The 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 15th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides. The IRB Sevens World Series has been run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.
| 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Australien Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Südafrika Vereinigte Staaten Neuseeland Japan Hongkong Scotland England |
| Date | 12 October 2013 – 11 May 2014 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Neuseeland |
| Runners-up | Südafrika |
| Third |  Fidschi |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Itinerary
| Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australien | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | 12–13 October 2013 | Neuseeland
|
| Dubai | The Sevens, Dubai | 29–30 November 2013 | Fidschi
|
| Südafrika | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 7–8 December 2013 | Südafrika
|
| Vereinigte Staaten | Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | 24–26 January 2014 | Südafrika
|
| Neuseeland | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 7–8 February 2014 | Neuseeland
|
| Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | 22–23 March 2014 | Fidschi
|
| Hongkong | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 28–30 March 2014 | Neuseeland
|
| Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | 3–4 May 2014 | Neuseeland
|
| England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10–11 May 2014 | Neuseeland
|
Core teams
For each season, there are 15 "core teams" that receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. These teams were either placed in the top 12 of the standings before the 2013 London Sevens, or qualified during the World Series Core Team Qualifier held as part of the London Sevens. All 15 core teams from the 2012–13 season retained their core team status. The 2013–14 core teams were:
Changes to core team qualifying
On 9 October 2013, the IRB announced significant changes to the promotion/relegation process.
First, only one promotion place was available for the 2014–15 series. Also, the World Series Pre-Qualifier, which was a 12-team tournament contested as part of the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens, was folded into the Core Team Qualifier, which involved 12 teams and was entirely contested at the Hong Kong Sevens. The bottom-placed core team at the end of the season will now be automatically relegated, with no opportunity to retain core status.[2]
The remaining three core teams for 2013–14 were determined in a two-stage qualifying process:[3]
- The first stage was a World Series Qualifier held as part of the Hong Kong Sevens. Two qualifiers from each of the IRB's six regions competed. The 12 teams were drawn into pools, with the top eight teams advancing to a quarterfinal round. The winners of the four quarterfinal matches advanced to the final qualifying stage.
- The final qualifying stage, the World Series Core Team Qualifier, was held as part of the London Sevens. The qualifying teams were joined by the winner of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, plus the bottom three core teams following the Scotland Sevens. The qualifying tournament was conducted with a pool stage followed by knockout play, with the two finalists and the winner of the third-place match becoming core teams for the following season.
Standings
Final standings after completion of the nine tournaments of the series:
| 2013–14 World Rugby Sevens Series XV | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. |
Event Team
|
Gold Coast |
Dubai |
Port Elizabeth |
 Las Vegas |
Wellington |
Tokyo |
Hongkong |
Glasgow |
London |
Points total |
| 1 | Neuseeland
|
22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 180 |
| 2 | Südafrika
|
15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 152 |
| 3 | Fidschi
|
13 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 144 |
| 4 | England
|
17 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 134 |
| 5 | Australien
|
19 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 116 |
| 6 |  Kanada
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 90 |
| 7 |  Kenia
|
12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 84 |
| 8 |  Samoa
|
10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 79 |
| 9 |  Argentinien
|
5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 75 |
| 10 |  Frankreich
|
8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 68 |
| 11 |  Wales
|
10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 65 |
| 12 | Scotland
|
5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 61 |
| 13 | Vereinigte Staaten
|
3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
| 14 |  Portugal
|
2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 |  Spanien
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 16 | Japan
|
- | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 17 |  Tonga
|
1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 18 |  Russland
|
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Uruguay
|
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
 Simbabwe
|
- | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Source: IRB (Archived) [4]
Legend Qualification for the 2014–15 World Sevens Series No colour Qualified as a core team for the 2014–15 Series Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2013–14 Series Yellow Not a core team
Player statistics
Points scored
| Points scored[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Points | |
| 1 | Tom Mitchell (ENG) |
358 | |
| 2 | Samisoni Viriviri (FIJ) |
260 | |
| 3 | Gillies Kaka (NZL) |
258 | |
| 4 | Emosi Mulevoro (FIJ) |
246 | |
| 5 | Cameron Clark (AUS) |
229 | |
| 6 | Colin Gregor (SCO) |
204 | |
| 7 | Phil Mack (CAN) |
202 | |
| 8 | Branco du Preez (RSA) |
200 | |
| 9 | Justin Geduld (RSA) |
190 | |
| 10 | Tim Mikkelson (NZL) |
169 | |
Tries scored
| Tries scored[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Tries | |
| 1 | Samisoni Viriviri (FIJ) |
52 | |
| 2 | Tim Mikkelson (NZL) |
33 | |
| 3 | Tom Mitchell (ENG) |
32 | |
| 4 | Collins Injera (KEN) |
30 | |
| 4 | Diego Palma (ARG) |
30 | |
| 6 | Julien Candelon (FRA) |
29 | |
| 6 | Seabelo Senatla (RSA) |
29 | |
| 8 | Scott Curry (NZL) |
28 | |
| 8 | Justin Geduld (RSA) |
28 | |
| 10 | Benito Masilevu (FIJ) |
27 | |
| 10 | Dan Norton (ENG) |
27 | |
Tournaments
Gold Coast
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Neuseeland
|
40–19 | Australien
|
England (Third) Südafrika
|
| Plate | Fidschi
|
36–0 | Kenia
|
Samoa Wales
|
| Bowl | Frankreich
|
19–14 | Kanada
|
Scotland Argentinien
|
| Shield | Vereinigte Staaten
|
22–0 | Portugal
|
Spanien Tonga
|
Dubai
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Fidschi
|
29–17 | Südafrika
|
Neuseeland (Third) England
|
| Plate | Argentinien
|
21–5 | Wales
|
Scotland Kenia
|
| Bowl | Australien
|
17–12 | Portugal
|
Kanada Samoa
|
| Shield | Frankreich
|
28–17 | Spanien
|
Russland Vereinigte Staaten
|
Südafrika
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Südafrika
|
17–14 | Neuseeland
|
Samoa (Third) Argentinien
|
| Plate | Fidschi
|
45–19 | Frankreich
|
Kenia Portugal
|
| Bowl | England
|
28–19 | Australien
|
Wales Vereinigte Staaten
|
| Shield | Scotland
|
19–12 | Kanada
|
Simbabwe Spanien
|
Vereinigte Staaten
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Südafrika
|
14–7 | Neuseeland
|
Samoa Kanada (Third)
|
| Plate | England
|
26–24 | Australien
|
Argentinien Frankreich
|
| Bowl | Fidschi
|
35–0 | Kenia
|
Scotland Wales
|
| Shield | Vereinigte Staaten
|
31–0 | Spanien
|
Portugal Uruguay
|
Wellington
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Neuseeland
|
21–0 | Südafrika
|
England Fidschi (Third)
|
| Plate | Australien
|
12–10 | Kanada
|
Samoa Argentinien
|
| Bowl | Kenia
|
24–14 | Scotland
|
Wales Frankreich
|
| Shield | Vereinigte Staaten
|
28–12 | Spanien
|
Tonga Portugal
|
Japan
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Fidschi
|
33–26 | Südafrika
|
England (Third) Neuseeland
|
| Plate | Australien
|
17–12 | Vereinigte Staaten
|
Kenia Kanada
|
| Bowl | Wales
|
28–21 | Scotland
|
Japan Frankreich
|
| Shield | Argentinien
|
26–0 | Samoa
|
Spanien Portugal
|
Hongkong
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Neuseeland
|
26–7 | England
|
Fidschi (Third) Australien
|
| Plate | Südafrika
|
19–14 | Wales
|
Vereinigte Staaten Kanada
|
| Bowl | Scotland
|
31–5 | Frankreich
|
Argentinien Samoa
|
| Shield | Kenia
|
17–10 | Portugal
|
Spanien Sri Lanka
|
Scotland
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Neuseeland
|
54–7 | Kanada
|
Fidschi (Third) Scotland
|
| Plate | England
|
26–5 | Kenia
|
Australien Südafrika
|
| Bowl | Frankreich
|
20–14 | Argentinien
|
Samoa Spanien
|
| Shield | Wales
|
29–12 | Japan
|
Vereinigte Staaten Portugal
|
London
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Neuseeland
|
52–33 | Australien
|
England (Third) Fidschi
|
| Plate | Südafrika
|
38–14 | Kenia
|
Frankreich Samoa
|
| Bowl | Kanada
|
31–19 | Argentinien
|
Spanien Wales
|
| Shield | Vereinigte Staaten
|
36–12 | Japan
|
Portugal Scotland
|
References
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 dates set". irbsevens.com. 2012-05-17.
- ^ "One up one down for HSBC World Sevens Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Pools confirmed for Hong Kong Sevens" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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