2023 Dubai Sevens | |
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2023–24 SVNS | |
Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
Men | |
Date | 2–3 December 2023 |
Champion | South Africa |
Runner-up | Argentina |
Third | New Zealand |
Women | |
Date | 2–3 December 2023 |
Champion | Australia |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Third | France |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 64 |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Dubai Sevens or SVNS DXB was a rugby sevens tournament played at The Sevens. Twelve men's teams and a similar number of women's teams participated. [1]
South Africa won the men's event and their fifth consecutive title in Dubai, defeating Argentina in the final. Australia won the women's event and their fourth consecutive title in Dubai, defeating New Zealand in the final. [2] [3]
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Africa | 3 | 0 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 9 |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 7 |
Samoa | 1 | 2 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 4 |
Canada | 0 | 3 | 35 | 85 | –50 | 1 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 9 |
Ireland | 2 | 1 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 6 |
Australia | 1 | 2 | 51 | 57 | –6 | 4 |
Spain | 0 | 3 | 23 | 86 | –57 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 2 | 1 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 7 |
Fiji | 2 | 1 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 6 |
France | 1 | 2 | 54 | 66 | –12 | 3 |
Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 36 | 71 | –35 | 3 |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
France | 26 | |||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
Spain | 12 | |||||
France | 22 | |||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
Great Britain | 0 | |||||
Great Britain | 21 | |||||
Canada | 14 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
Spain | 19 | |||||
Canada | 14 |
Team | Point Differential |
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Ireland | 20 |
Samoa | 7 |
Australia | -8 |
United States | -11 |
Seventh place
Fifth place
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Australia | 7 | |||||||||
South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
Ireland | 24 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
United States | 0 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Argentina | 21 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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South Africa | |
Argentina | |
New Zealand | |
4 | Fiji |
5 | Ireland |
6 | Samoa |
7 | Australia |
8 | United States |
9 | France |
10 | Great Britain |
11 | Spain |
12 | Canada |
Player | Country |
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Leroy Carter | New Zealand |
Scott Curry | New Zealand |
Selvyn Davids | South Africa |
Rosko Specman | South Africa |
Marcos Moneta | Argentina |
Germán Schulz | Argentina |
Terio Veilawa | Fiji |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 91 | 42 | +49 | 9 |
Fiji | 2 | 1 | 80 | 63 | +17 | 6 |
Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 41 | 86 | –45 | 3 |
South Africa | 0 | 3 | 36 | 57 | –21 | 2 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | 0 | 138 | 5 | +133 | 9 |
Ireland | 2 | 1 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 6 |
Brazil | 1 | 2 | 35 | 70 | –35 | 4 |
Japan | 0 | 3 | 19 | 121 | –103 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3 | 0 | 95 | 12 | +83 | 9 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 6 |
United States | 1 | 2 | 42 | 53 | –11 | 4 |
Spain | 0 | 3 | 19 | 93 | –74 | 0 |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
Great Britain | 0 | |||||
Japan | 21 | |||||
Japan | 12 | |||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
South Africa | 5 | |||||
South Africa | 17 | |||||
Spain | 0 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
Great Britain | 26 | |||||
Spain | 12 |
Team | Point Differential |
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Ireland | 3 |
Fiji | -7 |
United States | -38 |
Brazil | -47 |
Seventh place
Fifth place
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Brazil | 14 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Canada | 19 | |||||||||
Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Canada | 14 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Australia | 26 | |||||||||
France | 38 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
France | 14 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Australia | 21 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
Australia | 32 | |||||||||
3 December 2023– 00:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||||
Canada | 5 | |||||||||
France | 26 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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Australia | |
New Zealand | |
France | |
4 | Canada |
5 | Fiji |
6 | Ireland |
7 | United States |
8 | Brazil |
9 | Japan |
10 | South Africa |
11 | Great Britain |
12 | Spain |
Player | Country |
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Charlotte Caslick | Australia |
Maddison Levi | Australia |
Teagan Levi | Australia |
Jorja Miller | New Zealand |
Anne-Cécile Ciofani | France |
Florence Symonds | Canada |
Reapi Ulunisau | Fiji |
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