Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.[1][2]

Rugby sevens
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Rugby Sevens pictogram for the Games
VenueCoventry Stadium
Dates29–31 July 2022
Competitors312 from 16 nations
← 2018
2026 →
The England vs Jamaica men's rugby sevens match

A total of 16 teams competed in the men's tournament, while eight contested the women's tournament. South Africa won the men's tournament, while Australia won the women's.[3]

Schedule

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The competition schedule was as follows:[1][2]

G Group stage CM Classification matches ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31
Session → M E M E A E
Men G G CM ¼ CM ½ CM B F
Women G G CM ½ CM B F

Venue

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The tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park, but instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry.[4] The venue was moved because there were concerns with Villa Park being available. The football season was anticipated to start earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduling.[5]

The adjacent Coventry Arena will play host to judo and wrestling.[6]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia1001
  South Africa1001
3  Fiji0202
4  New Zealand0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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  South Africa
James Murphy
Zain Davids
Angelo Davids
JC Pretorius
Selvyn Davids
Shaun Williams
Muller du Plessis
Sakoyisa Makata
Christie Grobbelaar
Dewald Human
Siviwe Soyizwapi
Mfundo Ndhlovu
  Fiji
Joshua Vakurinabili
Sevuloni Mocenacagi
Tevita Daugunu
Waisea Nacuqu
Filipe Sauturaga
Kaminieli Rasaku
Sireli Maqala
Semi Kunatani
Jeremaia Matana
Elia Canakaivata
Vuiviwa Naduvalo
Jerry Tuwai
  New Zealand
Tone Ng Shiu
Dylan Collier
Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
Sam Dickson
Caleb Tangitau
Leroy Carter
Joe Webber
Che Clark
Akuila Rokolisoa
Regan Ware
Sione Molia
Moses Leo
Women
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  Australia
Sharni Williams
Faith Nathan
Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea
Charlotte Caslick
Madison Ashby
Sariah Paki
Maddison Levi
Dominique du Toit
Jesse Southwell
Tia Hinds
Demi Hayes
Teagan Levi
  Fiji
Adi Vani Buleki
Raijieli Daveua
Rusila Nagasau
Reapi Ulunisau
Ana Maria Naimasi
Viviana Riwai
Sesenieli Donu
Vasiti Solikoviti
Verenaisi Ditavutu
Lavena Cavuru
Laisani Moceisawana
Lavenia Tinai
  New Zealand
Shiray Kaka
Sarah Hirini
Michaela Blyde
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Kelly Brazier
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Portia Woodman
Risi Pouri-Lane
Stacey Fluhler
Niall Williams
Alena Saili
Jazmin Hotham

Qualification

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Summary

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CGA Men Women Athletes
  Australia     26
  Canada     26
  England     26
  Fiji     26
  Jamaica   13
  Kenya   13
  Malaysia   13
  New Zealand     26
  Samoa   13
  Scotland     26
  South Africa     26
  Sri Lanka     26
  Tonga   13
  Uganda   13
  Wales   13
  Zambia   13
TOTAL: 16 CGAs 16 8 312

Sixteen nations qualified for the men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[7][8]

  • The host nation.
  • The top nine nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, excluding the host nation.
  • The top nation not yet qualified from each of the four regional qualifiers, plus the second nation from the Africa and Asia qualifiers.


Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
2018–19 & 2019–20
World Rugby Sevens Series
30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019
5 December 2019 – 8 March 2020
Various 9   New Zealand
  Fiji
  South Africa
  Australia
  Samoa
  Canada
  Scotland
  Kenya
  Wales
2019 Oceania Sevens[a] 7–9 November 2019   Suva 1   Tonga
2021 Asia Sevens 19–20 November 2021   Dubai 2   Sri Lanka
  Malaysia
2022 RAN Sevens Qualifiers 23–24 April 2022   Nassau 1   Jamaica
2022 Africa Men's Sevens 23–24 April 2022   Kampala 2   Uganda
  Zambia
Total 16

Women

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Eight nations qualified for the women's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[7][8]

  • The host nation.
  • The top two nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, excluding the host nation.
  • The top North American nation in the aforementioned standings, or the second nation if the former makes the top two outright (excluding the host nation).
  • The top nation not yet qualified from each of the four regional qualifiers.


Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
2018–19 & 2019–20
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019
5 October 2019 – 2 February 2020
Various 3   New Zealand
  Canada
  Australia
North America allocation 0[b]
2019 Oceania Women's Sevens[c] 7–9 November 2019   Suva 1   Fiji
2021 Europe Women's Sevens
(Moscow round)
25–26 June 2021   Moscow 1   Scotland
2021 Asia Women's Sevens 19–20 November 2021   Dubai 1   Sri Lanka
2022 Africa Women's Sevens 29–30 April 2022   Jemmal 1   South Africa
Total 8
Notes
  1. ^ A men's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.[9]
  2. ^ Canada qualified in the top two outright and were the only RAN Commonwealth nation with ranking points, so the RAN-specific quota place was reallocated to the general standings.
  3. ^ A women's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.[10]

Competitions

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Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
  New Zealand
  England
  Samoa
  Sri Lanka
  South Africa
  Scotland
  Tonga
  Malaysia
  Fiji
  Canada
  Wales
  Zambia
  Australia
  Kenya
  Uganda
  Jamaica
Pool A Pool B
  New Zealand
  Canada
  England
  Sri Lanka
  Australia
  Fiji
  Scotland
  South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Competition Schedule | Rugby Sevens (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 28–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2022). "South Africa and Australia beat Fiji to win Birmingham 2022 rugby sevens titles". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Wasps to host Rugby Sevens, Judo and Wrestling at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Wasps RFC. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ Roan, Dan (3 September 2019). "Birmingham 2022: Villa Park no longer a Commonwealth Games host venue". BBC News. London, England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Venues | COVENTRY ARENA AND STADIUM". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games: Journey to Birmingham 2022 set to begin for stars of sevens". World Rugby. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b Athlete Allocation System | Rugby Sevens (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / World Rugby. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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