2022 Spain Women's Sevens Explained

Series:	Women's Sevens Series IX
Countries:	Spain
Date1:	21–23 January 2022
Third1:	Decat: yes Child: yes Header1: Tournament details Label2: Matches played Data2: 29 Label3: Tries scored Data3: 164 (average 5.65 per match) Label4: Most points Data4: Jade Ulutule (58 points) Label5: Most tries Data5: Maddison Levi (7 tries)
Trophy1:	Málaga
Trophy2:	Seville
Date2:	28–30 January 2022
Matches:	34
Tries:	178
Top Point Scorer:	Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (45 points)
Top Try Scorer:	Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (9 tries)

The 2022 Spain Women's Sevens was played as two back-to-back rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late January that year. These events were hosted by the Spanish Rugby Federation as the third and fourth stops on the 2021–22 season of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was the first time the series was held in Spain.^[1]

The United States won the first tournament, held at Estadio Ciudad in Málaga from 21–23 January, defeating Russia in the final by 35–10.^[2] The second tournament, held from 28–30 January at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, was won by series-leader Australia, with a score of 17–12 over first-time cup finalist Ireland.^[3]

Format

The twelve teams are drawn into three pools of four. Each team will play their other three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket, with the two best third-placed teams also advancing. The remaining four teams will compete for a 9th–12th placing.

Teams

The twelve national women's teams competing in Spain were:

• • • • • • • • • (Seville only)

England, who were represented by Great Britain for the first two tournaments of the 2021–22 Series, returned to compete as a separate national union for the remainder of the series.^[4]

Poland was invited to participate for the first time in a World Sevens Series.^[5]

Belgium was also invited to participate for the first time in a World Sevens Series, replacing New Zealand who were unable to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

Fiji did not compete in Spain. The team withdrew from both tournaments after members of their squad tested positive for COVID-19.^[7] However, Fiji was not replaced in the draw for Málaga.^[6] Their matches were recorded as byes and their opponents awarded wins automatically via walkover. As such, despite not playing, Fiji was placed twelfth in Málaga and received one point toward their season standings from the event.^[8]

Portugal was invited to participate in Seville, replacing Fiji.

Málaga

Pool stage – Málaga

Pool A – Málaga

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	77	17	+60	9
	3	2	0	1	62	34	+28	7
	3	1	0	2	31	60	–29	5
	3	0	0	3	36	95	–59	3

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Pool B – Málaga

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=25 abbr="Bye"	B	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	2	2	0	0	1	53	14	+39	9
	2	1	0	1	1	24	45	–21	7
	2	0	0	2	1	21	39	–18	5
	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0

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Pool C – Málaga

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	83	24	+59	9
	3	2	0	1	39	41	–2	7
	3	1	0	2	55	67	–12	5
	3	0	0	3	27	72	–45	3

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Ranking of third-placed teams – Málaga

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	1	0	2	55	67	–12	5
	2	0	0	2	21	39	–18	5
	3	1	0	2	31	60	–29	5

Knockout stage – Málaga

Cup playoffs – Málaga

Placings – Málaga

Place	Team	Points
		20
		18
		16
4		14
5		12
6		10

Place	Team	Points
7		8
8		6
9		4
10		3
11		2
12		1

Source: World Rugby

Seville

Pool stage – Seville

The draw for the pool stage of the Seville Sevens was announced via Twitter on 24 January.^[9]

Pool A – Seville

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	90	17	+73	9
	3	2	0	1	89	36	+53	7
	3	1	0	2	64	54	+10	5
	3	0	0	3	7	143	–136	3

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Pool B – Seville

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	64	36	+28	9
	3	2	0	1	69	33	+36	7
	3	1	0	2	36	70	–34	5
	3	0	0	3	30	60	–30	3

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Pool C – Seville

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	10	+90	9
	3	2	0	1	74	19	+55	7
	3	1	0	2	36	69	–33	5
	3	0	0	3	0	112	–112	3

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Ranking of third-placed teams – Seville

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	1	0	2	64	54	+10	5
	3	1	0	2	36	69	–33	5
	3	1	0	2	36	70	–34	5

Knockout stage – Seville

Cup playoffs – Seville

Placings – Seville

Place	Team	Points
		20
		18
		16
4		14
5		12
6		10

Place	Team	Points
7		8
8		6
9		4
10		3
11		2
12		1

Source: World Rugby

See also

• 2022 Spain Sevens (for men)

References

NotesCitations

External links

• Tournament site
• World Rugby info: Málaga
• World Rugby info: Seville

Notes and References

1. Web site: 12 October 2021 . World Sevens Series returns with Spain to make hosting debut . Americas Rugby News . 27 October 2022 . 2 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202042821/https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/10/12/world-sevens-series-returns-with-spain-to-make-hosting-debut/ . live .
2. Web site: South Africa men clinch last-gasp gold and USA women triumph at the HSBC Spain Sevens in Málaga . 23 January 2022 . world.rugby . 27 October 2022 . 27 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027103408/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/682319/hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-series-malaga-day-three-recap . live .
3. Web site: South Africa men and Australia women reign supreme in Seville . 30 January 2022 . world.rugby . 27 October 2022 . 27 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027103409/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/684035/sevens-seville-day-3-recap . live .
4. Web site: 12 October 2021 . HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule unveiled . World Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20211012091628/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/667216/hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-series-2022-schedule-unveiled . 12 October 2021.
5. Web site: South Africa men and Australia women complete Dubai double . 4 December 2021 . World Rugby . 5 December 2021 . 4 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204184905/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/674308/world-rugby-sevens-series-2022-dubai-day-two-recap . live .
6. Web site: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series heads to Spain as pools and schedule are updated . 13 January 2022 . World Rugby . 15 January 2022 . 16 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116181731/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/677393/hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-series-heads-to-spain-as-pools-and-schedule-are-announced . live .
7. Web site: Naivalurua . Navitalai . Fiji Men's and Women's 7s teams pull out of Spain tournaments . Fiji Village . 21 January 2022 . 24 January 2022 . 24 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124090810/https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Fiji-Mens-and-Womens-7s-teams-pull-out-of-Spain-tournaments-54rf8x/ . live .
8. Web site: Women's Standings . 24 January 2022. world.rugby . 24 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20220124080205/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/womens.
9. WorldRugby7s . 1485332485529640965 . What a weekend in Málaga. Now onto Seville... #Spain7s #HSBC7s.