2022 London Sevens

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2022 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nationFlag of England.svg England
Date28–29 May 2022
Cup
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
ThirdFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored128 (average 2.84 per match)
Most pointsFlag of New Zealand.svg Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (50 points)
Most triesIRFU flag.svg Terry Kennedy (8 tries)
2019
2023

The 2022 London Sevens was the twentieth edition of the annual rugby sevens event held at Twickenham Stadium, Richmond, London.

Contents

The tournament winners were Australia. Australia won their second London Sevens event, beating trans-tasman rivals New Zealand in a thrilling extra-time victory (19–14). Two-time back-to-back defending champions Fiji finished third, beating Pacific Island neighbours Samoa 31–26. [1] [2]

The final victory was the first Sevens Series Australia has won since their home Sevens Series win in 2018 (4 years, 121 days). Following the event Australia jumped from third to second on the Sevens Series ladder. Similarly New Zealand jumped two places following their second-place finish (eleventh to ninth). [3] [4]

In World Rugby Sevens Series history, the second-last event of the series has been almost futile regarding seasonal points that the teams are vying for as most teams' points accrued in the second-last event would not affect their overall standing. However, during the 2021–22 season, the season standings pre- and post-London Sevens have been the most competitive since the establishment of the Sevens Series, with just eight points separating the top three teams (two points between the top two) before the tournament and six points after it. [3] By the final event, there are mathematically four teams capable of taking the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series title. [5]

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 quarterfinals 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 quarterfinals competing for 13th place.

Teams

The sixteen national teams competing in London were: [6]

Pool stage

The pools were officially announced on 25 May. [6]

  Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33009355+389
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32018756+317
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31026271–95
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 300353113–603

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 33006952+179
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 32015154–37
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31026648+185
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30033567–323

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330010040+609
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32017348+257
Flag of France.svg  France 31024578–335
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30033385–523

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 33007346+279
Flag of England.svg  England 32017655+217
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31025340+135
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30033495–613

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

 
13th place Semi-finals13th place Final
 
      
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 26
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22
 

9th–12th playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals9th Place Final
 
          
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 24
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 19
 
Flag of France.svg  France 31
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 28
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
5th place Semi-finals5th place Final
 
      
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 12
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 36
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 5
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 14
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24
 

Cup playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 36
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of England.svg  England 10
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 19
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 7
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 34
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28 Third place
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17
 
29 May – Twickenham Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 31
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 26
 

Placings

Place TeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 17
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 15
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13
6IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 12
7Flag of England.svg  England 10
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10
Place TeamPoints
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8
10Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
11Flag of France.svg  France 5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1

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