2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
| 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series X | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 2 December 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the tenth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. 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[edit]
The core teams qualified to participate in all tournaments for 2022–23 were:[2]
Japan was promoted to core team status by winning the 2022 Challenger Series.[3] A combined Great Britain team replaced England as a core team for the series.[4]
Tour venues[edit]
The schedule for the series was:[5]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 2–3 December 2022 | |
| South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 9–11 December 2022 | |
| New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato | Hamilton | 21–22 January 2023 | |
| Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 27–29 January 2023 | |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 3–5 March 2023 | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 31 March – 2 April 2023 | |
| France | Stade Ernest-Wallon | Toulouse | 12–14 May 2023 |
Standings[edit]
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
|
 Dubai |
 Cape Town |
 Hamilton |
 Sydney |
 Vancouver |
 Hong Kong |
 Toulouse |
Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
0 | |||||||
| 2 |  Brazil
|
0 | |||||||
| 3 | Canada
|
0 | |||||||
| 4 |  Fiji
|
0 | |||||||
| 5 | France
|
0 | |||||||
| 6 |  Great Britain
|
0 | |||||||
| 7 |  Ireland
|
0 | |||||||
| 8 | New Zealand
|
0 | |||||||
| 9 |  Spain
|
0 | |||||||
| 10 |  United States
|
0 | |||||||
| 11 |  Japan
|
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[edit]
- 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men's teams)
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Japan women and Uruguay men win promotion". Go Sports. 15 August 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.