The 2022 USA Sevens was the seventeenth edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles, California between 27 and 28 August 2022. The title defenders were five-time USA Sevens champions South Africa.
| 2022 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIII | |
| Host nation |  United States |
| Date | 27–28 August 2022 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third |  Australia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2020 2023 → | |
The final event of the season saw the most competitive sole event in World Rugby Sevens Series history as all sixteen core teams vied for the event title, four of whom were simultaneously vying for the series title (South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Fiji).[1]
On the season standings for the 2021–22 season post-London were the most competitive since the establishment of the Sevens Series, with just six points separating the top three teams (two points between the top two).[2] There were four teams mathematically capable of winning the series, depending on the results of this event.[1]
At the conclusion of day one, when all the pool fixtures had been played, South Africa finished third in their pool, thus were not eligible to play in the Cup playoffs and were eliminated from winning the event and the series.[3]
New Zealand won the tournament claiming their first win in the series after beating Fiji 28–21. New Zealand's victory, along with Argentina's quarterfinal loss, South Africa's defeat in the pool stages, and Australia's third place finish, meant that Australia were crowned World Series champions for the first time.[4]
Format
editThe 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 quarter-finals 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 quarter-finals competing for 13th place.
Teams
editThe sixteen national teams competing in Los Angeles were:[5]
Pool stage
editTeam advances to the Cup quarter-finals
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14 | 120 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 38 | 62 | 7 |
 Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 95 | –50 | 5 |
 Spain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 139 | –132 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 31 | 45 | 9 |
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 7 |
 South Africa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 55 | –12 | 5 |
 Canada
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 74 | –35 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 38 | 40 | 9 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 7 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 5 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 100 | –64 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 26 | 60 | 9 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 57 | –4 | 7 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 47 | –11 | 5 |
 England
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 69 | –45 | 3 |
Knockout stage
edit13th–16th playoffs
edit| 13th place Semi-finals | 13th place Final | |||||
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| Japan | 26 | |||||
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| Canada | 19 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
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| South Africa | 26 | |||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| South Africa | 29 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals 13th place Final |
9th–12th playoffs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 9th Place Final | ||||||||
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| Japan | 15 | |||||||||
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| England | 36 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
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| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 42 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 9th place Final |
5th–8th playoffs
edit| 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Final | |||||
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| Kenya | 21 | |||||
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| United States | 14 | |||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||
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| Argentina | 29 | |||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||
| Ireland | 21 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals 5th place Final |
Cup playoffs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Australia | 40 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
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| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 28 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
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| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| Matches |
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|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place Cup Final |
Placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
New Zealand |
22 |
|
Fiji |
19 |
|
Australia |
17 |
| 4 | Samoa |
15 |
| 5 | Argentina |
13 |
| 6 | Kenya |
12 |
| 7 | Ireland |
10 |
| United States |
10 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Four teams aiming to win Sevens Series title in LA". World Rugby. 26 August 2022.
- ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Standings". World Rugby. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Series title still up for grabs after dramatic day in Los Angeles". World Rugby. 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia's rugby sevens 'misfits' win maiden World Series in Los Angeles". The Guardian. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ @WorldRugby7s (August 22, 2022). "This weekend, it's a party in the USA 🇺🇸 🤘" (Tweet) – via Twitter.