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 to be 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 edit
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 edit
The schedule for the series was:[6]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 2–3 December 2022 | Australia
|
| South Africa | Cape Town 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 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 | New Zealand
|
18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 138 |
| 2 | Australia
|
20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 118 |
| 3 | United States
|
16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 108 |
| 4 | France
|
14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 92 |
| 5 |  Ireland
|
10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 74 |
| 6 |  Fiji
|
12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 68[a] |
| 7 |  Great Britain
|
6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 68[a] |
| 8 |  Japan
|
3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | Canada
|
4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 |  Spain
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 |  Brazil
|
1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 |  China
|
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 13 |  Papua New Guinea
|
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 14 |  Poland
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | South Africa
|
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 | Hong Kong
|
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 17 |  Colombia
|
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Legend No colour Core team in 2022–23 and qualified as a core team for 2023–24 Yellow Not a core team Qualified as one of the four highest-placed eligible teams in the 2022–23 World Women's Sevens Series[2] Automatically qualified (host country France)
- Notes
Placings summary edit
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 edit
Scoring edit
Updated: 14 May 2023 |
Updated: 14 May 2023 |
Performance edit
|
Key: T: Tackles (1 pt), B: Line breaks (3 pts), O: Offloads (2 pts), C: Carries (1 pt) |
Updated: 14 May 2023
Tournaments edit
Dubai edit
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Australia
|
26–19 | New Zealand
|
United States (Bronze) France
|
| 5th place | Fiji
|
28–12 | Ireland
|
Spain (7th) Great Britain
|
| 9th place | Canada
|
15–10 | Japan
|
China (11th) Brazil
|
Cape Town edit
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand
|
31–14 | Australia
|
United States (Bronze) Ireland
|
| 5th place | France
|
36–28 | Great Britain
|
Fiji (7th) Canada
|
| 9th place | Brazil
|
17–5 | Spain
|
Japan (11th) South Africa
|
Hamilton edit
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand
|
33–7 | United States
|
Australia (Bronze) Ireland
|
| 5th place | Great Britain
|
14–10 | Japan
|
France (7th) Fiji
|
| 9th place | Spain
|
17–12 | Brazil
|
Canada (11th) Papua New Guinea
|
Sydney edit
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | New Zealand
|
35–0 | France
|
United States (Bronze) Ireland
|
| 5th place | Australia
|
36–12 | Fiji
|
Great Britain (7th) Japan
|
| 9th place | Canada
|
24–21 | Brazil
|
Spain (11th) Papua New Guinea
|
Vancouver edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men's teams)
References edit
- ^ Biudole, Noa (13 May 2023). "Black Fern 7s claim series title in Toulouse". Fiji Live.
- ^ a b "How to qualify for rugby at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". Olympics.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.
- ^ DHL Highlights HSBC France Sevens Day 3 (Television production). World Rugby. 14 May 2023. Event occurs at 7:50.