2014 Japan Sevens

{{Infobox Rugby Sevens | series = '''IRB Sevens XV''' | countries = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan | date = 22–23 March 2014 | champions1 = {{ru7|FIJ}} | runnersup1 = {{ru7|RSA}} | third = {{ru7|ENG}} | champions2 = {{ru7|AUS}} | runnersup2 = {{ru7|USA}} | champions3 = {{ru7|WAL}} | runnersup3 = {{ru7|SCO}} | champions4 = {{ru7|ARG}} | runnersup4 = {{ru7|SAM}} | matches = 45 | tries = 267 | top point scorer = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Samisoni Viriviri (45) | top try scorer = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Samisoni Viriviri (9) | prevseason = 2013 | nextseason = 2015 }}

The 2014 Japan Sevens was the continuation of the annual sporting event which was held on 22–23 March 2014.<ref name="sched">{{cite web|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/archive/tcode=1270/season=2012/news/newsid=2066873.html#hsbc+sevens+world+series+201314+dates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805124145/http://www.irbsevens.com/archive/tcode=1270/season=2012/news/newsid=2066873.html#hsbc+sevens+world+series+201314+dates|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 5, 2013|title=HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 dates set|date=2012-05-17|work=irbsevens.com}}</ref> It was the third edition of the tournament and the sixth stop of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.

==Format== The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

==Teams== The 16 participating teams are: {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * {{ru7|ARG}} * {{ru7|AUS}} * {{ru7|CAN}} * {{ru7|ENG}} * {{ru7|FIJ}} * {{ru7|FRA}} * {{ru7|JPN}} * {{ru7|KEN}} {{col-2}} * {{ru7|NZL}} * {{ru7|POR}} * {{ru7|SAM}} * {{ru7|SCO}} * {{ru7|RSA}} * {{ru7|ESP}} * {{ru7|USA}} * {{ru7|WAL}} {{col-end}} thumb|Sevens Festival

==Pool Stage== The draw was made on 20 February 2014.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |- | style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"| |align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |}

===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|{{Ru7|NZL}} |3||3||0||0||105||29||+76||'''9''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}} |3||1||1||1||74||44||30||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}} |3||1||1||1||51||67||–16||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|POR}} |3||0||0||3||19||109||–90||'''3''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 11:28 |home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 43–5 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322181955/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=5/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|WAL}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 11:50 |home = {{Ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 40–5 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165124/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=6/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|POR}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 14:46 |home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 40–7 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165314/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=13/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|POR}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 15:08 |home = {{Ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 17–17 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322164756/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=14/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|WAL}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 18:58 |home = {{Ru7-rt|WAL}} |score = 29–7 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165916/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=21/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|POR}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 19:20 |home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 22–17 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322170602/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=22/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|CAN}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }}

===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|{{Ru7|RSA}} |3||3||0||0||87||29||+58||'''9''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}} |3||2||0||1||48||40||+8||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}} |3||0||1||2||33||66||–33||'''4''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|JPN}} |3||0||1||2||26||59||–33||'''4''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 12:12 |home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 26–12 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165919/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=7/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|KEN}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 12:34 |home = {{Ru7-rt|ARG}} |score = 14–14 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322170103/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=8/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|JPN}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 15:30 |home = {{Ru7-rt|ARG}} |score = 7–24 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165449/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=15/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|KEN}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 15:52 |home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 33–5 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322170150/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=16/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|JPN}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 19:42 |home = {{Ru7-rt|KEN}} |score = 12–7 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322182048/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=23/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|JPN}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 20:04 |home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 28–12 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322172255/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=24/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|ARG}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }}

===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|{{Ru7|FIJ}} |3||2||1||0||74||45||+29||'''8''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|USA}} |3||1||1||1||55||58||–3||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}} |3||1||0||2||52||71||–19||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}} |3||1||0||2||55||62||–7||'''5''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 10:00 |home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 22–19 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165802/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=1/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|FRA}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 10:22 |home = {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score = 17–24 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322170707/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=2/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|USA}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 13:18 |home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 19–19 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322181556/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=9/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|USA}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 13:40 |home = {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score = 28–14 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322170446/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=10/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|FRA}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 17:30 |home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}} |score = 22–12 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322172257/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=17/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|USA}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 17:52 |home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 33–7 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165224/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=18/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|SAM}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }}

===Pool D=== {| 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|{{Ru7|ENG}} |3||3||0||0||89||21||+68||'''9''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}} |3||2||0||1||75||50||+25||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}} |3||1||0||2||43||67||–24||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{Ru7|ESP}} |3||0||0||3||12||81||–69||'''3''' |}

{{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 10:44 |home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}} |score = 36–0 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322182218/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=3/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|SCO}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 11:06 |home = {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score = 28–7 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322170449/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=4/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|ESP}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 14:02 |home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}} |score = 29–0 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322181640/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=11/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|ESP}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 14:24 |home = {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score = 26–19 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322164627/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=12/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|SCO}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 18:14 |home = {{Ru7-rt|SCO}} |score = 24–5 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165913/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=19/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|ESP}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }} ---- {{rugbybox |date = 22 March 2014 |time = 18:36 |home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}} |score = 24–21 |report = Report<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322165121/http://www.irbsevens.com/matches/idcup=1040/season=2013/edition=11/gameno=20/matchDetails.html Article Title]}}</ref> |away = {{Ru7|AUS}} |stadium = Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo }}

==Knockout stage== ===Shield=== {{Round8   |23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|WAL}}|24|'''{{Ru7|ESP}}'''|'''19''' |23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''12'''|{{Ru7|JPN}}|42 |23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|SCO}}|12|'''{{Ru7|POR}}'''|'''7''' |23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''|'''17'''|{{Ru7|FRA}}|21  |23 March 2014 – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|ESP}}|12|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''24''' |31 March 2014 – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|POR}}|21|'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''|'''24'''  |23 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|SAM}}|0|'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''|'''26''' }}

===Bowl=== {{Round8   |23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|ESP}}|19 |23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|SAM}}|12|'''{{Ru7|JPN}}'''|'''42''' |23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''|'''12'''|{{Ru7|POR}}|7 |23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|ARG}}|17|'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''|'''21'''  |23 March 2014 – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|JPN}}|19 |23 March 2014 – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''|'''21'''|{{Ru7|FRA}}|12  |23 March 2014 – 15:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|WAL}}'''|'''28'''|{{Ru7|SCO}}|21 }}

===Plate=== {{Round8   |23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|NZL}}|21|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''|'''12''' |23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|FIJ}}|43|'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''|'''19''' |23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|ENG}}|14|'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''|'''10''' |23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|RSA}}|17|'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''|'''12'''  |23 March 2014 – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''|'''36'''|{{Ru7|KEN}}|0 |23 March 2014 – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|CAN}}|15|'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''|'''28'''  |23 March 2014 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''|'''17'''|{{Ru7|USA}}|12 }}

===Cup=== {{Round8|3rdplace=yes   |23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''21'''|{{Ru7|AUS}}|12 |23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''43'''|{{Ru7|KEN}}|19 |23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''|'''14'''|{{Ru7|CAN}}|10 |23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''|'''17'''|{{Ru7|USA}}|12  |23 March 2014 – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|NZL}}|12|'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''17''' |23 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|ENG}}|0|'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''|'''17'''  |23 March 2014 – 16:43 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''33'''|{{Ru7|RSA}}|26  |23 March 2014 – 16:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |{{Ru7|NZL}}|12|'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''|'''21''' }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150720/http://www.tokyo7s.jp/ Official Website]

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