2013 World Club 7s explained

Countries:	England
Date:	17-18 August 2013
Champions1:	ACT Brumbies
Runnersup1:	Auckland Blues
Third:	Buenos Aires
Champions2:	New York
Runnersup2:	Gloucester
Runnersup3:	-->
Champions4:	Kuban Krasnador
Matches:	34
Nextseason:	2014

The 2013 World Club 7s was the first edition of the rugby sevens tournament and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England on 17 and 18 August 2013.

Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. Following all the group games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Knockout Stage along with the best two third-place teams.

Teams

width=55%	Team	width=45%	Nation
ACT Brumbies	Australia
Auckland	New Zealand
Buenos Aires	Argentina
DHL Western Province	South Africa
Gloucester Rugby
Harlequins
Kuban Krasnodar
New York	United States
Northampton Saints
San Francisco	United States
Vodacom Blue Bulls	South Africa
VVA Saracens

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Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
VVA Saracens Moscow	3	2	1	0	50	41	+9	8
Gloucester Rugby	3	2	0	1	65	60	+5	7
New York	3	1	1	1	62	57	+5	6
DHL Western Province	3	0	0	3	53	72	−19	3

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Buenos Aires	3	2	1	0	68	19	+49	8
San Francisco	3	2	0	1	59	62	–3	7
Northampton Saints	3	1	0	2	29	56	–27	5
Vodacom Blue Bulls	3	0	1	2	33	52	−19	4

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Auckland	3	2	0	1	71	48	+23	7
ACT Brumbies	3	2	0	1	71	50	+21	7
Harlequins	3	2	0	1	69	57	+12	7
Kuban Krasnador	3	0	0	3	36	92	−56	3

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Cup

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Semi-finals

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Third/fourth place match

Plate (places 5 to 8)

Semi-finals

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Final

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Seventh/eighth place play-off

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Shield (places 9 to 12)

Eleventh/twelfth place play-off

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Inaugural World Club 7s. 2013 World Club 7s. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105083941/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/tournament.php. 5 November 2013. dead.
2. Web site: World Club 7s Fixtures. 2013 World Club 7s. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105083937/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/fixtures.php. 5 November 2013. dead.
3. News: Thompson. Pete. Red-hot Burns ready for Gloucester showdown. The RUGBYPaper. 18 August 2013. 2.
4. News: Anon. Day 2 fixtures. The RUGBYPaper. 18 August 2013. 3.
5. Web site: Brumbies named World Club Sevens Champions. Superxv.com. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104063730/http://www.superxv.com/40072/1/brumbies-named-world-club-sevens-champions#.UnUecSeak9I. 4 November 2013. dead.
6. Web site: World Club 7s - NY Wins Plate, SF Struggles on Sunday. Rugbymagshop. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101122000/http://www.rugbymag.com/news/sevens/all-stars/9056-world-club-7s-ny-wins-plate-sf-struggles-on-sunday.html. 1 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
7. Web site: Lenthall. Steve. Brumbies claim World Club Sevens title. Green & Gold Rugby. 2 November 2013.
8. Web site: World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : ACT Brumbies set to meet southern hemisphere rivals Auckland in World Club 7s final . 6 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032440/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25811.php#.UvL_39XO98E . 26 February 2014 . dead .
9. Web site: World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : Auspurger proud to show American talent with New York success . 6 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032437/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25812.php#.UvMAjNXO98E . 26 February 2014 . dead .
10. Web site: Gloucester Rugby's World Club Sevens exploits end in Plate final defeat. Gloucester Rugby. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103175122/http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/rugby/matchcentre/8955.php. 3 November 2013. dead.
11. Web site: World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : Auspurger proud to show American talent with New York success . 6 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032437/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25812.php#.UvMAjNXO98E . 26 February 2014 . dead .
12. Web site: World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : Kuban Krasnodar's Kushnarev delighted to lift some silverware at Twickenham . 6 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032536/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25810.php#.UvL-kNXO98E . 26 February 2014 . dead .