2013 World Club 7s

Host nation|  England
Date| 17-18 August 2013
Cup
Champion|  ACT Brumbies
Runner-up|  Auckland Blues
Third|  Buenos Aires
Plate
Winner|  New York
Runner-up|  Gloucester
Shield
Winner|  Kuban Krasnador
Runner-up|  Blue Bulls
Tournament details
Matches played| 34

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The 2013 World Club 7s was the first edition of the rugby sevens tournament and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England on 17 and 18 August 2013.

## Format[edit]

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. Following all the group games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Knockout Stage along with the best two third-place teams.

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Nation

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ACT Brumbies |  Australia
Auckland |  New Zealand
Buenos Aires |  Argentina
DHL Western Province |  South Africa
Gloucester Rugby |  England
Harlequins |  England
Kuban Krasnodar |  Russia
New York  |  USA
Northampton Saints |  England
San Francisco |  USA
Vodacom Blue Bulls |  South Africa
VVA Saracens |  Russia

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## Pool Stage[edit]

Key to colours in group tables

| quarter-final place

### Pool A[edit]

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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VVA Saracens Moscow  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 8
Gloucester Rugby  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 7
New York  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 6
DHL Western Province  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 3

17 August 2013

DHL Western Province | 19 – 26|  New York

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17 August 2013

Gloucester Rugby | 12 – 19|  VVA Saracens Moscow

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17 August 2013

DHL Western Province | 17 – 19|  VVA Saracens Moscow

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17 August 2013

Gloucester Rugby | 26 – 24|  New York

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17 August 2013

New York | 12 – 12|  VVA Saracens Moscow

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17 August 2013

Gloucester Rugby | 27 – 17|  DHL Western Province

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### Pool B[edit]

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Buenos Aires  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 19 | +49 | 8
San Francisco  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 62 | –3 | 7
Northampton Saints  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 56 | –27 | 5
Vodacom Blue Bulls  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 4

17 August 2013

Vodacom Blue Bulls | 19 – 28|  San Francisco

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17 August 2013

Northampton Saints | 0 – 30|  Buenos Aires

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17 August 2013

Vodacom Blue Bulls | 7– 7|  Buenos Aires

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17 August 2013

Northampton Saints | 12 – 19|  San Francisco

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17 August 2013

San Francisco | 12 – 31|  Buenos Aires

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Northampton Saints | 17 – 7|  Vodacom Blue Bulls

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### Pool C[edit]

Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Auckland  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 7
ACT Brumbies  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 7
Harlequins  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 7
Kuban Krasnador  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 92 | −56 | 3

17 August 2013

Harlequins | 14 – 24|  ACT Brumbies

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17 August 2013

Auckland | 33 – 5|  Kuban Krasnador

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17 August 2013

Harlequins | 24 – 19|  Kuban Krasnador

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17 August 2013

ACT Brumbies | 12 – 24|  Auckland

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17 August 2013

ACT Brumbies | 35 – 12|  Kuban Krasnador

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17 August 2013

Harlequins | 31 – 14|  Auckland

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## Cup[edit]

[2][4][5][6][7]

### Quarter-finals[edit]

18 August 2013

Buenos Aires | 31 – 12|  New York

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18 August 2013

ACT Brumbies | 22 – 17|  WA Saracens Moscow

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18 August 2013

Gloucester Rugby | 7 – 19|  Harlequins

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18 August 2013

Auckland | 40 – 12|  San Francisco

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### Semi-finals[edit]

18 August 2013

ACT Brumbies | 26 – 17|  Buenos Aires

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18 August 2013

Auckland Blues | 31–14|  Harlequins

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### Final[edit]

18 August 2013

ACT Brumbies | 17 – 14|  Auckland Blues

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### Third/fourth place match[edit]

18 August 2013

Buenos Aires | 31 – 7|  Harlequins

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## Plate (places 5 to 8)[edit]

### Semi-finals[edit]

18 August 2013

Goucester Rugby | 26 – 14|  San Francisco

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18 August 2013

New York | 26–19|  VVA Saracens Moscow

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### Final[edit]

18 August 2013

New York | 33 – 14|  Gloucester

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### Seventh/eighth place play-off[edit]

18 August 2013

San Francisco | 12–33|  VVA Saracens Moscow

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## Shield (places 9 to 12)[edit]

### Semi-finals[edit]

18 August 2013

Western Province| 19-31| Blue Bulls

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18 August 2013

Northampton Saints| 0–21| Kuban Krasnador

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### Final[edit]

18 August 2013

Kuban Krasnador| 19–12| Blue Bulls

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### Eleventh/twelfth place play-off[edit]

18 August 2013

Western Province| 31–7| Northampton Saints

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