2022 USA Sevens

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2022 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nationFlag of the United States.svg United States
Date27–28 August 2022
Cup
ChampionFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Runner-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
ThirdFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament details
Matches played45
2020
2023

The 2022 USA Sevens was the seventeenth edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles, California between 27 and 28 August 2022. The title defenders were five-time USA Sevens champions South Africa.

Contents

The final event of the season saw the most competitive sole event in World Rugby Sevens Series history as all sixteen core teams vied for the event title, four of whom were simultaneously vying for the series title (South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Fiji). [1]

On the season standings for the 2021–22 season post-London were the most competitive since the establishment of the Sevens Series, with just six points separating the top three teams (two points between the top two). [2] There were four teams mathematically capable of winning the series, depending on the results of this event. [1]

At the conclusion of day one, when all the pool fixtures had been played, South Africa finished third in their pool, thus were not eligible to play in the Cup playoffs and were eliminated from winning the event and the series. [3]

The tournament was won by New Zealand, who claimed their first win in the series after beating Fiji 28–21. This, along with Argentina being knocked out in the quarter finals, South Africa being knocked out in the pool stages, and Australia claiming third after beating Samoa 21–7, meant that Australia were crowned champions of the world series for the first time,

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 quarter-finals 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 quarter-finals competing for 13th place.

Teams

The sixteen national teams competing in Los Angeles were: [4]

Pool stage

  Team advances to the Cup Quarter-finals

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 330013414+1209
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320110038+627
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31024595–505
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30037139–1323

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 33007631+459
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32015957+27
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31024355–125
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30033974–353

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33007838+409
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 32016745+227
Flag of France.svg  France 31025755+25
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 300336100–643

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 33008626+609
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 32015357–47
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31023647–115
Flag of England.svg  England 30032469–453

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

 
13th place Semi-finals13th place Final
 
      
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 26
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29
 

9th–12th playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals9th Place Final
 
          
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of England.svg  England 36
 
Flag of England.svg  England 7
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of France.svg  France 19
 
Flag of France.svg  France 42
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
Flag of France.svg  France 33
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 28
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 7
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
5th place Semi-finals5th place Final
 
      
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 29
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 28
 
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 21
 

Cup playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 29
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 21
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 24
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 26
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 Third place
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 29
 
28 August – Dignity Health Sports Park
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 14
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 7
 

Placings

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Four teams aiming to win Sevens Series title in LA". World Rugby. 26 August 2022.
  2. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Standings". World Rugby. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
  3. "Series title still up for grabs after dramatic day in Los Angeles". World Rugby. 28 August 2022.
  4. @WorldRugby7s (August 22, 2022). "This weekend, it's a party in the USA 🇺🇸 🤘" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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