This is the qualifying process for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens with the aim of selecting the women's national rugby sevens teams that will compete in the tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. A total of 47 nations took part in the qualifying process.
General
editThe tournament is organized by World Rugby to be held from 9 to 11 September 2022, twenty-four teams in total will be competing.[1] South Africa automatically qualified as hosts as well as the eight semi-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The other 11 teams qualified through their respective regional tournaments.[2]
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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 France
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 Australia New Zealand
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| Regional Qualifiers | |||||
 Madagascar
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 Canada
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 Brazil Colombia
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 China  Japan
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 England Ireland Poland Spain
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 Fiji
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Qualifying
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Automatically Qualified |
Africa
editNine teams competed in the African Women's Sevens tournament on 29–30 April 2022 in Jemmal, Tunisia contesting for the qualifying spot. South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, Madagascar secured the World Cup spot as runners-up.[3][4]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa
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| 2 | Madagascar
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| 3 |  Tunisia
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| 4 |  Uganda
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| 5 |  Kenya
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| 6 |  Zambia
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| 7 |  Ghana
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| 8 |  Zimbabwe
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| 9 |  Senegal
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North America
editOnly five teams competed in the RAN Sevens Qualifiers on 23–24 April 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas contesting for the single qualifying spot, Canada qualified for the World Cup after winning the tournament.[5][6]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
| 2 |  Mexico
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| 3 |  Jamaica
|
 Trinidad and Tobago
| |
| 5 |  Cayman Islands
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South America
editTen teams competed in the Sudamérica Sevens tournament on 11–12 November 2021 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Brazil and Colombia were the two teams to book their World Cup spots.[7][8]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
| 2 | Colombia
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| 3 |  Argentina
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| 4 |  Paraguay
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| 5 |  Uruguay
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| 6 |  Chile
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| 7 |  Peru
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| 8 |  Costa Rica
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| 9 |  Guatemala
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| 10 |  Panama
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Asia
editEight teams competed for the two qualifying spots on 19–20 November 2021 in Dubai with Japan and China going through.[9][10]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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| 2 | China
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| 3 |  Hong Kong
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| 4 |  Kazakhstan
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| 5 |  Thailand
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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, Poland, England, and Spain were the four teams to qualify.[11][12]
| Seed | Team | Pool | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland (Q)
|
A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | +141 | 9 |
| 2 | Poland (Q)
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C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 20 | +103 | 9 |
| 3 | England (Q)
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B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 10 | +88 | 9 |
| 4 | Spain (Q)
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C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 7 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic
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A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 7 |
| 6 |  Belgium
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B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 7 |
| 7 |  Portugal
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C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 88 | -40 | 5 |
| 8 |  Germany
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A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 5 |
| 9 |  Romania
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B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 75 | -44 | 5 |
| 10 |  Italy
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B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 90 | -61 | 3 |
| 11 |  Wales
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A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 120 | -99 | 3 |
| 12 |  Sweden
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C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 128 | -118 | 3 |
Oceania
editOceania was unable to hold any qualifying tournament due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022. Australia and New Zealand had qualified automatically as semi-finalists from the 2018 Sevens World Cup. Fiji qualified due to finishing 7th in the 2019–20 Women's Sevens Series.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 match schedule revealed with 50 days to go". www.rwcsevens.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Teams & Qualifying". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Karoney, Celestine (8 September 2022). "'Idols' Madagascar await World Cup Sevens bow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022: Madagascar latest team to book ticket to Cape Town". www.world.rugby. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens teams claim Championship crowns at RAN Sevens Qualifiers". Rugby Canada. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Canada Women's and Men's Sevens Teams Secure World Cup Qualification – BC Rugby". bcrugby.com. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Brazil and Colombia qualify for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Brazil and Colombia qualify for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 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.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 line-up confirmed in Bucharest". www.world.rugby. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Full line-up for World Cup Sevens confirmed". rugby365.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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.