Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

2022 Women's Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Tournament
Tournament details
Host	England
Venue	Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Date	29–31 July 2022
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Fiji
Third place	New Zealand
Fourth place	Canada
	← 2018 2026 →

The rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament was the women's event of the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens competition held every four years. It was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.^[1]^[2]

Venue

The rugby sevens tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park,^[3] but they instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry.^[4]

The adjacent Coventry Arena was used for judo and wrestling.^[5]

Qualification

England qualified as host nation, three nations qualified via the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and four nations booked their places in regional qualification tournaments.^[6]^[7]

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^[a]	—
2019 Oceania Women's Sevens^[b]	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

^ 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.^[8]

Competition format

In July 2022, eight teams were drawn into two groups;^[9] the top two performing teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams were sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	143	14	+129	9	Semi-finals
2	Canada	3	2	1	107	64	+43	7	Semi-finals
3	England	3	1	2	83	64	+19	5	Classification semi-finals
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	191	−191	3	Classification semi-finals

Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

29 July 2022
09:44

England	57–0	Sri Lanka
Try: Boatman (4) 1' c, 2' c, 4' c, 7' m Wilson-Hardy 6' c Maude (2) 8' m, 10' c Torley 12' c Crompton 14' m Con: Maude (5/7) 1', 3', 5', 6', 11' Torley (1/1) 12' Norman-Bell (0/1)	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)

29 July 2022
10:06

New Zealand	45–7	Canada
Try: Woodman 2' c Blyde (2) 4' m, 8' c Fluhler 7' m Brazier 11' c Pouri-Lane 12' c Saili 14' c Con: Nathan-Wong (2/4) 3', 8' Pouri-Lane (3/3) 11', 13', 14'	Report	Try: Daniels 10' c Con: Apps (1/1) 10' Cards: Gonzalez 2'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

29 July 2022
18:14

New Zealand	60–0	Sri Lanka
Try: Fluhler (2) 1' c, 3' c Blyde (6) 2' m, 5' m, 6' c, 7' m, 10' m, 13' m Hotham 8' c Nathan-Wong 9' c Con: Nathan-Wong (5/10) 1', 3', 6', 8', 9'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

29 July 2022
18:36

Canada	26–19	England
Try: Wardley 5' c Farella (2) 7' ,, 8' c Scurfield 9' c Con: Apps (3/4) 5', 9', 10'	Report	Try: Boatman 1' m Crompton 11' c Cowell 14' c Con: Jones (1/2) 14' Norman-Bell (1/1) 12' Cards: Boatman 8'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

30 July 2022
09:44

Canada	74–0	Sri Lanka
Try: Scurfield (5) 1' m, 3' m, 5' c, 6' m, 8' m De Couvreur (2) 4' c, 7' c Farella 8' c Levale 10' c Logan 11' m Wardley (2) 12' c, 14' c Con: Nicholas (5/8) 4', 5', 7', 9', 10' Apps (2/3) 13', 14'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius (South Africa)

30 July 2022
10:06

New Zealand	38–7	England
Try: Blyde (2) 3' c, 6' c Hirini 4' c Kaka 10' m Hotham 12' c Pouri-Lane 14' m Con: Nathan-Wong (3/3) 3', 5', 7' Pouri-Lane (1/3) 13'	Report	Try: Boatman 7' c Con: Norman-Bell (1/1) 7'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiji	3	3	0	91	24	+67	9	Semi-finals
2	Australia	3	2	1	100	19	+81	7	Semi-finals
3	Scotland	3	1	2	45	93	−48	5	Classification semi-finals
4	South Africa	3	0	3	12	112	−100	3	Classification semi-finals

Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2022. Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

29 July 2022
09:00

Australia	38–0	South Africa
Try: Levi (2) 1' c, 6' c Nathan 2' m Caslick (2) 4' c, 8' c Ashby 14' m Con: Hinds (3/4) 1', 5', 6' Williams (0/1)	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

29 July 2022
09:22

Fiji	31–12	Scotland
Try: Uluinisau 3' c Buleki 7' c Cavuru 8' c Donu 12' m Riwai 14' m Con: Cavuru (2/2) 3', 8' Naimasi (1/2) 9' Uluinisau (0/1)	Report	Try: Campbell 5' m Lloyd 10' c Con: Thomson (0/1) Nelson (1/1) 11'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius (South Africa)

29 July 2022
17:30

Fiji	41–0	South Africa
Try: Uluinisau (2) 2' c, 11' c Buleki 3' m Naimasi 6' c Donu (2) 8' m, 9' m Cavuru 13' m Con: Naimasi (2/4) 2', 7' Riwai (0/1) Uluinisau (1/1) 11' Cavuru (0/1)	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

29 July 2022
17:52

Australia	50–0	Scotland
Try: Levi (3) 1' c, 7' c, 9' m Paki (2) 3' c, 10' m Williams 6' c Nathan 8' m Southwell 13' c Con: Hinds (2/2) 2', 4' Williams (2/5) 7', 7' Southwell (1/1) 13'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)

30 July 2022
09:00

Scotland	33–12	South Africa
Try: Lloyd (3) 2' c, 4' m, 13' c McLachlan 3' c Orr 7' c Con: Thomson (3/4) 3', 4', 7' Smith (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Lategan 1' m Snyders 10' c Con: Shongwe (0/1) Snyders (1/1) 10' Cards: Masuku 12'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

30 July 2022
09:22

Australia	12–19	Fiji
Try: Levi 12' m Hayes 13' c Con: Williams (0/1) Southwell (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Nagasau 1' m Donu 3' c Daveua 9' c Con: Naimasi (0/1) Riwai (2/2) 4', 9' Cards: Uluinisau 13'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

Medal round

Semi-finals		Gold medal match

30 July – Coventry Stadium

New Zealand	12
		31 July – Coventry Stadium
Australia	17
		Australia	22
30 July – Coventry Stadium
		Fiji	12
Fiji	24

Canada	7
		Bronze medal match

		31 July – Coventry Stadium

		New Zealand	19

		Canada	12

Semi-finals

30 July 2022
19:42

New Zealand	12–17	Australia
Try: Woodman 4' m Fitzpatrick 6' c Con: Nathan-Wong (1/2) 7'	Report	Try: Levi (3) 1' m, 9' m, 12' c Con: Williams (0/2) Du Toit (1/1) 12' Cards: Levi 14'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

30 July 2022
20:04

Fiji	24–7	Canada
Try: Buleki 1' c Uluinisau (2) 2' m, 12' c Riwai 3' m Con: Uluinisau (1/1) 1' Naimasi (0/2) Cavuru (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: Nicholas 7' c Con: Apps (1/1) 7'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

Bronze medal match

31 July 2022
19:50

New Zealand	19–12	Canada
Try: Blyde 1' m Brazier 4' c Saili 11' c Con: Nathan-Wong (1/2) 5' Pouri-Lane (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Logan 12' c Chown 14' m Con: Apps (1/2) 13' Cards: Scurfield 1'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

Gold medal match

31 July 2022
20:38

Australia	22–12	Fiji
Try: Nathan (2) 1' m, 3' m Ashby 6' c Levi 8' m Con: Williams (1/4) 6' Cards: Caslick 13'	Report	Try: Naimasi 9' c Donu 14' m Con: Naimasi (1/1) 9' Cavuru (0/1)

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Classification matches

Classification semi-finals		Fifth place match

30 July – Coventry Stadium

England	36
		31 July – Coventry Stadium
South Africa	0
		England	29
30 July – Coventry Stadium
		Scotland	5
Scotland	58

Sri Lanka	0
		Seventh place match

		31 July – Coventry Stadium

		South Africa	52

		Sri Lanka	0

Classification semi-finals

30 July 2022
17:30

England	36–0	South Africa
Try: Cowell 2' c Uren 3' m Doidge 8' m Norman-Bell (2) 11' c, 12' m Wilson-Hardy 14' c Con: Maude (1/3) 2' Norman-Bell (2/3) 11', 14'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)

30 July 2022
17:52

Scotland	58–0	Sri Lanka
Try: Lloyd (4) 1' m, 6' c, 7' c, 8' m Thomson 1' m Gaffney (2) 2' c, 10' m Campbell 4' c Sinclair 9' m Mattinson 12' m Con: Thomson (4/9) 3', 5', 6', 7' Smith (0/1)	Report	Cards: Kanchana 2'

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Holly Wood (England)

Seventh place match

31 July 2022
18:00

South Africa	52–0	Sri Lanka
Try: Jacobs (3) 1' c, 12' c, 14' m Lategan (3) 2' c, 3' m, 5' c Masuku (2) 7' c, 11' c Con: Snyders (4/5) 1', 3', 5', 7' Shongwe (2/3) 11', 12'	Report

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)

Fifth place match

31 July 2022
18:22

England	29–5	Scotland
Try: Quansah 2' c Boatman 8' m Crompton (2) 10' m, 14' m Jones 12' c Con: Norman-Bell (1/2) 2' Jones (1/3) 13'	Report	Con: Rollie 8' m Cards: Thomson (0/1)

Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius (South Africa)

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Australia
	Fiji
	New Zealand
4	Canada
5	England
6	Scotland
7	South Africa
8	Sri Lanka

Player statistics

Most points

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Michaela Blyde	New Zealand	55
2	Maddison Levi	Australia	50
3	Rhona Lloyd	Scotland	40
4	Ellie Boatman	England	35
5	Krissy Scurfield	Canada	30
6	Tyla Nathan-Wong	New Zealand	29
6	Reapi Uluinisau	Fiji	29
8	Sesenieli Donu	Fiji	25
9	Alicia Maude	England	22
9	Isla Norman-Bell	England	22

Most tries

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Michaela Blyde	New Zealand	11
2	Maddison Levi	Australia	10
3	Rhona Lloyd	Scotland	8
4	Ellie Boatman	England	7
5	Krissy Scurfield	Canada	6
6	Reapi Uluinisau	Fiji	5
6	Sesenieli Donu	Fiji	5
8	Grace Crompton	England	4
	Liske Lategan	South Africa
	Faith Nathan	Australia

References

^ "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ Competition Schedule | Rugby Sevens (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 28–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "Venues Plan for 2022 Commonwealth Games Confirms Sporting Showcase for Birmingham and the West Midlands". Black Country LEP. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 July 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 11 July 2022.
^ "Venues | COVENTRY ARENA AND STADIUM". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "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 11 July 2022.
^ Athlete Allocation System | Rugby Sevens (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / World Rugby. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 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.
^ "Women's Rugby Sevens pools revealed!". BOCCG (Facebook). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[nas-8] 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-10] 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.^[8]

[rsschedule-1] "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[schedulepdf-2] Competition Schedule | Rugby Sevens (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 28–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[3] "Venues Plan for 2022 Commonwealth Games Confirms Sporting Showcase for Birmingham and the West Midlands". Black Country LEP. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 July 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 11 July 2022.

[5] "Venues | COVENTRY ARENA AND STADIUM". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[wrcq-6] "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 11 July 2022.

[rsaas-7] Athlete Allocation System | Rugby Sevens (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / World Rugby. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 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.

[11] "Women's Rugby Sevens pools revealed!". BOCCG (Facebook). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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List of medalists

Venue

Qualification

Competition format

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool B

Medal round

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Classification matches

Classification semi-finals

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Final standing

Player statistics

Most points

Most tries

See also

References