| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cape Town Stadium |
| Dates | 9 – 11 September 2022 |
| No. of nations | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Australia |
Runner-up  |  New Zealand |
Third place  |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Top scorer(s) | Faith Nathan (45) |
| Most tries | Faith Nathan (9) |
← 2018 | |
The women's tournament for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 11 September at the Cape Town Stadium.
The four semi-finalists from the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens were automatic qualifiers, with South Africa also qualifying as host. [1] The remaining eleven places were decided in the six continental regions. [1]
| Region | Automatic qualifiers | Continental qualifiers | Total teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa [lower-alpha 1] |  South Africa (hosts) |  Madagascar | 2 |
| North America [lower-alpha 2] |  United States |  Canada | 2 |
| South America [lower-alpha 3] | — |  Brazil  Colombia | 2 |
| Asia [lower-alpha 4] | — |  China  Japan | 2 |
| Europe [lower-alpha 5] | France |  England  Ireland  Poland  Spain | 5 |
| Oceania [lower-alpha 6] | Australia New Zealand (holders) |  Fiji | 3 |
| Totals | 5 | 11 | 16 |
The ten core teams from the World Rugby Sevens Series were seeded according to their points accumulated across the 2019–20 and 2021–22 seasons.
| Seed | Season Team | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 80 | 80 | 160 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 96 | 57 | 153 |
| 3 | France | 70 | 60 | 130 |
| 4 | United States | 66 | 56 | 122 |
| 5 | Canada | 80 | 40 | 100 |
| 6 | Fiji | 38 | 60 | 98 |
| 7 | Ireland | 15 | 60 | 75 |
| 8 | England | 36 | 33 | 69 |
| 9 | Spain | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| 10 | Brazil | 10 | 24 | 30 |
The remaining six teams were seeded based on regional ranking positions in July 2022. [3]
| Seed | Team |
|---|---|
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | China |
| 13 | Poland |
| 14 | South Africa |
| 15 | Colombia |
| 16 | Madagascar |
Like the previous edition, the tournament was played using a knock-out format.
Match results as per the official website: [4]
All times are local (UTC+2).
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| Madagascar | 5 | |||||
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| China | 36 | |||||
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| South Africa | 19 | |||||
| South Africa | 27 | |||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
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| Madagascar | 19 | |||||
| Colombia | 12 | |||||
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| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 10 | 11th-place final | ||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 33 | |||||||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 19 | |||||||||
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Challenge quarter-finals
Challenge semi-finals
11th-place final
Challenge final
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| 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th-place final | |||||
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| England | 7 | |||||
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| Canada | 22 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
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| Fiji | 53 | |||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||
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| England | 10 | |||||
| Ireland | 26 | |||||
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5th-place final
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| Australia (1) | 48 | |||||||||||||
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| Madagascar (16) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 35 | |||||||||||||
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| England | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Spain (9) | 5 | |||||||||||||
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| Australia | 17 | |||||||||||||
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| United States | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Canada (5) | 24 | |||||||||||||
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| China (12) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||||||
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| United States | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Poland (13) | 7 | |||||||||||||
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| Australia | 24 | |||||||||||||
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| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||||||
| France (3) | 29 | |||||||||||||
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| South Africa (14) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||||||
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| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Japan (11) | 7 | |||||||||||||
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| France | 7 | |||||||||||||
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| Ireland (7) | 24 | |||||||||||||
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| Colombia (15) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand (2) | 47 | |||||||||||||
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| Place | Team |
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 | Australia |
 | New Zealand |
 | France |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | England |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Brazil |
| 12 | Spain |
| 13 | China |
| 14 | South Africa |
| 15 | Madagascar |
| 16 | Colombia |
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Nathan | 9 |
| 2 | Ana Maria Naimasi | 6 |
| 3 | Nadine Roos | 5 |
| Reapi Ulunisau | ||
| Wakaba Hara |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Nathan | 45 |
| 2 | Ana Maria Naimasi | 34 |
| 3 | Reapi Ulunisau | 33 |
| 4 | Risi Pouri-Lane | 32 |
| 5 | Nadine Roos | 31 |
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