The 2022 Canada Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament for men's national teams held on 16–17 April 2022 at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.
The event was won by Argentina, with player of the match Marcos Moneta scoring two tries in their 29–10 win against Fiji in the final.
Australia defeated Samoa with a last-minute try in their 21-19 win to take bronze in the third-place playoff. South Africa, the defending Canada Sevens champions from the two events in 2021, beat the 2020 event winners New Zealand in the fifth-place playoff.
Format The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.
Teams The sixteen national teams competing in Canada were:
Pool stage The pools were announced on 10 April.
Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts 33009831+67931025059–95 31024971–225 31023874–365
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts 330010943+669 32018553+327 31023678–42530033894–563
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts 33007245+279 32018532+53731025066–165 30033397–643
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts 32106236+268 32106243+198 31025067–17530033664–283
Knockout stage 13th–16th playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
13th place Final
9th–12th playoffs
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
9th place Final
5th–8th playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
5th place Final
Cup playoffs
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place
Cup Final
Placings
PlaceTeam Points 22 19 17 4 15 5 13 6 12 7 10 10
PlaceTeam Points 9 810 7 11 5 513 314 2 15 1 1
See also 2022 Canada Sevens (for women)
References
External links Tournament site