2021β22 World Rugby Sevens | |
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Series XXIII | |
Hosts | |
Date | 26 November 2021 β 28 August 2022 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | Fiji |
Series details | |
Top try scorer | Terry Kennedy (50) |
Top point scorer | Dietrich Roache (343) |
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2021
2022β23 β |
The 2021β22 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 23rd annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999.
The series was won by Australia 7s, claiming their first World Series title. Second-placed South Africa opened the competition by winning the first four tournaments, with a 36-match winning streak that lasted until the 2022 Singapore Sevens where they were beaten by the United States in pool play, [1] but they did not make the semifinals in any of the remaining events.
There was no relegation required at the end of the season as the number of core teams was reduced when England, Scotland and Wales were combined to play as Great Britain for the 2022β23 series. [2]
The core teams remained unchanged from the previous series due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which curtailed the last two seasons. [3] [4] The sixteen core teams qualified to participate in all 2021β22 tournaments were:
The schedule for the series was: [7] [8]
Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dubai (2 events) | The Sevens | Dubai | 26β27 November 2021 | South Africa |
3β4 December 2021 | South Africa | |||
Spain (2 events) | Estadio Ciudad de MΓ‘laga | MΓ‘laga | 21β23 January 2022 | South Africa |
Estadio de La Cartuja | Seville | 28β30 January 2022 | South Africa | |
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 9β10 April 2022 | Fiji |
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 16β17 April 2022 [a] | Argentina |
France | Stade Ernest-Wallon [10] | Toulouse | 20β22 May 2022 | Fiji |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 28β29 May 2022 | Australia |
United States | Dignity Health Sports Park | Los Angeles | 27β28 August 2022 [b] | New Zealand |
Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby revised the method used for the series standings in the interest of fairness to teams not able to participate in all rounds of the 2021β22 season. [11] This system excluded the two lowest-scored rounds from each team in the final standings. So, with nine tournaments in the series, only the best seven tournament results for each team contributed to the ranking points. [11]
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. An obelisk (β ) is recorded in the event column where a low-scoring round is excluded from a core team's ranking points. A dash (β) is recorded where a team did not compete.
Pos |
Event Team
|
Dubai I |
Dubai II |
MΓ‘laga |
Seville |
Singapore |
Vancouver |
Toulouse |
London |
Los Angeles |
Total points |
Ranking points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 13β | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 10β | 22 | 17 | 149 | 126 |
2 | South Africa | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 5β | 13 | 3β | 132 | 124 |
3 | Fiji [a] | 15 | 8 | β1β | ββ | 22 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 123 | 122 |
4 | Argentina | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13β | 22 | 13 | 8β | 13 | 139 | 118 |
5 | Ireland | 11 | 10β | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8β | 19 | 12 | 10 | 110 | 92 |
6 | United States | 19 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3β | 10 | 7β | 10 | 97 | 87 |
7 | France | 8β | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5β | 8 | 94 | 81 |
8 | New Zealand [b] | ββ | ββ | β | β | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 80 | 80 |
9 | Samoa [a] | ββ | ββ | β | β1 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 71 [c] |
10 | England [d] | β4β | β5 | 17 | 12 | 3β | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 71 [c] |
11 | Spain | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2β | 5 | 10 | 1β | 54 | 51 |
12 | Kenya | 10 | 12 | 1β | 8 | 5 | 1β | 1 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 49 |
13 | Scotland [d] | β4β | β5 | 5 | 10 | 1β | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 44 |
14 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1β | 7 | 1β | 3 | 1β | 36 | 34 [e] |
15 | Wales [d] | β4 | β5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2β | 1β | 5 | 37 | 34 [e] |
16 | Japan | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2β | 1β | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 26 |
17 | Great Britain [d] | 12 | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 25 | 25 |
18 | Germany | β | β | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | 10 | 10 |
19 | Jamaica | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Legend | |
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No colour | Core team |
Yellow | Invited team |
Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2021β22 series, by team:
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 4 | β | β | β | 4 |
Fiji | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
New Zealand | 1 | 2 | β | β | 3 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 | 3 | β | 5 |
Ireland | β | 1 | β | 2 | 3 |
United States | β | 1 | β | β | 1 |
France | β | β | 1 | 1 | 2 |
England | β | β | 1 | β | 1 |
Samoa | β | β | β | 4 | 4 |
Nick Malouf Luciano GonzΓ‘lez Rizzoni Zain Davids Marcos Moneta Waisea Nacuqu Terry Kennedy Corey Toole |
Reference: [18]
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Updated: 29 August 2022
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Key: T = Tackles (1 pt), B = Line breaks (3 pts), O = Offloads (2 pts), C = Carries (1 pt) |
Updated: 29 August 2022
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 42β7 | United States | Argentina (Bronze) |
5th Place | Australia | 35β21 | Great Britain | Ireland (7th) |
9th Place | France | 28β26 | Spain | Canada (11th) |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 10β7 | Australia | Argentina (Bronze) |
5th Place | Great Britain | 10β5 | Kenya | United States (7th) |
9th Place | Fiji | 31β7 | Spain | Japan (11th) |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 24β17 | Argentina | England (Bronze) |
5th Place | France | 28β12 | United States | Ireland |
9th Place | Spain | 34β5 | Wales | Scotland |
13th Place | Japan | 29β24 | Jamaica | Kenya |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 33β7 | Australia | Argentina (Bronze) |
5th Place | United States | 22β17 | England | France |
9th Place | Kenya | 24β19 | Spain | Germany |
13th Place | Wales | 19β14 | Canada | Jamaica |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 28β17 | New Zealand | Australia (Bronze) |
5th Place | Argentina | 42β24 | United States | Samoa |
9th Place | France | 24β19 | Spain | Kenya |
13th Place | England | 28β14 | Japan | Canada |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Argentina | 29β10 | Fiji | Australia (Bronze) |
5th Place | South Africa | 17β15 | New Zealand | England |
9th Place | Ireland | 17β7 | Canada | Scotland |
13th Place | United States | 33β24 | Spain | Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 29β17 | Ireland | France (Bronze) |
5th Place | Argentina | 21β12 | England | Australia |
9th Place | New Zealand | 42β7 | Scotland | South Africa |
13th Place | Japan | 28β14 | Wales | Canada |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Australia | 19β14 | New Zealand | Fiji (Bronze) |
5th Place | South Africa | 14β5 | Ireland | England |
9th Place | Argentina | 31β5 | United States | France |
13th Place | Canada | 26β19 | Japan | Kenya |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 28β21 | Fiji | Australia (Bronze) |
5th Place | Argentina | 29β7 | Kenya | Ireland |
9th Place | France | 33β0 | Scotland | England |
13th Place | South Africa | 26β0 | Japan | Spain |
2021β22 World Rugby Sevens | |
---|---|
Series XXIII | |
Hosts | |
Date | 26 November 2021 β 28 August 2022 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | Fiji |
Series details | |
Top try scorer | Terry Kennedy (50) |
Top point scorer | Dietrich Roache (343) |
β
2021
2022β23 β |
The 2021β22 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 23rd annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999.
The series was won by Australia 7s, claiming their first World Series title. Second-placed South Africa opened the competition by winning the first four tournaments, with a 36-match winning streak that lasted until the 2022 Singapore Sevens where they were beaten by the United States in pool play, [1] but they did not make the semifinals in any of the remaining events.
There was no relegation required at the end of the season as the number of core teams was reduced when England, Scotland and Wales were combined to play as Great Britain for the 2022β23 series. [2]
The core teams remained unchanged from the previous series due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which curtailed the last two seasons. [3] [4] The sixteen core teams qualified to participate in all 2021β22 tournaments were:
The schedule for the series was: [7] [8]
Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dubai (2 events) | The Sevens | Dubai | 26β27 November 2021 | South Africa |
3β4 December 2021 | South Africa | |||
Spain (2 events) | Estadio Ciudad de MΓ‘laga | MΓ‘laga | 21β23 January 2022 | South Africa |
Estadio de La Cartuja | Seville | 28β30 January 2022 | South Africa | |
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 9β10 April 2022 | Fiji |
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 16β17 April 2022 [a] | Argentina |
France | Stade Ernest-Wallon [10] | Toulouse | 20β22 May 2022 | Fiji |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 28β29 May 2022 | Australia |
United States | Dignity Health Sports Park | Los Angeles | 27β28 August 2022 [b] | New Zealand |
Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby revised the method used for the series standings in the interest of fairness to teams not able to participate in all rounds of the 2021β22 season. [11] This system excluded the two lowest-scored rounds from each team in the final standings. So, with nine tournaments in the series, only the best seven tournament results for each team contributed to the ranking points. [11]
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. An obelisk (β ) is recorded in the event column where a low-scoring round is excluded from a core team's ranking points. A dash (β) is recorded where a team did not compete.
Pos |
Event Team
|
Dubai I |
Dubai II |
MΓ‘laga |
Seville |
Singapore |
Vancouver |
Toulouse |
London |
Los Angeles |
Total points |
Ranking points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 13β | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 10β | 22 | 17 | 149 | 126 |
2 | South Africa | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 5β | 13 | 3β | 132 | 124 |
3 | Fiji [a] | 15 | 8 | β1β | ββ | 22 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 123 | 122 |
4 | Argentina | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13β | 22 | 13 | 8β | 13 | 139 | 118 |
5 | Ireland | 11 | 10β | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8β | 19 | 12 | 10 | 110 | 92 |
6 | United States | 19 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3β | 10 | 7β | 10 | 97 | 87 |
7 | France | 8β | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5β | 8 | 94 | 81 |
8 | New Zealand [b] | ββ | ββ | β | β | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 80 | 80 |
9 | Samoa [a] | ββ | ββ | β | β1 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 71 [c] |
10 | England [d] | β4β | β5 | 17 | 12 | 3β | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 71 [c] |
11 | Spain | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2β | 5 | 10 | 1β | 54 | 51 |
12 | Kenya | 10 | 12 | 1β | 8 | 5 | 1β | 1 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 49 |
13 | Scotland [d] | β4β | β5 | 5 | 10 | 1β | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 44 |
14 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1β | 7 | 1β | 3 | 1β | 36 | 34 [e] |
15 | Wales [d] | β4 | β5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2β | 1β | 5 | 37 | 34 [e] |
16 | Japan | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2β | 1β | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 26 |
17 | Great Britain [d] | 12 | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 25 | 25 |
18 | Germany | β | β | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | 10 | 10 |
19 | Jamaica | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Legend | |
---|---|
No colour | Core team |
Yellow | Invited team |
Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2021β22 series, by team:
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 4 | β | β | β | 4 |
Fiji | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
New Zealand | 1 | 2 | β | β | 3 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 | 3 | β | 5 |
Ireland | β | 1 | β | 2 | 3 |
United States | β | 1 | β | β | 1 |
France | β | β | 1 | 1 | 2 |
England | β | β | 1 | β | 1 |
Samoa | β | β | β | 4 | 4 |
Nick Malouf Luciano GonzΓ‘lez Rizzoni Zain Davids Marcos Moneta Waisea Nacuqu Terry Kennedy Corey Toole |
Reference: [18]
|
|
Updated: 29 August 2022
|
Key: T = Tackles (1 pt), B = Line breaks (3 pts), O = Offloads (2 pts), C = Carries (1 pt) |
Updated: 29 August 2022
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 42β7 | United States | Argentina (Bronze) |
5th Place | Australia | 35β21 | Great Britain | Ireland (7th) |
9th Place | France | 28β26 | Spain | Canada (11th) |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 10β7 | Australia | Argentina (Bronze) |
5th Place | Great Britain | 10β5 | Kenya | United States (7th) |
9th Place | Fiji | 31β7 | Spain | Japan (11th) |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 24β17 | Argentina | England (Bronze) |
5th Place | France | 28β12 | United States | Ireland |
9th Place | Spain | 34β5 | Wales | Scotland |
13th Place | Japan | 29β24 | Jamaica | Kenya |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 33β7 | Australia | Argentina (Bronze) |
5th Place | United States | 22β17 | England | France |
9th Place | Kenya | 24β19 | Spain | Germany |
13th Place | Wales | 19β14 | Canada | Jamaica |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 28β17 | New Zealand | Australia (Bronze) |
5th Place | Argentina | 42β24 | United States | Samoa |
9th Place | France | 24β19 | Spain | Kenya |
13th Place | England | 28β14 | Japan | Canada |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Argentina | 29β10 | Fiji | Australia (Bronze) |
5th Place | South Africa | 17β15 | New Zealand | England |
9th Place | Ireland | 17β7 | Canada | Scotland |
13th Place | United States | 33β24 | Spain | Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 29β17 | Ireland | France (Bronze) |
5th Place | Argentina | 21β12 | England | Australia |
9th Place | New Zealand | 42β7 | Scotland | South Africa |
13th Place | Japan | 28β14 | Wales | Canada |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Australia | 19β14 | New Zealand | Fiji (Bronze) |
5th Place | South Africa | 14β5 | Ireland | England |
9th Place | Argentina | 31β5 | United States | France |
13th Place | Canada | 26β19 | Japan | Kenya |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 28β21 | Fiji | Australia (Bronze) |
5th Place | Argentina | 29β7 | Kenya | Ireland |
9th Place | France | 33β0 | Scotland | England |
13th Place | South Africa | 26β0 | Japan | Spain |