# 2013 South Africa Sevens

The 2013 South Africa Sevens was the third tournament within the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 7–8 December 2013 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, with South Africa emerging the winners.

## 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 30 November 2013.

## Pool stage

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

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 24 | +58 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 93 | −41 | 3 |
* 7 December 2013 11:00
| Fiji | 26–5 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 12:50
| Scotland | 21–33 | France |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 15:34
| Fiji | 27–7 | France |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 15:56
| Scotland | 19–31 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 18:52
| Australia | 12–19 | France |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 19:14
| Fiji | 29–12 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14 | +75 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 3 |
* 7 December 2013 13:12
| South Africa | 24–7 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 13:34
| Kenya | 28–0 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 16:18
| South Africa | 38–0 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 16:40
| Kenya | 34–12 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 19:36
| Canada | 12–26 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 19:58
| South Africa | 27–7 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14 | +120 | 9 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 86 | −36 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 102 | −68 | 3 |
* 7 December 2013 11:00
| New Zealand | 43–0 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 11:22
| Wales | 26–10 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 14:06
| New Zealand | 43–7 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 14:28
| Wales | 17–28 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 17:14
| Portugal | 33–17 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 17:36
| New Zealand | 48–7 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 109 | −97 | 3 |
* 7 December 2013 11:44
| England | 14–24 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 12:06
| Argentina | 31–5 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 14:50
| England | 35–7 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 15:12
| Argentina | 26–19 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 17:58
| Samoa | 43–0 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 7 December 2013 18:20
| England | 19–21 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Australia | 38 | | | |
| Australia | 38 | 8 December 2013 - 14:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 14:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 8 December 2013 - 14:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 14:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | Zimbabwe | 10 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Zimbabwe | 10 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Canada | 24 | |
| Wales | 24 | Canada | 24 | |
| Wales | 24 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 17:43 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 17:43 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Canada | 19 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 17:43 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 17:43 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Canada | 19 | | | | Canada | 12 |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | Canada | 12 |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| England | 19 | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| England | 19 | 8 December 2013 - 14:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 14:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Scotland | 7 | 8 December 2013 - 14:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 14:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Scotland | 7 | Scotland | 33 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Scotland | 33 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Spain | 10 | |
| Spain | 14 | Spain | 10 | |
| United States | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Australia | 38 | | | |
| Australia | 38 | 8 December 2013 - 15:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 15:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 8 December 2013 - 15:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 15:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | Australia | 33 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Australia | 33 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Wales | 21 | |
| Wales | 24 | Wales | 21 | |
| Wales | 24 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 18:08 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 18:08 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Canada | 19 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 18:08 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 18:08 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Canada | 19 | | | | Australia | 19 |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | Australia | 19 |
| 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 11:55 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | England | 28 |
| England | 19 | | | | England | 28 |
| England | 19 | 8 December 2013 - 15:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 15:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Scotland | 7 | 8 December 2013 - 15:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 15:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Scotland | 7 | England | 33 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | England | 33 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 12:17 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | United States | 14 | |
| Spain | 14 | United States | 14 | |
| United States | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | 8 December 2013 - 16:05 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 16:05 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| Samoa | 28 | 8 December 2013 - 16:05 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 16:05 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| Samoa | 28 | Fiji | 52 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Fiji | 52 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Kenya | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 19 | Kenya | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 18:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 18:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 18:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 18:33 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | Fiji | 45 |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | Fiji | 45 |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | France | 19 |
| Argentina | 14 | | | | France | 19 |
| Argentina | 14 | 8 December 2013 - 16:27 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 16:27 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| France | 7 | 8 December 2013 - 16:27 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 16:27 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| France | 7 | France | 17 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | France | 17 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Portugal | 12 | |
| South Africa | 45 | Portugal | 12 | |
| Portugal | 0 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 12:39 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | 8 December 2013 - 16:49 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 16:49 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| Samoa | 28 | 8 December 2013 - 16:49 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 16:49 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| Samoa | 28 | Samoa | 5 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Samoa | 5 | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:01 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | New Zealand | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 19 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 19:30 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 19:30 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 19:30 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 19:30 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | New Zealand | 14 |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | New Zealand | 14 |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:23 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| Argentina | 14 | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| Argentina | 14 | 8 December 2013 - 17:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 17:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| France | 7 | 8 December 2013 - 17:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 17:11 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| France | 7 | Argentina | 0 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Argentina | 0 | | | |
| 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 13:45 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 31 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 45 | South Africa | 31 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 45 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 18:58 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 18:58 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | 8 December 2013 - 18:58 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 8 December 2013 - 18:58 - NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | Samoa | 21 |
| | | | | | Argentina | 7 |