The 2022 Canada Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament for men's national teams held on 16–17 April 2022 at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.

The event was won by Argentina, with player of the match Marcos Moneta scoring two tries in their 29–10 win against Fiji in the final.

Australia defeated Samoa with a last-minute try in their 21-19 win to take bronze in the third-place playoff. South Africa, the defending Canada Sevens champions from the two events in 2021, beat the 2020 event winners New Zealand in the fifth-place playoff.

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 Canada were:

Pool stage

The pools were announced on 10 April.

Team advances to the Cup quarter-finals

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Fiji33009831+679
England31025059–95
United States31024971–225
Kenya31023874–365
16 April 10:31 PDT (UTC–7)
United States17–19Kenya
BC Place
16 April 10:53 PDT (UTC–7)
Fiji27–12England
BC Place
16 April 13:42 PDT (UTC–7)
United States20–19England
BC Place
16 April 14:04 PDT (UTC–7)
Fiji38–7Kenya
BC Place
16 April 17:07 PDT (UTC–7)
Kenya12–19England
BC Place
16 April 17:35 PDT (UTC–7)
Fiji33–12United States
BC Place

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
New Zealand330010943+669
Samoa32018553+327
Wales31023678–425
Japan30033894–563
16 April 9:44 PDT (UTC–7)
Samoa26–12Wales
BC Place
16 April 10:06 PDT (UTC–7)
New Zealand40–14Japan
BC Place
16 April 12:55 PDT (UTC–7)
Samoa35–10Japan
BC Place
16 April 13:17 PDT (UTC–7)
New Zealand38–5Wales
BC Place
16 April 16:06 PDT (UTC–7)
Wales19–14Japan
BC Place
16 April 16:28 PDT (UTC–7)
New Zealand31–24Samoa
BC Place

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
South Africa33007245+279
Australia32018532+537
Canada31025066–165
Spain30033397–643
16 April 11:15 PDT (UTC–7)
South Africa31–12Spain
BC Place
16 April 11:37 PDT (UTC–7)
Australia26–10Canada
BC Place
16 April 14:26 PDT (UTC–7)
South Africa19–14Canada
BC Place
16 April 14:48 PDT (UTC–7)
Australia40–0Spain
BC Place
16 April 18:05 PDT (UTC–7)
Spain21–26Canada
BC Place
16 April 18:33 PDT (UTC–7)
Australia19–22South Africa
BC Place

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Argentina32106236+268
France32106243+198
Ireland31025067–175
Scotland30033664–283
16 April 9:00 PDT (UTC–7)
Argentina12–12France
BC Place
16 April 9:22 PDT (UTC–7)
Ireland19–12Scotland
BC Place
16 April 12:11 PDT (UTC–7)
Argentina24–5Scotland
BC Place
16 April 12:33 PDT (UTC–7)
Ireland12–29France
BC Place
16 April 15:22 PDT (UTC–7)
France21–19Scotland
BC Place
16 April 15:44 PDT (UTC–7)
Ireland19–26Argentina
BC Place

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

13th place Semi-finals13th place Final
17 April – BC Place
United States33
17 April – BC Place
Japan12
United States33
17 April – BC Place
Spain24
Kenya7
Spain24
Matches
Semi-finals 17 April United States 33–12 Japan BC Place 12:20 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Kenya 7–24 Spain BC Place 12:42 PDT (UTC–7) 13th place Final 17 April United States 33–24 Spain BC Place 15:28 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilUnited States33–12JapanBC Place
12:20 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilKenya7–24SpainBC Place
12:42 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilUnited States33–24SpainBC Place
15:28 PDT (UTC–7)

9th–12th playoffs

Quarter-finalsSemi-finals9th Place Final
17 April – BC Place
United States12
17 April – BC Place
Scotland24
Canada26
17 April – BC Place
Scotland22
Canada29
17 April – BC Place
Japan5
Canada7
17 April – BC Place
Ireland17
Ireland21
17 April – BC Place
Kenya14
Ireland14
17 April – BC Place
Wales12
Wales19
Spain14
Matches
Quarter-finals 17 April United States 12–24 Scotland BC Place 9:00 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Canada 29–5 Japan BC Place 9:22 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Ireland 21–14 Kenya BC Place 9:44 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Wales 19–14 Spain BC Place 10:06 PDT (UTC–7) Semi-finals 17 April Scotland 22–26 Canada BC Place 13:04 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Ireland 14–12 Wales BC Place 13:26 PDT (UTC–7) 9th place Final 17 April Canada 7–17 Ireland BC Place 16:37 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilUnited States12–24ScotlandBC Place
9:00 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilCanada29–5JapanBC Place
9:22 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilIreland21–14KenyaBC Place
9:44 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilWales19–14SpainBC Place
10:06 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilScotland22–26CanadaBC Place
13:04 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilIreland14–12WalesBC Place
13:26 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilCanada7–17IrelandBC Place
16:37 PDT (UTC–7)

5th–8th playoffs

5th place Semi-finals5th place Final
17 April – BC Place
France7
17 April – BC Place
South Africa36
South Africa17
17 April – BC Place
New Zealand15
England5
New Zealand34
Matches
Semi-finals 17 April France 7–36 South Africa BC Place 14:00 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April New Zealand 34–5 England BC Place 14:22 PDT (UTC–7) 5th place Final 17 April South Africa 17–15 New Zealand BC Place 17:01 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilFrance7–36South AfricaBC Place
14:00 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilNew Zealand34–5EnglandBC Place
14:22 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilSouth Africa17–15New ZealandBC Place
17:01 PDT (UTC–7)

Cup playoffs

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
17 April – BC Place
Fiji24
17 April – BC Place
France21
Fiji45
17 April – BC Place
Samoa5
South Africa17
17 April – BC Place
Samoa28
Fiji10
17 April – BC Place
Argentina29
Argentina40
17 April – BC Place
England17
Argentina24
17 April – BC Place
Australia12Third place
New Zealand12
17 April – BC Place
Australia19
Samoa19
Australia21
Matches
Quarter-finals 17 April Fiji 24–21 France BC Place 10:40 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April South Africa 17–28 Samoa BC Place 11:02 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Argentina 40–17 England BC Place 11:24 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April New Zealand 12–19 Australia BC Place 11:46 PDT (UTC–7) Semi-finals 17 April Fiji 45–5 Samoa BC Place 14:44 PDT (UTC–7) 17 April Australia 12–24 Argentina BC Place 15:06 PDT (UTC–7) Third place 17 April Samoa 19–21 Australia BC Place 17:28 PDT (UTC–7) Cup Final 17 April Argentina 29–10 Fiji BC Place 17:58 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilFiji24–21FranceBC Place
10:40 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilSouth Africa17–28SamoaBC Place
11:02 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilArgentina40–17EnglandBC Place
11:24 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilNew Zealand12–19AustraliaBC Place
11:46 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilFiji45–5SamoaBC Place
14:44 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilAustralia12–24ArgentinaBC Place
15:06 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilSamoa19–21AustraliaBC Place
17:28 PDT (UTC–7)
17 AprilArgentina29–10FijiBC Place
17:58 PDT (UTC–7)

Placings

PlaceTeamPoints
Argentina22
Fiji19
Australia17
4Samoa15
5South Africa13
6New Zealand12
7England10
France10
PlaceTeamPoints
9Ireland8
10Canada7
11Scotland5
Wales5
13United States3
14Spain2
15Japan1
Kenya1

See also

External links

Sevens Series XXIII
Preceded by2022 Singapore Sevens2022 Canada SevensSucceeded by2022 France Sevens
Canada Sevens
Preceded by2021 Canada Sevens2022 Canada SevensSucceeded by2023 Canada Sevens