The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the sixth edition of the

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. The tournament was held at

Luzhniki Stadium Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the ...

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. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating England 33–0 in the final. Attendance for the tournament was poor, with matches played in mostly empty stadiums.

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, then known as the International Rugby Board (IRB), initially stated that the Rugby World Cup Sevens would be scrapped if rugby sevens were to be included in the Olympic programme for the

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. As the

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voted for the sport's inclusion, this was thought likely to be the last edition of the tournament. However, the IRB clarified that in June 2013, the tournament would be retained and held quadrennially from 2018.

Hosting

In December 2009, the IRB confirmed that the governing rugby boards of

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( Brazilian Rugby Association),

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(

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) and

(

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) formally expressed their intention to tender to host the tournament.

Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ...

, the governing rugby board of Scotland, which did not choose to express interest, was also previously considering bidding for the tournament. In February 2010, the IRB reported that Rugby Union of Russia had formally submitted its tender for the right to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013, while the Brazilian and German rugby boards had confirmed their withdrawal from the bidding process. This announcement left Russia as the only country bidding to host the event.

"This tender submission underlines our continued commitment to ignite a new Rugby frontier in Russia through a strategic vision of promotion, participation and growth." —Vyacheslav Kopiev, President of Rugby Union of Russia

Six days before hosting the 2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, Russia was officially named as host at the IRB annual congress on 12 May 2010.

Qualification

* Winner of Oceania qualifier will compete in Asian qualifier. Notes (Men's):

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qualified for the tournament taking the 2 available places in the North America/Caribbean category.

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and

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qualified for the tournament taking the 2 available places in the Africa category.

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and

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qualified for the tournament taking the 2 available places in the Oceania category.

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and

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qualified for the tournament taking the 5 available places in the Europe category.

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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and

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qualified for the tournament taking the 3 available places in the Asia category.

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qualified for the tournament taking the 1 and only place available in the South America category. Notes (Women's):

qualified for the tournament through NACRA's regional qualifying tournament taking the 1 and only place available in the North America/Caribbean category.

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qualified for the tournament taking the 1 available place in the Africa category.

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qualified for the tournament taking the 5 available places in the European category.

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

, and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

qualified for the tournament through AFRU's regional qualifying tournament taking the 3 available places in the Asian and Oceania category.

qualified through CONSUR's regional qualifying tournament taking the 1 and only place in the South America category.

Qualified teams

Men Women

Men

Women

Trophy Overview

References

External links

Official website
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2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow