2022 Hong Kong Sevens
| 2022 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIV | |
| Host nation | Hong Kong |
| Date | 5–6 November 2022 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | Australia |
| Runner-up | Fiji |
| Third | France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2022 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium from 5–6 November 2022. It was the 45th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the first tournament of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament.[1] [2] [3]
Australia were the champions after beating the defending champions of the past five events in Hong Kong Fiji in the cup final.[4] Australia was also the first team since the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens to beat Fiji in Hong Kong.[4][5]
Background
The 2022 Hong Kong Sevens is the first round of eleven in the 2022–23 season
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Fifteen core teams and one invited team.
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Fiji
- France
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Japan
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- South Africa
- Spain
- United States
- Uruguay
Invited Team
Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team. These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the placement matches.
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –7 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –83 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –34 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –59 | 5 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | –10 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –1 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –74 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –33 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –40 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Placement matches
Thirteenth place
| 13th place semifinal | 13th place final | |||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||
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| Uruguay | 10 | |||||
| Uruguay | 33 | |||||
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| Japan | 10 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||
Ninth place
| 9th place Quarterfinals | 9th place Semifinals | 9th place Final | ||||||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 43 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 17 | |||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
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| Uruguay | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2019 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 12 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 29 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
Fifth place
5th to 8th playoffs
| 5th place semifinal | 5th place final | |||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||
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| South Africa | 12 | |||||
| Argentina | 36 | |||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||
| United States | 14 | |||||
Cup playoffs
| Cup Quarterfinals | Cup Semifinals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 November 2022 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 20[4] | |||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 10 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
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| France | 7 | Bronze Medal Final | ||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
| 6 November 2022– Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 19[5] | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 22 | |
| Fiji | 19 | |
| France | 17 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 15 |
| 5 | Argentina | 13 |
| 6 | United States | 12 |
| 7 | Ireland | 10 |
| South Africa | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | New Zealand | 8 |
| 10 | Canada | 7 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 5 |
| Spain | 5 | |
| 13 | Uruguay | 3 |
| 14 | Japan | 2 |
| 15 | Kenya | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Dream team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Vaa Apelu Maliko Maurice Longbottom Waisea Nacuqu Henry Hutchison Vuiviawa Naduvalo Josh Turner Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3198300/hong-kong-sevens-2022-kick-times-tv-details-tickets-and-all-you-need-know-day-1
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3198539/hong-kong-sevens-2022-kick-times-tv-details-tickets-and-all-you-need-know-day-2
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/article/3198592/hong-kong-sevens-2022-kick-times-tv-details-tickets-and-all-you-need-know-day-3
- ^ a b c "Australia triumph at Hong Kong Sevens for the first time in 34 years". Australian Associated Press. 6 November 2022 – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Australia break Fiji hearts to win Hong Kong Sevens | World Rugby". World Rugby.