The 2023 Canada Sevens was the eighth edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at BC Place in Vancouver between 25 and 26 February 2023.
The tournament was won by Argentina national rugby sevens team, who successfully defended their 2022 title.
Format The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.
Teams The sixteen national teams competing in Vancouver were:
Core Teams
Invited Team
Pool stage Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals Sources:
Pool A Team 1 3 3 0 0 109 97 +104 9 2 3 2 0 1 33 83 –50 6 3 3 1 0 2 48 73 –25 5 4 3 0 0 3 45 67 –224
Pool B Team 1 3 3 0 0 64 24 +40 9 2 3 1 1 1 77 45 +32 6 3 3 1 1 1 61 43 6 4 3 0 0 3 29 119 3
Pool C Team 1 3 2 0 1 86 43 +43 7 2 3 2 0 1 71 44 +27 7 3 3 2 0 1 43 78 7 4 3 0 0 3 43 87 3
Pool D Team 1 3 2 0 1 92 33 +59 7 2 3 2 0 1 69 48 +21 7 3 3 2 0 1 69 54 7 4 3 0 0 3 26 121 3
Knockout stage 13th–16th playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
13th place Final
9th–12th playoffs
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
9th place Final
5th–8th playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
5th place Final
Cup playoffs
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze final
Cup Final
Tournament placings
PlaceTeam Points 22 19 17 4 15 5 13 6 12 7 10 10
PlaceTeam Points 9 810 7 11 5 513 414 3 15 1 1
References