| 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| Men's tour – Series II | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 12–14 August 2022 | 
| Nations | 12 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay | 
| Runners-up |  Georgia | 
| Third |  Chile | 
| ← 2020  2023 →  | |
The 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour was the second season of the second-tier global rugby sevens competition for men's national teams.[1] It was played as a single tournament on 12–14 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura with twelve teams competing.[2] The tournament was the qualifying event for the World Rugby Sevens Series, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2022–23 season.[3] The tournament was won by Uruguay 7s, defeating Georgia 7s by 19–5 in the final, with Chile 7s finishing in third place.
Teams and venue
| Team | Means of qualification | Date qualified | 
|---|---|---|
|  Chile (host) | 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens | 28 November 2021 | 
|  Uruguay | ||
|  Georgia | 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | 27 June 2021 | 
|  Germany | ||
|  Lithuania | ||
|  Hong Kong | 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | 20 November 2021 | 
|  South Korea | ||
|  Jamaica | 2022 Rugby Americas North Sevens Qualifiers | 24 April 2022 | 
|  Uganda | 2022 Africa Men's Sevens | 24 April 2022 | 
|  Zimbabwe | ||
|  Tonga | 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 9 November 2019 | 
|  Papua New Guinea | 
| Country | Location | Stadium | 
|---|---|---|
|  Chile | Independencia, Santiago | Estadio Santa Laura | 
Pool stage
All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 5 | |
| 4 |  South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 99 | −82 | 3 | 
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tonga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 24 | +61 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 112 | −102 | 3 | 
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 99 | −65 | 3 | 
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 5 | 
Knockout stage
9th–12th place bracket
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Papua New Guinea | 14 | |||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Jamaica | 15 | |||||
|  Jamaica | 15 | |||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Lithuania | 34 | |||||
|  South Korea | 10 | |||||
|  Lithuania | 19 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Papua New Guinea | 40 | |||||
|  South Korea | 19 | |||||
9th–12th place Semi-finals
11th place Final
9th place Final
5th–8th place bracket
| 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Hong Kong | 33 | |||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||
|  Hong Kong | 12 | |||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Uganda | 7 | |||||
|  Uganda | 26 | |||||
|  Tonga | 19 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
|  Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||
|  Tonga | 28 | |||||
5th–8th place Semi-finals
7th place Final
5th place Final
Cup bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Hong Kong | 14 | |||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Georgia | 19 | |||||||||
|  Georgia | 31 | |||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Chile | 14 | |||||||||
|  Chile | 24 | |||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||||||
|  Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Uruguay | 19 | |||||||||
|  Germany | 17 | |||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Uganda | 14 | |||||||||
|  Germany | 15 | |||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Uruguay | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
|  Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
|  Uruguay | 17 | |||||||||
|  Chile | 14 | |||||||||
|  Germany | 12 | |||||||||
Cup Quarter-finals
Cup Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Cup Final
Placings
The final placings are listed below, the winner being promoted as a core team for the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series:
| Pos | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1 |  Uruguay | 
| 2 |  Georgia | 
| 3 |  Chile | 
| 4 |  Germany | 
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 
| 6 |  Uganda | 
| 7 |  Tonga | 
| 8 |  Zimbabwe | 
| 9 |  Lithuania | 
| 10 |  Jamaica | 
| 11 |  Papua New Guinea | 
| 12 |  South Korea | 
Key: Core team for the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022–23.