Argentina won the Cup final, their third tournament victory for the season, by defeating Fiji 35–14.[3]
The competition format used in London was different to all previous events in the season as only twelve teams instead of sixteen were eligible to compete for the tournament cup.[4] The other four teams competed for the one remaining core team berth for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series[5] with the unsuccessful sides losing core team status.[1]
Canada won the play-off to retain core team status for 2023–24, defeating Kenya by 12–7.[3]
Format
The twelve teams in the cup competition for the London Sevens were drawn into three 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 two best third-placed teams also advancing.[4] The remaining four teams played off for a 9th–12th placing.[2]
The four teams competing for core status in the 2023–24 season were drawn into a separate round-robin playoff pool. The top two teams from that pool then advanced to a final match to determine the last core team berth.[4]
Teams
The twelve teams that participated in the main tournament at London were:[2]
Tonga gained entry to the London Sevens core team qualifier for the 2023–24 season by winning the 2023 Challenger Series.[6] The other three sides were the core teams ranked 12th to 14th after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series.[7]
Japan, as the 15th ranked core team after Round 10 in the 2022–23 series, was relegated for the 2023–24 series but was still invited to play in the main tournament at the 2023 London Sevens.[2]
Pool stage
All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).[8]
All matches played at Twickenham Stadium unless specifically noted otherwise.
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals Team advanced to the play-off final for 2023–24 core team status
