The 2013 Japan Sevens was the second edition of the tournament and the seventh tournament of the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. The host stadium was the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.
South Africa won the title by defeating New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens) 24–19 in the final.[1]
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 are:[2]
Pool stage[]
The draw was made on 24 March 2013.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 9 |
 South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 7 |
 Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 3 |
| 30 March 2013 10:44 |
Fiji 
|
29 – 12 | South Africa
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 11:06 |
Portugal 
|
14 – 17 | Spain
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 14:51 |
Fiji
|
17 – 5 | Spain
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 15:13 |
Portugal
|
0 – 12 | South Africa
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 17:57 |
South Africa 
|
42 – 7 | Spain
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 18:19 |
Fiji
|
34 – 7 | Portugal
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Pool B[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 8 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 6 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 5 |
| 30 March 2013 11:28 |
Wales 
|
22 – 24 | United States
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 11:50 |
Kenya 
|
0 – 12 | Scotland
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 15:35 |
Wales
|
10 – 12 | Scotland
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 15:57 |
Kenya
|
21 – 10 | United States
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 18:41 |
United States 
|
12 – 12 | Scotland
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 19:03 |
Wales
|
33 – 15 | Kenya
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Pool C[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 24 | +65 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 5 |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 5 |
| 30 March 2013 12:12 |
New Zealand 
|
26 – 7 | France
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 12:34 |
Canada 
|
10 – 14 | Japan
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 16:19 |
New Zealand
|
41 – 5 | Japan
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 16:41 |
Canada
|
22 – 19 | France
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 19:25 |
France 
|
24 – 7 | Japan
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 19:47 |
New Zealand
|
22 – 12 | Canada
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Pool D[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 9 |
 Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 7 |
 England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 5 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 79 | −58 | 3 |
| 30 March 2013 10:00 |
Australia 
|
26 – 19 | England
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 10:20 |
Samoa 
|
17 – 14 | Argentina
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 14:07 |
Australia
|
31 – 0 | Argentina
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 14:29 |
Samoa
|
31 – 21 | England
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 17:13 |
England 
|
31 – 7 | Argentina
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 30 March 2013 17:35 |
Australia
|
14 – 26 | Samoa
|
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage[]
Shield[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain
|
0 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina
|
14 | |||||||||
| Spain
|
0 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada
|
38 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
5 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya
|
17 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
27 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan
|
14 | |||||||||
| England
|
40 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal
|
0 | |||||||||
| Portugal
|
15 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan
|
19 | |||||||||
| Wales
|
22 | |||||||||
| Japan
|
14 | |||||||||
Bowl[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 March – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain
|
0 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina
|
14 | |||||||||
| Argentina
|
12 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya
|
10 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
5 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 15:17 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya
|
17 | |||||||||
| Argentina
|
0 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| England
|
38 | |||||||||
| England
|
40 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal
|
0 | |||||||||
| England
|
21 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales
|
19 | |||||||||
| Wales
|
22 | |||||||||
| Japan
|
14 | |||||||||
Plate[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji
|
12 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia
|
21 | |||||||||
| Fiji
|
19 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States
|
21 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
|
19 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 15:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States
|
12 | |||||||||
| United States
|
17 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland
|
0 | |||||||||
| Samoa
|
12 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa
|
19 | |||||||||
| Samoa
|
17 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland
|
21 | |||||||||
| Scotland
|
10 | |||||||||
| France
|
14 | |||||||||
Cup[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 March – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji
|
12 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia
|
21 | |||||||||
| Australia
|
17 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand
|
35 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
|
19 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 16:33 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States
|
12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
|
19 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa
|
24 | |||||||||
| Samoa
|
12 | |||||||||
| 31 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa
|
19 | |||||||||
| South Africa
|
14 | Third place | ||||||||
| 31 March – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| France
|
12 | |||||||||
| Scotland
|
10 | Australia
|
31 | |||||||
| France
|
14 | France
|
7 | |||||||
| 31 March – 16:07 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||