2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series
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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 doubled as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the top four countries, excluding hosts France, qualifying automatically.[1]
| 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series XXIV | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023 |
| Nations | 15 core |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Series details | |
| Top try scorer |  Va'a Apelu Maliko (50) |
| Top point scorer | Akuila Rokolisoa (415) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The series was won by New Zealand, winning five of the eleven tour events held during the season on their way to claiming their fourteenth World Series title. The next placed teams were, in order, Argentina, Fiji, France, Australia.
Core teams
The core teams eligible to participate in all tournaments for 2022–23 were:[2]
Uruguay 7s was promoted to core team status by winning the 2022 Challenger Series.[3] The unions of England, Scotland and Wales agreed to merge their teams to compete as Great Britain 7s for the 2022–23 series onward.[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 | 5–6 November 2022 |  Australia |
| Dubai | The Sevens Stadium | Dubai | 2–4 December 2022 |  South Africa |
| South Africa | DHL Stadium | Cape Town | 9–11 December 2022 | Samoa |
| New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato | Hamilton | 21–22 January 2023 | Argentina |
| Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 27–29 January 2023 | New Zealand |
| United States | Dignity Health Sports Park | Los Angeles | 25–26 February 2023 | New Zealand |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 3–5 March 2023 | Argentina |
| Hong Kong 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 31 March – 2 April 2023 | New Zealand |
| Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 8–9 April 2023 | New Zealand |
| France | Stade Ernest-Wallon | Toulouse | 12–14 May 2023 | New Zealand |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 20–21 May 2023 | Argentina |
Standings
The final standings after completion of the eleven tournaments of the series are shown in the table below.
The points awarded to teams at each tournament, as well as the overall season totals, are shown. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Bronze indicates the event third place finishers.
Official standings for the 2022–23 series were:
| Pos. | Event Team |
 Hong Kong I |
 Dubai |
Cape Town |
Hamilton |
Sydney |
 Los Angeles |
 Vancouver |
Hong Kong II |
 Singapore |
 Toulouse |
 London |
Points total |
Points difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
8 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 200 | +995 |
| 2 | Argentina |
13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 179 | +549 |
| 3 | Fiji |
19 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 156 | +686 |
| 4 | France |
17 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 151 | +189 |
| 5 | Australia |
22 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 133 | +413 |
| 6 | Samoa |
15 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 132 | +472 |
| 7 | South Africa |
10 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 120 | +205 |
| 8 |  Ireland |
10 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 114 | +151 |
| 9 | Great Britain |
5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 100 | –65 |
| 10 | United States |
12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 98 | –131 |
| 11 |  Spain |
5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 57 | –156 |
| 12 |  Uruguay |
3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 54 | –437 |
| 13 |  Kenya |
1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 40 | –358 |
| 14 | Canada |
7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 39 | –414 |
| 15 |  Japan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | –1035 |
| 16 |  Tonga |
— | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 12 | –128 |
| 17 | Hong Kong |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | –155 |
| 19 |  Uganda |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | –164 |
| 18 |  Chile |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | –171 |
| 20 |  Germany |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | –67 |
Source: Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2023-05-23)
Legend Event Medalists Gold Event Champions Silver Event Runner-ups Bronze Event Third place finishers Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Sevens Qualified as one of the four highest-placed eligible teams in the 2022–23 World Sevens Series [1] Automatically qualified (host country France) Qualification for the 2023–24 World Sevens Series Participated in the final round play-offs for core team status on the 2023–24 World Sevens Series No colour Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2023–24 World Sevens Series Pink Relegated from core team status for 2023–24 [7] Yellow Invited team
Placings summary
Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2022–23 series, by team:
| Team |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Fourth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| South Africa |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Samoa |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Fiji |
— | 3 | 3 | — | 6 |
| France |
— | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Ireland |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| United States |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Player statistics
Dream Team
| Rodrigo Isgró Leroy Carter Akuila Rokolisoa Marcos Moneta Luciano González Rizzoni Va'a Apelu Maliko Henry Paterson |
Reference:[8]
Scoring
Updated: 4 June 2023[9] |
Updated: 4 June 2023[9] |
Performance
|
Key: T: Tackles (1 pt), B: Breaks (3 pts), O: Offloads (2 pts), C: Carries (1 pt) Source: Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 22 May 2023) |
Tournaments
Hong Kong 2022
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Australia |
20–17 | Fiji |
France (Bronze) Samoa |
| 5th place | Argentina |
36–0 | United States |
Ireland South Africa |
| 9th place | New Zealand |
33–5 | Canada |
Great Britain Spain |
| 13th place | Uruguay |
33–10 | Japan |
Hong Kong Kenya |
Dubai
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | South Africa |
21–5 | Ireland |
New Zealand (Bronze) United States |
| 5th place | France |
19–12 | Argentina |
Australia Samoa |
| 9th place | Fiji |
47–0 | Uruguay |
Great Britain Kenya |
| 13th place | Spain |
38–7 | Canada |
Japan Uganda |
Cape Town
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Samoa |
12–7 | New Zealand |
United States (Bronze) South Africa |
| 5th place | Fiji |
29–5 | Argentina |
Great Britain Uruguay |
| 9th place | France |
24–12 | Australia |
Ireland Spain |
| 13th place | Kenya |
21–10 | Canada |
Japan Uganda |
Hamilton
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Argentina |
14–12 | New Zealand |
United States (Bronze) France |
| 5th place | Australia |
26–17 | Ireland |
Fiji South Africa |
| 9th place | Samoa |
26–5 | Kenya |
Great Britain Tonga |
| 13th place | Spain |
24–14 | Canada |
Japan Uruguay |
Sydney
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
38–0 | South Africa |
Fiji (Bronze) France |
| 5th place | Samoa |
24–12 | Ireland |
Australia Great Britain |
| 9th place | Argentina |
21–19 | Tonga |
Kenya United States |
| 13th place | Uruguay |
26–5 | Spain |
Canada Japan |
Los Angeles
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
22–12 | Argentina |
Fiji (Bronze) Australia |
| 5th place | Samoa |
24–19 | Great Britain |
Ireland South Africa |
| 9th place | France |
26–24 | Spain |
Canada Uruguay |
| 13th place | United States |
31–7 | Japan |
Chile Kenya |
Vancouver
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Argentina |
33–21 | France |
Australia (Bronze) Ireland |
| 5th place | New Zealand |
50–7 | United States |
Fiji Great Britain |
| 9th place | Samoa |
35–17 | Kenya |
Spain Uruguay |
| 13th place | South Africa |
17–5 | Japan |
Canada Chile |
Hong Kong 2023
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
24–17 | Fiji |
France (Bronze) Great Britain |
| 5th place | Argentina |
7–5 | South Africa |
Spain United States |
| 9th place | Ireland |
19–17 | Samoa |
Australia Uruguay |
| 13th place | Hong Kong |
17–7 | Canada |
Japan Kenya |
Singapore
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
19–17 | Argentina |
Fiji (Bronze) Samoa |
| 5th place | Australia |
24–21 | Great Britain |
France Uruguay |
| 9th place | Spain |
26–10 | Kenya |
Japan South Africa |
| 13th place | United States |
22–17 | Canada |
Hong Kong Ireland |
Toulouse
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
24–19 (a.e.t.) |
Argentina |
France (Bronze) Canada |
| 5th place | Australia |
26–21 | Ireland |
Great Britain South Africa |
| 9th place | Fiji |
26–15 | Spain |
Samoa Uruguay |
| 13th place | Kenya |
33–12 | Japan |
Germany United States |
London
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Argentina |
35–14 | Fiji |
Samoa (Bronze) New Zealand |
| 5th place | France |
21–19 | Ireland |
Australia (7th) Great Britain |
| 9th place | South Africa |
47–5 | United States |
Spain (11th) Japan |
| Relegation playoffs |
Canada |
12–7 | Kenya |
Tonga Uruguay |