2023 Sydney Sevens

2023 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIV
Host nation Australia
Date27–29 January 2023
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up South Africa
Third Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played45
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The 2023 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and 22nd edition of the Australia Sevens since it began in 2000. It was held on 27, 28 and 29 January 2023 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Format

The 16 teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for 9th to 16th placings.

Teams

Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, Tonga.

Core Teams

Invited Team

Pool stage

All times in Australia Standard Time (UTC+6:00)

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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 63 24 +39 9
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 66 36 +30 7
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 53 74 –21 5
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 31 79 –48 3
27 January
00:00
Australia 12–7 Great Britain
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
27 January
00:00
Argentina 24–19 Canada
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Australia 22–7 Canada
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Argentina 19–26 Great Britain
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Great Britain 33–5 Canada
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Argentina 10–29 Australia
Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 76 31 +45 9
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 92 24 +68 7
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 29 83 –64 5
4  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 38 97 –59 3
27 January
00:00
South Africa 31–5 Kenya
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
27 January
00:00
New Zealand 45–7 Uruguay
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
South Africa 28–12 Uruguay
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
New Zealand 33–0 Kenya
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Kenya 24–19 Uruguay
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
New Zealand 14–17 South Africa
Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Samoa 3 2 1 0 78 34 +44 8
2  Ireland 3 2 1 0 64 17 +47 8
3  United States 3 1 0 2 40 66 –26 5
4  Spain 3 0 0 3 29 94 –65 3
27 January
00:00
Ireland 12–17 Samoa
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
27 January
00:00
United States 33–14 Spain
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Ireland 26–0 Spain
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
United States 7–26 Samoa
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Samoa 35–15 Spain
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
United States 0–26 Ireland
Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Fiji 3 3 0 0 125 19 +106 9
2  France 3 2 0 1 71 36 +36 7
3  Tonga 3 1 0 2 33 104 –71 5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 29 99 –70 3
27 January
00:00
Fiji 52–7 Tonga
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
27 January
00:00
France 19–17 Japan
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Fiji 54–0 Japan
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
France 40–0 Tonga
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
Tonga 26–12 Japan
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 January
00:00
France 12–19 Fiji
Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Knockout stage

Placement matches

Thirteenth place

 
13th place semifinal13th place final
 
      
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 
 Uruguay24
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Japan19
 
 Uruguay26
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Spain5
 
 Spain17
 
 
 Canada14
 

Ninth place

 
9th place Quarterfinals9th place Semifinals9th place Final
 
          
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 
 United States14
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Uruguay12
 
 United States17
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Argentina19
 
 Argentina19
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Japan12
 
 Argentina21
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Tonga12
 
 Kenya17
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Spain12
 
 Kenya24
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Tonga26
 
 Tonga35
 
 
 Canada14
 

Cup

Fifth place

5th to 8th playoffs

 
9th place semifinal9th place finals
 
      
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 
 Samoa24
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Australia10
 
 Samoa24
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Ireland12
 
 Ireland21
 
 
 Great Britain19
 

Cup playoffs

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 
 Samoa0
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 New Zealand12
 
 New Zealand36
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 France5
 
 Australia14
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 France17
 
 New Zealand38
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 South Africa0
 
 South Africa26
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Ireland12
 
 South Africa31
 
28 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Fiji12 Bronze final
 
 Fiji26
 
29 January – Allianz Stadium
 
 Great Britain14
 
 France5
 
 
 Fiji29
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji 17
4  France 15
5  Samoa 13
6  Ireland 12
7  Australia 10
 Great Britain 10
Place Team Points
9  Argentina 8
10  Tonga 7
11  United States 5
 Kenya 5
13  Uruguay 3
14  Spain 2
15  Canada 1
 Japan 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Dream Team
Forwards Backs
New Zealand Sam Dickson
Fiji Viwa Naduvalo
New Zealand Roderick Solo
New Zealand Leroy Carter
South Africa Ricardo Duarttee
Manueli Maisamoa
New Zealand Akuila Rokolisoa

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See also

References

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