2023 USA Sevens

2023 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nation United States
Date25–26 February 2023
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Argentina
Third Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played45
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

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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

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The sixteen national teams competing in Los Angeles were:

Pool stage

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

Pool A

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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





Pool B

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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





Pool C

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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





Pool D

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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





Knockout stage

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13th–16th playoffs

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13th place Semi-finals13th place Final
 
      
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
 United States26
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Kenya21
 
 United States31
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Japan7
 
 Chile19
 
 
 Japan24
 

9th–12th playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finals9th Place Final
 
          
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
 United States12
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Spain14
 
 Spain17
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Canada12
 
 Kenya5
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Canada12
 
 Spain24
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 France26
 
 France12
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Chile5
 
 France31
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Uruguay5
 
 Uruguay19
 
 
 Japan7
 

5th–8th playoffs

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5th place Semi-finals5th place Final
 
      
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
 Samoa45
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 South Africa5
 
 Samoa24
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Great Britain19
 
 Great Britain12
 
 
 Ireland5
 

Cup playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
 Samoa12
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Argentina19
 
 Argentina20
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Fiji17
 
 Fiji28
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 South Africa7
 
 Argentina12
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 New Zealand22
 
 Great Britain12
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 New Zealand24
 
 New Zealand33
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Australia17 Third place
 
 Ireland7
 
26 February – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 Australia31
 
 Fiji21
 
 
 Australia19
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji 17
4  Australia 15
5  Samoa 13
6  Great Britain 12
7  Ireland 11
8  South Africa 10
9  France 8
10  Spain 7
11  Uruguay 6
12  Canada 5
13  United States 4
14  Japan 3
15  Kenya 2
16  Chile 1

References

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  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 USA Sevens Succeeded by
USA Sevens
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