2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series | |
Series: | Women's tour – Series II |
Countries: | |
Date: | 20–30 April 2023 |
Nations: | 12 |
Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 Challenger Series for women's rugby sevens teams was the second season of the second-tier circuit that allowed a promotion pathway to the World Rugby Sevens Series.
The women'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 direct entry to the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens series.
There were 12 women's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2023.[2]
Date qualified | Means of qualification | Nation | |
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30 April 2022 | 2022 Africa Women's Sevens | ||
11 June 2022 | 2022 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens | ||
3 July 2022 | 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Series | ||
9 October 2022 | 2022 South American Games | ||
14 November 2022 | 2022 RAN Women's Super Sevens | ||
20 November 2022 | 2022 Oceania Women's Sevens Challenge | ||
27 November 2022 | 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | ||
Totals | 7 | 12 |
The official schedule for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:[3]
Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
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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 | 20 | 40 | ||||||
2 | 18 | 18 | 36 | ||||||
3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | ||||||
4 | 14 | 12 | 26 | ||||||
5 | 12 | 14 | 26 | ||||||
6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | ||||||
7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||||
9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||||||
10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).
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Position | Team | ||||
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1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
5th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
9th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
10th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
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Position | Team | ||||
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1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
5th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
6th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
8th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
10th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
12th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |