{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox Rugby Sevens | countries = {{flagicon|ENG}} England | date = 17-18 August 2013 | champions1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} ACT Brumbies | runnersup1 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland Blues | third = {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires | champions2 = {{flagicon|USA}} New York | runnersup2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Gloucester<!-- | champions3 = | runnersup3 = --> | champions4 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kuban Krasnador | runnersup4 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Blue Bulls | matches = 34 | tries = | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | prevseason = | nextseason = 2014 }} The 2013 '''World Club 7s''' was the first edition of the rugby sevens tournament and was hosted at Twickenham Stadium in London, England on 17 and 18 August 2013.
==Format== The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. Following all the group games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Knockout Stage along with the best two third-place teams.
==Teams== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !width=55%|Team !width=45%|Nation |- | ACT Brumbies | {{flag|Australia}} |- | Auckland | {{flag|New Zealand}} |- | Buenos Aires | {{flag|Argentina}} |- | DHL Western Province | {{flag|South Africa}} |- | Gloucester Rugby | {{flag|England}} |- | Harlequins | {{flag|England}} |- | Kuban Krasnodar | {{flag|Russia}} |- | New York | {{flag|USA}} |- | Northampton Saints | {{flag|England}} |- | San Francisco | {{flag|USA}} |- | Vodacom Blue Bulls | {{flag|South Africa}} |- | VVA Saracens | {{flag|Russia}} |}<ref>{{cite web|title=Inaugural World Club 7s|url=http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/tournament.php|publisher=2013 World Club 7s|accessdate=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105083941/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/tournament.php|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
==Pool Stage== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |- | style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"| |align=left|quarter-final place |}
===Pool A=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} VVA Saracens Moscow |3||2||1||0||50||41||+9||'''8''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gloucester Rugby |3||2||0||1||65||60||+5||'''7''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} New York |3||1||1||1||62||57||+5||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} DHL Western Province |3||0||0||3||53||72||−19||'''3''' |}
{{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = DHL Western Province {{flagicon|RSA}} |score = 19 – 26 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} New York |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Gloucester Rugby {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 12 – 19 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} VVA Saracens Moscow |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = DHL Western Province {{flagicon|RSA}} |score = 17 – 19 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} VVA Saracens Moscow |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Gloucester Rugby {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 26 – 24 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} New York |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = New York {{flagicon|USA}} |score = 12 – 12 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} VVA Saracens Moscow |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Gloucester Rugby {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 27 – 17 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RSA}} DHL Western Province |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
===Pool B=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires |3||2||1||0||68||19||+49||'''8''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} San Francisco |3||2||0||1||59||62||–3||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Saints |3||1||0||2||29||56||–27||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} Vodacom Blue Bulls |3||0||1||2||33||52||−19||'''4''' |}
{{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Vodacom Blue Bulls {{flagicon|RSA}} |score = 19 – 28 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} San Francisco |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Northampton Saints {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 0 – 30 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Vodacom Blue Bulls {{flagicon|RSA}} |score = 7– 7 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Northampton Saints {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 12 – 19 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} San Francisco |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = San Francisco {{flagicon|USA}} |score = 12 – 31 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Northampton Saints {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 17 – 7 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RSA}} Vodacom Blue Bulls |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
===Pool C=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Teams !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland |3||2||0||1||71||48||+23||'''7''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} ACT Brumbies |3||2||0||1||71||50||+21||'''7''' |-bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins |3||2||0||1||69||57||+12||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kuban Krasnador |3||0||0||3||36||92||−56||'''3''' |} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Harlequins {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 14 – 24 |report = |away = {{flagicon|AUS}} ACT Brumbies |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Auckland {{flagicon|NZL}} |score = 33 – 5 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kuban Krasnador |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Harlequins {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 24 – 19 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kuban Krasnador |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = ACT Brumbies {{flagicon|AUS}} |score = 12 – 24 |report = |away = {{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = ACT Brumbies {{flagicon|AUS}} |score = 35 – 12 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kuban Krasnador |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 17 August 2013 |time = |home = Harlequins {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 31 – 14 |report = |away = {{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} <ref name=fixtures>{{cite web|title=World Club 7s Fixtures|url=http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/fixtures.php|publisher=2013 World Club 7s|accessdate=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105083937/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/fixtures.php|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Pete|title=Red-hot Burns ready for Gloucester showdown|newspaper=The RUGBYPaper|date=18 August 2013|page=2}}</ref>
==Cup== <ref name=fixtures/><ref>{{cite news|last=Anon|title=Day 2 fixtures|newspaper=The RUGBYPaper|date=18 August 2013|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brumbies named World Club Sevens Champions|url=http://www.superxv.com/40072/1/brumbies-named-world-club-sevens-champions#.UnUecSeak9I|publisher=Superxv.com|accessdate=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104063730/http://www.superxv.com/40072/1/brumbies-named-world-club-sevens-champions#.UnUecSeak9I|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Club 7s - NY Wins Plate, SF Struggles on Sunday|url=http://www.rugbymag.com/news/sevens/all-stars/9056-world-club-7s-ny-wins-plate-sf-struggles-on-sunday.html|publisher=Rugbymagshop|accessdate=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101122000/http://www.rugbymag.com/news/sevens/all-stars/9056-world-club-7s-ny-wins-plate-sf-struggles-on-sunday.html|archive-date=1 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lenthall|first=Steve|title=Brumbies claim World Club Sevens title|date=18 August 2013 |url=http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/brumbies-claim-world-club-sevens-title/|publisher=Green & Gold Rugby|accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
===Quarter-finals=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Buenos Aires {{flagicon|ARG}} |score = 31 – 12 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} New York |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = ACT Brumbies {{flagicon|AUS}} |score = 22 – 17 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} WA Saracens Moscow |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Gloucester Rugby {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 7 – 19 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Auckland {{flagicon|NZL}} |score = 40 – 12 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} San Francisco |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
===Semi-finals=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = ACT Brumbies {{flagicon|AUS}} |score = 26 – 17 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Auckland Blues {{flagicon|NZL}} |score = 31–14 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25811.php#.UvL_39XO98E |title = World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : ACT Brumbies set to meet southern hemisphere rivals Auckland in World Club 7s final |access-date=6 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032440/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25811.php#.UvL_39XO98E |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
===Final=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = ACT Brumbies {{flagicon|AUS}} |score = 17 – 14 |report = |away = {{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland Blues |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
===Third/fourth place match=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Buenos Aires {{flagicon|ARG}} |score = 31 – 7 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
==Plate (places 5 to 8)==
===Semi-finals=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Gloucester Rugby {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 26 – 14 |report = |away = {{flagicon|USA}} San Francisco |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = New York {{flagicon|USA}} |score = 26–19 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} VVA Saracens Moscow |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25812.php#.UvMAjNXO98E |title = World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : Auspurger proud to show American talent with New York success |access-date=6 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032437/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25812.php#.UvMAjNXO98E |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
===Final=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = New York {{flagicon|USA}} |score = 33 – 14 |report = |away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Gloucester |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}<ref>{{cite web|title=Gloucester Rugby's World Club Sevens exploits end in Plate final defeat|url=http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/rugby/matchcentre/8955.php|publisher=Gloucester Rugby|accessdate=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103175122/http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/rugby/matchcentre/8955.php|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Seventh/eighth place play-off=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = San Francisco {{flagicon|USA}} |score = 12–33 |report = |away = {{flagicon|RUS}} VVA Saracens Moscow |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25812.php#.UvMAjNXO98E |title = World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : Auspurger proud to show American talent with New York success |access-date=6 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032437/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25812.php#.UvMAjNXO98E |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
==Shield (places 9 to 12)==
===Semi-finals=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Western Province |score = 19-31 |report = |away = Blue Bulls |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Northampton Saints |score = 0–21 |report = |away = Kuban Krasnador |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
===Final=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Kuban Krasnador |score = 19–12 |report = |away = Blue Bulls |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }}
===Eleventh/twelfth place play-off=== {{rugbybox |date = 18 August 2013 |time = |home = Western Province |score = 31–7 |report = |away = Northampton Saints |stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London }} <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25810.php#.UvL-kNXO98E |title = World Club 7's Tournament - 16th & 17th August 2014 - Twickenham : Kuban Krasnodar's Kushnarev delighted to lift some silverware at Twickenham |access-date=6 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226032536/http://www.worldclub7srugby.com/news/25810.php#.UvL-kNXO98E |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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