The 2022 Dubai Sevens was the second tournament within the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and was the 22nd international edition and the 52nd overall of the Dubai Sevens since it began in 1970. It was held on 3 and 4 December 2022 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| 2022 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIV | |
| Host nation | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate |
| Date | 3–4 December 2022 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Südafrika |
| Runner-up |  Irland |
| Third |  Neuseeland |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Format
editThe twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams each. A round-robin was held for each pool, where every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.
Teams
editFifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, United Arab Emirates.[1] {{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
Core Teams
Argentinien
Australien
Kanada
Fidschi
Frankreich
Great Britain
Irland
Japan
Kenia
Neuseeland
Samoa
Südafrika
Spanien
Vereinigte Staaten
Uruguay
Invited Team
Pool stage
editAll times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Südafrika
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
 Australien
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Great Britain
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
 Kenia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | –15 | 5 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentinien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7 |
| Neuseeland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 7 |
 Fidschi
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 7 |
 Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -131 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankreich
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
| Irland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
 Spanien
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -42 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vereinigte Staaten
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
 Kanada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -71 | 3 |
Placement matches
editThirteenth place
edit| 13th place semifinal | 13th place final | |||||
| 12:49 pm | ||||||
| Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 0 | |||||
| 4:07 pm | ||||||
| Kanada | 29 | |||||
| Kanada | 7 | |||||
| 1:11 pm | ||||||
| Spanien | 38 | |||||
| Spanien | 28 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| 15th place final | ||||||
| 3:30 pm | ||||||
 Uganda | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||
Ninth place
edit| 9th place Quarterfinals | 9th place Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Fidschi | 29 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 14 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 21 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Kenia | 17 | |||||||||
| Kanada | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Kenia | 17 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 47 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Spanien | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 24 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 26 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | 11th place final | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 45 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 21 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
editFifth place
edit5th to 8th playoffs
edit| 5th place semifinal | 5th place final | |||||
| 12:49 pm | ||||||
| Argentinien | 28 | |||||
| 4:07 pm | ||||||
| Australien | 15 | |||||
| Argentinien | 12 | |||||
| 1:11 pm | ||||||
| Frankreich | 19 | |||||
| Frankreich | 24 | |||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 3:30 pm | ||||||
| Australien | 17 | |||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||
Cup playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Irland | 19 | |||||||||
| Irland | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 7 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Australien | 19 | |||||||||
| Irland | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Südafrika | 21 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 20 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Südafrika | 26 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| Südafrika | 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 12 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 31 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
Südafrika |
22 |
|
Irland |
19 |
|
Neuseeland |
17 |
| 4 | Vereinigte Staaten |
15 |
| 5 | Frankreich |
13 |
| 6 | Argentinien |
12 |
| 7 | Australien |
11 |
| 8 | Samoa |
10 |
| 9 | Fidschi |
8 |
| 10 | Uruguay |
7 |
| 11 | Kenia |
6 |
| 12 | Great Britain |
5 |
| 13 | Spanien |
4 |
| 14 | Kanada |
3 |
| 15 | Japan |
2 |
| 16 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate |
1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
edit| Forwards | Backs |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Duarttee Branco du Preez Siviwe Soyizwapi
|
Perry Baker Harry McNulty Mark Roche Akuila Rokolisoa
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ worldrugby.org. "Pools for Dubai - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Blitzboks headline Dubai Sevens Dream Team". MSN. Retrieved 2022-12-10.