2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens

International rugby event 28 30 June 2013 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens logo.png Russia Семерки чемпионата мира по регби-2013 Luzhniki Stadium Gorodok Stadium 24 (men) 16 (women) NZL (men) NZL (women) 2009 2018 The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia.http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2062150.html#rwc+sevens+2013+dates+announced RWC Sevens 2013 dates announced Rugby World Cup Limited 2012-05-12 2012-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020195850/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2062150.html#rwc+sevens+2013+dates+announced 2014-10-20 dead http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2037312.html#russia+host+rugby+world+cup+sevens+2013 Russia to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 International Rugby Board 2010-05-12 2010-05-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131015060352/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2037312.html 2013-10-15 New Zealand won the tournament, defeating England 33–0 in the final. Attendance for the tournament was poor, with matches played in mostly empty stadiums."Poor crowds for Rugby World Cup Sevens fail to dampen enthusiasm", ESPN, July 2, 2013."IRB optimistic despite poor crowds in Russia", Business Day, July 2, 2013. World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board (IRB), initially stated that the Rugby World Cup Sevens would be scrapped if rugby sevens were to be included in the Olympic programme for the 2016 Summer Olympics. As the International Olympic Committee voted for the sport's inclusion,Golf & rugby set to join Olympics https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8196956.stm BBC 13 August 2009 20 December 2009 this was thought likely to be the last edition of the tournament. However, the IRB clarified that in June 2013, the tournament would be retained and held quadrennially from 2018.http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2067449.html#future+rugby+world+cup+sevens+confirmed Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed IRB 13 June 2013 13 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130814160925/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2067449.html#future+rugby+world+cup+sevens+confirmed 2013-08-14 dead Hosting In December 2009, the IRB confirmed that the governing rugby boards of Brazil (Brazilian Rugby Association), Germany (German Rugby Federation) and Russia (Rugby Union of Russia) formally expressed their intention to tender to host the tournament. http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2035250.html#ground+breaking+interest+rwc+sevens+2013 Ground breaking interest for RWC Sevens 2013 17 December 2009 International Rugby Board 20 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171953/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2035250.html#ground+breaking+interest+rwc+sevens+2013 27 September 2011 dead Scottish Rugby Union, the governing rugby board of Scotland, which did not choose to express interest, was also previously considering bidding for the tournament. http://ur7s.com/news/361/rwc_sevens_could_return_to_murrayfield RWC Sevens could return to Murrayfield 28 July 2009 Ultimate Rugby Sevens 20 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091207155414/http://ur7s.com/news/361/rwc_sevens_could_return_to_murrayfield 7 December 2009 dead In February 2010, the IRB reported that Rugby Union of Russia had formally submitted its tender for the right to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013, while the Brazilian and German rugby boards had confirmed their withdrawal from the bidding process. This announcement left Russia as the only country bidding to host the event.http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2036008.html#russia+highlights+plans+with+rwc+sevens Russia highlights plans with RWC Sevens bid 18 February 2010 International Rugby Board 18 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100225044346/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2036008.html#russia+highlights+plans+with+rwc+sevens 25 February 2010 dead "This tender submission underlines our continued commitment to ignite a new Rugby frontier in Russia through a strategic vision of promotion, participation and growth." —Vyacheslav Kopiev, President of Rugby Union of Russia Six days before hosting the 2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, Russia was officially named as host at the IRB annual congress on 12 May 2010. Qualification Men's RegionAutomatic QualifiersPlaces Remaining Africa KEN RSA 2 North America/Caribbean No Automatic Qualifiers 2 South America ARG 1 Asia No Automatic Qualifiers 3 Europe ENG WAL RUS 5 Oceania FIJ NZL SAM 2Women's RegionAutomatic QualifiersPlaces Remaining Africa RSA 1 North America/Caribbean USA 1 South America No Automatic Qualifiers 1 Asia No Automatic Qualifiers 2.5* Europe RUS 5 Oceania AUS NZL 0.5* * Winner of Oceania qualifier will compete in Asian qualifier. Notes (Men's): Canada and United States qualified for the tournament taking the 2 available places in the North America/Caribbean category. Zimbabwe and Tunisia qualified for the tournament taking the 2 available places in the Africa category. Australia and Tonga qualified for the tournament taking the 2 available places in the Oceania category. Portugal, Spain, France, Georgia and Scotland qualified for the tournament taking the 5 available places in the Europe category. Japan, Hong Kong and Philippines qualified for the tournament taking the 3 available places in the Asia category. Uruguay qualified for the tournament taking the 1 and only place available in the South America category. Notes (Women's): Canada qualified for the tournament through NACRA's regional qualifying tournament taking the 1 and only place available in the North America/Caribbean category. Tunisia qualified for the tournament taking the 1 available place in the Africa category. England, Ireland, Spain, France and Netherlands qualified for the tournament taking the 5 available places in the European category. Fiji, Japan, and China qualified for the tournament through AFRU's regional qualifying tournament taking the 3 available places in the Asian and Oceania category. Brazil qualified through CONSUR's regional qualifying tournament taking the 1 and only place in the South America category. Qualified teams Men AfricaNorth America/CaribbeanSouth AmericaAsiaEuropeOceaniaAutomatic qualificationKENRSAARGENGRUS (Hosts)WAL (Holders)FIJNZLSAMRegional QualifiersTUNZIMCANUSAURUHKGJPNPHIFRAGEOPORSCOESPAUSTON Women 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women AfricaNorth America/CaribbeanSouth AmericaAsiaEuropeOceaniaAutomatic qualificationRSAUSARUS (Hosts)AUS (Holders)NZLRegional QualifiersTUNCANBRACHNJPNENGFRAIRENEDESPFIJ Men 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament Women 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament Trophy Overview Trophy OverviewMenWomenChampionsRunner-upChampionsRunner-upCupNZLENGNZLCANPlateCANSAMAUSENGBowlRUSJPNFIJNED References External links Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170606085128/http://www.rwcsevens.com/index.html 2017-06-06 Category:Rugby World Cup Sevens World Cup Sevens World Cup Sevens World 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Category:2013 in Moscow