2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

The 2023 Challenger Series for men's rugby sevens teams was the third season of the second-tier circuit that allowed a promotion pathway to the World Rugby Sevens Series.

The men's challenger tour had twelve national teams competing and was played as two tournaments on 20–22 and 28–30 April 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with the winner gaining entry to the 2023 London Sevens core team qualifier.

Teams There were 12 men's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2023.

Date qualified Means of qualification Nation 24 April 2022 2022 Africa Men's Sevens 3 July 2022 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Series 14 November 2022 2022 RAN Super Sevens 20 November 2022 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge 27 November 2022 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2022 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Totals 6 12

Schedule The official schedule for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:

+ 2023 Itinerary Leg Stadium City Dates Winner 1 Markotter Stadium Stellenbosch 20–22 April 2023 2 28–30 April 2023

Standings + 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's Series III Pos. Leg 1 Leg 2 Pointstotal 1 20 18 38 2 14 2034 3 18 14 32 4 16 12 28 5 8 16 24 6 12 10 22 7 10 8 18 8 6 4 10 9 3 6 9 10 4 2 6 11 2 3 5 12 1 1 2

Pool stage – Leg 1 All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage – Leg 1 Cup bracket

Cup quarter-finals

Cup semi-finals

Third-place final

Cup final

5th–8th bracket

5th-place semi-finals

7th-place final

5th-place final

9th–12th bracket

9th-place semi-finals

11th-place final

9th-place final

Placings – Leg 1

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Pool stage – Leg 2 All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).