2013 South Africa Sevens
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| 2013 South Africa Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens XV | |
| Host nation |  South Africa |
| Date | 7–8 December 2013 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  England |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 279 (average 6.2 per match) |
| Most points | Tomasi Cama (51) |
| Most tries | Shannon Walker (9) |
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The 2013 South Africa Sevens was the third tournament within the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 7–8 December 2013 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, with South Africa emerging the winners.
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 advance to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 24 | +58 | 9 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 7 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 5 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 93 | −41 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14 | +75 | 9 |
 Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14 | +120 | 9 |
 Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 86 | −36 | 5 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 102 | −68 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 9 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 7 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 5 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 109 | −97 | 3 |