2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens
Series X
Hosts	United Arab Emirates; South Africa; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Hong Kong; France;
Date	2 December 2022 – 14 May 2023
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runners-up	Australia
Third	United States
Series details
Top try scorer	Maddison Levi (58 tries)
Top point scorer	Maddison Levi (286 pts)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the tenth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. New Zealand won the series at the last event in Toulouse, taking out six of the seven events on the tour to claim their seventh World Series title ^[1] with Australia and the United States placing second and third, respectively. The series doubled as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Sevens, so those three teams along with host country France, who finished fourth in the series, and Ireland, who finished fifth, all gained direct qualifying berths for the women's tournament to be held in Paris in 2024.^[2]

Core teams[edit]

The core teams qualified to participate in all tournaments for 2022–23 were:^[3]

Japan was promoted to core team status by winning the 2022 Challenger Series.^[4] A combined Great Britain team replaced England as a core team for the series.^[5]

Tour venues[edit]

The schedule for the series was:^[6]

2022–23 Itinerary
Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Winner
Dubai	The Sevens	Dubai	2–3 December 2022	Australia
South Africa	Cape Town Stadium	Cape Town	9–11 December 2022	New Zealand
New Zealand	FMG Stadium Waikato	Hamilton	21–22 January 2023	New Zealand
Australia	Allianz Stadium	Sydney	27–29 January 2023	New Zealand
Canada	BC Place	Vancouver	3–5 March 2023	New Zealand
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium	Hong Kong	31 March – 2 April 2023	New Zealand
France	Stade Ernest-Wallon	Toulouse	12–14 May 2023	New Zealand

Standings[edit]

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. An asterisk (*) indicates a tied placing. A dash (—) is recorded where a team did not compete.

2022–23 World Rugby Sevens – Women's Series X
Pos	Event Team	Dubai	Cape Town	Hamilton	Sydney	Vancouver	Hong Kong	Toulouse	Total points

1	New Zealand	18	20	20	20	20	20	20	138
2	Australia	20	18	16	12	18	18	16	118
3	United States	16	16	18	16	16	8	18	108
4	France	14	12	8	18	14	12	14	92
5	Ireland	10	14	14	14	6	6	10	74
6	Fiji	12	8	6	10	12	14	6	68^[a]
7	Great Britain	6	10	12	8	8	16	8	68^[a]
8	Japan	3	2	10	6	4	3	12	40
9	Canada	4	6	2	4	10	10	3	39
10	Spain	8	3	4	2	3	4	4	28
11	Brazil	1	4	3	3	2	2	1	16
12	China	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
13	Papua New Guinea	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	2
14	Poland	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
15	South Africa	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
16	Hong Kong	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
17	Colombia	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1

Source: World Rugby

Legend
No colour	Core team in 2022–23 and qualified as a core team for 2023–24
Yellow	Not a core team
Qualified as one of the four highest-placed eligible teams in the 2022–23 World Women's Sevens Series^[2]
Automatically qualified (host country France)

Notes

^ ^a ^b Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Fiji +51, Great Britain –36.^[7]

Placings summary[edit]

Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2022–23 series, by team:

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth	Total
New Zealand	6	1	—	—	7
Australia	1	3	2	—	6
United States	—	2	4	—	6
France	—	1	—	3	4
Great Britain	—	—	1	—	1
Ireland	—	—	—	3	3
Fiji	—	—	—	1	1

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Tries scored
Rank	Player	Tries
1	Maddison Levi	57
2	Michaela Blyde	43
3	Charlotte Caslick	31
4	Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe	30
4	Stacey Waaka	30
6	Reapi Ulunisau	28
7	Faith Nathan	25
8	Portia Woodman	24
8	Wakaba Hara	24
10	Ana Maria Naimasi	23

Updated: 14 May 2023

Points scored
Rank	Player	Points
1	Maddison Levi	285
2	Tyla Nathan-Wong	247
3	Michaela Blyde	215
4	Lucy Mulhall	183
5	Reapi Ulunisau	170
6	Ana Maria Naimasi	165
7	Charlotte Caslick	155
8	Stacey Waaka	150
8	Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe	150
10	Michiyo Suda	130

Updated: 14 May 2023

Performance[edit]

Impact Player winner
Event	Player	Points
Dubai	Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe	71
Cape Town	Camille Grassineau	81
Hamilton	Beibhinn Parsons	72
Sydney	Reapi Ulunisau	76
Vancouver	Reapi Ulunisau	86
Hong Kong	Séraphine Okemba	86
Toulouse	Joanna Grisez	69

Total Impact Player points
Rank	Player	T	B	O	C	Total
1	Reapi Ulunisau	78	28	76	152	466
2	Ana Maria Naimasi	89	23	62	150	432
3	Charlotte Caslick	142	33	21	134	417
4	Kristi Kirshe	75	22	28	147	344
5	Eve Higgins	67	20	21	174	343
6	Maddison Levi	53	49	14	114	342
7	Lucy Mulhall	92	12	17	176	338
8	Jorja Miller	69	27	35	98	318
9	Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe	64	31	11	133	312
10	Michaela Blyde	52	42	10	106	304

Key: T: Tackles (1 pt), B: Line breaks (3 pts), O: Offloads (2 pts), C: Carries (1 pt)

Updated: 14 May 2023

Tournaments[edit]

Dubai[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Australia	26–19	New Zealand	United States (Bronze) France
5th place	Fiji	28–12	Ireland	Spain (7th) Great Britain
9th place	Canada	15–10	Japan	China (11th) Brazil

Cape Town[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	31–14	Australia	United States (Bronze) Ireland
5th place	France	36–28	Great Britain	Fiji (7th) Canada
9th place	Brazil	17–5	Spain	Japan (11th) South Africa

Hamilton[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	33–7	United States	Australia (Bronze) Ireland
5th place	Great Britain	14–10	Japan	France (7th) Fiji
9th place	Spain	17–12	Brazil	Canada (11th) Papua New Guinea

Sydney[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	35–0	France	United States (Bronze) Ireland
5th place	Australia	36–12	Fiji	Great Britain (7th) Japan
9th place	Canada	24–21	Brazil	Spain (11th) Papua New Guinea

Vancouver[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	19–12	Australia	United States (Bronze) France
5th place	Fiji	22–17	Canada	Great Britain (7th) Ireland
9th place	Japan	17–10	Spain	Brazil (11th) Colombia

Hong Kong[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	26–17	Australia	Great Britain (Bronze) Fiji
5th place	France	22–12	Canada	United States (7th) Ireland
9th place	Spain	26–17	Japan	Brazil (11th) Hong Kong

Toulouse[edit]

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	19–14	United States	Australia (Bronze) France
5th place	Japan	14–0	Ireland	Great Britain (7th) Fiji
9th place	Spain	15–14	Canada	Poland (11th) Brazil

References[edit]

^ Biudole, Noa (13 May 2023). "Black Fern 7s claim series title in Toulouse". Fiji Live.
^ ^a ^b "How to qualify for rugby at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ "Team GB Rugby Sevens to enter HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023". Rugby Asia 24/7. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.
^ "Japan women and Uruguay men win promotion". Go Sports. 15 August 2022.
^ "Great Britain sevens: Nations combine for 2023 World Sevens Series". British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022.
^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 schedule confirmed". Rugby Asia 24/7. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.
^ DHL Highlights HSBC France Sevens Day 3 (Television production). World Rugby. 14 May 2023. Event occurs at 7:50.

External links[edit]

Official site

[tb-6th-8] Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Fiji +51, Great Britain –36.^[7]

[fjl-may-2023-1] Biudole, Noa (13 May 2023). "Black Fern 7s claim series title in Toulouse". Fiji Live.

[olympic7-sep-2022-2] "How to qualify for rugby at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[rugby-asia-jul-2022-3] "Team GB Rugby Sevens to enter HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023". Rugby Asia 24/7. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.

[4] "Japan women and Uruguay men win promotion". Go Sports. 15 August 2022.

[bbc-jul-2022-5] "Great Britain sevens: Nations combine for 2023 World Sevens Series". British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022.

[schedule-jun-2022-6] "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 schedule confirmed". Rugby Asia 24/7. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.

[fra-final-7] DHL Highlights HSBC France Sevens Day 3 (Television production). World Rugby. 14 May 2023. Event occurs at 7:50.

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Core teams	Australia 7s Brazil 7s Canada 7s Fiji 7s France 7s Great Britain 7s Ireland 7s Japan 7s New Zealand 7s Spain 7s United States 7s
Invited teams	China 7s Colombia 7s Hong Kong 7s Papua New Guinea 7s Poland 7s South Africa 7s
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2023–24 events	Dubai South Africa Australia Canada Los Angeles Hong Kong Singapore Spain
Former events	China Brazil England Japan Netherlands Spain United States Women's IRB Challenge
Current stadiums	The Sevens Cape Town Stadium FMG Stadium Waikato Allianz Stadium BC Place Hong Kong Stadium Stade Ernest-Wallon
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens

Core teams[edit]

Tour venues[edit]

Standings[edit]

Placings summary[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Performance[edit]

Tournaments[edit]

Dubai[edit]

Cape Town[edit]

Hamilton[edit]

Sydney[edit]

Vancouver[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

Toulouse[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]