Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament explained
| 2022 Women's Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Tournament |
| Type: | women sevens |
| Host: | England |
| Venue: | Coventry Stadium, Coventry |
| Date: | 29–31 July 2022 |
| Champion: | AUS |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runnerup: | FIJ |
| Third: | NZL |
| Fourth: | CAN |
| Preceded By: | 2018 |
| Succeeded By: | 2026 |
The rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament was the women's event of the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens competition held every four years. It was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.[1] [2]
Venue
The rugby sevens tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park,[3] but they instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry.[4]
The adjacent Coventry Arena was used for judo and wrestling.[5]
Qualification
England qualified as host nation, three nations qualified via the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and four nations booked their places in regional qualification tournaments.[6] [7]
- Notes
Competition format
In July 2022, eight teams were drawn into two groups;[8] the top two performing teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams were sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.
Pool stage
Pool A
Pool B
Medal round
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Classification matches
Classification semi-finals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Player statistics
Most points
Most tries
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Competition Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111234/https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview. BOCCG. 11 July 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
- Book: Competition Schedule Rugby Sevens. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111534/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/02/25/994bcb57-b109-4c09-a1a0-a49914d1a11f/Birmingham-2022-Competition-Schedule.pdf. BOCCG. 28–30. 11 July 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Venues Plan for 2022 Commonwealth Games Confirms Sporting Showcase for Birmingham and the West Midlands . Black Country LEP . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811194634/https://www.blackcountrylep.co.uk/news/venues-plan-for-2022-commonwealth-games-confirms-sporting-showcase-for-birmingham-and-the-west-midlands/ . 11 August 2020 . 19 October 2018 . live.
- Web site: Wasps to host Rugby Sevens, Judo and Wrestling at 2022 Commonwealth Games . . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303111042/https://www.wasps.co.uk/news/wasps-to-host-rugby-sevens-judo-and-wrestling-at-2022-commonwealth-games/ . 3 March 2022 . 3 September 2019 . live.
- Web site: Venues COVENTRY ARENA AND STADIUM. BOCCG. 11 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231200412/https://www.birmingham2022.com/venues/coventry-stadium-and-arena/. 31 December 2021. live.
- Web site: Commonwealth Games: Journey to Birmingham 2022 set to begin for stars of sevens. 1 March 2021. World Rugby. 11 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302081306/https://www.world.rugby/news/621173/commonwealth-games-rugby-sevens-birmingham-2022. 2 March 2021. live.
- Book: Athlete Allocation System Rugby Sevens. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415120738/https://dochub.com/timskyrider/B5LgrGvR03AvZxvw9MYq6j/rugby-7s-b2022-athlete-allocation-system-revised-v5.pdf. Commonwealth Sport / World Rugby. 28 January 2022. 11 July 2022. 15 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Women's Rugby Sevens pools revealed! . BOCCG (Facebook) . 11 July 2022 . 9 July 2022 .
