# 2023 USA Sevens

The 2023 USA Sevens was the eighteenth edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles, California between 25 and 26 February 2023. The title defenders were three-time USA Sevens champions New Zealand.
The tournament was won by New Zealand, who successfully defended their 2022 title.

## Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.

## Teams

The sixteen national teams competing in Los Angeles were:
Core Teams
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* Fiji
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Uruguay
Invited Team
* Chile

## Pool stage

Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals Sources:

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 79 | –25 | 5 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 77 | –48 | 3 |
* 25 February
| Samoa | 26–19 | United States |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| New Zealand | 26–7 | Chile |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Samoa | 31–5 | Chile |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| New Zealand | 36–15 | United States |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| United States | 20–17 | Chile |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| New Zealand | 7–14 | Samoa |
* Dignity Health Sports Park

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | +38 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 24 | –2 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 44 | –18 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 38 | –18 | 5 |
* 25 February
| Ireland | 7–0 | Uruguay |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| South Africa | 12–0 | Canada |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Ireland | 22–0 | Canada |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| South Africa | 5–10 | Uruguay |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Uruguay | 10–26 | Canada |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| South Africa | 5–14 | Ireland |
* Dignity Health Sports Park

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 17 | +67 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 37 | +6 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 33 | –11 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 79 | –62 | 5 |
* 25 February
| Australia | 7–12 | Kenya |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Fiji | 50–0 | Japan |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Australia | 24–10 | Japan |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Fiji | 19–5 | Kenya |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Kenya | 5–7 | Japan |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Fiji | 15–12 | Australia |
* Dignity Health Sports Park

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 62 | –31 | 3 |
* 25 February
| Great Britain | 7–5 | Argentina |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| France | 19–7 | Spain |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Great Britain | 24–17 | Spain |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| France | 12–17 | Argentina |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| Argentina | 19–7 | Spain |
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* 25 February
| France | 14–21 | Great Britain |
* Dignity Health Sports Park

## Knockout stage
### 13th–16th playoffs

| 13th place Semi-finals | 13th place Semi-finals | 13th place Final | 13th place Final |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| United States | 26 |
| United States | 26 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Kenya | 21 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Kenya | 21 | United States | 31 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | United States | 31 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | Japan | 7 |
| Chile | 19 | Japan | 7 |
| Japan | 24 | | |
Matches :
Semi-finals
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13th place Final
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### 9th–12th playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | 9th Place Final | 9th Place Final |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | |
| United States | 12 | | | |
| United States | 12 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | |
| Spain | 14 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | |
| Spain | 14 | Spain | 17 | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | Spain | 17 | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | Canada | 12 | |
| Kenya | 5 | Canada | 12 | |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Canada | 12 | | | | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Canada | 12 | | | | Spain | 24 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | | | Spain | 24 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | | France | 26 |
| France | 12 | | | | France | 26 |
| France | 12 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | |
| Chile | 5 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | |
| Chile | 5 | France | 31 | | | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | France | 31 | | | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | Uruguay | 5 | |
| Uruguay | 19 | Uruguay | 5 | |
| Japan | 7 | | | |
Matches :
Quarter-finals
26 FebruaryUnited States 12–14 SpainDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryKenya 5–12 CanadaDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryFrance 12–5 ChileDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryUruguay 19–7 JapanDignity Health Sports Park
Semi-finals
26 FebruarySpain 17–12 CanadaDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryFrance 31–5 UruguayDignity Health Sports Park
9th place Final
26 FebruarySpain 24–26 FranceDignity Health Sports Park :

### 5th–8th playoffs

| 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Final | 5th place Final |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Samoa | 45 |
| Samoa | 45 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| South Africa | 5 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| South Africa | 5 | Samoa | 24 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | Samoa | 24 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | Great Britain | 19 |
| Great Britain | 12 | Great Britain | 19 |
| Ireland | 5 | | |
Matches :
Semi-finals
26 FebruarySamoa 45-5 South AfricaDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryGreat Britain 12–5 IrelandDignity Health Sports Park
5th place Final
26 FebruarySamoa 24–19 Great BritainDignity Health Sports Park :

### Cup playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | |
| Samoa | 12 | | | |
| Samoa | 12 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 20 | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | Argentina | 20 | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | Fiji | 17 | |
| Fiji | 28 | Fiji | 17 | |
| Fiji | 28 | | | | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| South Africa | 7 | | | | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| South Africa | 7 | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
| Great Britain | 12 | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
| Great Britain | 12 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 33 | | | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | | New Zealand | 33 | | | |
| 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | Australia | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 7 | Australia | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 7 | | | | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park | 26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park |
| Australia | 31 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| | | | | | Australia | 19 |
Matches :
Quarter-finals
26 FebruarySamoa 12–19 ArgentinaDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryFiji 28–7 South AfricaDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryGreat Britain 12–24 New ZealandDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryIreland 7–31 AustraliaDignity Health Sports Park
Semi-finals
26 FebruaryArgentina 20–17 FijiDignity Health Sports Park
26 FebruaryNew Zealand 33–17 AustraliaDignity Health Sports Park
Third place
26 FebruaryFiji 21–19 AustraliaDignity Health Sports Park
Cup Final
26 FebruaryArgentina 12–22 New ZealandReportDignity Health Sports Park :

### Placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 22 |
| | Argentina | 19 |
| | Fiji | 17 |
| 4 | Australia | 15 |
| 5 | Samoa | 13 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 12 |
| 7 | Ireland | 11 |
| 8 | South Africa | 10 |
| 9 | France | 8 |
| 10 | Spain | 7 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 6 |
| 12 | Canada | 5 |
| 13 | United States | 4 |
| 14 | Japan | 3 |
| 15 | Kenya | 2 |
| 16 | Chile | 1 |