2013 Gold Coast Sevens
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| 2013 Gold Coast Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens XV | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 12–13 October 2013 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | Australia |
| Third |  England |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Portugal |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Most points | Tomasi Cama (47) |
| Most tries | Tim Mikkelson (7) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The 2013 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2013-2014 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 12–13 October 2013 at Robina Stadium (known for sponsorship reasons as Skilled Park) in Queensland, Australia. It was the eleventh edition of the Australian Sevens tournament and the first stop of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | +95 | 9 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 7 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 76 | -57 | 5 |
 Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 78 | -71 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 26 | +63 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 41 | +53 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 5 |
 Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 120 | -87 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 32 | +45 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 7 |
| Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 95 | -64 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 8 |
 Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 7 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 67 | -32 | 5 |
 Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 4 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 10:30 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 13:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 17:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| United States | 22 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 13:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 40 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 10:30 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 14:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 10:52 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 17:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 11:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 14:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 11:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 11:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 15:14 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 18:02 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 36 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 15:36 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 11:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 15:58 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 12:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 19:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 12:42 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 16:20 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 13:04 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
| 13 October 2013 – 18:32 – Skilled Park, Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 47 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
Player statistics
Points scored
| Points scored[27] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Points | |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama (NZL) | 46 | |
| 2 | Ilai Tinai (FIJ) | 43 | |
| 3 | Justin Geduld (RSA) | 42 | |
| 4 | Tom Mitchell (ENG) | 37 | |
| 5 | Tim Mikkelson (NZL) | 35 | |
| 6 | Paul Albaladejo (FRA) | 30 | |
| Joe Webber (NZL) | 30 | ||
| Benito Masilevu (FIJ) | 30 | ||
| Carl Murray (POR) | 30 | ||
| 10 | Folau Niua (USA) | 27 | |
Tries scored
| Tries scored[28] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Tries | |
| 1 | Tim Mikkelson (NZL) | 7 | |
| 2 | Benito Masilevu (FIJ) | 6 | |
| Carl Murray (POR) | |||
| Joe Webber (NZL) | |||
| 5 | Dan Bibby (ENG) | 5 | |
| Chris Knight (WAL) | |||
| John Moonlight (CAN) | |||
| Ilai Tinai (FIJ) | |||