The 2023 Canada Sevens was the eight edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at BC Place in Vancouver between 25 and 26 February 2023.
| 2023 Canada Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIII | |
| Host nation |  Canada |
| Date | 3–5 March 2023 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third |  Australia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The tournament was won by Argentina national rugby sevens team, who successfully defended their 2022 title.[1][2]
Format
editThe 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
editThe sixteen national teams competing in Vancouver were:
Core Teams
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
Fiji- France
Great Britain
Ireland
Japan
Kenya
New Zealand
Samoa
South Africa
Spain
United States
Uruguay
Invited Team
Pool stage
edit Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals
Sources:[3][4]
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 97 | +104 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 83 | –50 | 6 |
| 3 | Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 73 | –25 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 67 | –22 | 4 |
Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 9 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 6 |
| 3 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 43 | –18 | 6 |
| 4 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 119 | –90 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 7 |
| 2 | Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 7 |
| 3 | Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 78 | –35 | 7 |
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 87 | –35 | 3 |
Pool D
editKnockout stage
edit13th–16th playoffs
edit| 13th place Semi-finals | 13th place Final | |||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||
 Chile | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals 13th place Final |
9th–12th playoffs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 9th Place Final | ||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 38 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Chile | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 35 | |||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 9th place Final |
5th–8th playoffs
edit| 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Final | |||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||
| Great Britain | 5 | |||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||
| New Zealand | 50 | |||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals 5th place Final |
Cup playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| France | 15 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 33 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 4 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | Bronze final | ||||||||
| Ireland | 15 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| 5 March – BC Place | ||||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 20 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze final Cup Final |
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Argentina | 22 |
 |
France | 19 |
 |
Australia | 17 |
| 4 | Ireland | 15 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13 |
| 6 | United States | 12 |
| 7 | Fiji | 10 |
| Great Britain | 10 |
References
edit- ↑ "Seven things we learned from HSBC Canada Sevens". World Rugby. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ↑ "New Zealand Women & Argentina Men Claim Vancouver Sevens 2023 Rugby Gold". RugbyAsia247. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ↑ "Sevens World Series - Sevens World Series - Leg 7 (Vancouver)". Rugby Archive Net. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ↑ "World Seven Series XXIV – Vancouver, Canada". Rugby 7. Retrieved 21 January 2024.