title: 2014 Japan Sevens
text: # 2014 Japan Sevens
  
  The 2014 Japan Sevens was the continuation of the annual sporting event which was held on 22–23 March 2014. It was the third edition of the tournament and the sixth stop of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.
  
  ## 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:
  
  ## Pool Stage
  
  The draw was made on 20 February 2014.
  
  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 | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 11:50
  
  | Canada | 40–5 | Portugal |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 14:46
  
  | New Zealand | 40–7 | Portugal |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 15:08
  
  | Canada | 17–17 | Wales |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 18:58
  
  | Wales | 29–7 | Portugal |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 19:20
  
  | New Zealand | 22–17 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 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 | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 12:34
  
  | Argentina | 14–14 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 15:30
  
  | Argentina | 7–24 | Kenya |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 15:52
  
  | South Africa | 33–5 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 19:42
  
  | Kenya | 12–7 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 20:04
  
  | South Africa | 28–12 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 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 | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 10:22
  
  | Samoa | 17–24 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 13:18
  
  | Fiji | 19–19 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 13:40
  
  | Samoa | 28–14 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 17:30
  
  | France | 22–12 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 17:52
  
  | Fiji | 33–7 | Samoa |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 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 | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 11:06
  
  | Australia | 28–7 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 14:02
  
  | England | 29–0 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 14:24
  
  | Australia | 26–19 | Scotland |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 18:14
  
  | Scotland | 24–5 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  * 22 March 2014 18:36
  
  | England | 24–21 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Shield
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Wales | 24 | | | |
  | Wales | 24 | 23 March 2014 – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
  | Spain | 19 | 23 March 2014 – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:56 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
  | Spain | 19 | Spain | 12 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Spain | 12 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Samoa | 24 | |
  | Samoa | 12 | Samoa | 24 | |
  | Samoa | 12 | | | | 23 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Japan | 42 | | | | 23 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March – 14:52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Japan | 42 | | | | Samoa | 0 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Samoa | 0 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | Argentina | 26 |
  | Scotland | 12 | | | | Argentina | 26 |
  | Scotland | 12 | 31 March 2014 – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 31 March 2014 – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Portugal | 7 | 31 March 2014 – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 31 March 2014 – 12:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Portugal | 7 | Portugal | 21 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Portugal | 21 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Argentina | 24 | |
  | Argentina | 17 | Argentina | 24 | |
  | France | 21 | | | |
  
  ### Bowl
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Wales | 24 | | | |
  | Wales | 24 | 23 March 2014 – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
  | Spain | 19 | 23 March 2014 – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 12:40 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
  | Spain | 19 | Wales | 24 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Wales | 24 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Japan | 19 | |
  | Samoa | 12 | Japan | 19 | |
  | Samoa | 12 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 15:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 15:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Japan | 42 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 15:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 15:18 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Japan | 42 | | | | Wales | 28 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Wales | 28 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 09:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | Scotland | 21 |
  | Scotland | 12 | | | | Scotland | 21 |
  | Scotland | 12 | 23 March 2014 – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Portugal | 7 | 23 March 2014 – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 13:02 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Portugal | 7 | Scotland | 21 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Scotland | 21 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | France | 12 | |
  | Argentina | 17 | France | 12 | |
  | France | 21 | | | |
  
  ### Plate
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | New Zealand | 21 | | | |
  | New Zealand | 21 | 23 March 2014 – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
  | Australia | 12 | 23 March 2014 – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 13:24 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
  | Australia | 12 | Australia | 36 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Australia | 36 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Kenya | 0 | |
  | Fiji | 43 | Kenya | 0 | |
  | Fiji | 43 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Kenya | 19 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Kenya | 19 | | | | Australia | 17 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Australia | 17 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | United States | 12 |
  | England | 14 | | | | United States | 12 |
  | England | 14 | 23 March 2014 – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Canada | 10 | 23 March 2014 – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 13:46 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Canada | 10 | Canada | 15 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Canada | 15 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | United States | 28 | |
  | South Africa | 17 | United States | 28 | |
  | United States | 12 | | | |
  
  ### Cup
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:28 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | New Zealand | 21 | | | |
  | New Zealand | 21 | 23 March 2014 – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
  | Australia | 12 | 23 March 2014 – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 14:08 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
  | Australia | 12 | New Zealand | 12 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | New Zealand | 12 | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 10:50 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Fiji | 17 | |
  | Fiji | 43 | Fiji | 17 | |
  | Fiji | 43 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 16:43 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 16:43 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Kenya | 19 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 16:43 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 16:43 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | Kenya | 19 | | | | Fiji | 33 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 33 |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:12 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | South Africa | 26 |
  | England | 14 | | | | South Africa | 26 |
  | England | 14 | 23 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Canada | 10 | 23 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March – 14:30 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
  | Canada | 10 | England | 0 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | England | 0 | | | |
  | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 11:34 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | South Africa | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
  | South Africa | 17 | South Africa | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
  | South Africa | 17 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 16:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 16:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | United States | 12 | | | | 23 March 2014 – 16:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 23 March 2014 – 16:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
  | United States | 12 | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
  | | | | | | England | 31 |
  