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.
Format 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 The sixteen national teams competing in Los Angeles were:
Core Teams
Invited Team
Pool stage Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals Sources:
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33007131+40932016936+33731025479–25530032977–483
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts3300435+38931022224–2531022644–18531022038–185
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008417+679 31026337+65 31022233–115 31021779–625
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33005236+169 32014126+157 3102454505 30033162–313
Knockout stage 13th–16th playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
13th place Final
9th–12th playoffs
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
9th place Final
5th–8th playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
5th place Final
Cup playoffs
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place
Cup Final
Tournament placings
PlaceTeam Points 22 19 17 4 15 5 13 6 12 7 10 10
PlaceTeam Points 9 810 7 11 5 513 414 3 15 1 1
References