2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series

2013–14 World Rugby Sevens

Series XV
Hosts|

* Australia
* United Arab Emirates
* United States
* South Africa
* New Zealand
* Japan
* Hong Kong
* Scotland
* England

Date| 12 October 2013 – 11 May 2014
Final positions
Champions|  New Zealand
Runners-up|  South Africa
Third|  Fiji

← 2012–13

2014–15 →

The 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 15th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides. The IRB Sevens World Series has been run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. New Zealand emerged as champions, defeating South Africa.

## Itinerary

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2013–14 Itinerary[1] Leg  | Venue  | Date  | Winner

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Australia | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 12–13 October 2013 |  New Zealand
Dubai | The Sevens, Dubai | 29–30 November 2013 |  Fiji
South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 7–8 December 2013 |  South Africa
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | 24–26 January 2014 |  South Africa
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 7–8 February 2014 |  New Zealand
Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | 22–23 March 2014 |  Fiji
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 28–30 March 2014 |  New Zealand
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | 3–4 May 2014 |  New Zealand
England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10–11 May 2014 |  New Zealand

## Core teams

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For each season, there are 15 "core teams" that receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. These teams were either placed in the top 12 of the standings before the 2013 London Sevens, or qualified during the World Series Core Team Qualifier held as part of the London Sevens. All 15 core teams from the 2012–13 season retained their core team status. The 2013–14 core teams were:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales

### Changes to core team qualifying

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On 9 October 2013, the IRB announced significant changes to the promotion/relegation process.

First, only one promotion place was available for the 2014–15 series. Also, the World Series Pre-Qualifier, which was a 12-team tournament contested as part of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens, was folded into the Core Team Qualifier, which involved 12 teams and was entirely contested at the Hong Kong Sevens. The bottom-placed core team at the end of the season will now be automatically relegated, with no opportunity to retain core status.[2]

The remaining three core teams for 2013–14 were determined in a two-stage qualifying process:[3]

* The first stage was a World Series Qualifier held as part of the Hong Kong Sevens. Two qualifiers from each of the IRB's six regions competed. The 12 teams were drawn into pools, with the top eight teams advancing to a quarterfinal round. The winners of the four quarterfinal matches advanced to the final qualifying stage.
* The final qualifying stage, the World Series Core Team Qualifier, was held as part of the London Sevens. The qualifying teams were joined by the winner of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, plus the bottom three core teams following the Scotland Sevens. The qualifying tournament was conducted with a pool stage followed by knockout play, with the two finalists and the winner of the third-place match becoming core teams for the following season.

## Standings

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The final standings after completion of the nine tournaments of the series are shown in the table below.

The points awarded to teams at each tournament, as well as the overall season totals, are shown. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team competed in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.

2013–14 IRB Sevens – Series XV
Pos.  |

Event

Team

Gold Coast |
Dubai |
Port Eliza­beth |
Las Vegas |
Well­ing­ton |
Tokyo |
Hong Kong |
Glas­gow |
Lon­don | Points
total

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1 |  New Zealand | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 180
2 |  South Africa | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 152
3 |  Fiji | 13 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 144
4 |  England | 17 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 134
5 |  Australia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 116
6 |  Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 90
7 |  Kenya | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 84
8 |  Samoa | 10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 79
9 |  Argentina | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 75
10 |  France | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 68
11 |  Wales | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 65
12 |  Scotland | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 61
13 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41
14 |  Portugal | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26
15 |  Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20
16 |  Japan | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | 9
17 |  Tonga | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2
18 |  Russia | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Uruguay | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Zimbabwe | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Sri Lanka | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1

Source: IRB (Archived)[usurped] [4]

Legend

Qualification for the 2014–15 World Sevens Series
No colour  | Core team in 2013–14 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2014–15 World Rugby Sevens Series
Pink  | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2013–14 Series
Yellow  | Invited team

## Player statistics

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### Points scored

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Points scored[5]

Pos.  | Player  | Points
1 |  Tom Mitchell (ENG) | 358
2 |  Samisoni Viriviri (FIJ) | 260
3 |  Gillies Kaka (NZL) | 258
4 |  Emosi Mulevoro (FIJ) | 246
5 |  Cameron Clark (AUS) | 229
6 |  Colin Gregor (SCO) | 204
7 |  Phil Mack (CAN) | 202
8 |  Branco du Preez (RSA) | 200
9 |  Justin Geduld (RSA) | 190
10 |  Tim Mikkelson (NZL) | 169

Updated May 20 2014[usurped]

### Tries scored

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Tries scored[6]

Pos.  | Player  | Tries
1 |  Samisoni Viriviri (FIJ) | 52
2 |  Tim Mikkelson (NZL) | 33
3 |  Tom Mitchell (ENG) | 32
4 |  Collins Injera (KEN) | 30
4 |  Diego Palma (ARG) | 30
6 |  Julien Candelon (FRA) | 29
6 |  Seabelo Senatla (RSA) | 29
8 |  Scott Curry (NZL) | 28
8 |  Justin Geduld (RSA) | 28
10 |  Benito Masilevu (FIJ) | 27
10 |  Dan Norton (ENG) | 27

Updated May 20 2014[usurped]

## Tournaments

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### Gold Coast

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Main article: 2013 Gold Coast Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 40–19 |  Australia |  England (Third)
South Africa
Plate  |  Fiji | 36–0 |  Kenya |  Samoa
Wales
Bowl  |  France | 19–14 |  Canada |  Scotland
Argentina
Shield  |  United States | 22–0 |  Portugal |  Spain
Tonga

### Dubai

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Main article: 2013 Dubai Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 29–17 |  South Africa |  New Zealand (Third)
England
Plate  |  Argentina | 21–5 |  Wales |  Scotland
Kenya
Bowl  |  Australia | 17–12 |  Portugal |  Canada
Samoa
Shield  |  France | 28–17 |  Spain |  Russia
United States

### South Africa

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Main article: 2013 South Africa Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  South Africa | 17–14 |  New Zealand |  Samoa (Third)
Argentina
Plate  |  Fiji | 45–19 |  France |  Kenya
Portugal
Bowl  |  England | 28–19 |  Australia |  Wales
United States
Shield  |  Scotland | 19–12 |  Canada |  Zimbabwe
Spain

### United States

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Main article: 2014 USA Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  South Africa | 14–7 |  New Zealand |  Samoa
Canada (Third)
Plate  |  England | 26–24 |  Australia |  Argentina
France
Bowl  |  Fiji | 35–0 |  Kenya |  Scotland
Wales
Shield  |  United States | 31–0 |  Spain |  Portugal
Uruguay

### Wellington

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Main article: 2014 Wellington Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 21–0 |  South Africa |  England
Fiji (Third)
Plate  |  Australia | 12–10 |  Canada |  Samoa
Argentina
Bowl  |  Kenya | 24–14 |  Scotland |  Wales
France
Shield  |  United States | 28–12 |  Spain |  Tonga
Portugal

### Japan

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Main article: 2014 Japan Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 33–26 |  South Africa |  England (Third)
New Zealand
Plate  |  Australia | 17–12 |  United States |  Kenya
Canada
Bowl  |  Wales | 28–21 |  Scotland |  Japan
France
Shield  |  Argentina | 26–0 |  Samoa |  Spain
Portugal

### Hong Kong

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Main article: 2014 Hong Kong Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 26–7 |  England |  Fiji (Third)
Australia
Plate  |  South Africa | 19–14 |  Wales |  United States
Canada
Bowl  |  Scotland | 31–5 |  France |  Argentina
Samoa
Shield  |  Kenya | 17–10 |  Portugal |  Spain
Sri Lanka

### Scotland

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Main article: 2014 Scotland Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 54–7 |  Canada |  Fiji (Third)
Scotland
Plate  |  England | 26–5 |  Kenya |  Australia
South Africa
Bowl  |  France | 20–14 |  Argentina |  Samoa
Spain
Shield  |  Wales | 29–12 |  Japan |  United States
Portugal

### London

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Main article: 2014 London Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 52–33 |  Australia |  England (Third)
Fiji
Plate  |  South Africa | 38–14 |  Kenya |  France
Samoa
Bowl  |  Canada | 31–19 |  Argentina |  Spain
Wales
Shield  |  United States | 36–12 |  Japan |  Portugal
Scotland

## References

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1. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 dates set". irbsevens.com. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "One up one down for HSBC Sevens World Series". World Rugby. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021.
3. ^ "Pools confimed [sic] for Hong Kong Sevens". World Rugby. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022.
4. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. ^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2013/14 Statistics: Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2014-05-20.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. ^ "IRB Sevens World Series 2013/14 Statistics: Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2014-05-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

## External links

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* Official Website[usurped]

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2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series

2013–14 events|

* 2013 Gold Coast Sevens
* 2013 Dubai Sevens
* 2013 South Africa Sevens
* 2014 USA Sevens
* 2014 Wellington Sevens
* 2014 Japan Sevens
* 2014 Hong Kong Sevens
* 2014 Scotland Sevens
* 2014 London Sevens

Core teams|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales

Other teams|

* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Russia
* Tonga
* Uruguay
* Zimbabwe

* IRB
* Sevens World Series

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SVNS

Seasons|

* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

2023–24 events|

* Dubai
* Cape Town
* Perth
* Vancouver
* Los Angeles
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* Madrid (Grand Final)

Former events|

* Argentina
* Chile
* China
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* London (England)
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Uruguay
* Wales

Current stadiums|

* BC Place
* Cape Town Stadium
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* Hong Kong Stadium
* Metropolitano Stadium
* National Stadium, Singapore
* Perth Rectangular Stadium
* The Sevens

Related articles|

* Sevens Challenger Series
* Olympic Sevens
* Rugby World Cup Sevens

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*[FIJ]: Fiji
*[NZL]: New Zealand
*[AUS]: Australia
*[SCO]: Scotland
*[CAN]: Canada
*[RSA]: South Africa
*[KEN]: Kenya
*[ARG]: Argentina
*[FRA]: France
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