2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

2013 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries	England
Champions	Gloucester 7s (1st title)
Runners-up	Leicester Tigers 7s
Matches played	25
Tries scored	157 (average 6.28 per match)
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The 2013 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series (styled for sponsorship reasons as the 2013 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series) was the fourth Rugby Union 7-a-side competition for the twelve 2013–14 Aviva Premiership Clubs. The group stages were run on 1–3 August 2013 and the final at the The Recreation Ground on 9 August 2013.

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:

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.

The group draw was based on geographical location of the clubs playing. Premiership Rugby confirmed the match times on 4 July 2013.

Played at Kingsholm, Gloucester on Thursday 1 August 2013. The attendance on the night was nearly 13,000.

Played at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton on Friday 2 August 2013. The attendance on the night was 9,432.

Played at Allianz Park, Barnet, London on Saturday 3 August 2013.

The Final Stage was played at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 9 August 2013 in front of a sell out crowd.

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