| 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series | |
| Series: | Men's tour – Series III |
| Countries: | |
| Date: | 20–30 April 2023 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 Challenger Series for men's rugby sevens teams was the third season of the second-tier circuit that allowed a promotion pathway to the World Rugby Sevens Series.
The men's challenger tour had twelve national teams competing and was played as two tournaments on 20–22 and 28–30 April 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa,[1] with the winner gaining entry to the 2023 London Sevens core team qualifier.
There were 12 men's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2023.[2]
| Date qualified | Means of qualification | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2022 | 2022 Africa Men's Sevens | ||
| 3 July 2022 | 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Series | ||
| 14 November 2022 | 2022 RAN Super Sevens | ||
| 20 November 2022 | 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge | ||
| 27 November 2022 | 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | ||
| 2022 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens | |||
| Totals | 6 | 12 |
The official schedule for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:[3]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markotter Stadium | Stellenbosch | 20–22 April 2023 | |
| 2 | 28–30 April 2023 |
Pos | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 20 | 18 | 38 | ||||||
| 2 | 14 | 20 | 34 | ||||||
| 3 | 18 | 14 | 32 | ||||||
| 4 | 16 | 12 | 28 | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).
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| Position | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).
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| Position | Team | ||||
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| 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |