2022 Sevens Challenger Series | |
---|---|
Women's tour – Series I | |
Hosts | |
Date | 12–14 August 2022 |
Nations | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan |
Runners-up | Poland |
Third | China |
← 2023 → |
The 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Women's tour was the inaugural season of the second-tier global competition for women's national rugby sevens teams.[1] It was played as a single tournament on 12–14 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura with twelve teams competing.[2] The tournament was the qualifying event for the World Rugby Sevens Series, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2022–23 season.[3] The tournament was won by Japan 7s, defeating Poland 7s by 17–0 in the final, with China 7s finishing in third place.
Teams
Twelve national women's teams qualified for the Challenger Series tournament in 2022.[4]
Nation | Means of qualification | Date qualified |
---|---|---|
Chile | Host | 13 July 2022 |
Mexico | 2022 RAN Women's Sevens Qualifiers | 24 April 2022 |
Poland Belgium |
2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series | 26 June 2021 |
Japan China Kazakhstan |
2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 20 November 2021 |
South Africa Kenya |
2019 Africa Women's Sevens | 13 October 2019 |
Papua New Guinea | 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | 9 November 2019 |
Argentina Colombia |
2021 Sudamerica Rugby Women's Sevens | 12 November 2021 |
Total | 12 |
Pool stage
All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals
Pool D
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 9 |
China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 7 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 4 |
Chile | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 73 | −58 | 2 |
Match 5 | 12 August 2022 | China | 15–17 | Kenya | Estadio Santa Laura | |
14:01 |
Match 6 | 12 August 2022 | Chile | 10–22 | South Africa | Estadio Santa Laura | |
14:23 |
Match 11 | 12 August 2022 | Chile | 0–36 | China | Estadio Santa Laura | |
19:10 |
Match 12 | 12 August 2022 | South Africa | 5–31 | Kenya | Estadio Santa Laura | |
19:37 |
Match 16 | 13 August 2022 | Chile | 5–15 | Kenya | Estadio Santa Laura | |
00:34 |
Match 18 | 13 August 2022 | South Africa | 7–17 | China | Estadio Santa Laura | |
03:02 |
Pool E
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 17 | +126 | 9 |
Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 7 |
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 5 |
Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 146 | −139 | 3 |
Match 3 | 12 August 2022 | Belgium | 41–0 | Papua New Guinea | Estadio Santa Laura | |
11:29 |
Match 4 | 12 August 2022 | Poland | 36–5 | Argentina | Estadio Santa Laura | |
11:51 |
Match 9 | 12 August 2022 | Belgium | 10–15 | Argentina | Estadio Santa Laura | |
16:23 |
Match 10 | 12 August 2022 | Poland | 71–0 | Papua New Guinea | Estadio Santa Laura | |
16:45 |
Match 15 | 13 August 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 7–34 | Argentina | Estadio Santa Laura | |
10:12 |
Match 17 | 13 August 2022 | Poland | 36–12 | Belgium | Estadio Santa Laura | |
12:40 |
Pool F
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 22 | +69 | 9 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 7 |
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 5 |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 96 | −79 | 3 |
Match 1 | 12 August 2022 | Colombia | 5–22 | Kazakhstan | Estadio Santa Laura | |
10:45 |
Match 2 | 12 August 2022 | Japan | 44–5 | Mexico | Estadio Santa Laura | |
11:07 |
Match 7 | 12 August 2022 | Kazakhstan | 24–5 | Mexico | Estadio Santa Laura | |
15:39 |
Match 8 | 12 August 2022 | Japan | 21–12 | Colombia | Estadio Santa Laura | |
16:01 |
Match 13 | 13 August 2022 | Colombia | 28–7 | Mexico | Estadio Santa Laura | |
09:28 |
Match 14 | 13 August 2022 | Japan | 26–5 | Kazakhstan | Estadio Santa Laura | |
09:50 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 5 | |
3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 5 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th place bracket
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
South Africa | 29 | |||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 10 | |||||
South Africa | 29 | |||||
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Chile | 10 | |||||
Chile | 12 | |||||
Mexico | 5 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 29 | |||||
Mexico | 12 |
9th–12th place Semi-finals
Match 19 | 13 August | South Africa | 29–10 | Papua New Guinea | Estadio Santa Laura | |
15:24 | Report |
Match 20 | 13 August | Chile | 12–5 | Mexico | Estadio Santa Laura | |
15:46 | Report |
11th place Final
Match 29 | 14 August | Papua New Guinea | 29–12 | Mexico | Estadio Santa Laura | |
14:38 | Report |
9th place Final
Match 30 | 14 August | South Africa | 29–10 | Chile | Estadio Santa Laura | |
15:03 | Report |
5th–8th place bracket
5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 12 | |||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Colombia | 10 | |||||
Kazakhstan | 17 | |||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Belgium | 5 | |||||
Argentina | 10 | |||||
Belgium | 12 | |||||
7th place final | ||||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
Colombia | 12 | |||||
Argentina | 17 |
5th–8th place Semi-finals
Match 25 | 14 August | Colombia | 10–12 | Kazakhstan | Estadio Santa Laura | |
10:44 | Report |
Match 26 | 14 August | Belgium | 12–10 | Argentina | Estadio Santa Laura | |
11:06 | Report |
7th place Final
Match 31 | 14 August | Colombia | 12–17 | Argentina | Estadio Santa Laura | |
16:28 | Report |
5th place Final
Match 32 | 14 August | Kazakhstan | 17–5 | Belgium | Estadio Santa Laura | |
16:53 | Report |
Cup bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
Poland | 36 | |||||||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
Poland | 22 | |||||||||
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
China | 15 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | 7 | |||||||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
China | 21 | |||||||||
Poland | 0 | |||||||||
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
Japan | 17 | |||||||||
Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
Japan | 22 | Third place | ||||||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
Japan | 31 | |||||||||
China | 31 | |||||||||
Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
Cup Quarter-finals
Match 21 | 13 August | China | 21–7 | Kazakhstan | Estadio Santa Laura | |
17:00 | Report |
Match 22 | 13 August | Kenya | 36–0 | Argentina | Estadio Santa Laura | |
17:25 | Report |
Match 23 | 13 August | Japan | 31–0 | Belgium | Estadio Santa Laura | |
19:06 | Report |
Match 24 | 13 August | Poland | 36–0 | Colombia | Estadio Santa Laura | |
19:34 | Report |
Cup Semi-finals
Match 27 | 14 August | Poland | 22–15 | China | Estadio Santa Laura | |
11:33 | Report |
Match 28 | 14 August | Japan | 22–15 | Kenya | Estadio Santa Laura | |
00:58 | Report |
Third place play-off
Match 33 | 14 August | China | 31–5 | Kenya | Estadio Santa Laura | |
17:44 | Report |
Cup Final
Match 34 | 14 August | Poland | 0–17 | Japan | Estadio Santa Laura | |
18:47 | Report |
Placings
The final placings are listed below, the winner being promoted as a core team for the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series:
Pos | Team |
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1 | Japan |
2 | Poland |
3 | China |
4 | Kenya |
5 | Kazakhstan |
6 | Belgium |
7 | Argentina |
8 | Colombia |
9 | South Africa |
10 | Chile |
11 | Papua New Guinea |
12 | Mexico |
Key: Core team for the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022–23.
See also
References
- ↑ "World Rugby Challenger Series". world.rugby. World Rugby.
- ↑ "Sevens Challenger Series 2022 | World Rugby".
- ↑ "Teams aim for promotion at World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
- ↑ "Sport: Teams aim for promotion at world rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile". Radio New Zealand. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.