2023 South Africa Sevens
World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments
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The 2023 South Africa Sevens or SVNS CPT was a rugby sevens tournament played at DHL Stadium. Twelve men's and women's teams participated.[1]
| 2023 Cape Town Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 SVNS | |
| Host nation | South Africa |
| Men | |
| Date | 9–10 December 2023 |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Women | |
| Date | 9–10 December 2023 |
| Champion | Australia |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 64 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
In the men's competition, hosts South Africa were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Australia after losing to Ireland in their final group game.[2]
Champions Samoa failed to qualify from the group stages and beaten 2022 finalists New Zealand also lost a group game before managing to make it through to the knockouts.[3]
In the women's competition, 2022 champions New Zealand kicked off with a win over Great Britain.[4]
During her team's win over Canada in the quarter-final New Zealander Michaela Blyde became the second women to score 200 tries in the international sevens competition.[5]
Argentina won the men's event and their first title in South Africa, defeating Australia in the final. Australia won the women's event and their first ever title in South Africa, defeating France in the final.
Men's tournament
| Key to colours in pool tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the 9th place semifinals | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 88 | –48 | 1 | 1 |
Pool B
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Samoa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 74 | –39 | 0 | 3 |
9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
 Spain | 24 | |||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 31 | |||||
| Great Britain | 21 | |||||
| United States | 14 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
| Key to colours in table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the 5th place final | |
| Teams that advanced to the 7th place final | |
| Team | Point differential |
|---|---|
| New Zealand |
+6 |
| South Africa |
–4 |
| France |
–14 |
| Canada |
–14 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 33 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 36 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 45 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
Final placings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Argentina |
 |
Australia |
 |
Fiji |
| 4 | Ireland |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | United States |
| 12 | Samoa |
Dream Team
Women's tournament
| Key to colours in pool tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the 9th place semifinals | |
Pool A
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 24 | +68 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 66 | –5 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 87 | –49 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 103 | –96 | 0 | 0 |
9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Brazil | 21 | |||||
| Brazil | 15 | |||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
 Japan | 14 | |||||
| Japan | 27 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 21 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
| Key to colours in table | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the 5th place final | |
| Teams that advanced to the 7th place final | |
| Team | Point differential |
|---|---|
| Fiji |
+5 |
| Canada |
–10 |
| Ireland |
–15 |
| Great Britain |
–21 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 29 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 41 | |||||||||
| 10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
Final placings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
|
Australia |
|
France |
|
New Zealand |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | Great Britain |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | South Africa |