2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men

This was the qualifying process for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens with the aim of selecting the men's national rugby sevens teams that would compete in the tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. A total of 59 nations took part in the qualifying process.

General

The tournament was organized by World Rugby and held from 9 to 11 September 2022, with twenty-four teams competing.[1][2] South Africa automatically qualified as hosts as well as the eight quarter-finalists of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The other 16 teams qualified through their respective regional tournaments.[3]

Qualified teams

Africa North America South America Asia Europe Oceania
Automatic qualification
 South Africa  United States  Argentina  England
 France
 Scotland 		 Australia
 Fiji
 New Zealand
Regional Qualifiers
 Uganda
 Zimbabwe
 Kenya 		 Canada
 Jamaica 		 Chile
 Uruguay 		 Hong Kong
 South Korea 		 Germany
 Ireland
 Portugal
 Wales 		 Australia
 Samoa
 Tonga

Qualifying

Legend
Qualified to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Africa

14 teams competed in the Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament on 23–24 April 2022 in Kampala, Uganda contesting for the three qualifying spots. Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Kenya qualified for the World Cup.[4][5][6]

Pos Team
1  Uganda
2  Zimbabwe
3  Kenya
4  Zambia
5  Madagascar
6  Tunisia
7  Burkina Faso
8  Namibia
9  Ghana
10  Mauritius
11  Senegal
12  Botswana
13  Cameroon
14  Burundi

North America

13 teams competed in the RAN Sevens Qualifiers on 23–24 April 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas contesting for the two qualifying spots, Canada and Jamaica were the two teams to qualify.[7][8]

Pos Team
1  Canada
2  Jamaica
3  Mexico
4  Bermuda
5  Barbados
6  Cayman Islands
7  Trinidad and Tobago
8  Curaçao
9  Guyana
10  British Virgin Islands
11  Bahamas
12  Turks and Caicos Islands
13  Belize

South America

Nine teams competed in the Sudamérica Sevens tournament on 27–28 November 2021 in San José, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Chile were the two teams to book their World Cup spots.[9][10]

Pos Team
1  Uruguay
2  Chile
3  Brazil
4  Peru
5  Costa Rica
6  Guatemala
7  Nicaragua
8  El Salvador
9  Panama

Asia

Eight teams competed for the two qualifying spots on 19–20 November 2021 in Dubai with Hong Kong and South Korea going through.[11][12][13]

Pos Team
1  Hong Kong
2  South Korea
3  Japan
4  China
5  United Arab Emirates
6  Sri Lanka
7  Malaysia
8  Philippines

Europe

Twelve teams competed in the European Qualifiers for the four available spots on 16–17 July 2022 in Bucharest, Romania. Ireland, Germany, Portugal, and Wales were the teams to qualify; Germany qualified for their first Sevens World Cup.[14][15]

Seed Team Pool Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Ireland (Q) A 3 3 0 0 123 5 +118 9
2  Spain B 3 3 0 0 123 22 +101 9
3  Germany (Q) C 3 3 0 0 90 17 +73 9
4  Wales (Q) C 3 2 0 1 88 26 +62 7
5  Belgium B 3 2 0 1 78 29 +49 7
6  Italy A 3 2 0 1 40 36 +4 7
7  Portugal (Q) A 3 1 0 2 56 43 +13 5
8  Georgia C 3 1 0 2 36 66 –30 5
9  Czech Republic B 3 1 0 2 25 114 –89 5
10  Lithuania B 3 0 0 3 20 81 –61 3
11  Romania C 3 0 0 3 7 112 –105 3
12  Poland A 3 0 0 3 10 145 –135 3

Oceania

Oceania was unable to hold any qualifying tournament due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022. Fiji and New Zealand had qualified automatically as quarterfinalists from the 2018 Sevens World Cup. Australia and Samoa qualified due to finishing 4th and 12th, respectively, in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.[16] Tonga was given the final spot by placing 5th in the 2019 Oceania Sevens.[16][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shepard, Kit (1 July 2022). "Men's Sevens World Cup qualifying: Who has reached the tournament?". Rugby World. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 match schedule revealed with 50 days to go". www.rwcsevens.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Teams & Qualifying". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Cheetahs qualify for Sevens Rugby World Cup". NewZimbabwe.com. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ Moses, Martin (25 April 2022). "Shujaa beat Zambia to qualify for the World Cup Sevens". SportsBrief - Sport news. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  6. ^ Otieno, Kenneth (25 April 2022). "RUGBY: Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya Qualifies For 2022 World Cup in South Africa While Zambia Picks Commonwealth Games Ticket". sportsplugke.co.ke. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Canada and Jamaica qualify for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Jamaica Makes Historic Qualification for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup and Commonwealth Games". Jamaicans.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Uruguay and Chile men book their spots at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Uruguay and Chile qualify for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Korea Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Hong Kong men dominate China to qualify for World Cup finals". South China Morning Post. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Four Asian teams book their berths at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town". Asia Rugby. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  14. ^ Martin, Nik (17 July 2022). "Germany qualifies for Rugby World Cup Sevens for first time". DW.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 line-up confirmed in Bucharest". www.world.rugby. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Oceania Rugby confirms 2022 Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 Qualifiers". Oceania Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.

External links

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