2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

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2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens logo.png
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Venue Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Dates9 September – 11 September
No. of nations
  • 24 (men)
  • 16 (women)
Final positions
Champions   Gold medal blank.svg
Tournament statistics
Attendance105,000
Tries scored457
Points scored2,821
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The 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the eighth and final edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens organised by World Rugby. The 2022 tournament, comprising 24 men's and 16 women's teams as previously, was played over three days in one venue in September. It took place at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa between 9 and 11 September 2022. It was the first Rugby World Cup Sevens in Africa. The dates were chosen to take into account in the Commonwealth Games tournament which took place in July the same year. [1]

Contents

Bidding

A record 11 unions formally expressed interest in hosting Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. [1] The unions were issued formal bid application documents by World Rugby and had to submit their responses by 16 July 2019. [1] South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament on 29 October 2019. [2]

Venue

The tournament took place at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town.

The 55,000-capacity stadium was the same venue that hosted the Cape Town Sevens since 2015, and for the first time that year hosted both men's and women's teams across three days of competition as part of the new-look World Rugby Sevens Series.

The 2022 tournament followed a Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in San Francisco which attracted a record attendance for a rugby event in the United States of more than 100,000 fans, as well as a huge domestic broadcast audience of more than nine million viewers. [3] The 2018 event, hosted at AT&T Park, generated a US$90.5 million economic contribution to San Francisco (Nielsen Sport) and saw both New Zealand's men's and women's teams retain the title.

Cape Town
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Location of 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Cape Town Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Schedule

The tournament was played for 3 days between 9 and 11 September.

Qualifying

Men

The eight quarter-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, including the 2022 tournament host South Africa, were automatic qualifiers. [4] The remaining 16 places were decided from the six continental regions. [4]

RegionAutomatic
qualifiers		Continental
qualifiers		Total
teams
Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (hosts)Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		4
North America Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 		3
South America Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 		3
Asia —Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		2
Europe Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 		7
Oceania Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (holders)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 		5
Totals81624

Women

The four semifinalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens were automatic qualifiers, with South Africa also qualifying as host. [4] The remaining eleven places were decided from the six continental regions. [4]

RegionAutomatic
qualifiers		Continental
qualifiers		Total
teams
Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (hosts)Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2
North America Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
South America —Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 		2
Asia —Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		2
Europe Flag of France.svg  France Flag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 		5
Oceania Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (holders)		Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3
Totals51116

Tournament

Men

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalists
Melrose CupFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 29–12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (3)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

5th PlaceFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10–7Flag of France.svg  France Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (7)

Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa

Challenge TrophyFlag of England.svg  England 28–5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of the United States.svg  United States (11)

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

13th PlaceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12–10Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (15)

Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

BowlFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 19–12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (19)

Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

21st PlaceFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 12–10Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (23)

Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Women

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi-finalists
World CupFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24–22Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of France.svg  France (3)

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

5th PlaceFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 53–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (7)

Flag of England.svg  England

Challenge TrophyFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 17–12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (11)

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

13th PlaceFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 21–19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (15)

Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Attendance

More than 105,000 spectators attended the three day tournament. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Record hosting interest for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
  2. ↑ "South Africa to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022".
  3. ↑ "Rugby World Cup Sevens: New Zealand wins historic title". CNN. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Qualifying". RWC Sevens. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "RECORD NUMBERS ATTENDED AFRICA'S FIRST EVER RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS IN CAPE TOWN". EWN. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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