| Countries: | England |
| Series: | Sevens World Series XXIII |
| Date: | 28–29 May 2022 |
| Matches: | 45 |
| Tries: | 128 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (50 points) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Terry Kennedy (8 tries) |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 London Sevens was the twentieth edition of the annual rugby sevens event held at Twickenham Stadium, Richmond, London.
The tournament winners were Australia. Australia won their second London Sevens event, beating trans-tasman rivals New Zealand in a thrilling extra-time victory (19–14). Two-time back-to-back defending champions Fiji finished third, beating Pacific Island neighbours Samoa 31–26.[1] [2]
The final victory was the first Sevens Series Australia has won since their home Sevens Series win in 2018 . Following the event Australia jumped from third to second on the Sevens Series ladder. Similarly New Zealand jumped two places following their second-place finish (eleventh to ninth).[3] [4]
In World Rugby Sevens Series history, the second-last event of the series has been almost futile regarding seasonal points that the teams are vying for as most teams' points accrued in the second-last event would not affect their overall standing. However, during the 2021–22 season, the season standings pre- and post-London Sevens have been the most competitive since the establishment of the Sevens Series, with just eight points separating the top three teams (two points between the top two) before the tournament and six points after it.[3] By the final event, there are mathematically four teams capable of taking the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series title.[5]
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarterfinals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarterfinals competing for 13th place.
The sixteen national teams competing in London were:[6]
The pools were officially announced on 25 May.[6]
Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals
| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 55 | +38 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 56 | +31 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 71 | –9 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 113 | –60 | 3 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 54 | –3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 67 | –32 | 3 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 40 | +60 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 78 | –33 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 85 | –52 | 3 |
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| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 95 | –61 | 3 |
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| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 5 | ||
| 13 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1 | |
| 1 |