The 2013 USA Sevens was the tenth edition of the
USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the
2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 14th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides. The IRB Sevens World Series has been run by the International Rug ...
. The host stadium was the
Sam Boyd Stadium in the
Las Vegas-area community of
Whitney, Nevada.
South Africa won the title by defeating
New Zealand 40–21 in the final.
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 a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss.
The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.
Teams
The participating teams were:
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Pool stage
The draw was made on February 2.
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
References
External links
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USA Sevens Home Page
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