2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
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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. New Zealand won the series at the last event in Toulouse, taking out six of the seven events on the tour to claim their seventh World Series title [1] with Australia and the United States placing second and third, respectively. The series doubled as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Sevens, so those three teams along with host country France, who finished fourth in the series, and Ireland, who finished fifth, all gained direct qualifying berths for the women's tournament held in Paris in 2024.[2]
| 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series X | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 2 December 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third |  United States |
| Series details | |
| Top try scorer | Maddison Levi (58 tries) |
| Top point scorer | Maddison Levi (286 pts) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
Core teams
The core teams qualified to participate in all tournaments for 2022–23 were:[3]
Japan was promoted to core team status by winning the 2022 Challenger Series.[4] A combined Great Britain team replaced England as a core team for the series.[5]
Tour venues
The schedule for the series was:[6]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | The Sevens Stadium | Dubai | 2–3 December 2022 | Australia |
| South Africa | DHL Stadium | Cape Town | 9–11 December 2022 | New Zealand |
| New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato | Hamilton | 21–22 January 2023 | New Zealand |
| Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 27–29 January 2023 | New Zealand |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 3–5 March 2023 | New Zealand |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 31 March – 2 April 2023 | New Zealand |
| France | Stade Ernest-Wallon | Toulouse | 12–14 May 2023 | New Zealand |
Standings
The final standings after completion of the seven 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.
Final standings for the 2022–23 series:
| Pos. | Event Team |
 Dubai |
 Cape Town |
Hamilton |
Sydney |
 Vancouver |
 Hong Kong |
 Toulouse |
Points total |
Points difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 138 | +1093 |
| 2 | Australia |
20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 118 | +898 |
| 3 | United States |
16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 108 | +62 |
| 4 | France |
14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 92 | +192 |
| 5 |  Ireland |
10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 74 | –22 |
| 6 |  Fiji |
12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 68 | +51 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 68 | –36 |
| 8 |  Japan |
3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 40 | –183 |
| 9 | Canada |
4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 39 | –147 |
| 10 |  Spain |
8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 28 | –359 |
| 11 |  Brazil |
1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | –483 |
| 12 |  China |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | –50 |
| 14 |  Poland |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | –131 |
| 13 |  Papua New Guinea |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | –424 |
| 15 | South Africa |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | –94 |
| 16 | Hong Kong |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | –132 |
| 17 |  Colombia |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | –192 |
Source: World Rugby
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 [2] Automatically qualified (host country France) Qualification for the 2023–24 World Sevens Series No colour Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2023–24 World Sevens Series Yellow Invited team - Notes
Placings summary
Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2022–23 series, by team:
| Team |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Fourth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
6 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Australia |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| United States |
— | 2 | 4 | — | 6 |
| France |
— | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Great Britain |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ireland |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Fiji |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Player statistics
Scoring
Updated: 14 May 2023 |
Updated: 14 May 2023 |
Performance
|
Key: T: Tackles (1 pt), B: Line breaks (3 pts), O: Offloads (2 pts), C: Carries (1 pt) |
Updated: 14 May 2023
Tournaments
Dubai
| Event | Winner | Score | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Australia |
26–19 | New Zealand |
| Bronze | United States |
21–19 | France |
| 5th Place | Fiji |
28–12 | Ireland |
| 7th Place | Spain |
14–10 | Great Britain |
| 9th Place | Canada |
15–10 | Japan |
| 11th Place | China |
31–21 | Brazil |
Cape Town
| Event | Winner | Score | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
31–14 | Australia |
| Bronze | United States |
20–12 | Ireland |
| 5th Place | France |
36–28 | Great Britain |
| 7th Place | Fiji |
26–12 | Canada |
| 9th Place | Brazil |
17–5 | Spain |
| 11th Place | Japan |
15–5 | South Africa |
Hamilton
| Event | Winner | Score | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
33–7 | United States |
| Bronze | Australia |
33–17 | Ireland |
| 5th Place | Great Britain |
14–10 | Japan |
| 7th Place | France |
34–5 | Fiji |
| 9th Place | Spain |
17–12 | Brazil |
| 11th Place | Canada |
44–5 | Papua New Guinea |
Sydney
| Event | Winner | Score | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
35–0 | France |
| Bronze | United States |
12–5 | Ireland |
| 5th Place | Australia |
36–12 | Fiji |
| 7th Place | Great Britain |
21–5 | Japan |
| 9th Place | Canada |
24–21 | Brazil |
| 11th Place | Spain |
29–0 | Papua New Guinea |
Vancouver
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
19–12 | Australia |
United States (Bronze) France |
| 5th place | Fiji |
22–17 | Canada |
Great Britain (7th) Ireland |
| 9th place | Japan |
17–10 | Spain |
Brazil (11th) Colombia |
Hong Kong
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
26–17 | Australia |
Great Britain (Bronze) Fiji |
| 5th place | France |
22–12 | Canada |
United States (7th) Ireland |
| 9th place | Spain |
26–17 | Japan |
Brazil (11th) Hong Kong |
Toulouse
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand |
19–14 | United States |
Australia (Bronze) France |
| 5th place | Japan |
14–0 | Ireland |
Great Britain (7th) Fiji |
| 9th place | Spain |
15–14 | Canada |
Poland (11th) Brazil |
See also
- 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men's teams)