2023 South Africa Sevens

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

References

External links

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

9th to 12th playoffs

5th to 8th playoffs

Cup

Final placings

Dream Team

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

9th to 12th playoffs

5th to 8th playoffs

Cup

Final placings

Dream Team

2023 Cape Town Sevens
2023 Cape Town Sevens
2023–24 SVNS
Host nation	South Africa
Men
Date	9–10 December 2023
Champion	Argentina
Runner-up	Australia
Third	Fiji
Women
Date	9–10 December 2023
Champion	Australia
Runner-up	France
Third	New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played	64
	← 2022 2024 →

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.

9 December
10:50

Ireland	31–0	United States
Try: Ward (2), Kennedy (2), Mullin Con: Roche (2), Dardis

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
10:50

South Africa	19–5	Great Britain
Try: Nortje (2), Geduld Con: Geduld, Brown		Try: Glover

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
13:50

Ireland	19–14	Great Britain
Try: McNulty (2), Kennedy Con: Dardis (2)		Try: Bavadra, Emery Con: Emery (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
14:12

South Africa	26–14	United States
Try: Oosthuizen, Specman, Visser, Brown Con: Geduld (2), Brown		Try: Lacamp (2) Con: Hughes (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
19:12

United States	26–31 (aet)	Great Britain
Try: Broselle, Hughes, Lacamp, Channel Con: Hughes (3)		Try: Glover, Emery (2), Williams, McCann Con: Fergusson, Emery (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
19:34

South Africa	12–14	Ireland
Try: Specman, Human Con: Human		Try: Mullin (2) Con: Lennox (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
10:28

Fiji	14–17	France
Try: Rasaku, Matana Con: Tamani (2)		Try: Joseph (2) Con: Parez (2) Pen: Rebbadj

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
10:28

Argentina	31–12	Spain
Try: González (2), Moneta, Fraga, Vera Feld Con: Pellandini (3)		Try: Sainz-Trápaga, Anso Con: Martínez

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
13:06

Fiji	33–7	Spain
Try: Bukayaro (3), Naduvalo, Matana Con: Tamani (3), Sauturaga		Try: Ramos Con: Ramos

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
13:28

Argentina	21–7	France
Try: González, Moneta, Pellandini Con: Pellandini (3)		Try: Joseph Con: Rebbadj

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
18:28

France	21–19	Spain
Try: Sepho (2), Timo Con: Parez (2), Rebbadj		Try: López, Anso, Serres Con: Serres (1), Ramos

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
18:50

Argentina	12–19	Fiji
Try: Fraga, Graziano Con: Wade		Try: Naduvalo, Rasaku, Bukayaro Con: Sauturaga (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
10:06

Samoa	7–27	Australia
Try: Falaniko Con: Niuula		Try: Palmer (2), Longbottom, Roache, Turner Con: Roache

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
10:06

New Zealand	7–19	Canada
Try: Molia Con: Cook-Savage		Try: Richard, Coats, Carson Con: Coats (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
12:22

Samoa	7–33	Canada
Try: Masefau Con: Niuula		Try: Coats, Carson, Oworu, Kratz, Sager Con: Coats (3), Kratz

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
12:44

New Zealand	35–5	Australia
Try: Leo, Carter (3), McGarvey-Black Con: McGarvey-Black (4), Curry		Try: Sargeant

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
17:22

Australia	26–7	Canada
Try: Longbottom, Lawson, Turner, Lawson Con: Longbottom (3)		Try: Kratz Con: Kratz

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9 December
17:44

New Zealand	14–21	Samoa
Try: Molia, Curry Con: McGarvey-Black, Cook-Savage		Try: Opetai, Niulevae, Alofipo Con: Tavita, Alofipo (2)

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

^[6]

9th place semifinals		9th place final

10 December 2023– 09:54 – DHL Stadium

Samoa	17
		10 December 2023– 13:28 – DHL Stadium
Spain	24
		Spain	7
10 December 2023– 10:16 – DHL Stadium
		Great Britain	31
Great Britain	21

United States	14
		11th place final

		10 December 2023– 12:44 – DHL Stadium

		Samoa	19

		United States	24

Team	Point differential
New Zealand	6
South Africa	-4
France	-14
Canada	-14

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

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

10 December 2023– 10:34 – DHL Stadium

Argentina	33
		10 December 2023– 14:56 – DHL Stadium
Canada	0
		Argentina	26
10 December 2023– 10:56 – DHL Stadium
		Ireland	19
Ireland	36
				10 December 2023– 19:23 – DHL Stadium
New Zealand	21
				Argentina	45
10 December 2023– 11:18 – DHL Stadium
				Australia	12
Australia	28
		10 December 2023– 15:18 – DHL Stadium
South Africa	0
		Australia	24
10 December 2023– 11:40 – DHL Stadium
		Fiji	7	3rd place final
Fiji	29
				10 December 2023– 18:10 – DHL Stadium
France	24
				Ireland	7

				Fiji	14

^[7]

Place	Team
	Argentina
	Australia
	Fiji
4	Ireland
5	New Zealand
6	South Africa
7	Canada
8	France
9	Great Britain
10	Spain
11	United States
12	Samoa

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

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	0	120	7	+113	9
Fiji	2	1	57	50	+7	6
Japan	1	2	34	109	–75	3
Spain	0	3	29	74	–45	2

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

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

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	0	79	24	+55	9
United States	2	1	55	45	+10	6
Canada	1	2	71	40	+31	5
South Africa	0	3	7	103	–96	0

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 place semifinals		9th place final

10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium

Spain	7
		10 December 2023– 13:06 – DHL Stadium
Brazil	21
		Brazil	15
10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium
		Japan	14
Japan	27

South Africa	7
		11th place final

		10 December 2023– 12:22 – DHL Stadium

		Spain	21

		South Africa	7

Team	Point differential
Fiji	5
Canada	-10
Ireland	-15
Great Britain	-21

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

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

10 December 2023– 09:00 – DHL Stadium

Great Britain	12
		10 December 2023– 14:12 – DHL Stadium
United States	19
		United States	5
10 December 2023– 09:22 – DHL Stadium
		Australia	33
Australia	24
				10 December 2023– 18:43 – DHL Stadium
Ireland	14
				Australia	29
10 December 2023– 09:44 – DHL Stadium
				France	26
France	19
		10 December 2023– 14:34 – DHL Stadium
Fiji	17
		France	24
10 December 2023– 10:06 – DHL Stadium
		New Zealand	12	3rd place final
New Zealand	41
				10 December 2023– 17:40 – DHL Stadium
Canada	0
				United States	7

				New Zealand	19

Place	Team
	Australia
	France
	New Zealand
4	United States
5	Fiji
6	Canada
7	Ireland
8	Great Britain
9	Brazil
10	Japan
11	Spain
12	South Africa

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

^ "Pools for HSBC SVNS Cape Town revealed". rugby365.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Blitzboks dumped out of Cape Town Sevens cup competition". www.msn.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "South Africa and New Zealand lose but still advance to Cape Town Sevens quarters". AP News. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Rugby Sevens: Black Ferns Sevens begin Cape Town title defence with pool win over Great Britain". Newshub. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ McConnell, Lynn (11 December 2023). "Blyde Joins Special Club as New Zealand Teams Fall Short in Cape Town". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

South Africa

Great Britain

United States

2023–24 SVNS
Preceded by 2023 Dubai Sevens	2023 South Africa Sevens	Succeeded by 2024 Australia Sevens

[1] "Pools for HSBC SVNS Cape Town revealed". rugby365.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[2] "Blitzboks dumped out of Cape Town Sevens cup competition". www.msn.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[3] "South Africa and New Zealand lose but still advance to Cape Town Sevens quarters". AP News. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[4] "Rugby Sevens: Black Ferns Sevens begin Cape Town title defence with pool win over Great Britain". Newshub. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[McConnell1-5] 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 10 December 2023.

[7] world.rugby. "Fixtures & Results". www.svns.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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