Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Rugby sevens ; at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
	Rugby Sevens pictogram for the Games
Venue	Coventry Stadium
Dates	29–31 July 2022
Competitors	312 from 16 nations
	← 2018 2026 →

Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.^[1]^[2]

A total of 16 teams competed in the men's tournament, while eight contested the women's tournament. South Africa won the men's tournament, while Australia won the women's.^[3]

Schedule

The competition schedule was as follows:^[1]^[2]

G	Group stage	CM	Classification matches	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Gold medal match

Date Event	Fri 29		Sat 30			Sun 31
Session →	M	E	M	E		A		E
Men	G		G	CM	¼	CM	½	CM	B	F
Women	G		G	CM	½			CM	B	F

Venue

The tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park, but instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry.^[4] The venue was moved because there were concerns with Villa Park being available. The football season was anticipated to start earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduling.^[5]

The adjacent Coventry Arena will play host to judo and wrestling.^[6]

Medal summary

Medal table

Medallists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	South Africa James Murphy Zain Davids Angelo Davids JC Pretorius Selvyn Davids Shaun Williams Muller du Plessis Sakoyisa Makata Christie Grobbelaar Dewald Human Siviwe Soyizwapi Mfundo Ndhlovu	Fiji Joshua Vakurinabili Sevuloni Mocenacagi Tevita Daugunu Waisea Nacuqu Filipe Sauturaga Kaminieli Rasaku Sireli Maqala Semi Kunatani Jeremaia Matana Elia Canakaivata Vuiviwa Naduvalo Jerry Tuwai	New Zealand Tone Ng Shiu Dylan Collier Ngarohi McGarvey-Black Sam Dickson Caleb Tangitau Leroy Carter Joe Webber Che Clark Akuila Rokolisoa Regan Ware Sione Molia Moses Leo
Women details	Australia Sharni Williams Faith Nathan Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea Charlotte Caslick Madison Ashby Sariah Paki Maddison Levi Dominique du Toit Jesse Southwell Tia Hinds Demi Hayes Teagan Levi	Fiji Adi Vani Buleki Raijieli Daveua Rusila Nagasau Reapi Ulunisau Ana Maria Naimasi Viviana Riwai Sesenieli Donu Vasiti Solikoviti Verenaisi Ditavutu Lavena Cavuru Laisani Moceisawana Lavenia Tinai	New Zealand Shiray Kaka Sarah Hirini Michaela Blyde Tyla Nathan-Wong Kelly Brazier Theresa Fitzpatrick Portia Woodman Risi Pouri-Lane Stacey Fluhler Niall Williams Alena Saili Jazmin Hotham

Qualification

Summary

CGA	Men	Women	Athletes
Australia			26
Canada			26
England			26
Fiji			26
Jamaica			13
Kenya			13
Malaysia			13
New Zealand			26
Samoa			13
Scotland			26
South Africa			26
Sri Lanka			26
Tonga			13
Uganda			13
Wales			13
Zambia			13
TOTAL: 16 CGAs	16	8	312

Men

Sixteen nations qualified for the men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:^[7]^[8]

The host nation.
The top nine nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, excluding the host nation.
The top nation not yet qualified from each of the four regional qualifiers, plus the second nation from the Africa and Asia qualifiers.

Means of qualification	Date	Location	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	—	—	1	England
2018–19 & 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series	30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019 5 December 2019 – 8 March 2020	Various	9	New Zealand Fiji South Africa Australia Samoa Canada Scotland Kenya Wales
2019 Oceania Sevens^[a]	7–9 November 2019	Suva	1	Tonga
2021 Asia Sevens	19–20 November 2021	Dubai	2	Sri Lanka Malaysia
2022 RAN Sevens Qualifiers	23–24 April 2022	Nassau	1	Jamaica
2022 Africa Men's Sevens	23–24 April 2022	Kampala	2	Uganda Zambia
Total			16

Women

Eight nations qualified for the women's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:^[7]^[8]

The host nation.
The top two nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, excluding the host nation.
The top North American nation in the aforementioned standings, or the second nation if the former makes the top two outright (excluding the host nation).
The top nation not yet qualified from each of the four regional qualifiers.

Means of qualification	Date	Location	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	—	—	1	England
2018–19 & 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series	20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 5 October 2019 – 2 February 2020	Various	3	New Zealand Canada Australia
North America allocation		Various	0^[b]	—
2019 Oceania Women's Sevens^[c]	7–9 November 2019	Suva	1	Fiji
2021 Europe Women's Sevens (Moscow round)	25–26 June 2021	Moscow	1	Scotland
2021 Asia Women's Sevens	19–20 November 2021	Dubai	1	Sri Lanka
2022 Africa Women's Sevens	29–30 April 2022	Jemmal	1	South Africa
Total			8

Notes

^ A men's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.^[9]
^ Canada qualified in the top two outright and were the only RAN Commonwealth nation with ranking points, so the RAN-specific quota place was reallocated to the general standings.
^ A women's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.^[10]

Competitions

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
New Zealand England Samoa Sri Lanka	South Africa Scotland Tonga Malaysia	Fiji Canada Wales Zambia	Australia Kenya Uganda Jamaica

Pool A	Pool B
New Zealand Canada England Sri Lanka	Australia Fiji Scotland South Africa

References

^ ^a ^b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Competition Schedule | Rugby Sevens (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 28–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2022). "South Africa and Australia beat Fiji to win Birmingham 2022 rugby sevens titles". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Wasps to host Rugby Sevens, Judo and Wrestling at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Wasps RFC. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ Roan, Dan (3 September 2019). "Birmingham 2022: Villa Park no longer a Commonwealth Games host venue". BBC News. London, England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Venues | COVENTRY ARENA AND STADIUM". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Commonwealth Games: Journey to Birmingham 2022 set to begin for stars of sevens". World Rugby. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Athlete Allocation System | Rugby Sevens (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / World Rugby. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

External links

Rugby Sevens – Results Book

[oqm-10] A men's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.^[9]

[nas-11] Canada qualified in the top two outright and were the only RAN Commonwealth nation with ranking points, so the RAN-specific quota place was reallocated to the general standings.

[oqw-13] A women's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.^[10]

[rsschedule-1] "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[schedulepdf-2] Competition Schedule | Rugby Sevens (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 28–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[3] Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2022). "South Africa and Australia beat Fiji to win Birmingham 2022 rugby sevens titles". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[4] "Wasps to host Rugby Sevens, Judo and Wrestling at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Wasps RFC. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[5] Roan, Dan (3 September 2019). "Birmingham 2022: Villa Park no longer a Commonwealth Games host venue". BBC News. London, England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[6] "Venues | COVENTRY ARENA AND STADIUM". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[wrcq-7] "Commonwealth Games: Journey to Birmingham 2022 set to begin for stars of sevens". World Rugby. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[rsaas-8] Athlete Allocation System | Rugby Sevens (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / World Rugby. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[9] "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[12] "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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