2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series
| 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series XXIV | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 24th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for men's national teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999. This series also, for the third time, doubled as a qualifier for the Olympic Games, with the top four countries qualifying automatically for the 2024 Olympic Sevens.[1]
Core teams
The core teams eligible to participate in all tournaments for 2022–23 were:[2]
Uruguay was promoted to core team status by winning the 2022 Challenger Series,[3] while the unions of England, Scotland and Wales agreed to merge their teams to compete as Great Britain for the 2022–23 series and onwards.[4][5]
Tour venues
The eleven-event schedule for the series was:[6]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong 2022 | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 4–6 November 2022 | |
| Dubai | The Sevens Stadium | Dubai | 2–3 December 2022 | |
| South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 9–11 December 2022 | |
| New Zealand | Waikato Stadium | Hamilton | 21–22 January 2023 | |
| Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 27–29 January 2023 | |
| United States | Dignity Health Sports Park | Los Angeles | 25–26 February 2023 | |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 3–5 March 2023 | |
| Hong Kong 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 31 March – 2 April 2023 | |
| Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 8–9 April 2023 | |
| France | Stade Ernest-Wallon | Toulouse | 12–14 May 2023 | |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 20–21 May 2023 |
Standings
The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. An asterisk (*) indicates a tied placing. A dash (—) is recorded where a team did not compete.
| Pos |
Event Team
|
 Hong Kong I |
 Dubai |
 Cape Town |
 Hamilton |
 Sydney |
 Los Angeles |
 Vancouver |
Hong Kong II |
 Singapore |
 Toulouse |
 London |
Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Australia
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Canada
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  Fiji
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | France
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  Great Britain
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  Ireland
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  Japan
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  Kenya
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | New Zealand
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  Samoa
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 12 | South Africa
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  Spain
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | United States
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  Uruguay
|
0 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Hong Kong
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Source: World Rugby
Legend No colour Core team in 2022–23 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2022–23 series Yellow Not a core team Qualified to the 2024 Olympic Sevens as one of the four highest-placed eligible teams from the 2022–23 series.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "How to qualify for rugby at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". Olymics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Team GB Rugby Sevens to enter HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023". Rugby Asia 24/7. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Uruguay Secure Core Status on 2023 World Sevens Series". Americas Rugby News. 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Great Britain Sevens to compete in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". world.rugby. World Rugby. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Great Britain sevens: Nations combine for 2023 World Sevens Series". British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022.
- ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 schedule confirmed". Rugby Asia 24/7. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.