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2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

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2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
Men's tour – Series II
Hosts
Date12–14 August 2022
Nations12
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

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Teams[3]
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
Venue
Country Location Stadium
 Chile Independencia, Santiago Estadio Santa Laura

Pool stage

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All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).

Pool A

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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
Source: World Rugby
12 August
15:07
Chile 19–14 Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

12 August
20:04
Georgia 41–5 South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
20:31
Chile 24–7 Papua New Guinea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
12:10
Papua New Guinea 19–31 Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
13 August
13:46
Chile 43–0 South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Pool B

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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
Source: World Rugby
12 August
13:07
Tonga 29–5 Jamaica
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
13:29
Hong Kong 33–12 Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

12 August
18:01
Tonga 26–17 Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
18:23
Hong Kong 47–0 Jamaica
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
11:48
Jamaica 5–36 Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
13 August
13:24
Hong Kong 5–12 Tonga
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Pool C

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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
Source: World Rugby
12 August
12:23
Uruguay 12–26 Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
12:45
Germany 21–10 Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

12 August
17:17
Uruguay 52–5 Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
12 August
17:39
Germany 17–14 Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
11:04
Uganda 26–19 Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura
13 August
11:26
Germany 17–14 Uruguay
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Ranking of third-placed teams

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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
Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage

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9th–12th place bracket

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9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Jamaica15
 
 Jamaica15
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Lithuania34
 
 South Korea10
 
 
 Lithuania19
 
11th place final
 
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
 Papua New Guinea40
 
 
 South Korea19

9th–12th place Semi-finals

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13 August
16:08
Papua New Guinea 14–15 Jamaica
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
16:30
Lithuania 19–10 South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

11th place Final

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14 August
14:38
Papua New Guinea 40–19 South Korea
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

9th place Final

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14 August
15:03
Jamaica 15–34 Lithuania
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

5th–8th place bracket

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
 Hong Kong33
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Hong Kong12
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Uganda7
 
 Uganda26
 
 
 Tonga19
 
7th place final
 
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
 Zimbabwe26
 
 
 Tonga28

5th–8th place Semi-finals

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14 August
10:44
Zimbabwe 5–33 Hong Kong
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

14 August
11:06
Tonga 19–26 Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

7th place Final

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14 August
16:28
Zimbabwe 26–28 Tonga
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

5th place Final

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14 August
16:53
Hong Kong 12–7 Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Cup bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 
 Hong Kong14
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Georgia19
 
 Georgia31
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Chile14
 
 Chile24
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 Georgia5
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Uruguay19
 
 Germany17
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Uganda14
 
 Germany15
 
13 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Uruguay19 Third place
 
 Tonga12
 
14 August – Estadio Santa Laura
 
 Uruguay17
 
 Chile14
 
 
 Germany12
 

Cup Quarter-finals

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13 August
17:50
Hong Kong 14–19 Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

14 August
18:15
Germany 17–14 Uganda
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
20:02
Tonga 12–17 Uruguay
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

13 August
20:30
Chile 24–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Cup Semi-finals

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14 August
12:48
Chile 14–31 Georgia
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

14 August
12:23
Uruguay 19–15 Germany
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Third place play-off

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14 August
14:38
Chile 14–12 Germany
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Cup Final

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14 August
19:20
Georgia 5–19 Uruguay
Report
Estadio Santa Laura

Placings

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Rugby Challenger Series". world.rugby. World Rugby.
  2. ^ "Sevens Challenger Series 2022 | World Rugby".
  3. ^ a b "Teams aim for promotion at World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
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