# 2013 Gold Coast Sevens

The 2013 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2013-2014 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 12–13 October 2013 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia. It was the eleventh edition of the Australian Sevens tournament and the first stop of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The participating teams and schedule were announced on 11 September 2013. They are the same teams as the previous year.

## Pool Stage

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

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | +95 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 76 | -57 | 5 |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 78 | -71 | 3 |
* 12 October 2013 10:30
| New Zealand | 38–0 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 10:52
| Kenya | 38–0 | Tonga |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 13:36
| New Zealand | 26–0 | Tonga |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 13:58
| Kenya | 31–5 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 17:02
| United States | 14–7 | Tonga |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 18:40
| New Zealand | 31–0 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 26 | +63 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 41 | +53 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 120 | -87 | 3 |
* 12 October 2012 11:14
| South Africa | 29–5 | France |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2012 11:36
| England | 54–7 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2012 14:20
| South Africa | 38–7 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2012 14:42
| England | 26–12 | France |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2012 17:24
| France | 28–19 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2012 19:02
| South Africa | 22–14 | England |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 32 | +45 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 95 | -64 | 3 |
* 12 October 2013 11:58
| Fiji | 20–10 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 12:20
| Wales | 33–14 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 15:14
| Fiji | 38–0 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 15:36
| Wales | 14–19 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 17:46
| Canada | 24–17 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 19:24
| Fiji | 19–22 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 8 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 67 | -32 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 4 |
* 12 October 2013 12:42
| Samoa | 26–7 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 13:04
| Australia | 21–21 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 15:58
| Samoa | 19–12 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 16:20
| Australia | 22–7 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 18:08
| Argentina | 21–19 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast
* 12 October 2013 19:46
| Samoa | 0–12 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Skilled Park, Gold Coast

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 13 October 2013 – 10:30 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 10:30 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| United States | 10 | | | |
| United States | 10 | 13 October 2013 – 13:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | |
| Scotland | 19 | 13 October 2013 – 13:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | |
| Scotland | 19 | United States | 26 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | United States | 26 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Spain | 7 | |
| Canada | 29 | Spain | 7 | |
| Canada | 29 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 17:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 17:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Spain | 5 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 17:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 17:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Spain | 5 | | | | United States | 22 |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | | United States | 22 |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | Portugal | 0 |
| Argentina | 17 | | | | Portugal | 0 |
| Argentina | 17 | 13 October 2013 – 13:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Tonga | 12 | 13 October 2013 – 13:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Tonga | 12 | Tonga | 7 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | Tonga | 7 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Portugal | 40 | |
| France | 26 | Portugal | 40 | |
| Portugal | 14 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 13 October 2013 – 10:30 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 10:30 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| United States | 10 | | | |
| United States | 10 | 13 October 2013 – 14:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 14:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | |
| Scotland | 19 | 13 October 2013 – 14:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 14:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | |
| Scotland | 19 | Scotland | 14 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | Scotland | 14 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Canada | 19 | |
| Canada | 29 | Canada | 19 | |
| Canada | 29 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 17:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 17:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Spain | 5 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 17:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 17:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Spain | 5 | | | | Canada | 14 |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | | Canada | 14 |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | France | 19 |
| Argentina | 17 | | | | France | 19 |
| Argentina | 17 | 13 October 2013 – 14:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 14:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Tonga | 12 | 13 October 2013 – 14:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 14:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Tonga | 12 | Argentina | 12 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | Argentina | 12 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | France | 17 | |
| France | 26 | France | 17 | |
| Portugal | 14 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | 13 October 2013 – 15:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 15:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | |
| Samoa | 0 | 13 October 2013 – 15:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 15:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | |
| Samoa | 0 | Samoa | 26 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | Samoa | 26 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Fiji | 31 | |
| Fiji | 12 | Fiji | 31 | |
| Fiji | 12 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 18:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 18:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| England | 26 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 18:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 18:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| England | 26 | | | | Fiji | 36 |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | | Fiji | 36 |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| Australia | 24 | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| Australia | 24 | 13 October 2013 – 15:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 15:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | 13 October 2013 – 15:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 15:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | Kenya | 12 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | Kenya | 12 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Wales | 7 | |
| South Africa | 28 | Wales | 7 | |
| Wales | 21 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 13 October 2013 – 11:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 11:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | 13 October 2013 – 15:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 15:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | |
| Samoa | 0 | 13 October 2013 – 15:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 15:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | |
| Samoa | 0 | New Zealand | 14 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | New Zealand | 14 | |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | England | 5 | |
| Fiji | 12 | England | 5 | |
| Fiji | 12 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 19:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 19:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| England | 26 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 19:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 19:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| England | 26 | | | | New Zealand | 40 |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | | New Zealand | 40 |
| 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 24 | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 24 | 13 October 2013 – 16:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 16:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | 13 October 2013 – 16:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 16:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | Australia | 24 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | | Australia | 24 | | | |
| 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | South Africa | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 28 | South Africa | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 28 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 18:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 18:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Wales | 21 | | | | 13 October 2013 – 18:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 13 October 2013 – 18:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
| Wales | 21 | | | | England | 47 |
| | | | | | South Africa | 0 |

## Player statistics
### Points scored

Points scored :
| Pos. | Player | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama (NZL) | 46 |
| 2 | Ilai Tinai (FIJ) | 43 |
| 3 | Justin Geduld (RSA) | 42 |
| 4 | Tom Mitchell (ENG) | 37 |
| 5 | Tim Mikkelson (NZL) | 35 |
| 6 | Paul Albaladejo (FRA) | 30 |
| 6 | Joe Webber (NZL) | 30 |
| 6 | Benito Masilevu (FIJ) | 30 |
| 6 | Carl Murray (POR) | 30 |
| 10 | Folau Niua (USA) | 27 |

### Tries scored

Tries scored :
| Pos. | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Tim Mikkelson (NZL) | 7 |
| 2 | Benito Masilevu (FIJ) | 6 |
| 2 | Carl Murray (POR) | 6 |
| 2 | Joe Webber (NZL) | 6 |
| 5 | Dan Bibby (ENG) | 5 |
| 5 | Chris Knight (WAL) | 5 |
| 5 | John Moonlight (CAN) | 5 |
| 5 | Ilai Tinai (FIJ) | 5 |

## Dream Team

The 2013 Gold Coast Sevens 'Dream Team' as voted for by the fans.
* Ed Jenkins
* Oscar Ouma
* Scott Curry
* Justin Geduld
* Tim Mikkelson
* Joel Webber
* Ilai Tinai