The 2023 Singapore Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the National Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2023. It was the 6th edition of the Singapore Sevens, and the ninth tournament of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament.
New Zealand were the champions after beating Argentina in the cup final.
Background The 2023 Singapore Sevens is the ninth round of eleven in the 2022–23 season
Teams Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Fifteen core teams and one invited team.
Format The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team. These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the placement matches.
Pool stage
Pool A Team 1 3 3 0 0 83 19 +64 9 2 3 2 0 1 79 24 +55 7 3 3 1 0 2 38 43 5 4 3 0 0 3 12 126 3
Pool B Team 1 3 3 0 0 95 38 +57 9 2 3 2 0 1 59 40 +19 7 3 3 1 0 2 40 67 5 4 3 0 0 3 31 80 3
Pool C Team 1 3 2 0 2 78 57 +21 8 2 3 2 1 1 69 64 +5 7 3 3 1 1 1 68 69 6 4 3 0 0 3 14 36 3
Pool D Team 1 3 3 0 0 75 31 +44 9 2 3 2 0 1 46 36 +10 7 3 3 1 0 2 36 68 5 4 3 0 0 3 14 36 3
Knockout stage
Placement matches
Thirteenth place
Ninth place
Cup
Fifth place 5th to 8th place
Cup playoffs
Tournament placings
PlaceTeam Points 22 19 17 4 15 5 13 6 12 7 10 10
PlaceTeam Points 9 810 7 11 5 513 314 2 15 1 1
Source: World Rugby
Players
Dream team The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament
Marcos Moneta Joseva Talacolo Moses Leo Rodrigo Isgró Sione Molia Regan Ware Taunu'u Niulevaea
See also
References
External links Tournament page World Rugby page