2023 USA Sevens

2023 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nation	United States
Date	25–26 February 2023
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Argentina
Third	Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played	45
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 USA Sevens was the eighteenth edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles, California between 25 and 26 February 2023. The title defenders were three-time USA Sevens champions New Zealand.

The tournament was won by New Zealand, who successfully defended their 2022 title. ^[1]

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.

Teams

The sixteen national teams competing in Los Angeles were:

Core Teams

•   Argentina
•   Australia
•   Canada
•   Fiji
•   France
•   Great Britain
•   Ireland
•   Japan
•   Kenya
•   New Zealand
•   Samoa
•   South Africa
•   Spain
•   United States
•   Uruguay

Invited Team

•   Chile

Pool stage

  Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals
Sources: ^{[2] [3]}

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	71	31	+40	9
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	69	36	+33	7
United States	3	1	0	2	54	79	–25	5
Chile	3	0	0	3	29	77	–48	3

25 February

Samoa	26–19	United States

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25 February

New Zealand	26–7	Chile

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25 February

Samoa	31–5	Chile

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25 February

New Zealand	36–15	United States

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25 February

United States	20–17	Chile

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25 February

New Zealand	7–14	Samoa

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Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	43	5	+38	9
South Africa	3	1	0	2	22	24	–2	5
Canada	3	1	0	2	26	44	–18	5
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	20	38	–18	5

25 February

Ireland	7–0	Uruguay

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South Africa	12–0	Canada

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25 February

Ireland	22–0	Canada

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25 February

South Africa	5–10	Uruguay

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25 February

Uruguay	10–26	Canada

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25 February

South Africa	5–14	Ireland

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Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	84	17	+67	9
Australia	3	1	0	2	63	37	+6	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	22	33	–11	5
Japan	3	1	0	2	17	79	–62	5

25 February

Australia	7–12	Kenya

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25 February

Fiji	50–0	Japan

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25 February

Australia	24–10	Japan

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25 February

Fiji	19–5	Kenya

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25 February

Kenya	5–7	Japan

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Fiji	15–12	Australia

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Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Great Britain	3	3	0	0	52	36	+16	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	41	26	+15	7
France	3	1	0	2	45	45	0	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	31	62	–31	3

25 February

Great Britain	7–5	Argentina

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25 February

France	19–7	Spain

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25 February

Great Britain	24–17	Spain

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25 February

France	12–17	Argentina

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25 February

Argentina	19–7	Spain

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25 February

France	14–21	Great Britain

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Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

	13th place Semi-finals				13th place Final
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	United States	26
					26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Kenya	21
					United States	31
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Japan	7
	Chile	19
	Japan	24

Matches
Semi-finals 26 February United States   26–21   Kenya Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Chile   19–24   Japan Dignity Health Sports Park 13th place Final 26 February United States   31–7   Japan Dignity Health Sports Park

9th–12th playoffs

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				9th Place Final
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	United States	12
					26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Spain	14
					Spain	17
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Canada	12
	Kenya	5
									26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Canada	12
									Spain	24
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
									France	26
	France	12
					26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Chile	5
					France	31
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Uruguay	5
	Uruguay	19
	Japan	7

Matches

Quarter-finals 26 February United States   12–14   Spain Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Kenya   5–12   Canada Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February France   12–5   Chile Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Uruguay   19–7   Japan Dignity Health Sports Park Semi-finals 26 February Spain   17–12   Canada Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February France   31–5   Uruguay Dignity Health Sports Park 9th place Final 26 February Spain   24–26   France Dignity Health Sports Park

5th–8th playoffs

	5th place Semi-finals				5th place Final
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Samoa	45
					26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	South Africa	5
					Samoa	24
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Great Britain	19
	Great Britain	12
	Ireland	5

Matches
Semi-finals 26 February Samoa   45-5   South Africa Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Great Britain   12–5   Ireland Dignity Health Sports Park 5th place Final 26 February Samoa   24–19   Great Britain Dignity Health Sports Park

Cup playoffs

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Samoa	12
					26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Argentina	19
					Argentina	20
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Fiji	17
	Fiji	28
									26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	South Africa	7
									Argentina	12
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
									New Zealand	22
	Great Britain	12
					26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	New Zealand	24
					New Zealand	33
	26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Australia	17			Third place
	Ireland	7
									26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Australia	31
									Fiji	21
									Australia	19

Matches

Quarter-finals 26 February Samoa   12–19   Argentina Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Fiji   28–7   South Africa Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Great Britain   12–24   New Zealand Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February Ireland   7–31   Australia Dignity Health Sports Park Semi-finals 26 February Argentina   20–17   Fiji Dignity Health Sports Park 26 February New Zealand   33–17   Australia Dignity Health Sports Park Third place 26 February Fiji   21–19   Australia Dignity Health Sports Park Cup Final 26 February Argentina   12–22   New Zealand Report [4] Dignity Health Sports Park

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	22
	Argentina	19
	Fiji	17
4	Australia	15
5	Samoa	13
6	Great Britain	12
7	Ireland	10
	South Africa	10

Place	Team	Points
9	France	8
10	Spain	7
11	Canada	5
	Uruguay	5
13	United States	4
14	Japan	3
15	Kenya	1
	Chile	1

References

1. "World Rugby Sevens Series: New Zealand secure back-to-back wins at Los Angeles event". Olympics. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. "Sevens World Series - Leg 6 (Los Angeles)". Rugby Archive Net. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
3. "World Seven Series XXIV". Rugby 7. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. "New Zealand Survives Argentina Scare, Wins 2023 HSBC Los Angeles Sevens". NBC Los Angeles. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

Sevens Series XXIV
Preceded by 2023 Sydney Sevens	2023 USA Sevens	Succeeded by 2023 Canada Sevens
USA Sevens
Preceded by 2022 USA Sevens	2023 USA Sevens	Succeeded by 2024 USA Sevens