2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series

World Rugby; Women's Sevens Series II
Hosts	United Arab Emirates; United States; Brazil; China; Netherlands
Date	28 Nov 2013 – 17 May 2014
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	Australia
Series details
Top point scorer	Emilee Cherry ; (195 points)
Top try scorer	Emilee Cherry ; (33 tries)
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The 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series was the second edition of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, organized by the IRB annual series of tournaments for women's national teams in rugby sevens.

In August 2013 the IRB announced that the season would consist of six tournaments - in Dubai, the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia, São Paulo, Guangzhou and Amsterdam - played from November 2013 to May 2014, with a sixth tournament to be announced later. However, the sixth tournament never took place, and official literature referred to São Paulo as stop two of five. The number of teams in each of the events set at twelve, nine of which participated in all competitions of the season, while others might be identified by elimination or rankings of the six regions reporting to the IRB .[1]

The competition

As in the case of the men's counterpart, the series winner will be the team that collects the most points throughout the season, based on individual tournament finishes.

The number of "core teams" that participate in all series events will increase to nine for the 2013–14 series, up from six in the inaugural series. The eight quarterfinalists in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens were granted core team status for 2013–14:[2]

In addition, the IRB has announced that Brazil will be an invited core team for at least the 2013–14 series in an initiative to jump-start women's rugby development in the country, as Brazil is hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

The remaining participants in each tournament will be determined through regional qualifying.

Events

2013–14 Itinerary
Leg	Venue	Date	Winner
Dubai	The Sevens, Dubai	28–29 November 2013	Australia
United States	Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Georgia (Atlanta)	15–16 February 2014	New Zealand
Brazil	Arena Barueri, São Paulo	21–22 February 2014	Australia
China	Guangzhou University Town Stadium, Guangzhou	5–6 April 2014	New Zealand
Netherlands	NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam	16–17 May 2014	New Zealand

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.

Cup Winner - 20
Cup Runner Up - 18
3rd Place - 16
Cup Semi Finalist - 14
Plate Winner - 12
Plate Runner Up - 10
Winner 7th/8th play-off - 8
Loser 7th/8th play-off - 6
Bowl Winner - 4
Bowl Runner Up - 3
Winner 11th/12th play-off - 2
Loser 11th/12th play-off - 1

Should teams finish equal on series points at the end of the season, the tiebreakers are the same as those in the men's series:[3]

Overall scoring differential in the season.
Total try count in the season.
If neither produces a winner, the teams are tied.

Rankings

Final standings for the 2013–14 series

Women's Rugby Sevens World Series II
Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Atlanta	São Paulo	Guangzhou	Amsterdam	Points total
	New Zealand	18	20	18	20	20	96
	Australia	20	16	20	18	18	92
	Canada	14	18	16	16	16	80
4	England	12	8	14	12	14	60
5	Russia	16	14	10	6	10	56
6	Spain	10	10	12	8	1	41
7	United States	8	12	4	2	12	38
8	France	3	-	-	10	8	21
9	Fiji	4	-	-	14	-	18
10	Brazil	6	2	3	1	6	18
11	Japan	-	6	8	-	-	14
12	Netherlands	-	4	6	-	4	14
13	Ireland	2	1	2	4	2	11
14	China	-	3	-	3	-	6
15	South Africa	-	-	-	-	3	3
16	Argentina	-	-	1	-	-	1
17	Tunisia	1	-	-	-	-	1

	Legend
	Qualified as a core team for women's rugby sevens World Series III
	Did not directly qualify for women's rugby sevens World Series III

Tournaments

Dubai

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Australia	35-27	New Zealand	Russia (Third) Canada
Plate	England	17-10	Spain	United States (Seventh) Brazil
Bowl	Fiji	14-10	France	Ireland (Eleventh) Tunisia

Atlanta

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	36-0	Canada	Australia (Third) Russia
Plate	United States	22-0	Spain	England (Seventh) Japan
Bowl	Netherlands	33-0	China	Brazil (Eleventh) Ireland

São Paulo

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Australia	24-12	New Zealand	Canada (Third) England
Plate	Spain	5-0	Russia	Japan (Seventh) Netherlands
Bowl	United States	21-0	Brazil	Ireland (Eleventh) Argentina

Guangzhou

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	26-12	Australia	Canada (Third) Fiji
Plate	England	19-0	France	Spain (Seventh) Russia
Bowl	Ireland	17-7	China	United States (Eleventh) Brazil

Amsterdam

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	29-12	Australia	Canada (Third) England
Plate	United States	27-12	Russia	France (Seventh) Brazil
Bowl	Netherlands	29-7	South Africa	Ireland (Eleventh) Spain

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References

"IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
"Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
"Women's Sevens Series Tournament Rules". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

External links

Official website

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[Announcement-1] "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

[2013–14_schedule-2] "Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

[Points_schedule-3] "Women's Sevens Series Tournament Rules". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2019–20 events	United States Dubai South Africa New Zealand Australia Canada France Hong Kong
Former events	China Brazil England Japan Netherlands IRB Women's Challenge
Current stadiums	Infinity Park The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Waikato Stadium Bankwest Stadium Westhills Stadium Stade Jean-Bouin Hong Kong Stadium
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens