2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament

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2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of South Africa.svg  2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Dates9 – 11 September 2022
No. of nations24
Final positions
Champions   Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Tries scored276 (average 5.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brock Webster (35)
Most triesFlag of Samoa.svg Steve Onosai (7)
Points scored1,726 (average 33.19 per match)
2018
2026

The men's tournament for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 11 September at the Cape Town Stadium.

Contents

Teams

The eight quarter-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, including the 2022 tournament host South Africa, were automatic qualifiers. [1] The remaining 16 places were decided in the six continental regions. [1]

RegionAutomatic
qualifiers
Continental
qualifiers
Teams
Africa [lower-alpha 1] 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 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
3
South America [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
3
Asia [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2
Europe [lower-alpha 5] 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 [lower-alpha 6] 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
Notes
  1. Africa: The top three teams from the 2022 Africa Men's Sevens joined host nation South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  2. North America: The top two teams from the 2022 RAN Sevens Qualifiers joined automatic qualifier United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  3. South America: The top two teams from the 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens joined automatic qualifier Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  4. Asia did not have an automatic qualifier for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens but the top two teams from the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series won qualifier berths.
  5. Europe: The top four teams from the 2022 European Qualifier event joined automatic qualifiers England, France and Scotland at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  6. Oceania was not able to hold a qualifying tournament due to ongoing impacts of COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022. Fiji and New Zealand qualified automatically but the other three qualifiers were determined by placings in the World Rugby Sevens Series and Oceania Sevens. [2] No Oceania teams played in the 2021 World Series but Australia and Samoa were given qualifier berths at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens due to finishing 4th and 12th, respectively, in the 2020 World Series. [2] Tonga gained the final berth by placing 5th in the 2019 Oceania Sevens, which was the last continental championship contested by the majority of eligible unions. [2]

Draw

The fourteen core teams from the World Rugby Sevens Series were seeded according to their points accumulated across the 2019–20 and 2021–22 seasons prior to July 2022.

 
Seed
Event 
Team
2019–20
Seed
points
Best 7 of first 8 rounds in 2021–22 2021–22
Seed
points
Total
Seed
points
Dubai I Dubai II ­laga Se­ville Singa­pore Van­cou­ver Tou­louse Lon­don
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10422222222101313124228
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8113191519171722122203
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 83158122192217104187
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5617171917132213118174
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 115191281958173
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 72191112131210784156
7Flag of France.svg  France 7481513108101781155
8Flag of England.svg  England 7745171210121070147
9IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 491110101515191292141
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 57651027133491
11Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 331101515155689
12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 37455105754178
13Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 351012851113873
14Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1345735523144

The remaining ten teams were seeded based on rankings gained at the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series and regional ranking positions in July 2022. [3]

SeedTeam
15Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
17Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
18Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
19Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
20Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
21Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
22Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
23Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
24Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Match officials

World Rugby announced a panel of ten match officials for the men's tournament. [4]

Format

Like the previous edition, the tournament was played using a knock-out format.

Tournament

Match results as per the official website: [5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pre-Round of 16

Match 19 September(9) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg24–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (24)Cape Town Stadium 
08:45
Match 29 September(10) Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg31–7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (23)Cape Town Stadium 
09:07
Match 39 September(11) Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg33–7Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (22)Cape Town Stadium 
09:29
Match 49 September(12) Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg24–7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (21)Cape Town Stadium 
09:51
Match 59 September(13) Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg19–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (20)Cape Town Stadium 
10:23
Match 69 September(14) Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg33–10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (19)Cape Town Stadium 
10:45
Match 79 September(15) Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg7–19Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (18)Cape Town Stadium 
11:07
Match 89 September(16) Germany  Flag of Germany.svg12–15Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (17)Cape Town Stadium 
11:29

21st place

 
21st–24th semifinals21st-place final
 
      
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 12
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 19
 
23rd-place final
 
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 17
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31
Matches

21st–24th semi-finals

Match 2910 September Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg31–7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Cape Town Stadium 
13:17
Match 3010 September South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg21–19Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Cape Town Stadium 
13:39

23rd-place final

Match 4111 September Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg17–31Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Cape Town Stadium 
08:52

21st-place final

Match 4211 September Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg10–12Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Cape Town Stadium 
08:30

Bowl

 
Bowl quarter-finalsBowl semi-finalsBowl final
 
          
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 14
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 12
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 17
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 19
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 12
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 14
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 5 19th-place final
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 28
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 19
 
Matches

Bowl quarter-finals

Match 1710 September Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg14–21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Cape Town Stadium 
08:15
Match 1810 September Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–28Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Cape Town Stadium 
08:37
Match 1910 September Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg12–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Cape Town Stadium 
08:59
Match 2010 September Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg0–17Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Cape Town Stadium 
09:21
Match 3110 September Germany  Flag of Germany.svg17–12Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Cape Town Stadium 
14:01
Match 3210 September Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg5–14Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Cape Town Stadium 
14:23

19th-place final

Match 4311 September Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–19Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Cape Town Stadium 
09:14

Bowl final

Match 4411 September Germany  Flag of Germany.svg12–19Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Cape Town Stadium 
09:36

[6]

13th place

 
16th–13th semi-finals13th-place final
 
      
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 24
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 10
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 33
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 19
 
15th-place final
 
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 24
Matches

13th–16th semi-finals

Match 3310 September Chile  Flag of Chile.svg24–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Cape Town Stadium 
16:53
Match 3410 September Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg33–19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cape Town Stadium 
17:15

15th-place final

Match 4511 September Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg21–24Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cape Town Stadium 
15:58

13th-place final

Match 4611 September Chile  Flag of Chile.svg10–12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cape Town Stadium 
16:20

Challenge Trophy

 
Challenge quarter-finalsChallenge semi-finalsChallenge final
 
          
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 35
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0
 
Flag of England.svg  England 36
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5
 
Flag of England.svg  England 28
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 21 11th-place final
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 19
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26
 
Matches

Challenge quarter-finals

Match 2110 September England  Flag of England.svg35–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Cape Town Stadium 
11:31
Match 2210 September Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg12–19Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Cape Town Stadium 
11:53
Match 2310 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg33–5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cape Town Stadium 
12:15
Match 2410 September Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg5–24Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cape Town Stadium 
12:37

Challenge semi-finals

Match 3510 September Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg21–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cape Town Stadium 
17:37
Match 3610 September England  Flag of England.svg36–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cape Town Stadium 
17:59

11th-place final

Match 4711 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg26–19Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cape Town Stadium 
16:42

Challenge final

Match 4811 September Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg5–28Flag of England.svg  England Cape Town Stadium 
17:04

5th place

 
5th–8th semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 17
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 24
 
7th-place final
 
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 35
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 5
Matches

5th–8th semi-finals

Match 3711 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg19–26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Cape Town Stadium 
11:02
Match 3811 September France  Flag of France.svg24–17Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Cape Town Stadium 
11:24

7th-place final

Match 4911 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg35–5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Cape Town Stadium 
18:15

5th-place final

Match 5011 September Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg10–7Flag of France.svg  France Cape Town Stadium 
18:37

Championship Cup

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
              
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1)32
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (17)5
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 14
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 24
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (9)17
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of England.svg  England (8)5
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 10
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (5)43
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (12)5
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (13)7
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (4)22
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 29
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (3)29
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (14)5
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 21
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 10
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (11)40
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6)12
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 38
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 Bronze Final
 
Flag of France.svg  France (7)19
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (10)12
 
Flag of France.svg  France 5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 19
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay (18)0
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2)35
 
Matches

Round of 16

Match 99 September England  Flag of England.svg5–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Cape Town Stadium 
14:39
Match 109 September France  Flag of France.svg19–12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cape Town Stadium 
15:02
Match 119 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg12–40Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Cape Town Stadium 
15:39
Match 129 September New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg43–5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Cape Town Stadium 
16:01
Match 139 September Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg22–7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cape Town Stadium 
16:23
Match 159 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg35–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Cape Town Stadium 
16:45
Match 149 September Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg29–5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cape Town Stadium 
18:05
Match 169 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg32–5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Cape Town Stadium 
19:03

Quarter-finals

Match 2810 September New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Cape Town Stadium 
19:35
Match 2610 September France  Flag of France.svg5–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cape Town Stadium 
20:35
Match 2710 September Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg10–21Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cape Town Stadium 
21:35
Match 2510 September Ireland  IRFU flag.svg24–14Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town Stadium 
22:33

Semi-finals

Match 3911 September Ireland  IRFU flag.svg10–17Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Cape Town Stadium 
12:35
Match 4011 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14–38Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cape Town Stadium 
13:33

Bronze final

Match 5111 September Ireland  IRFU flag.svg19–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cape Town Stadium 
19:25Try: Crubbin, McNulty, Kennedy
Con: Dardis, Roche
Report Try: Lawson, Toole
Con: Dunbar (2)
Referee: Nick Hogan

Cup final

Match 5211 September New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–29Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cape Town Stadium 
20:54

Final placings

Place Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svgIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
6Flag of France.svg  France
7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
8Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
9Flag of England.svg  England
10Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States
12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
14Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
16Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
17Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
18Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
19Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
20Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
22Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
23Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
24Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica


Attendance

More than 105,000 spectators attended the three day tournament. [7]

Leading scorers

Source:

Dream Team

The 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup Dream team is: [8]

PlayerCountry
Joseva Talacolo Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Jerry Tuwai Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Kaminieli Rasaku Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Harry McNulty IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Terry Kennedy IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Scott Curry Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ngarohi McGarvey-Black Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

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