2023 London Sevens
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| 2023 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIV | |
| Host nation |  Great Britain |
| Date | 20–21 May 2023 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third |  Samoa |
| Play-off for core status | |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Tries scored | 1659 (average 40.46 per match) |
| Most points | Va'a Apelu Maliko (57 pts) |
| Most tries | Va'a Apelu Maliko (11 tries) |
← 2022 | |
The 2023 London Sevens was the final event of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twenty-first edition of the London Sevens. It was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 20–21 May 2023.[1][2]
Argentina won the Cup final, their third tournament victory for the season, by defeating Fiji 35–14.[3]
The competition format used in London was different to all previous events in the season as only twelve teams instead of sixteen were eligible to compete for the tournament cup.[4] The other four teams competed for the one remaining core team berth for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series [5] with the unsuccessful sides losing core team status.[1]
Canada won the play-off to retain core team status for 2023–24, defeating Kenya by 12–7.[3]
The twelve teams in the cup competition for the London Sevens were drawn into three 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 two best third-placed teams also advancing.[4] The remaining four teams played off for a 9th–12th placing.[2]
The four teams competing for core status in the 2023–24 season were drawn into a separate round-robin playoff pool. The top two teams from that pool then advanced to a final match to determine the last core team berth.[4]
Teams
The twelve teams that participated in the main tournament at London were:[2]
The four teams that participated in the play-offs for 2023–24 core team status were:[4]
Tonga gained entry to the London Sevens core team qualifier for the 2023–24 season by winning the 2023 Challenger Series.[6] The other three sides were the core teams ranked 12th to 14th after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series.[7]
Japan, as the 15th ranked core team after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series, was relegated for the 2023–24 series but was still invited to play in the main tournament at the 2023 London Sevens.[2]
Pool stage
All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).[8] All matches played at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the 5th place semifinals | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 9 |
| 2 | Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 7 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 4 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 7 |
| 2 | Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 59 | +40 | 7 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 7 |
| 4 |  Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 137 | −111 | 3 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 9 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 7 |
| 3 |  France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 5 |
| 4 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 108 | −58 | 3 |
Pool play-off
| Key to colours in Pool play-off table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Play-off final for core status | |
| Teams that are eliminated from the play-off tournament | |
| Pool play-off table | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 7 |
| 2 |  Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 7 |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 7 |
| 4 |  Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 96 | –51 | 2 |
