2022 Africa Women's Sevens Explained

Date:	29–30 April 2022
Nations:	9
Matches:	21
Prevseason:	2019

The 2022 Africa Women's Sevens are an annual African rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Stade Municipal de Jemmal in Jemmal on 29 and 30 April 2022; they were held in Tunisia for the fourth time.^[1]

Nine teams participated in the tournament, including 2019 champions South Africa (who successfully defended their title and qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham).^[2] Since South Africa already qualify for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens as hosts, Madagascar secured the World Cup ticket to Cape Town by finishing as runners-up.

Format

Teams are divided into three pools, in which they each play two matches. Based on their pool positions and points differences, the lowest-ranked team overall is eliminated and the remaining teams seeded in the knockout-stage Cup quarter-finals.

Quarter-final winners advance to the Cup semi-finals (and final / third-place match beyond those), whilst the losers contest the lower-classification Plate matches.

Qualifications

Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda qualified automaticaly for the final tournament.

2021 Northern Africa Women's Regional 7s

The tournament was held in Alexandria, Egypt.

Pool stage

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	2	2	0	0	51	12	+39	6
	2	1	0	1	35	36	-1	4
	2	0	0	2	19	57	-38	2

Final

Senegal qualified for the final tournament.

2021 Western Africa Women's Regional 7s

The tournament was held in Kumasi, Ghana.

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	4	4	0	0	140	29	+111	12
	4	2	0	2	61	48	+13	8
	4	2	0	2	56	36	+20	8
	4	2	0	2	31	70	-39	8
	4	0	0	4	5	110	-105	4

Ghana qualified for the final tournament.

2022 Central Africa Women's Regional 7s

The tournament was held in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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	3	3	0	0	130	5	+125	9
	3	2	0	1	27	55	-28	7
	3	0	1	2	17	62	-45	4
	3	0	1	2	5	57	-52	4

Zambia qualified for the final tournament.

2022 Southern Africa Women's Regional 7s

The tournament was held in Maseru, Lesotho.

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	4	4	0	0	165	5	+165	12
	4	3	0	1	67	64	+3	10
	4	2	0	2	62	54	+8	8
	4	1	0	3	52	77	-25	6
	4	0	0	4	10	161	-151	4

Zimbabwe qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the tournament:^[3]

Pool stage

All times in West Africa Time

Pool A

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	2	2	0	0	68	0	+68	6
	2	1	0	1	14	27	-13	4
	2	0	0	2	12	67	-55	2

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Pool B

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	2	2	0	0	25	12	+13	6
	2	1	0	1	29	10	+19	4
	2	0	0	2	5	37	-32	2

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Pool C

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	2	2	0	0	36	10	+26	6
	2	1	0	1	22	12	+10	4
	2	0	0	2	10	46	-36	2

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Knockout stage

Ninth-place elimination

Senegal, the lowest-ranked team overall, does not progress to the knockout stage.

Cup competition

Final standings

Legend
Green fill	Qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Blue bar	Qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

width=35	Pos	width=155	Team
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Note

See also

• 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

External links

• Tournament site

Notes and References

1. News: Tunisia set to host 2022 Rugby Women's 7s tournament . 28 April 2022 . Sport News Africa . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428211421/https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/all-african-countries/tunisia-set-to-host-2022-rugby-womens-7s-tournament/ . 28 April 2022 . live.
2. Web site: RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022: SIX TEAMS BOOK TICKETS TO CAPE TOWN . Women In Rugby . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428212009/https://www.women.rugby/news/708439/rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022-qualifiers-preview . 28 April 2022 . live.
3. News: Olobulu . Timothy . Kenya Lionesses Drawn With Uganda, Zambia For Africa 7s . 28 April 2022 . . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427125309/https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2022/04/27/kenya-lionesses-drawn-with-uganda-zambia-for-africa-7s/ . 27 April 2022 . live.