The 2023 Challenger Series for women's rugby sevens teams was the second season of the second-tier circuit that allowed a promotion pathway to the World Rugby Sevens Series.
The women'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 direct entry to the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens series.
Teams There were 12 women's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2023.
Date qualified Means of qualification Nation 30 April 2022 2022 Africa Women's Sevens 11 June 20222022 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens 3 July 2022 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Series 9 October 20222022 South American Games 14 November 2022 2022 RAN Women's Super Sevens 20 November 2022 2022 Oceania Women's Sevens Challenge 27 November 2022 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series Totals 7 12
Notes
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 – Women's Series IIPos Leg 1Leg 2Totalpoints 1 202040 2 18 1836 3 16 16 32 4 14 1226 5 12 1426 6 10 414 7 4 1014 8 6 814 9 8 311 10 1 67 11 3 1 4 12 2 24
Pool stage – Leg 1 All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
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
5th-place final
7th-place final
9th–12th bracket
9th-place semi-finals
11th-place final
9th-place final
Placings – Leg 1 + Leg 1 Summary PositionTeam1st65012nd64203rd65104th64205th63216th62407th62408th62409th532010th523011th514012th5050
Pool stage – Leg 2
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage – Leg 2
Cup bracket
5th–8th bracket
9th–12th bracket
Placings – Leg 2 + Leg 2 Summary PositionTeam1st66002nd65103rd64204th63305th63216th62317th62408th61509th514010th523011th514012th5140
See also 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour
References
External links Official site