2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series

2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
Host nations  United Arab Emirates
 United States
 China
 Netherlands
Date 30 Nov 2012 – 18 May 2013
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  England
Series details
Top point scorer New Zealand Portia Woodman
(105 points)
Top try scorer

New Zealand Portia Woodman
(21 tries)

IRB Women's Sevens World Series (2012/2013) is the inaugural edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in the Rugby Sevens.

In October 2012 the IRB announced that the season will consist of four tournaments - in Dubai, Houston, Guangzhou and Amsterdam - played from November 2012 to May 2013. Only the first one will be held in conjunction will be the 2012 Dubai Sevens with the men, while the others will be a separate competition. The number of teams in each of the events set at twelve, six of which participates in all competitions of the season, while others might be identified by elimination or rankings of the six regions reporting to the IRB .[1]

2012–13 Itinerary
Leg Venue Date Winner
Dubai The Sevens, Dubai 30 Nov–1 Dec 2012  New Zealand
United States BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston 1–2 February 2013  England
China Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou 30–31 March 2013  New Zealand
Netherlands NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam 17–18 May 2013  New Zealand

The competition

As in the case of male competition series winner will be the team that the entire season will score the most points awarded for winning various places in each event. Each of the twelve team competition accumulate, six of which ( Australia,  Canada,  England,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  United States) is a series of regular participants (core teams), while others might be identified through regional qualifying.

Points schedule

The season championship will be determined by points earned in each tournament. The scoring system, similar to that used in the men's IRB Sevens, was announced shortly before the season kicked off.

Rankings

2012–13 Standings
Pos. Nation United Arab Emirates
UAE		 United States
USA		 China
China		 Netherlands
Netherlands		 Total
1  New Zealand2014202074
2  England820181460
3  Canada108161852
4  United States418141248
5  Australia14168846
6  Russia121201640
7  Netherlands61010430
8  South Africa1860327
9  Spain16001026
10  Brazil146112
 Ireland0012012
12  France30069
13  China20327
 Japan03407
15  Argentina02002
 Fiji00202
17  Trinidad and Tobago01001
 Tunisia00101

Season

Round 1: Dubai

Semi-finals Final
1 December – Dubai
  Australia  14  
  New Zealand  28  
 
1 December – Dubai
      New Zealand  41
    South Africa  0
Third place
1 December – Dubai 1 December – Dubai
  South Africa  19   Australia  15
  Spain  17     Spain  17

Round 2: United States

Semi-finals Final
2 February – Houston
  England  19  
  New Zealand  12  
 
2 February – Houston
      England  29
    United States  12
Third place
2 February – Houston 2 February – Houston
  United States  17   New Zealand  12
  Australia  5     Australia  17

Round 3: China

Semi-finals Final
31 March – Guangzhou
  England  19  
  Canada  0  
 
31 March – Guangzhou
      New Zealand  19
    England  5
Third place
31 March – Guangzhou 31 March – Guangzhou
  New Zealand  24   United States  5
  United States  12     Canada  17

Round 4: Netherlands

Semi-finals Final
17 May – Amsterdam
  New Zealand  24  
  Russia  10  
 
18 May – Amsterdam
      New Zealand  33
    Canada  24
Third place
17 May – Amsterdam 18 May – Amsterdam
  England  7   Russia  26
  Canada  12     England  5

References

  1. ↑ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

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