The twelve Premiership Clubs were split into 3 Groups – A, B and C based upon geographical location – with each group playing on consecutive days at the beginning of August. Each team in the group played each other once, to the International Rugby Board Laws of the Game - 7s Variations. Based on the result, teams received:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Following all the games, the winner and runner up in each group progressed to the Final Stage. In the final, the 6 teams (3 Winners and 3 Runners up) were split into 2 pools. Again teams played each other once and points were awarded based on the match result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progressed to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.
Group stage
The group draw was based on geographical location of the clubs playing. Premiership Rugby confirmed the match times on 4 July 2013.[1]
Group A
Group B
Group C
Bath 7s
Leicester Tigers 7s
Harlequins 7s
Exeter Chiefs 7s
Newcastle Falcons 7s
London Irish 7s
Gloucester 7s
Northampton Saints 7s
London Wasps 7s
Worcester Warriors 7s
Sale Sharks 7s
Saracens 7s
Group A
Played at Kingsholm, Gloucester on Thursday 1 August 2013.[2] The attendance on the night was nearly 13,000.[3]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1
Worcester Warriors 7s
3
3
0
0
84
50
13
8
3
0
15
2
Gloucester 7s
3
2
0
1
76
69
12
11
2
0
10
3
Bath 7s
3
1
0
2
53
73
9
12
1
0
5
4
Exeter Chief 7s
3
0
0
3
53
74
9
12
0
1
1
Green background is the pool winner and qualifies for the Final Stage. Blue background is the runner-up and also qualifies for the Final Stage. Updated 2 August 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
Green background is the pool winner and qualifies for the Final Stage. Blue background is the runner-up and also qualifies for the Final Stage. Updated 3 August 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
Green background is the pool winner and qualifies for the Final Stage. Blue background is the runner-up and also qualifies for the Final Stage. Updated 4 August 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
For the finals, the 6 qualified teams were split into two pools of three teams. Scoring was the same as in the previous rounds (4 points for a win, etc.), and the winner of each pool progressed to the final.
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1
Leicester Tigers 7s
2
2
0
0
54
29
8
5
1
0
9
2
Harlequins 7s
2
1
0
1
46
33
8
5
1
1
6
3
Worcester Warriors 7s
2
0
0
2
26
64
4
10
0
0
0
Green background is the pool winner and qualifies for the Final. Updated 12 August 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
9 August 2013 19:00
Worcester Warriors 7s
12 – 35
Leicester Tigers 7s
The Recreation Ground
9 August 2013 19:50
Leicester Tigers 7s
19 – 17
Harlequins 7s
The Recreation Ground
9 August 2013 20:40
Worcester Warriors 7s
14 – 29
Harlequins 7s
The Recreation Ground
Pool B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1
Gloucester 7s
2
2
0
0
38
14
6
2
0
0
8
2
Saracens 7s
2
1
0
1
33
32
5
6
0
1
5
3
Newcastle Falcons 7s
2
0
0
2
15
40
3
6
0
1
1
Green background is the pool winner and qualifies for the Final. Updated 12 August 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
9 August 2013 19:25
Gloucester 7s
21 – 0
Newcastle Falcons 7s
The Recreation Ground
9 August 2013 20:15
Newcastle Falcons 7s
15 – 19
Saracens 7s
The Recreation Ground
9 August 2013 21:05
Gloucester 7s
17 – 14
Saracens 7s
The Recreation Ground
Final
The final was contested by the winners of the two finals pools. In a slight difference to the rest of the series, the final was played in two halves of 10 minutes (instead of 7 minutes), with a slightly longer half-time.
The competition, including the final, will be broadcast live on the new BT Sport channel. The channel launched on Thursday 1 August, the first day of the competition.[1]
Highlights of the 2013 competition were shown on STV in Scotland.