2014 Japan Sevens

The 2014 Japan Sevens was the continuation of the annual sporting event which was held on 22–23 March 2014.[1] It was the third edition of the tournament and the sixth stop of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.

2014 Japan Sevens
IRB Sevens XV
Host nation	Japan
Date	22–23 March 2014
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	South Africa
Third	England
Plate
Winner	Australia
Runner-up	United States
Bowl
Winner	Wales
Runner-up	Scotland
Shield
Winner	Argentina
Runner-up	Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	267 (average 5.933 per match)
Top point scorer	Samisoni Viriviri (45)
Top try scorer	Samisoni Viriviri (9)
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Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The 16 participating teams are:

Sevens Festival

Pool Stage

The draw was made on 20 February 2014.[2]

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	105	29	+76	9
Canada	3	1	1	1	74	44	30	6
Wales	3	1	1	1	51	67	–16	6
Portugal	3	0	0	3	19	109	–90	3

22 March 2014
11:28

New Zealand	43–5	Wales
	Report[3]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
11:50

Canada	40–5	Portugal
	Report[4]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
14:46

New Zealand	40–7	Portugal
	Report[5]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
15:08

Canada	17–17	Wales
	Report[6]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
18:58

Wales	29–7	Portugal
	Report[7]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
19:20

New Zealand	22–17	Canada
	Report[8]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	87	29	+58	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	48	40	+8	7
Argentina	3	0	1	2	33	66	–33	4
Japan	3	0	1	2	26	59	–33	4

22 March 2014
12:12

South Africa	26–12	Kenya
	Report[9]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
12:34

Argentina	14–14	Japan
	Report[10]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
15:30

Argentina	7–24	Kenya
	Report[11]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
15:52

South Africa	33–5	Japan
	Report[12]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
19:42

Kenya	12–7	Japan
	Report[13]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
20:04

South Africa	28–12	Argentina
	Report[14]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	3	2	1	0	74	45	+29	8
United States	3	1	1	1	55	58	–3	6
Samoa	3	1	0	2	52	71	–19	5
France	3	1	0	2	55	62	–7	5

22 March 2014
10:00

Fiji	22–19	France
	Report[15]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
10:22

Samoa	17–24	United States
	Report[16]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
13:18

Fiji	19–19	United States
	Report[17]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
13:40

Samoa	28–14	France
	Report[18]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
17:30

France	22–12	United States
	Report[19]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
17:52

Fiji	33–7	Samoa
	Report[20]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	89	21	+68	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	75	50	+25	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	43	67	–24	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	12	81	–69	3

22 March 2014
10:44

England	36–0	Scotland
	Report[21]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
11:06

Australia	28–7	Spain
	Report[22]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
14:02

England	29–0	Spain
	Report[23]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
14:24

Australia	26–19	Scotland
	Report[24]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
18:14

Scotland	24–5	Spain
	Report[25]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

22 March 2014
18:36

England	24–21	Australia
	Report[26]

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Knockout stage

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

	Wales	24
					23 March 2014 – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Spain	19
					Spain	12
	23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Samoa	24
	Samoa	12
									23 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Japan	42
									Samoa	0
	23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									Argentina	26
	Scotland	12
					31 March 2014 – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Portugal	7
					Portugal	21
	23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Argentina	24
	Argentina	17

	France	21

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

	Wales	24
					23 March 2014 – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Spain	19
					Wales	24
	23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Japan	19
	Samoa	12
									23 March 2014 – 15:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Japan	42
									Wales	28
	23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									Scotland	21
	Scotland	12
					23 March 2014 – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Portugal	7
					Scotland	21
	23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					France	12
	Argentina	17

	France	21

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

	New Zealand	21
					23 March 2014 – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Australia	12
					Australia	36
	23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Kenya	0
	Fiji	43
									23 March 2014 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Kenya	19
									Australia	17
	23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									United States	12
	England	14
					23 March 2014 – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Canada	10
					Canada	15
	23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					United States	28
	South Africa	17

	United States	12

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

	New Zealand	21
					23 March 2014 – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Australia	12
					New Zealand	12
	23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					Fiji	17
	Fiji	43
									23 March 2014 – 16:43 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Kenya	19
									Fiji	33
	23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
									South Africa	26
	England	14
					23 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	Canada	10
					England	0
	23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
					South Africa	17			Third place
	South Africa	17
									23 March 2014 – 16:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
	United States	12
									New Zealand	12

									England	31

References

External links

Official Website

2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series
2013–14 events	2013 Gold Coast Sevens 2013 Dubai Sevens 2013 South Africa Sevens 2014 USA Sevens 2014 Wellington Sevens 2014 Japan Sevens 2014 Hong Kong Sevens 2014 Scotland Sevens 2014 London Sevens
Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Kenya New Zealand Portugal Samoa Scotland South Africa Spain United States Wales
Other teams	Hong Kong Japan Russia Tonga Uruguay Zimbabwe
IRB Sevens World Series

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