2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament

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2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Venue Cape Town Stadium
Dates9 – 11 September 2022
No. of nations16
Final positions
Champions   Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of France.svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Top scorer(s)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Faith Nathan (45)
Most triesFlag of Australia (converted).svg Faith Nathan (9)
← 2018

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

Contents

Teams

The four semi-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens were automatic qualifiers, with South Africa also qualifying as host. [1] The remaining eleven places were decided in the six continental regions. [1]

RegionAutomatic
qualifiers		Continental
qualifiers		Total
teams
Africa [lower-alpha 1] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (hosts)Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2
North America [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
South America [lower-alpha 3] —Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 		2
Asia [lower-alpha 4] —Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		2
Europe [lower-alpha 5] 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 [lower-alpha 6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (holders)		Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3
Totals51116
Notes
  1. ↑ Africa: The runner-up of the 2022 Africa Women's Sevens joined automatic qualifier South Africa (who won the tournament) at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  2. ↑ North America: The winner of the 2022 RAN Women's Sevens Qualifiers joined automatic qualifier United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
  3. ↑ South America did not have an automatic qualifier but the top two teams from the 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens won qualifier berths.
  4. ↑ Asia did not have an automatic qualifier but the top two teams from the 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series won qualifier berths.
  5. ↑ Europe: The top four teams from the 2022 European Qualifier event joined automatic qualifier France 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. While New Zealand and Australia qualified automatically, the third qualifier berth at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was determined by the most recent placings in the World Rugby Series, [2] awarded to Fiji who finished seventh in the 2020 World Series. [2]

Draw

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

 
Seed
Season 
Team
 2019–20 2021–22 Total
Points
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8080160
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9657153
3Flag of France.svg  France 7060130
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6656122
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8040100
6Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 386098
7IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 156075
8Flag of England.svg  England 363369
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 282654
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 102430

The remaining six teams were seeded based on regional ranking positions in July 2022. [3]

SeedTeam
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
14Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
16Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar

Format

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

Tournament

Match results as per the official website: [4]

All times are local (UTC+2).

13th place

 
13th–16th semifinals13th-place final
 
      
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 5
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 36
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 21
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
15th-place final
 
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 19
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12
Matches

13th–16th semi-finals

Match 1710 September Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg5–36Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Cape Town Stadium 
15:05
Match 1810 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg27–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Cape Town Stadium 
15:27

15th-place final

Match 2511 September Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg19-12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Cape Town Stadium 
14:15

13th-place final

Match 2611 September China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg21-19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town Stadium 
14:37

Challenge Trophy

 
Challenge quarter-finalsChallenge semi-finalsChallenge final
 
          
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 19
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 17
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10 11th-place final
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 33
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 17
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19
 
Matches

Challenge quarter-finals

Match 910 September Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg0–12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cape Town Stadium 
09:53
Match 1010 September Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–33Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cape Town Stadium 
10:15
Match 1110 September South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg12–14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cape Town Stadium 
10:37
Match 1210 September Poland  Flag of Poland.svg20–14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Cape Town Stadium 
10:59

Challenge semi-finals

Match 1910 September Spain  Flag of Spain.svg10–19Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Cape Town Stadium 
15:49
Match 2010 September Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg10–19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cape Town Stadium 
16:11

11th-place final

Match 2711 September Spain  Flag of Spain.svg17–19Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cape Town Stadium 
14:59

Challenge final

Match 2811 September Poland  Flag of Poland.svg12–17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cape Town Stadium 
15:21

5th place

 
5th–8th semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 7
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 53
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24
 
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 0
 
7th-place final
 
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 10
 
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 26
Matches

5th–8th semi-finals

Match 2111 September England  Flag of England.svg7–22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cape Town Stadium 
10:18
Match 2211 September Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg24–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Cape Town Stadium 
10:40

7th-place final

Match 2911 September England  Flag of England.svg10–26IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Cape Town Stadium 
17:31

5th-place final

Match 3011 September Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–53Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cape Town Stadium 
17:53

Championship Cup

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
              
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1)48
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (16)0
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of England.svg  England 5
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (9)5
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of England.svg  England (8)29
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (5)24
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (12)5
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (13)7
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4)39
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22
 
Flag of France.svg  France (3)29
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (14)0
 
Flag of France.svg  France 19
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (11)7
 
11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (6)36
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38 Bronze final
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (7)24
 
10 September – Cape Town Stadium11 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (10)12
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 0Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
9 September – Cape Town Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 Flag of France.svg  France 29
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (15)5
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2)47
 
Matches

Round of 16

Match 19 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg48–0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Cape Town Stadium 
12:11
Match 49 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg39–7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Cape Town Stadium 
12:33
Match 59 September Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg24–5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Cape Town Stadium 
12:55
Match 69 September Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg36–7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cape Town Stadium 
13:17
Match 79 September Ireland  IRFU flag.svg24–12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Cape Town Stadium 
13:54
Match 89 September England  Flag of England.svg29–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cape Town Stadium 
14:16
Match 29 September New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg47–5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Cape Town Stadium 
17:37
Match 39 September France  Flag of France.svg29–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town Stadium 
18:35

Quarter-finals

Match 1310 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg35–5Flag of England.svg  England Cape Town Stadium 
19:07
Match 1410 September New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg28–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Cape Town Stadium 
20:05
Match 1510 September France  Flag of France.svg19–14Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cape Town Stadium 
21:05
Match 1610 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg10–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cape Town Stadium 
22:05

Semi-finals

Match 2311 September New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg38–7Flag of France.svg  France Cape Town Stadium 
12:07
Match 2411 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg17–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cape Town Stadium 
13:05

Bronze final

Match 3111 September United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–29Flag of France.svg  France Cape Town Stadium 
19:01

Cup final

Match 3211 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–22Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Cape Town Stadium 
20:17

Final placings

Place Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
8Flag of England.svg  England
Place Team
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
14Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
15Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
16Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Player scoring

Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg Faith Nathan 9
2Flag of Fiji.svg Ana Maria Naimasi 6
3Flag of South Africa.svg Nadine Roos 5
Flag of Fiji.svg Reapi Ulunisau
Flag of Japan.svg Wakaba Hara
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg Faith Nathan 45
2Flag of Fiji.svg Ana Maria Naimasi 34
3Flag of Fiji.svg Reapi Ulunisau 33
4Flag of New Zealand.svg Risi Pouri-Lane 32
5Flag of South Africa.svg Nadine Roos 31

Source:

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