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The 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 14th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.

Itinerary[]

The schedule for the 2012–13 Series was released to the general public in late June 2012. At the time, the schedule included a new event to be held in La Plata, Argentina.[1] However, on 16 August, the Argentine Rugby Union pulled out of hosting an event in 2012–13, citing demands associated with the country's 2012 entry into The Rugby Championship.

2012–13 Itinerary[1]
Leg Venue Date Winner
Australia Skilled Park, Gold Coast 13–14 October 2012 Flag of Fiji Fiji
Dubai The Sevens, Dubai 30 Nov–1 Dec 2012 Flag of Samoa Samoa
South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 8–9 December 2012 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
New Zealand Westpac Stadium, Wellington 1–2 February 2013 Flag of England England
United States Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas 8–10 February 2013 Flag of South Africa South Africa
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 22–24 March 2013 Flag of Fiji Fiji
Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 30–31 March 2013 Flag of South Africa South Africa
Scotland Scotstoun Stadium. Glasgow 4–5 May 2013 Flag of South Africa South Africa
England Twickenham, London 11–12 May 2013 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand

Core teams[]

Before each season, the IRB announces the "core teams" that received guaranteed berths in each event of that season's series. This was the first series in which 15 teams received this status, up from 12 in the recent past. All 12 core teams from 2011–12 retained their status, with three more being elevated as top finishers in a 12-team qualifying tournament conducted as part of the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens. The 2012–13 core teams are:[2][3]

Promotion and relegation[]

For the first time, the IRB instituted a formal promotion and relegation process for core team status in the Sevens World Series, replacing the former ad hoc process. The top 12 core teams in the season table after the next-to-last round of the series in Glasgow retained their status for 2013–14. The remaining three core teams for 2013–14 are being determined in a two-stage qualifying process:[4]

  • The first stage was a World Series Pre-Qualifier held as part of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens. Two qualifiers from each of the IRB's six regions competed. The 12 teams were drawn into three pools, with the top two teams from each pool, plus the top two runners-up, advancing to a quarterfinal round. The winners of the four quarterfinal matches (Russia, Zimbabwe, Tonga, and Georgia) advanced to the second stage.
  • The final stage, the World Series Core Team Qualifier, was held as part of the 2013 London Sevens. The pre-qualifiers were joined by Hong Kong, which earned its spot by winning the HSBC Asian Sevens Series,[5] plus the bottom three core teams following the Scotland Sevens. The qualifier was conducted with a pool stage followed by knockout play, with the two finalists and the winner of the third-place match becoming 2013–14 core teams.

Table[]

Legend
2013-14 IRB Sevens World Series automatic top-12 core
2013-14 IRB Sevens World Series core team qualifier
2013 London Sevens core team qualifier tournament
2012–13 Standings[6]
Pos. Country Australia Dubai South Africa New Zealand USA Hong Kong Japan Scotland England Overall
1 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 19 19 22 17 19 17 19 19 22 173
2 Flag of South Africa South Africa 17 7 17 10 22 5 22 22 10 132
3 Flag of Fiji Fiji 22 10 12 7 15 22 10 10 13 121
4 Flag of Samoa Samoa 10 22 7 15 17 13 10 5 5 104
5 Flag of Kenya Kenya 15 17 5 19 1 15 5 7 15 99
6 Flag of England England 7 3 5 22 5 8 8 17 17 92
7 Flag of Wales Wales 5 13 13 3 10 19 5 15 8 91
8 Flag of Australia Australia 10 1 8 13 3 10 17 8 19 89
9 Flag of France France 12 15 19 5 8 3 15 3 7 87
10 Flag of Argentina Argentina 13 8 15 10 7 2 7 12 10 84
11 Flag of United States United States 2 5 10 1 10 5 13 13 12 71
12 Flag of Canada Canada 5 12 1 8 13 12 3 10 5 69
13 Flag of Scotland Scotland 3 5 1 12 12 1 12 5 51
14 Flag of Portugal Portugal 1 10 10 1 1 10 1 1 35
15 Flag of Spain Spain 8 2 3 5 5 1 1 1 26
16 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 7 7
17 Flag of Russia Russia 1 2 3
Flag of Tonga Tonga 1 2 3
19 Flag of Japan Japan 2 2
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 2 2
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2 2
22 Flag of Georgia Georgia 0

Tournaments[]

Gold Coast[]

Main article: 2012 Gold Coast Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of Fiji Fiji 32–14 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Flag of Kenya Kenya
Flag of South Africa South Africa
Plate Flag of Argentina Argentina 14–7 Flag of France France Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of Samoa Samoa
Bowl Flag of Spain Spain 19–14 Flag of England England Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Wales Wales
Shield Flag of Scotland Scotland 40–5 Flag of United States United States Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Tonga Tonga

Dubai[]

Main article: 2012 Dubai Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of Samoa Samoa 26–15 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Flag of France France
Flag of Kenya Kenya
Plate Flag of Wales Wales 21–14 Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Fiji Fiji
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Bowl Flag of Argentina Argentina 14–10 Flag of South Africa South Africa Flag of Scotland Scotland
Flag of United States United States
Shield Flag of England England 26–5 Flag of Spain Spain Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of Russia Russia

South Africa[]

Main article: 2012 South Africa Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 47–12 Flag of France France Flag of Argentina Argentina
Flag of South Africa South Africa
Plate Flag of Wales Wales 26–14 Flag of Fiji Fiji Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of United States United States
Bowl Flag of Australia Australia 26–14 Flag of Samoa Samoa Flag of England England
Flag of Kenya Kenya
Shield Flag of Spain Spain 33–0 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Scotland Scotland

Wellington[]

Main article: 2013 Wellington Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of England England 24–19 Flag of Kenya Kenya Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Flag of Samoa Samoa
Plate Flag of Australia Australia 22–7 Flag of Scotland Scotland Flag of Argentina Argentina
Flag of South Africa South Africa
Bowl Flag of Canada Canada 28–19 Flag of Fiji Fiji Flag of France France
Flag of Spain Spain
Shield Flag of Wales Wales 26–21 Flag of Tonga Tonga Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of United States United States

United States[]

Main article: 2013 USA Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of South Africa South Africa 40–21 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Flag of Fiji Fiji
Flag of Samoa Samoa
Plate Flag of Canada Canada 22–5 Flag of Scotland Scotland Flag of United States United States
Flag of Wales Wales
Bowl Flag of France France 17–12 Flag of Argentina Argentina Flag of England England
Flag of Spain Spain
Shield Flag of Australia Australia 41–0 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Flag of Kenya Kenya
Flag of Portugal Portugal

Hong Kong[]

Main article: 2013 Hong Kong Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of Fiji Fiji 26–19 Flag of Wales Wales Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Flag of Kenya Kenya
Plate Flag of Samoa Samoa 12–7 Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Bowl Flag of England England 42–7 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Flag of United States United States
Flag of South Africa South Africa
Shield Flag of France France 19–14 Flag of Argentina Argentina Flag of Scotland Scotland
Flag of Spain Spain
World Series
pre-qualifier
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 22–19 Flag of Tonga Tonga Flag of Russia Russia
Flag of Georgia Georgia

Japan[]

Main article: 2013 Japan Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of South Africa South Africa 24–19 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of France France
Plate Flag of United States United States 17–0 Flag of Scotland Scotland Flag of Fiji Fiji
Flag of Samoa Samoa
Bowl Flag of England England 38–0 Flag of Argentina Argentina Flag of Kenya Kenya
Flag of Wales Wales
Shield Flag of Canada Canada 27–14 Flag of Japan Japan Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Spain Spain

Scotland[]

Main article: 2013 Scotland Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of South Africa South Africa 28–21 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Flag of England England
Flag of Wales Wales
Plate Flag of United States United States 17–7 Flag of Argentina Argentina Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Fiji Fiji
Bowl Flag of Australia Australia 12–5 Flag of Kenya Kenya Flag of Samoa Samoa
Flag of Scotland Scotland
Shield Flag of France France 21–17 Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Spain Spain

London[]

Main article: 2013 London Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 47–12 Flag of Australia Australia Flag of England England
Flag of Kenya Kenya
Plate Flag of Fiji Fiji 14–5 Flag of United States United States Flag of Argentina Argentina
Flag of South Africa South Africa
Bowl Flag of Wales Wales 19–7 Flag of France France Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Samoa Samoa

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "HSBC Sevens World Series expands to 10 rounds". irbsevens.com. 2012-06-26. http://www.irbsevens.com/news/newsid=2063150.html. 
  2. International Rugby Board (22 March 2012). Who will join the Sevens elite?. Press release. Retrieved on 28 March 2012.
  3. International Rugby Board (25 March 2012). Tears of joy for World Series qualifiers. Press release. Retrieved on 28 March 2012.
  4. "HSBC World Sevens Series: Series Qualifying". International Rugby Board. http://irbsevens.com/seriesinfo/qualifying.html. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  5. International Rugby Board (15 October 2012). HK win Mumbai Sevens to claim Asia Series. Press release. Retrieved on 21 October 2012.
  6. "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". International Rugby Board. http://www.irbsevens.com/standings.html. Retrieved 16 November 2012. 

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