The 2022 France Sevens was the thirteenth edition of the annual Sevens tournament held in France. It was the first time since 2019 (; suspended due to the impact of COVID-19) that the tournament was held in France, and the first time that the event was held in the southern city of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.
The tournament winners were Fiji, who won their fourth France Sevens event, and their second back-to-back tournaments. Fiji won the final against first-time Sevens Series finalists Ireland 29–17.
Following the event, Argentina, Ireland, Fiji and hosts France jumped up one place on the series ladder, while Samoa, who finished fourth, jumped from fifteenth to tenth. Teams Canada and Kenya dropped two places, and the United States, finishing with their second-worst result of the series, dropped three places to sit seventh overall.
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 France were:
Pool stage Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
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 France Sevens (for women)
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