2023 Cape Town Sevens | |
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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 → |
The 2023 South Africa Sevens or SVNS CPT was a rugby sevens tournament played at Cape Town Stadium. Twelve men's and women's teams participated. [1]
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.
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 9 |
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 7 |
Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 4 |
United States | 0 | 3 | 40 | 88 | –48 | 1 |
9 December 10:50 |
Ireland | 31–0 | United States |
Try: Ward (2), Kennedy (2), Mullin Con: Roche (2), Dardis |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 10:50 |
South Africa | 19–5 | Great Britain |
Try: Nortje (2), Geduld Con: Geduld, Brown | Try: Glover |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 13:50 |
Ireland | 19–14 | Great Britain |
Try: McNulty (2), Kennedy Con: Dardis (2) | Try: Bavadra, Emery Con: Emery (2) |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 14:12 |
South Africa | 26–14 | United States |
Try: Oosthuizen, Specman, Visser, Brown Con: Geduld (2), Brown | Try: Lacamp (2) Con: Hughes (2) |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiji | 2 | 1 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 7 |
Argentina | 2 | 1 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 7 |
France | 2 | 1 | 45 | 54 | –9 | 6 |
Spain | 0 | 3 | 38 | 85 | –47 | 1 |
9 December 10:28 |
Fiji | 14–17 | France |
Try: Rasaku, Matana Con: Tamani (2) | Try: Joseph (2) Con: Parez (2) Pen: Rebbadj |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 10:28 |
Argentina | 31–12 | Spain |
Try: González (2), Moneta, Fraga, Vera Feld Con: Pellandini (3) | Try: Sainz-Trápaga, Anso Con: Martínez |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 13:06 |
Fiji | 33–7 | Spain |
Try: Bukayaro (3), Naduvalo, Matana Con: Tamani (3), Sauturaga | Try: Ramos Con: Ramos |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 13:28 |
Argentina | 21–7 | France |
Try: González, Moneta, Pellandini Con: Pellandini (3) | Try: Joseph Con: Rebbadj |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 2 | 1 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 6 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 6 |
New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 4 |
Samoa | 1 | 2 | 35 | 74 | –39 | 3 |
9 December 10:06 |
Samoa | 7–27 | Australia |
Try: Falaniko Con: Niuula | Try: Palmer (2), Longbottom, Roache, Turner Con: Roache |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 10:06 |
New Zealand | 7–19 | Canada |
Try: Molia Con: Cook-Savage | Try: Richard, Coats, Carson Con: Coats (2) |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 12:22 |
Samoa | 7–33 | Canada |
Try: Masefau Con: Niuula | Try: Coats, Carson, Oworu, Kratz, Sager Con: Coats (3), Kratz |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 12:44 |
New Zealand | 35–5 | Australia |
Try: Leo, Carter (3), McGarvey-Black Con: McGarvey-Black (4), Curry | Try: Sargeant |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 17:22 |
Australia | 26–7 | Canada |
Try: Longbottom, Lawson, Turner, Lawson Con: Longbottom (3) | Try: Kratz Con: Kratz |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
9 December 17:44 |
New Zealand | 14–21 | Samoa |
Try: Molia, Curry Con: McGarvey-Black, Cook-Savage | Try: Opetai, Niulevae, Alofipo Con: Tavita, Alofipo (2) |
DHL Stadium, Cape Town |
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 |
Team | Point differential |
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New Zealand | 6 |
South Africa | -4 |
France | -14 |
Canada | -14 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
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 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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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 |
Player | Country |
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Terry Kennedy | Ireland |
Maurice Longbottom | Australia |
Nathan Lawson | Australia |
James Turner | Australia |
Kaminieli Rasaku | Fiji |
Matías Osadczuk | Argentina |
Germán Schulz | Argentina |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | 0 | 120 | 7 | +113 | 9 |
Fiji | 2 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 6 |
Japan | 1 | 2 | 34 | 109 | –75 | 3 |
Spain | 0 | 3 | 29 | 74 | –45 | 2 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 92 | 24 | +68 | 9 |
Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 6 |
Ireland | 1 | 2 | 61 | 66 | –5 | 4 |
Brazil | 0 | 3 | 38 | 87 | –49 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3 | 0 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 9 |
United States | 2 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 6 |
Canada | 1 | 2 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 5 |
South Africa | 0 | 3 | 7 | 103 | –96 | 0 |
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 |
Team | Point differential |
---|---|
Fiji | 5 |
Canada | -10 |
Ireland | -15 |
Great Britain | -21 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
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 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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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 |
Player | Country |
---|---|
Emma Uren | Great Britain |
Naya Tapper | United States |
Jazmin Felix-Hotham | New Zealand |
Anne-Cécile Ciofani | France |
Camille Grassineau | France |
Bienne Terita | Australia |
Teagan Levi | Australia |
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