The 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Women's tour was the inaugural season of the second-tier global competition for women's national rugby sevens teams. It was played as a single tournament on 12–14 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura with twelve teams competing. The tournament was the qualifying event for the World Rugby Sevens Series, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2022–23 season. The tournament was won by , defeating by 17–0 in the final, with finishing in third place.
Teams Twelve national women's teams qualified for the Challenger Series tournament in 2022.
Nation Means of qualification Date qualifiedHost13 July 20222022 RAN Women's Sevens Qualifiers24 April 20222021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series26 June 20212021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series20 November 20212019 Africa Women's Sevens13 October 20192019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship9 November 20192021 Sudamerica Rugby Women's Sevens12 November 2021Total12
Pool stage All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals
Pool D Team 3 0 0 63 25 +38 9 2 0 1 68 24 +44 7 1 0 2 34 58 −24 5 0 0 3 15 73 −58 3
Pool E Team 3 0 0 143 17 +126 9 2 0 1 54 53 +1 7 1 0 2 63 51 +12 5 0 0 3 7 146 −139 3
Pool F Team 3 0 0 91 22 +69 9 2 0 1 51 36 +15 7 1 0 2 45 50 −5 5 0 0 3 17 96 −79 3
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage 9th–12th place bracket
9th–12th place Semi-finals
11th place Final
9th place Final
5th–8th place bracket
5th–8th place Semi-finals
7th place Final
5th place Final
Cup bracket
Cup Quarter-finals
Cup Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Cup Final
Placings The final placings are listed below, the winner being promoted as a core team for the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series:
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Key: Core team for the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022–23.
See also 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour
References
External links Official site