 December 09:00
| Ireland | 39–14 | Brazil |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 09:00
| New Zealand | 37–5 | Great Britain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 11:12
| Ireland | 15–19 | Great Britain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 11:12
| New Zealand | 22–12 | Brazil |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 14:48
| Brazil | 12–26 | Great Britain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 15:10
| New Zealand | 33–7 | Ireland |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### Pool C

| 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 |
* 9 December 09:44
| Canada | 14–21 | United States |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 09:44
| France | 29–7 | South Africa |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 11:56
| Canada | 40–0 | South Africa |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 11:56
| France | 31–0 | United States |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 16:38
| United States | 34–0 | South Africa |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
* 9 December 17:00
| France | 19–17 | Canada |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### 9th to 12th playoffs

| 9th place semifinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium |
| Spain | 7 |
| Spain | 7 | 10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium |
| Brazil | 21 | 10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium |
| Brazil | 21 | Brazil | 15 |
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | | Brazil | 15 |
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | Japan | 14 |
| Japan | 27 | Japan | 14 |
| South Africa | 7 | | |
| South Africa | 7 | 11th place final | 11th place final |
| | | 10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium |
| | | Spain | 21 |
| | | South Africa | 7 |

### 5th to 8th playoffs

| Team | Point differential |
| Fiji | 5 |
| Canada | -10 |
| Ireland | -15 |
| Great Britain | -21 |
Fifth place
* 10 December 16:30
| Fiji | 19–17 | Canada |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Seventh place
* 10 December 15:46
| Ireland | 17–5 | Great Britain |
* DHL Stadium, Cape Town

### Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | | | |
| Great Britain | 12 | | | |
| Great Britain | 12 | 10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium | | |
| United States | 19 | 10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium | |
| United States | 19 | United States | 5 | |
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | | United States | 5 | |
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | Australia | 33 | |
| Australia | 24 | Australia | 33 | |
| Australia | 24 | | | | 10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium |
| Ireland | 14 | | | | 10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium |
| Ireland | 14 | | | | Australia | 29 |
| 10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium | | | | | Australia | 29 |
| 10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium | | | | France | 26 |
| France | 19 | | | | France | 26 |
| France | 19 | 10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 17 | 10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 17 | France | 24 | | | |
| 10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium | | France | 24 | | | |
| 10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium | New Zealand | 12 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| New Zealand | 41 | New Zealand | 12 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| New Zealand | 41 | | | | 10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium |
| Canada | 0 | | | | 10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium | 10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium |
| Canada | 0 | | | | United States | 7 |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 19 |

### Final placings

| Place | Team |
| | Australia |
| | France |
| | New Zealand |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | Great Britain |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | South Africa |

### Dream Team

| 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 |