This was the qualifying process for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens with the aim of selecting the men's national rugby sevens teams that would compete in the tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. A total of 59 nations took part in the qualifying process.
General
editThe tournament was organized by World Rugby and held from 9 to 11 September 2022, with twenty-four teams competing.[1][2] South Africa automatically qualified as hosts as well as the eight quarter-finalists of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The other 16 teams qualified through their respective regional tournaments.[3]
Qualified teams
edit| Africa | North America | South America | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic qualification | |||||
 South Africa
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 United States
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 Argentina
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 England France Scotland
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 Australia Fiji New Zealand
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| Regional Qualifiers | |||||
 Uganda Zimbabwe Kenya
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 Canada Jamaica
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 Chile Uruguay
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 Hong Kong  South Korea
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 Germany Ireland Portugal Wales
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Australia Samoa Tonga
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Qualifying
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Africa
edit14 teams competed in the Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament on 23–24 April 2022 in Kampala, Uganda contesting for the three qualifying spots. Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Kenya qualified for the World Cup.[4][5][6]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda
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| 2 | Zimbabwe
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| 3 | Kenya
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| 4 |  Zambia
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| 5 |  Madagascar
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| 6 |  Tunisia
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| 7 |  Burkina Faso
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| 8 |  Namibia
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| 9 |  Ghana
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| 10 |  Mauritius
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| 11 |  Senegal
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| 12 |  Botswana
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| 13 |  Cameroon
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| 14 |  Burundi
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North America
edit13 teams competed in the RAN Sevens Qualifiers on 23–24 April 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas contesting for the two qualifying spots, Canada and Jamaica were the two teams to qualify.[7][8]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
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| 2 | Jamaica
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| 3 |  Mexico
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| 4 |  Bermuda
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| 5 |  Barbados
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| 6 |  Cayman Islands
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| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 8 |  Curaçao
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| 9 |  Guyana
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| 10 |  British Virgin Islands
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| 11 |  Bahamas
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| 12 |  Turks and Caicos Islands
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| 13 |  Belize
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South America
editNine teams competed in the Sudamérica Sevens tournament on 27–28 November 2021 in San José, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Chile were the two teams to book their World Cup spots.[9][10]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
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| 2 | Chile
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| 3 |  Brazil
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| 4 |  Peru
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| 5 |  Costa Rica
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| 6 |  Guatemala
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| 7 |  Nicaragua
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| 8 |  El Salvador
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| 9 |  Panama
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Asia
editEight teams competed for the two qualifying spots on 19–20 November 2021 in Dubai with Hong Kong and South Korea going through.[11][12][13]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong
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| 2 | South Korea
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| 3 |  Japan
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| 4 |  China
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| 5 |  United Arab Emirates
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| 6 |  Sri Lanka
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| 7 |  Malaysia
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| 8 |  Philippines
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Europe
editTwelve teams competed in the European Qualifiers for the four available spots on 16–17 July 2022 in Bucharest, Romania. Ireland, Germany, Portugal, and Wales were the teams to qualify; Germany qualified for their first Sevens World Cup.[14][15]
| Seed | Team | Pool | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland (Q)
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A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 5 | +118 | 9 |
| 2 |  Spain
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B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 22 | +101 | 9 |
| 3 | Germany (Q)
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C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 17 | +73 | 9 |
| 4 | Wales (Q)
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C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 26 | +62 | 7 |
| 5 |  Belgium
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B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 7 |
| 6 |  Italy
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A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 | Portugal (Q)
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A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 5 |
| 8 |  Georgia
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C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 66 | –30 | 5 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic
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B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 114 | –89 | 5 |
| 10 |  Lithuania
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B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 81 | –61 | 3 |
| 11 |  Romania
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C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 112 | –105 | 3 |
| 12 |  Poland
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A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 145 | –135 | 3 |
Oceania
editOceania was unable to hold any qualifying tournament due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022. Fiji and New Zealand had qualified automatically as quarterfinalists from the 2018 Sevens World Cup. Australia and Samoa qualified due to finishing 4th and 12th, respectively, in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.[16] Tonga was given the final spot by placing 5th in the 2019 Oceania Sevens.[16][1]
References
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- ^ "Uruguay and Chile qualify for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Korea Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong men dominate China to qualify for World Cup finals". South China Morning Post. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Four Asian teams book their berths at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town". Asia Rugby. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Martin, Nik (17 July 2022). "Germany qualifies for Rugby World Cup Sevens for first time". DW.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 line-up confirmed in Bucharest". www.world.rugby. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Oceania Rugby confirms 2022 Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 Qualifiers". Oceania Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.