# 2013 World Club 7s

The 2013 World Club 7s was the first edition of the rugby sevens tournament and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England on 17 and 18 August 2013.

## 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 the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. Following all the group games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Knockout Stage along with the best two third-place teams.

## Teams

| Team | Nation |
| ACT Brumbies | Australia |
| Auckland | New Zealand |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| DHL Western Province | South Africa |
| Gloucester Rugby | England |
| Harlequins | England |
| Kuban Krasnodar | Russia |
| New York | USA |
| Northampton Saints | England |
| San Francisco | USA |
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | South Africa |
| VVA Saracens | Russia |

## Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* quarter-final place

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| VVA Saracens Moscow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 8 |
| Gloucester Rugby | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 7 |
| New York | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 6 |
| DHL Western Province | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 3 |
* 17 August 2013
| DHL Western Province | 19 – 26 | New York |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Gloucester Rugby | 12 – 19 | VVA Saracens Moscow |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| DHL Western Province | 17 – 19 | VVA Saracens Moscow |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Gloucester Rugby | 26 – 24 | New York |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| New York | 12 – 12 | VVA Saracens Moscow |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Gloucester Rugby | 27 – 17 | DHL Western Province |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Buenos Aires | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 19 | +49 | 8 |
| San Francisco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 62 | –3 | 7 |
| Northampton Saints | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 56 | –27 | 5 |
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 4 |
* 17 August 2013
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | 19 – 28 | San Francisco |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Northampton Saints | 0 – 30 | Buenos Aires |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | 7– 7 | Buenos Aires |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Northampton Saints | 12 – 19 | San Francisco |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| San Francisco | 12 – 31 | Buenos Aires |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Northampton Saints | 17 – 7 | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Auckland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 7 |
| ACT Brumbies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 7 |
| Harlequins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 7 |
| Kuban Krasnador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 92 | −56 | 3 |
* 17 August 2013
| Harlequins | 14 – 24 | ACT Brumbies |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Auckland | 33 – 5 | Kuban Krasnador |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Harlequins | 24 – 19 | Kuban Krasnador |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| ACT Brumbies | 12 – 24 | Auckland |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| ACT Brumbies | 35 – 12 | Kuban Krasnador |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 17 August 2013
| Harlequins | 31 – 14 | Auckland |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

## Cup
### Quarter-finals

* 18 August 2013
| Buenos Aires | 31 – 12 | New York |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 18 August 2013
| ACT Brumbies | 22 – 17 | WA Saracens Moscow |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 18 August 2013
| Gloucester Rugby | 7 – 19 | Harlequins |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 18 August 2013
| Auckland | 40 – 12 | San Francisco |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Semi-finals

* 18 August 2013
| ACT Brumbies | 26 – 17 | Buenos Aires |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 18 August 2013
| Auckland Blues | 31–14 | Harlequins |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Final

* 18 August 2013
| ACT Brumbies | 17 – 14 | Auckland Blues |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Third/fourth place match

* 18 August 2013
| Buenos Aires | 31 – 7 | Harlequins |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

## Plate (places 5 to 8)
### Semi-finals

* 18 August 2013
| Gloucester Rugby | 26 – 14 | San Francisco |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 18 August 2013
| New York | 26–19 | VVA Saracens Moscow |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Final

* 18 August 2013
| New York | 33 – 14 | Gloucester |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Seventh/eighth place play-off

* 18 August 2013
| San Francisco | 12–33 | VVA Saracens Moscow |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

## Shield (places 9 to 12)
### Semi-finals

* 18 August 2013
| Western Province | 19-31 | Blue Bulls |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 18 August 2013
| Northampton Saints | 0–21 | Kuban Krasnador |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Final

* 18 August 2013
| Kuban Krasnador | 19–12 | Blue Bulls |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Eleventh/twelfth place play-off

* 18 August 2013
| Western Province | 31–7 | Northampton Saints |
* Twickenham Stadium, London