| 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| Men's tour – Series II | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 12–14 August 2022 |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third | |
← 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens | 28 November 2021 | |
| 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | 27 June 2021 | |
| 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | 20 November 2021 | |
| 2022 Rugby Americas North Sevens Qualifiers | 24 April 2022 | |
| 2022 Africa Men's Sevens | 24 April 2022 | |
| 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 9 November 2019 | |
| Country | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 99 | −82 | 3 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 24 | +61 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 112 | −102 | 3 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 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 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
| 15 | ||||||
| 15 | ||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
| 34 | ||||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
| 40 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 33 | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
5th–8th place Semi-finals
7th place Final
5th place Final
Cup bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||||
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 19 | Third place | |||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | ||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
Key: Core team for the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022–23.