2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament

Tournament details
Venue	Luzhniki Stadium Gorodok Stadium
Dates	29 – 30 June
No. of nations	16
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Tries scored	201 (average 4.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Portia Woodman (60 points)

The women's 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament was held at Luzhniki stadium and nearby Gorodok Stadium, both in Moscow. The tournament was held from 29 June to 30 June, with New Zealand beating Canada 29−12 at the final.^[1] The eight quarter-finalists qualified as core teams for the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.

Notes:
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.

The band allocation was completed on February 25 in advance of the pool draw on February 28.

The 16 teams were ranked in four bands of four, determined by series points accumulated over the three IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cups, and the first two rounds of the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.^[2]

Band 1	England,  Australia,  Canada,  United States
Band 2	New Zealand,  South Africa,  Spain,  Russia
Band 3	Netherlands,  China,  France,  Brazil
Band 4	Japan,  Tunisia,  Ireland,  Fiji

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
	Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

All times are local (UTC+4).

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	97	5	+92	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	65	27	+38	7
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	33	61	−28	5
Tunisia	3	0	0	3	3	105	−102	3

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	87	5	+82	9
Ireland	3	2	0	1	45	37	+8	7
South Africa	3	1	0	2	24	48	−24	5
China	3	0	0	3	17	83	−66	3

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	62	19	+43	9
Spain	3	1	1	1	47	43	+4	6
Brazil	3	1	0	2	34	52	−18	5
Fiji	3	0	1	2	33	62	−29	4

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Russia	3	2	1	0	57	51	+6	8
England	3	2	0	1	69	17	+52	7
France	3	1	1	1	69	41	+28	6
Japan	3	0	0	3	10	96	−86	3

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	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	30 June 2013 – 11:00 – Gorodok Stadium
	Netherlands	19
					30 June 2013 – 14:30 – Gorodok Stadium
	Japan	14
					Netherlands	17
	30 June 2013 – 11:22 – Gorodok Stadium
					China	12
	Brazil	5
									30 June 2013 – 17:50 – Luzhniki Stadium
	China	10
									Netherlands	10
	30 June 2013 – 11:44 – Gorodok Stadium
									Fiji	12
	France	40
					30 June 2013 – 14:52 – Gorodok Stadium
	Tunisia	7
					France	10
	30 June 2013 – 12:06 – Gorodok Stadium
					Fiji	12
	South Africa	5
	Fiji	22

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 June 2013 – 15:14 – Gorodok Stadium
	England	22
					30 June 2013 – 18:40 – Luzhniki Stadium
	Ireland	0
					England	5
	30 June 2013 – 15:36 – Gorodok Stadium
					Australia	14
	Russia	5
	Australia	7

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	30 June 2013 – 12:28 – Gorodok Stadium
	New Zealand	24
					30 June 2013 – 15:56 – Luzhniki Stadium
	England	7
					New Zealand	19
	30 June 2013 – 12:50 – Gorodok Stadium
					United States	10
	United States	14
									30 June 2013 – 20:25 – Luzhniki Stadium
	Ireland	5
									New Zealand	29
	30 June 2013 – 13:12 – Gorodok Stadium
									Canada	12
	Russia	12
					30 June 2013 – 16:18 – Luzhniki Stadium
	Canada	15
					Canada	10
	30 June 2013 – 13:34 – Gorodok Stadium
					Spain	0			Third place
	Australia	10
									30 June 2013 – 19:30 – Luzhniki Stadium
	Spain	14
									United States (aet)	10
									Spain	5

2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens Women's winners
New Zealand 1st title