2014 Wellington Sevens Explained

Series:	IRB Sevens XV
Countries:	New Zealand
Date:	7–8 February 2014
Matches:	45
Tries:	240
Top Point Scorer:	Sherwin Stowers (40)
Top Try Scorer:	Sherwin Stowers (8)
Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 Wellington Sevens was the 15th edition of the tournament as part of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series. It was hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.

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 a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss.The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

The participating teams were:

Pool stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	76	19	+57	9
	3	2	0	1	58	34	+24	7
	3	1	0	2	62	66	−4	5
	3	0	0	3	31	108	−77	3

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	83	26	+57	9
	3	2	0	1	109	12	+97	7
	3	1	0	2	26	88	–62	5
	3	0	0	3	29	121	−92	3

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Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	70	31	+39	9
	3	2	0	1	41	50	−9	7
	3	0	1	2	45	53	−8	4
	3	0	1	2	45	67	−22	4

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Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	72	17	+55	9
	3	2	0	1	67	34	+33	7
	3	1	0	2	52	55	−3	5
	3	0	0	3	19	104	−85	3

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