2023 Cape Town Sevens
2023–24 SVNS
Host nationSouth Africa
Men
Date9–10 December 2023
Champion Argentina
Runner-up Australia
Third Fiji
Women
Date9–10 December 2023
Champion Australia
Runner-up France
Third New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played64
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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.

Men's tournament

Pool A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Ireland 306426+389
 South Africa 215733+247
 Great Britain 125064–144
 United States 034088–481
9 December
10:50
Ireland 31–0 United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
10:50
South Africa 19–5 Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
13:50
Ireland 19–14 Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
14:12
South Africa 26–14 United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
19:12
United States 26–31 (aet) Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
19:34
South Africa 12–14 Ireland
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 216636+307
 Argentina 216438+267
 France 214554–96
 Spain 033885–471
9 December
10:28
Fiji 14–17 France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
10:28
Argentina 31–12 Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
13:06
Fiji 33–7 Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
13:28
Argentina 21–7 France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
18:28
France 21–19 Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
18:50
Argentina 12–19 Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool C

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 215849+96
 Canada 215940+196
 New Zealand 125645+114
 Samoa 123574–393
9 December
10:06
Samoa 7–27 Australia
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
10:06
New Zealand 7–19 Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
12:22
Samoa 7–33 Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
12:44
New Zealand 35–5 Australia
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
17:22
Australia 26–7 Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
17:44
New Zealand 14–21 Samoa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

[6]

9th to 12th playoffs

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium
 
 
 Samoa17
 
10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium
 
 Spain24
 
 Spain7
 
10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium
 
 Great Britain31
 
 Great Britain21
 
 
 United States14
 
11th place final
 
 
10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium
 
 
 Samoa19
 
 
 United States24

5th to 8th playoffs

Fifth Place

10 December
16:52
South Africa 7–31 New Zealand
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Seventh Place

10 December
16:08
Canada 33–17 France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Cup

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium
 
 
 Argentina33
 
10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium
 
 Canada0
 
 Argentina26
 
10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium
 
 Ireland19
 
 Ireland36
 
10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium
 
 New Zealand21
 
 Argentina45
 
10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium
 
 Australia12
 
 Australia28
 
10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium
 
 South Africa0
 
 Australia24
 
10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium
 
 Fiji7 3rd place final
 
 Fiji29
 
10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium
 
 France24
 
 Ireland7
 
 
 Fiji14
 

[7]

Final placings

Place  Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji
4  Ireland
5  New Zealand
6  South Africa
7  Canada
8  France
9  Great Britain
10  Spain
11  United States
12  Samoa

Dream Team

Player Country
Terry Kennedy Ireland
Maurice Longbottom Australia
Nathan Lawson Australia
James Turner Australia
Kaminieli Rasaku Fiji
Matías Osadczuk Argentina
Germán Schulz Argentina

Women's tournament

Pool A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 301207+1139
 Fiji 215750+76
 Japan 1234109–753
 Spain 032974–452
9 December
09:22
Fiji 36–12 Japan
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
09:22
Australia 38–0 Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:34
Fiji 14–10 Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:34
Australia 54–0 Japan
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
15:32
Japan 22–19 Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
15:54
Australia 28–7 Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 309224+689
 Great Britain 215064–146
 Ireland 126166–54
 Brazil 033887–490
9 December
09:00
Ireland 39–14 Brazil
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
09:00
New Zealand 37–5 Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:12
Ireland 15–19 Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:12
New Zealand 22–12 Brazil
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
14:48
Brazil 12–26 Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
15:10
New Zealand 33–7 Ireland
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool C

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 France 307924+559
 United States 215545+106
 Canada 127140+315
 South Africa 037103–960
9 December
09:44
Canada 14–21 United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
09:44
France 29–7 South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:56
Canada 40–0 South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
11:56
France 31–0 United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
16:38
United States 34–0 South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
9 December
17:00
France 19–17 Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9th to 12th playoffs

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium
 
 
 Spain7
 
10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium
 
 Brazil21
 
 Brazil15
 
10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium
 
 Japan14
 
 Japan27
 
 
 South Africa7
 
11th place final
 
 
10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium
 
 
 Spain21
 
 
 South Africa7

5th to 8th playoffs

Fifth Place

10 December
16:30
Fiji 19–17 Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Seventh Place

10 December
15:46
Ireland 17–5 Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Cup

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium
 
 
 Great Britain12
 
10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium
 
 United States19
 
 United States5
 
10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium
 
 Australia33
 
 Australia24
 
10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium
 
 Ireland14
 
 Australia29
 
10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium
 
 France26
 
 France19
 
10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium
 
 Fiji17
 
 France24
 
10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium
 
 New Zealand12 3rd place final
 
 New Zealand41
 
10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium
 
 Canada0
 
 United States7
 
 
 New Zealand19
 

Final placings

Place  Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand
4  United States
5  Fiji
6  Canada
7  Ireland
8  Great Britain
9  Brazil
10  Japan
11  Spain
12  South Africa

Dream Team

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

References

  1. ↑ "Pools for HSBC SVNS Cape Town revealed". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Blitzboks dumped out of Cape Town Sevens cup competition". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ↑ "South Africa and New Zealand lose but still advance to Cape Town Sevens quarters". AP News. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Sevens: Black Ferns Sevens begin Cape Town title defence with pool win over Great Britain". Newshub. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ↑ McConnell, Lynn (11 December 2023). "Blyde Joins Special Club as New Zealand Teams Fall Short in Cape Town". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ↑ world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  7. ↑ world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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