2023 London Sevens

2023 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIV
Host nation	England
Date	20–21 May 2023
Cup
Champion	Argentina
Runner-up	Fiji
Third	Samoa
Play-off for core status
Winner	Canada
Tournament details
Matches played	41
Tries scored	1659 (average 40.46 per match)
Most points	Vaa Apelu Maliko (57 pts)
Most tries	Vaa Apelu Maliko (11 tries)
← 2022

The 2023 London Sevens was the final event of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twenty-first edition of the London Sevens. It was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 20–21 May 2023. Argentina won the Cup final, their third tournament victory for the season, by defeating Fiji 35–14. The competition format used in London was different to all previous events in the season as only twelve teams instead of sixteen were eligible to compete for the tournament cup. The other four teams competed for the one remaining core team berth for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series  with the unsuccessful sides losing core team status. Canada won the play-off to retain core team status for 2023–24, defeating Kenya by 12–7.

Format

The twelve teams in the cup competition for the London Sevens were drawn into three 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 two best third-placed teams also advancing. The remaining four teams played off for a 9th–12th placing. The four teams competing for core status in the 2023–24 season were drawn into a separate round-robin playoff pool. The top two teams from that pool then advanced to a final match to determine the last core team berth.

Teams

The twelve teams that participated in the main tournament at London were:

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

The four teams that participated in the play-offs for 2023–24 core team status were:

• Canada
• Kenya
• Tonga
• Uruguay

Tonga gained entry to the London Sevens core team qualifier for the 2023–24 season by winning the 2023 Challenger Series. The other three sides were the core teams ranked 12th to 14th after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series. Japan, as the 15th ranked core team after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series, was relegated for the 2023–24 series but was still invited to play in the main tournament at the 2023 London Sevens.

Pool stage

All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00). All matches played at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise. Key:
  Team advanced to the quarterfinals
  Team advanced to the play-off final for 2023–24 core team status

Pool A

#	Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	0	0	87	43	+44	9
2	Great Britain	2	0	1	45	54	−9	7
3	South Africa	0	1	2	62	77	−15	4
4	United States	0	1	2	62	82	−20	4

Pool B

#	Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Argentina	2	0	1	95	38	+57	7
2	Fiji	2	0	1	99	59	+40	7
3	Ireland	2	0	1	66	52	+14	7
4	Japan	0	0	3	26	137	−111	3

Pool C

#	Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Samoa	3	0	0	92	52	+40	9
2	Australia	2	0	1	73	48	+25	7
3	France	1	0	2	68	75	−7	5
4	Spain	0	0	3	50	108	−58	3

Pool play-off

#	Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Canada	2	0	1	83	50	+33	7
2	Kenya	2	0	1	72	59	+13	7
3	Uruguay	2	0	1	48	43	+5	7
4	Tonga	0	0	3	45	96	–51	2

Knockout stage

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

Play-off final for core status

All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

	Play-off final for core status
	4:56 pm
	Canada	12
	Kenya	7

9th–12th bracket

All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

	9th place semifinal				9th place final
	11:13 am
	South Africa	29
					3:08 pm
	Japan	7
					South Africa	47
	11:35 am
					United States	5
	United States	24
	Spain	0
					11th place final
					2:46 pm
					Japan	12
					Spain	28

5th–8th bracket

All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

	5th place semifinal				5th place final
	12:49 pm
	Ireland	19
					4:07 pm
	Great Britain	12
					Ireland	12
	1:11 pm
					France	21
	Australia	19
	France	22
					7th place final
					3:30 pm
					Great Britain	5
					Australia	34

Cup bracket

All matches played on 21 May 2023 at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup final
	9:45 am
	Argentina	28
					1:33 pm
	Ireland	14
					Argentina	10
	10:07 am
					Samoa	7
	Samoa	12
									5:26 pm
	Great Britain	5
									Argentina	35
	10:29 am
									Fiji	14
	Fiji	19
					1:55 pm
	Australia	5
					Fiji	19
	10:51 am
					New Zealand	17			Bronze final
	New Zealand	19
									4:29 pm
	France	17
									Samoa	24
									New Zealand	19

Placings

Place	Team	Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Argentina	20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Fiji	18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Samoa	16
4	New Zealand	14
5	France	12
6	Ireland	10

Place	Team	Points
7	Australia	8
8	Great Britain	6
9	South Africa	4
10	United States	3
11	Spain	2
12	Japan	0

External links

• World Rugby page
• Tournament site