# 2013 London Sevens

The 2013 London Sevens was the seventh edition of the rugby union tournament and the final stage of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England.

## 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.
From the end of the 2012/13 Series, promotion and relegation from core team status came into effect, with a pre-qualifying competition in Hong Kong and a final core team qualifier in London at the ninth and final round of the season.
The 2013 London Sevens, the final round of the Series, featured two distinct tournaments, and a total of 20 teams. In the first, the top 12-ranked sides in the HSBC Sevens World Series standings after round eight in Glasgow competed for the London title, and final World Series points towards their overall tally.
In the second, the 13th, 14th and 15th-ranked core teams after the Glasgow event competed against five pre-qualified regional teams from Hong Kong, for the three available core team places on the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.

## Main draw

The draw was made on 5 May 2013.

### Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

#### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 3 |
* 11 May 2013 09:30
| United States | 19 – 17 | France |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 09:52
| South Africa | 5 – 0 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 13:40
| South Africa | 17 – 14 | France |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 14:02
| United States | 15 – 19 | Australia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 16:02
| South Africa | 12 – 19 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 16:24
| Australia | 35 – 12 | France |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

#### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 29 | +71 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 62 | +24 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 90 | −49 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 79 | −46 | 3 |
* 11 May 2013 10:14
| Wales | 19 – 31 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 10:36
| New Zealand | 24 – 7 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 14:24
| New Zealand | 31 – 17 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 14:46
| Wales | 17 – 14 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 17:03
| Canada | 12 – 38 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 17:25
| New Zealand | 45 – 5 | Wales |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

#### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 7 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 77 | −56 | 3 |
* 11 May 2013 10:58
| Argentina | 10 – 7 | Samoa |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 11:20
| England | 27 – 0 | Fiji |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 15:18
| England | 34 – 7 | Samoa |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 15:40
| Argentina | 0 – 24 | Fiji |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 17:47
| Fiji | 33 – 7 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 18:09
| England | 17 – 26 | Argentina |
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* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Knockout stage
#### Bowl

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 May – 12:55 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 12:55 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Wales | 21 |
| Wales | 21 | 12 May – 16:34 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 16:34 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Samoa | 12 | 12 May – 16:34 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 16:34 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Samoa | 12 | Wales | 19 |
| 12 May – 13:17 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 13:17 – Twickenham Stadium | | Wales | 19 |
| 12 May – 13:17 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 13:17 – Twickenham Stadium | France | 7 |
| France | 28 | France | 7 |
| Canada | 14 | | |

#### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 May – 14:23 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 14:23 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Argentina | 12 |
| Argentina | 12 | 12 May – 16:59 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 16:59 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Fiji | 26 | 12 May – 16:59 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 16:59 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Fiji | 26 | Fiji | 14 |
| 12 May – 14:45 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 14:45 – Twickenham Stadium | | Fiji | 14 |
| 12 May – 14:45 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 14:45 – Twickenham Stadium | United States | 5 |
| United States | 22 | United States | 5 |
| South Africa | 5 | | |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 May – 10:28 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 10:28 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 52 | | | |
| New Zealand | 52 | 12 May – 15:22 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 15:22 – Twickenham Stadium | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 12 May – 15:22 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 15:22 – Twickenham Stadium | |
| Argentina | 7 | New Zealand | 7 | |
| 12 May – 10:50 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 10:50 – Twickenham Stadium | | New Zealand | 7 | |
| 12 May – 10:50 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 10:50 – Twickenham Stadium | Kenya | 0 | |
| Kenya | 20 | Kenya | 0 | |
| Kenya | 20 | | | | 12 May – 18:14 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 18:14 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Fiji | 7 | | | | 12 May – 18:14 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 18:14 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Fiji | 7 | | | | New Zealand | 47 |
| 12 May – 11:12 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 11:12 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | | New Zealand | 47 |
| 12 May – 11:12 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 11:12 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 24 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 24 | 12 May – 15:44 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 15:44 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| United States | 19 | 12 May – 15:44 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 15:44 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| United States | 19 | Australia | 14 | | | |
| 12 May – 11:34 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 11:34 – Twickenham Stadium | | Australia | 14 | | | |
| 12 May – 11:34 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 11:34 – Twickenham Stadium | England | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 19 | England | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 19 | | | | 12 May – 17:49 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 17:49 – Twickenham Stadium |
| South Africa | 14 | | | | 12 May – 17:49 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 17:49 – Twickenham Stadium |
| South Africa | 14 | | | | Kenya | 19 |
| | | | | | England | 26 |

## World Series qualifiers

The draw was made on 5 May 2013.

### Pool Stage
#### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 3 |
* 11 May 2013 09:00
| Zimbabwe | 12 – 7 | Hong Kong |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 09:22
| Scotland | 29 – 0 | Georgia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 12:12
| Hong Kong | 17 – 12 | Georgia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 12:34
| Scotland | 21 – 14 | Zimbabwe |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 14:58
| Zimbabwe | 19 – 14 | Georgia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 16:00
| Scotland | 19 – 20 | Hong Kong |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

#### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 9 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 5 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 5 |
* 11 May 2013 09:44
| Tonga | 19 – 17 | Spain |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 10:06
| Portugal | 26 – 10 | Russia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 12:56
| Spain | 19 – 14 | Russia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 13:18
| Portugal | 12 – 7 | Tonga |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 15:20
| Tonga | 7 – 19 | Russia |
* Twickenham Stadium, London
* 11 May 2013 16:22
| Portugal | 7 – 5 | Spain |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

### Knockout stage

The winners of the Semifinals, Spain and Scotland, earned core status for the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series. The losing teams, Portugal and Russia, advanced to the Qualifier Third Place playoff. Portugal won the Qualifier Third Place playoff and therefore became the final team to earn core status next season.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Third place playoff Qualifier | Third place playoff Qualifier |
| 12 May – 09:00 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 09:00 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | 12 May – 13:39 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 13:39 – Twickenham Stadium | | |
| Georgia | 5 | 12 May – 13:39 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 13:39 – Twickenham Stadium | |
| Georgia | 5 | Portugal | 5 | |
| 12 May – 09:22 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 09:22 – Twickenham Stadium | | Portugal | 5 | |
| 12 May – 09:22 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 09:22 – Twickenham Stadium | Spain | 10 | |
| Spain | 29 | Spain | 10 | |
| Spain | 29 | | | | 12 May – 17:24 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 17:24 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Hong Kong | 14 | | | | 12 May – 17:24 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 17:24 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Hong Kong | 14 | | | | Portugal | 10 |
| 12 May – 09:44 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 09:44 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | | Portugal | 10 |
| 12 May – 09:44 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 09:44 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | Russia | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | | | | Russia | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 12 May – 14:01 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 14:01 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Russia | 26 | 12 May – 14:01 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 14:01 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Russia | 26 | Russia | 0 | | | |
| 12 May – 10:06 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 10:06 – Twickenham Stadium | | Russia | 0 | | | |
| 12 May – 10:06 – Twickenham Stadium | 12 May – 10:06 – Twickenham Stadium | Scotland | 19 | |
| Scotland | 31 | Scotland | 19 | |
| Tonga | 0 | | | |