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World Rugby Women's Sevens Series I | |
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Hosts | |
Date | 30 Nov 2012 – 18 May 2013 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Series details | |
Top point scorer | (105 points) |
Top try scorer | (21 tries) |
2013–14 → | |
The IRB Women's Sevens World Series (2012/2013) was the inaugural edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in the Rugby Sevens.
In October 2012 the IRB announced that the season would consist of four tournaments - in Dubai, Houston, Guangzhou and Amsterdam - played from November 2012 to May 2013. The Dubai tournament was held in conjunction with the 2012 Dubai Sevens for men, while the others were separate competitions. The number of teams in each of the events was set at twelve, with six core teams participating in all tournaments of the series and the other teams identified by elimination or rankings within the IRB's six regions. [1]
Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai.
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Guangzhou, also known as Canton and formerly romanized as Kwangchow or Kwong Chow, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China. On the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road, and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub, as well as one of China's three largest cities.
2012–13 Itinerary | |||
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Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
Dubai | The Sevens, Dubai | 30 Nov–1 Dec 2012 | |
United States | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | 1–2 February 2013 | |
China | Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou | 30–31 March 2013 | |
Netherlands | NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam | 17–18 May 2013 |
As in the case of male competition series winner will be the team that the entire season will score the most points awarded for winning various places in each event. Each of the twelve team competition accumulate, six of which (Australia, Canada, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States) is a series of regular participants (core teams), while others might be identified through regional qualifying.
The Australia women's national rugby sevens team were champions of the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series as one of the "core teams" on the world tour, of which they were crowned Champions in 2015–16. The team also played in the preceding competition to the current world series, the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup. In 2016, they won the inaugural gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
The Canada women's national rugby sevens team was one of six "core teams" that competed in all four rounds of the inaugural World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in 2012–13.
The English women's national rugby sevens team has been competing in the Hong Kong Women's Sevens tournaments since 1997. England are also one of six teams announced by the International Rugby Board as "core teams" that will compete in all four rounds of the inaugural IRB Women's Sevens World Series in 2012–13.
The season championship will be determined by points earned in each tournament. The scoring system, similar to that used in the men's IRB Sevens, was announced shortly before the season kicked off.
Final standings for the 2012–13 series:
Women's Rugby Sevens World Series I | ||||||||||||
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Pos. | Event Team | Dubai | Houston | Guangzhou | Amsterdam | Points total | ||||||
20 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 74 | ||||||||
8 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 60 | ||||||||
10 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 52 | ||||||||
4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 48 | |||||||
5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 46 | |||||||
6 | 12 | 12 | – | 16 | 40 | |||||||
7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 30 | |||||||
8 | 18 | 6 | – | 3 | 27 | |||||||
9 | 16 | – | – | 10 | 26 | |||||||
10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
11 | – | – | 12 | – | 12 | |||||||
12 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 9 | |||||||
13 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
14 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | |||||||
15 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |||||||
16 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||||||
17 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |||||||
18 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Notes:
The 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series was the second edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in rugby sevens.
The women's 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament was held at Luzhniki stadium and nearby Gorodok Stadium, both in Moscow. The tournament was held from 29 June to 30 June, with New Zealand beating Canada 29−12 at the final. The eight quarter-finalists qualified as core teams for the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 December – Dubai | ||||||
14 | ||||||
1 December – Dubai | ||||||
28 | ||||||
41 | ||||||
1 December – Dubai | ||||||
0 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
17 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
1 December – Dubai | ||||||
15 | ||||||
17 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 February – Houston | ||||||
19 | ||||||
2 February – Houston | ||||||
12 | ||||||
29 | ||||||
2 February – Houston | ||||||
12 | ||||||
17 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
2 February – Houston | ||||||
12 | ||||||
17 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
19 | ||||||
31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
0 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
5 | ||||||
24 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
31 March – Guangzhou | ||||||
5 | ||||||
17 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
17 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
24 | ||||||
18 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
10 | ||||||
33 | ||||||
17 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
24 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
18 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
26 | ||||||
5 |
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