2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

The 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour was the second season of the second-tier global rugby sevens competition for men's national teams.[1] It was played as a single tournament on 12–14 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura with twelve teams competing.[2] The tournament was the qualifying event for the World Rugby Sevens Series, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2022–23 season.[3] The tournament was won by Uruguay 7s, defeating Georgia 7s by 19–5 in the final, with Chile 7s finishing in third place.

2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
Men's tour – Series II
Hosts
Date12–14 August 2022
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Uruguay
Runners-up Georgia
Third Chile
2020
2023

Teams and venue

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Teams[3]
Team Means of qualification Date qualified
  Chile (host) 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens 28 November 2021
  Uruguay
  Georgia 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series 27 June 2021
  Germany
  Lithuania
  Hong Kong 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series 20 November 2021
  South Korea
  Jamaica 2022 Rugby Americas North Sevens Qualifiers 24 April 2022
  Uganda 2022 Africa Men's Sevens 24 April 2022
  Zimbabwe
  Tonga 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship 9 November 2019
  Papua New Guinea
Venue
Country Location Stadium
  Chile Independencia, Santiago Estadio Santa Laura

Pool stage

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All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Chile 3 3 0 0 86 21 +65 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Georgia 3 2 0 1 86 43 +43 7
3   Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 41 67 −26 5
4   South Korea 3 0 0 3 17 99 −82 3
Source: World Rugby
12 August
15:07
Chile  19–14  Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

12 August
20:04
Georgia  41–5  South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
20:31
Chile  24–7  Papua New Guinea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
12:10
Papua New Guinea  19–31  Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
13 August
13:46
Chile  43–0  South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Tonga 3 3 0 0 67 27 +40 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 85 24 +61 7
3   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 65 64 +1 5
4   Jamaica 3 0 0 3 10 112 −102 3
Source: World Rugby
12 August
13:07
Tonga  29–5  Jamaica
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
13:29
Hong Kong  33–12  Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

12 August
18:01
Tonga  26–17  Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
18:23
Hong Kong  47–0  Jamaica
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
11:48
Jamaica  5–36  Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
13 August
13:24
Hong Kong  5–12  Tonga
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 55 38 +17 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Uganda 3 2 0 1 66 48 +18 7
3   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 78 48 +30 5
4   Lithuania 3 0 0 3 34 99 −65 3
Source: World Rugby
12 August
12:23
Uruguay  12–26  Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
12:45
Germany  21–10  Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

12 August
17:17
Uruguay  52–5  Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
17:39
Germany  17–14  Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
11:04
Uganda  26–19  Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
13 August
11:26
Germany  17–14  Uruguay
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 78 48 +30 5 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 65 64 +1 5
3   Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 41 67 −26 5
Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

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9th–12th place bracket

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9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
  Papua New Guinea14
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Jamaica15
 
  Jamaica15
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Lithuania34
 
  South Korea10
 
 
  Lithuania19
 
11th place final
 
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
  Papua New Guinea40
 
 
  South Korea19

9th–12th place Semi-finals

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13 August
16:08
Papua New Guinea  14–15  Jamaica
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
16:30
Lithuania  19–10  South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

11th place Final

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14 August
14:38
Papua New Guinea  40–19  South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

9th place Final

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14 August
15:03
Jamaica  15–34  Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

5th–8th place bracket

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
  Hong Kong33
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Zimbabwe5
 
  Hong Kong12
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Uganda7
 
  Uganda26
 
 
  Tonga19
 
7th place final
 
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
  Zimbabwe26
 
 
  Tonga28

5th–8th place Semi-finals

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14 August
10:44
Zimbabwe  5–33  Hong Kong
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

14 August
11:06
Tonga  19–26  Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

7th place Final

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14 August
16:28
Zimbabwe  26–28  Tonga
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

5th place Final

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14 August
16:53
Hong Kong  12–7  Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Cup bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
  Hong Kong14
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Georgia19
 
  Georgia31
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Chile14
 
  Chile24
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
  Georgia5
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Uruguay19
 
  Germany17
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Uganda14
 
  Germany15
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Uruguay19 Third place
 
  Tonga12
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
  Uruguay17
 
  Chile14
 
 
  Germany12
 

Cup Quarter-finals

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13 August
17:50
Hong Kong  14–19  Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

14 August
18:15
Germany  17–14  Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
20:02
Tonga  12–17  Uruguay
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
20:30
Chile  24–0  Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Cup Semi-finals

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14 August
12:48
Chile  14–31  Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

14 August
12:23
Uruguay  19–15  Germany
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Third place play-off

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14 August
14:38
Chile  14–12  Germany
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Cup Final

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14 August
19:20
Georgia  5–19  Uruguay
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Placings

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The final placings are listed below, the winner being promoted as a core team for the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series:

Pos Team
1   Uruguay
2   Georgia
3   Chile
4   Germany
5   Hong Kong
6   Uganda
7   Tonga
8   Zimbabwe
9   Lithuania
10   Jamaica
11   Papua New Guinea
12   South Korea

Key:   Core team for the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022–23.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Rugby Challenger Series". world.rugby. World Rugby.
  2. ^ "Sevens Challenger Series 2022 | World Rugby".
  3. ^ a b "Teams aim for promotion at World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
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