2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series | |
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Women's tour – Series III | |
Hosts | |
Date | 12 January–19 May 2024 |
Nations | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | China |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third | Belgium |
Team changes | |
Promoted | China |
← 2023 2025 → |
The 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for women's rugby sevens teams was the third season of the second-tier World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series that allowed a promotion pathway to the top-level SVNS.
The women's challenger tour had 12 national teams competing and was played as three tournaments in Dubai, Montevideo and Kraków. The top four team gained entry to the 2024 Spain Sevens core team qualifier. [1]
There were 12 women's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2024.
Date qualified | Means of qualification | Nation |
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18 June 2023 | 2023 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens | Argentina |
Paraguay | ||
9 July 2023 | 2023 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series | Poland |
Belgium | ||
Czech Republic | ||
20 August 2023 | 2023 RAN Women's Sevens | Mexico |
15 October 2023 | 2023 Africa Women's Sevens | Kenya |
Uganda | ||
2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | Hong Kong | |
China | ||
Thailand | ||
12 November 2023 | 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | Papua New Guinea |
Totals | 6 | 12 |
The official schedule for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series is: [2]
Leg | City | Stadium | Dates | Winner |
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1 | Dubai | The Sevens Stadium | 12–14 January | China |
2 | Montevideo | Estadio Charrúa | 8–10 March | China |
3 | Kraków | Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana | 18–19 May | China |
Pos | Event Team | Dubai | Montevideo | Kraków | Total points |
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1 | China | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
2 | Argentina | 16 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
3 | Belgium | 12 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
4 | Poland | 10 | 12 | 18 | 40 |
5 | Kenya | 18 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
6 | Uganda | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
7 | Thailand | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
8 | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
9 | Hong Kong | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
10 | Paraguay | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
11 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
12 | Mexico | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Legend | |
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Green | Qualified for Core Team Qualifier |
The first event of the series took place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [3] [4]
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 0 | 9 |
Thailand | 2 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 0 | 6 |
Uganda | 1 | 2 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 0 | 3 |
Papua New Guinea | 0 | 3 | 27 | 70 | −43 | 1 | 1 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya | 2 | 1 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 1 | 7 |
China | 2 | 1 | 106 | 24 | +82 | 1 | 7 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 0 | 6 |
Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | −138 | 0 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 0 | 9 |
Poland | 2 | 1 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 1 | 7 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 0 | 3 |
Paraguay | 0 | 3 | 17 | 95 | −78 | 0 | 0 |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
13 January – 15:59 – The Sevens | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 33 | |||||
14 January – 11:59 – The Sevens | ||||||
Paraguay | 26 | |||||
Papua New Guinea | 31 | |||||
13 January – 16:21 – The Sevens | ||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | |||||
Hong Kong | 22 | |||||
Mexico | 10 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
14 January – 11:15 – The Sevens | ||||||
Paraguay | 12 | |||||
Mexico | 5 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
13 January – 16:43 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
China | 31 | |||||||||
14 January –12:53 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Poland | 10 | |||||||||
China | 45 | |||||||||
13 January – 17:05 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Uganda | 5 | |||||||||
Belgium | 12 | |||||||||
14 January –16:59 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Uganda | 17 | |||||||||
China | 19 | |||||||||
13 January – 17:27 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
Argentina | 22 | |||||||||
14 January –13:15 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Thailand | 12 | |||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
13 January – 17:49 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Kenya | 17 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
Kenya | 22 | |||||||||
14 January –16:09 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Czech Republic | 12 | |||||||||
Uganda | 10 | |||||||||
Argentina | 36 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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China | |
Kenya | |
Argentina | |
4 | Uganda |
5 | Belgium |
6 | Poland |
7 | Thailand |
8 | Czech Republic |
9 | Papua New Guinea |
10 | Hong Kong |
11 | Paraguay |
12 | Mexico |
The second event of the series took place at Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, Uruguay. [5]
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 3 | 0 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 9 |
Poland | 2 | 1 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 6 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 46 | 81 | –35 | 3 |
Paraguay | 0 | 3 | 17 | 92 | –75 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 82 | 15 | +67 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 6 |
Kenya | 1 | 2 | 34 | 45 | –11 | 3 |
Papua New Guinea | 0 | 3 | 31 | 93 | –62 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 85 | 12 | +73 | 9 |
Uganda | 2 | 1 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 6 |
Thailand | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 4 |
Mexico | 0 | 3 | 7 | 140 | –133 | 0 |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
9 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 5 | |||||
10 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||
Paraguay | 19 | |||||
Paraguay | 10 | |||||
9 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||
Czech Republic | 7 | |||||
Czech Republic | 29 | |||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
10 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 12 | |||||
Mexico | 19 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
9 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 17 | |||||||||
10 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Uganda | 22 | |||||||||
Uganda | 10 | |||||||||
9 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
China | 26 | |||||||||
China | 24 | |||||||||
10 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
China | 38 | |||||||||
9 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
10 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Poland | 17 | |||||||||
Argentina | 35 | |||||||||
9 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Belgium | 5 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
Belgium | 17 | |||||||||
10 March – TBD – Estadio Charrua | ||||||||||
Thailand | 5 | |||||||||
Uganda | 12 | |||||||||
Belgium | 29 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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China | |
Argentina | |
Belgium | |
4 | Uganda |
5 | Poland |
6 | Thailand |
7 | Hong Kong |
8 | Kenya |
9 | Paraguay |
10 | Czech Republic |
11 | Mexico |
12 | Papua New Guinea |
The third event of the series will take place at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków, Poland. [6]
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 3 | 0 | 92 | 17 | +75 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 40 | 6 |
Thailand | 1 | 2 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 3 | 12 | 103 | -91 | 0 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 85 | 32 | +53 | 9 |
Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 6 |
Uganda | 1 | 2 | 61 | 74 | –13 | 4 |
Papua New Guinea | 0 | 3 | 41 | 83 | –42 | 1 |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 2 | 1 | 98 | 40 | +58 | 7 |
Belgium | 2 | 1 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 7 |
Kenya | 2 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 6 |
Mexico | 0 | 3 | 7 | 122 | –115 | 0 |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
19 May – 12:28 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 33 | |||||
19 May – 15:32 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||
Hong Kong | 7 | |||||
Papua New Guinea | 15 | |||||
19 May – 12:50 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||
Thailand | 19 | |||||
Thailand | 31 | |||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
19 May – 15:10 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||
Hong Kong | 10 | |||||
Mexico | 7 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
19 May – 11:00 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
19 May – 14:06 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Kenya | 22 | |||||||||
Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
19 May – 11:22 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Poland | 21 | |||||||||
Poland | 24 | |||||||||
19 May – 17:23 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Czech Republic | 5 | |||||||||
China | 36 | |||||||||
19 May – 11:44 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Poland | 0 | |||||||||
China | 38 | |||||||||
19 May – 14:28 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Uganda | 14 | |||||||||
China | 21 | |||||||||
19 May – 12:06 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Belgium | 12 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
19 May – 16:58 – Stadion Miejski | ||||||||||
Belgium | 38 | |||||||||
Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
Belgium | 26 | |||||||||
Place | Team |
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China | |
Poland | |
Belgium | |
4 | Kenya |
5 | Argentina |
6 | Czech Republic |
7 | Uganda |
8 | Paraguay |
9 | Thailand |
10 | Papua New Guinea |
11 | Hong Kong |
12 | Mexico |
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