2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series Explained

2022–23 World Rugby Sevens
Series:Series XXIV
Countries:
    Nations:15 core
    Champions: (14th title)
    Top Point Scorer: Akuila Rokolisoa (415)
    Top Try Scorer: Vaa Apelu Maliko (50)
    Prevseason:2021–22
    Nextseason:2023–24

    The 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 24th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for men's national teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999. This series doubled as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the top four countries, excluding hosts France, qualifying automatically.

    The series was won by New Zealand, winning five of the eleven tour events held during the season on their way to claiming their fourteenth World Series title. The next placed teams were, in order, Argentina, Fiji, France, Australia.

    Core teams

    The core teams eligible to participate in all tournaments for 2022–23 were: was promoted to core team status by winning the 2022 Challenger Series.[1] The unions of England, Scotland and Wales agreed to merge their teams to compete as for the 2022–23 series onward.[2]

    Tour venues

    The eleven-event schedule for the series was:

    2022–23 Itinerary
    LegStadiumCityDatesWinner
    Hong Kong 2022Hong Kong4–6 November 2022
    DubaiDubai2–3 December 2022
    South AfricaCape Town9–11 December 2022
    New ZealandHamilton21–22 January 2023
    AustraliaSydney27–29 January 2023
    United StatesLos Angeles25–26 February 2023
    CanadaVancouver3–5 March 2023
    Hong Kong 2023Hong Kong31 March – 2 April 2023
    SingaporeSingapore8–9 April 2023
    FranceToulouse12–14 May 2023
    EnglandLondon20–21 May 2023

    Standings

    The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. An asterisk (*) indicates a tied placing. A dash (—) is recorded where a team did not compete.

    2022–23 World Rugby Sevens – Men's Series XXIV

    Pos
    Hong Kong I
    Dubai
    Cape Town
    Hamilton
    Sydney
    Los Angeles
    Vancouver
    Hong Kong II
    Singapore
    Toulouse
    London    		Total
    points
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    1817191922221322222214200
    2131212228192213191920179
    319813101717 101917818156
    417138151581917101712151
    5 2210713101517513138133
    6151022813138715516132
    71022151019103125104120
    81019512121015811210114
    9551051012101512106100
    101215171753121031398
    1153532751087257
    12371013555105054
    131537517173040
    1472221512215039
    152111122152018
    16———5 7—————012
    171——————31——5
    18—————11————2
    19—11————————2
    20—————————1—1
    Source:
    Legend
    Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Sevens
    Qualified as one of the four highest-placed eligible teams in the 2022–23 World Sevens Series[3]
    Automatically qualified (host country France)
    Qualification for the 2023–24 World Sevens Series
    Participated in the final round play-offs for core team status on the 2023–24 World Sevens Series
    No colourCore team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2023–24 World Sevens Series
    PinkRelegated from core team status for 2023–24[4]
    YellowInvited team

    Placings summary

    Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2022–23 series, by team:

    Team Gold Silver BronzeFourthTotal <--1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total -->
    5 2 1 1 9
    3 3 — — 6
    1 1 — 1 3
    align=left 1 — 1 2 4
    1 — 1 1 3
    — 3 3 — 6
    — 1 3 2 6
    — 1 — 1 2
    align=left — — 2 1 3
    align=left — — — 1 1
    align=left — — — 1 1

    Player statistics

    Dream Team

    Reference:[5]

    Scoring

    +Tries scored
    Rank Player Tries
    150
    247
    343
    435
    534
    Updated: 4 June 2023[6]
    +Points scored
    Rank Player Points
    1415
    2317
    3262
    4252
    5246
    Updated: 4 June 2023[6]

    Performance

    +Impact Player winner by event
    Tour LegPlayerPtsRef
    Hong Kong I Vaa Apelu Maliko75[7]
    Aaron Grandidier75
    Dubai Joseva Talacolo54[8]
    Cape Town Manueli Maisamoa76[9]
    Hamilton Dietrich Roache70[10]
    Sydney Manueli Maisamoa84[11]
    Los Angeles Josiah Morra59[12]
    Vancouver Theo Forner70[13]
    Hong Kong II Andrew Smith70[14]
    Singapore Joseva Talacolo72[15]
    Toulouse Manu Moreno67[16]
    London Akuila Rokolisoa71[17]
    + Overall season Impact Player pointsPlayer
    1 Vaa Apelu Maliko122 41 55 214 569
    2 Dietrich Roache134 32 59 198 546
    3129 29 58 167 499
    4 Akuila Rokolisoa88 37 58 164 479
    5 Varian Pasquet93 16 71 187 470
    6 Rodrigo Isgro104 29 35 192 453
    7 Henry Paterson107 28 29 187 436
    8 Luciano Gonzalez69 32 27 200 419
    9 Matías Osadczuk107 25 37 160 416
    10 Josiah Morra109 26 15 184 401
    Key: T: Tackles (1 pt), B: Breaks (3 pts), O: Offloads (2 pts), C: Carries (1 pt)

    Source:

    Tournaments

    Hong Kong 2022

    See main article: 2022 Hong Kong Sevens.

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup20–17 (Bronze)
    5th place36–0
    9th place33–5
    13th place33–10

    Dubai

    See main article: 2022 Dubai Sevens.

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup21–5 (Bronze)
    5th place19–12
    9th place47–0
    13th place38–7

    Cape Town

    See main article: 2022 South Africa Sevens.

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup12–7 (Bronze)
    5th place29–5
    9th place24–12
    13th place21–10

    Hamilton

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup14–12 (Bronze)
    5th place26–17
    9th place26–5
    13th place24–14

    Sydney

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup38–0 (Bronze)
    5th place24–12
    9th place21–19
    13th place26–5

    Los Angeles

    See main article: 2023 USA Sevens.

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup22–12 (Bronze)
    5th place24–19
    9th place26–24
    13th place31–7

    Vancouver

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup33–21 (Bronze)
    5th place50–7
    9th place35–17
    13th place17–5

    Hong Kong 2023

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup24–17 (Bronze)
    5th place7–5
    9th place19–17
    13th place17–7

    Singapore

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup19–17 (Bronze)
    5th place24–21
    9th place26–10
    13th place22–17

    Toulouse

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup24–19 (Bronze)
    5th place26–21
    9th place26–15
    13th place33–12

    London

    See main article: 2023 London Sevens.

    EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
    Cup35–14 (Bronze)
    5th place21–19 (7th)
    9th place47–5 (11th)
    Relegation
    playoffs    		12–7

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Uruguay Secure Core Status on 2023 World Sevens Series . Americas Rugby News . 14 August 2022.
    2. Web site: Great Britain Sevens to compete in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. 20 July 2022 . world.rugby . World Rugby.
    3. Web site: How to qualify for rugby at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained . Olympics.com . 8 September 2022.
    4. Web site: HSBC World Rugby Sevens standings . World Rugby. 7 November 2022. The 15th ranked core team based on accumulated Series points following the tenth round in Toulouse will be relegated. The teams ranked 12th, 13th and 14th at the end of Toulouse will enter a four-team relegation play-off together with the Challenger Series 2023 winners at the eleventh and final round of the Series in London. The relegation play-off will be round-robin format with the top two teams then playing a final. The winner will become the 12th core team on the 2024 Series, while the other three teams will enter their respective Regional Sevens Championships in order to qualify for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. The Challenger Series will continue to provide a pathway for teams to qualify for the World Rugby Sevens Series..
    5. Web site: Three Argentines Named in World Sevens 2023 Dream Team . americas rugby news . 21 May 2023 . 22 March 2024.
    6. Web site: STATS CENTRE . World Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042841/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats . 22 March 2024. 2023-06-04 .
    7. Web site: Amanga . Collins . Hong Kong 7s Dream Team . Scrummage . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202195339/https://scrummage.co.ke/2022/11/08/hong-kong-7s-dream-team/ . 2 December 2022.
    8. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . 24 January 2023 . World Rugby . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208084851/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 8 December 2022.
    9. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . 24 January 2023 . World Rugby . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213162105/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 13 December 2022.
    10. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . 24 January 2023 . World Rugby . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124130037/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 24 January 2023.
    11. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . 29 January 2023 . World Rugby . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129225057/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 29 January 2023.
    12. Web site: Teba makes DHL Impact Player list . Fiji live . 27 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521015324/https://fijilive.com/teba-makes-dhl-impact-player-list/ . 21 May 2023.
    13. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . 6 March 2023 . World Rugby . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306105833/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 6 March 2023.
    14. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . World Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406083800/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 6 April 2023 . usurped . 6 April 2023.
    15. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . World Rugby . 11 April 2023 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411101645/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 11 April 2023.
    16. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . World Rugby . 16 May 2023 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516132025/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 16 May 2023.
    17. Web site: Men's DHL Impact Player Tables . World Rugby . 22 May 2023 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522003510/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl . 22 May 2023.

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