2023 Canada Sevens
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2023 Canada Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIII | |
| Host nation |  Canada |
| Date | 3–5 March 2023 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third |  Australia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Canada Sevens was the eight edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at BC Place in Vancouver between 25 and 26 February 2023.
The tournament was won by Argentina national rugby sevens team, who successfully defended their 2022 title.[1][2]
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.
Teams
The sixteen national teams competing in Vancouver were:
Core Teams
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Fiji
France
Great Britain
Ireland
Japan
Kenya
New Zealand
Samoa
South Africa
Spain
United States
Uruguay
Invited Team
Pool stage
Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals
Sources:[3][4]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 97 | +104 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 83 | –50 | 6 |
| 3 |  Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 73 | –25 | 5 |
| 4 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 67 | –22 | 4 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 9 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 6 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 43 | –18 | 6 |
| 4 |  Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 119 | –90 | 3 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 7 |
| 2 |  Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 7 |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 78 | –35 | 7 |
| 4 |  Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 87 | –35 | 3 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 7 |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 54 | –15 | 7 |
| 4 |  Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 121 | –95 | 3 |
