The World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series will return in 2022 following a one-year absence due to the pandemic. Launched in February 2020 to boost the development of rugby sevens across the globe, the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series acts as a promotion pathway for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
This year’s Challenger Series is being held as a one-off combined event that will feature 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams representing each of the six World Rugby regions. The tournament will be played at Estadio Santa Laura in Santiago, Chile between August 12-14.
The tournament replicates the Olympic Games competition format, with the 12 teams drawn into three pools. The top two from each as well as the two best third-placed finishers will qualify for the knockout stages.
Pools
Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
| South Africa | Poland | Japan |
| China | Belgium | Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Colombia |
| Chile | Argentina | Mexico |
Schedule & Results
Date | Time | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | Competition |
| 8/12/22 | 9:45 AM | Kazakhstan | 22 | Colombia | 5 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 10:07 AM | Japan | 39 | Mexico | 5 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 10:29 AM | Belgium | 41 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 10:51 AM | Poland | 36 | Argentina | 5 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 1:01 PM | China | 15 | Kenya | 17 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 1:23 PM | South Africa | 22 | Chile | 10 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 2:39 PM | Kazakhstan | 24 | Mexico | 5 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 3:01 PM | Japan | 21 | Colombia | 12 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 3:23 PM | Belgium | 10 | Argentina | 15 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 3:45 PM | Poland | 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 6:10 PM | China | 36 | Chile | 0 | Pool Play |
| 8/12/22 | 6:37 PM | South Africa | 5 | Kenya | 31 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 8:28 AM | Colombia | 28 | Mexico | 7 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 8:50 AM | Japan | 26 | Kazakhstan | 5 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 9:12 AM | Papua New Guinea | 7 | Argentina | 34 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 9:34 AM | Kenya | 15 | Chile | 5 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 11:40 AM | Poland | 36 | Belgium | 12 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 12:02 PM | South Africa | 7 | China | 17 | Pool Play |
| 8/13/22 | 2:24 PM | South Africa | 29 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | QFs |
| 8/13/22 | 2:46 PM | Chile | 12 | Mexico | 5 | QFs |
| 8/13/22 | 4:00 PM | China | 21 | Kazakhstan | 7 | QFs |
| 8/13/22 | 4:25 PM | Kenya | 24 | Argentina | 7 | QFs |
| 8/13/22 | 6:06 PM | Japan | 31 | Belgium | 0 | QFs |
| 8/13/22 | 6:34 PM | Poland | 36 | Colombia | 0 | QFs |
| 8/14/22 | 8:00 AM | Colombia | 10 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 5th/6th SF |
| 8/14/22 | 8:22 AM | Belgium | 12 | Argentina | 10 | 5th/6th SF |
| 8/14/22 | 9:33 AM | Poland | 22 | China | 15 | Cup SF |
| 8/14/22 | 9:58 AM | Japan | 22 | Kenya | 15 | Cup SF |
| 8/14/22 | 11:48 AM | Papua New Guinea | 29 | Mexico | 12 | 11th/12th |
| 8/14/22 | 12:13 PM | South Africa | 29 | Chile | 10 | 9th/10th |
| 8/14/22 | 2:38 PM | Colombia | 12 | Argentina | 17 | 7th/8th |
| 8/14/22 | 3:03 PM | Kazakhstan | 17 | Belgium | 5 | 5th/6th |
| 8/14/22 | 4:44 PM | China | 31 | Kenya | 5 | 3rd/4th |
| 8/14/22 | 5:47 PM | Poland | 0 | Japan | 17 | Cup Final |
Past Results
- 2021 – Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2020 – Cancelled due to COVID-19
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