2022 London Sevens
| 2022 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIII | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 28–29 May 2022 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 128 (average 2.84 per match) |
| Most points | Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (50 points) |
| Most tries |  Terry Kennedy (8 tries) |
← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2022 London Sevens was the twentieth edition of the annual rugby sevens event held at Twickenham Stadium, Richmond, London.
The tournament winners were Australia. Australia won their second London Sevens event, beating trans-tasman rivals New Zealand in a thrilling extra-time victory (19–14). Two-time back-to-back defending champions Fiji finished third, beating Pacific Island neighbours Samoa 31–26.[1][2]
The final victory was the first Sevens Series Australia has won since their home Sevens Series win in 2018 (4 years, 121 days). Following the event Australia jumped from third to second on the Sevens Series ladder. Similarly New Zealand jumped two places following their second-place finish (eleventh to ninth).[3][4]
In World Rugby Sevens Series history, the second-last event of the series has been almost futile regarding seasonal points that the teams are vying for as most teams' points accrued in the second-last event would not affect their overall standing. However, during the 2021–22 season, the season standings pre- and post-London Sevens have been the most competitive since the establishment of the Sevens Series, with just eight points separating the top three teams (two points between the top two) before the tournament and six points after it.[3] By the final event, there are mathematically four teams capable of taking the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series title.[5]
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarterfinals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarterfinals competing for 13th place.
Teams
The sixteen national teams competing in London were:[6]
Pool stage
The pools were officially announced on 25 May.[6]
Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 55 | +38 | 9 |
 Spain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 56 | +31 | 7 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 71 | –9 | 5 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 113 | –60 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 9 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 54 | –3 | 7 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 67 | –32 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 40 | +60 | 9 |
| Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 7 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 78 | –33 | 5 |
 Canada
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 85 | –52 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 7 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 95 | –61 | 3 |
Knockout stage
13th–16th playoffs
| 13th place Semi-finals | 13th place Final | |||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||
| Canada | 22 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals 13th place Final |
9th–12th playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 9th Place Final | ||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 31 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 9th place Final |
5th–8th playoffs
| 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Final | |||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| England | 12 | |||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Ireland | 36 | |||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals 5th place Final |
Cup playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 36 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 10 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 34 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 28 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place Cup Final |
Placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
Australia |
22 |
|
New Zealand |
19 |
|
Fiji |
17 |
| 4 | Samoa |
15 |
| 5 | South Africa |
13 |
| 6 | Ireland |
12 |
| 7 | England |
10 |
| Spain |
10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Argentina |
8 |
| 10 | United States |
7 |
| 11 | France |
5 |
| Scotland |
5 | |
| 13 | Canada |
3 |
| 14 | Japan |
2 |
| 15 | Wales |
1 |
| Kenya |
1 |
References
- ^ "Australia earn stunning gold in London as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title race goes down to the wire". world.rugby. World Rugby. 29 May 2022.
- ^ ""I couldn't be prouder" – Nick Malouf on Australia's historic win in HSBC London Sevens". World Rugby. 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Standings". World Rugby. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
- ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Stadnings". world.rugby. World Rugby.
- ^ "Four teams aiming to win Sevens Series title in LA". World Rugby. 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b "London welcomes the stars of rugby sevens". World Rugby. 25 May 2022.