# 2022 Canada Women's Sevens

The 2022 Canada Women's Sevens was rugby sevens tournament for women's national teams that took place between 30 April and 1 May 2022 at Starlight Stadium, Langford, British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The defending champions from the 2019 Sevens Series event were New Zealand.
In their third Langford Final appearance, first-time Langford champions Australia beat New Zealand 21–17 in the Final, a rematch of the 2018 and 2019 events. Hosts Canada beat the United States to finish fifth (12–7). It is their third back-to-back fifth placing at home. Ireland finished third, beating France 22–14. It is their first top four placing in Langford, and their first back-to-back top three placing on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

## Format

The twelve teams are drawn into three pools of four. Each team will play their other three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket, with the two best third-placed teams also advancing. The remaining four teams will compete for a 9th–12th placing.

## Teams

The twelve national women's teams competing in Canada were:
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Japan
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Spain
* United States
* Fiji returned to the 2021–22 series after their absence since the Dubai II event.
* Japan was an invited team for the tournament and made their first appearance on the World Series since the 2020 Sydney Sevens.
* New Zealand also returned to the World Series for the first time since the 2020 Sydney Sevens, an absence of 2 years, 87 days.
* Mexico was invited to replace Russia who were banned by World Rugby. Mexico's previous World Series appearance was at the 2018 USA Sevens.

## Pool stage

The final pool composition was announced on 10 March.

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12 | +98 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 154 | –154 | 3 |
* 30 April 10:58 PDT (UTC–7)
| Canada | 19–10 | Spain |
| Try: Keyara Wardley (2) 4' c, 12' m Bianca Farella 9' c Con: Breanne Nicholas (2) 5', 9' Cards: Elissa Alarie | Report | Try: Maria Calvo 6' m Lea Ducher 8' m |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States)
* 30 April 11:20 PDT (UTC–7)
| Australia | 58–0 | Mexico |
| Try: Demi Hayes (2) 1' m, 4' m Faith Nathan 3' m Charlotte Caslick 6' c Sariah Paki (2) 7' m, 15' c Jakiya Whitfeld (2) 8' m, 13' c Bienne Terita 10' m Jesse Southwell 12' c Con: Sharni Williams 6' Jesse Southwell (3) 12', 14', 15' | Report | |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)
* 30 April 14:02 PDT (UTC–7)
| Canada | 43–0 | Mexico |
| Try: Fancy Bermudez Chavez 1' m Krissy Scurfield (2) 4' m, 8' c Bianca Farella 6' c Renee Gonzalez 9' c Elissa Alarie 12' m Florence Symonds 15' c Con: Olivia Apps (3) 7', 9', 9' Asia Hogan-Rochester 15' | Report | |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
* 30 April 14:24 PDT (UTC–7)
| Australia | 24–7 | Spain |
| Try: Maddison Levi 1' m, 4' c Charlotte Caslick 8' c, 11' m Con: Sharni Williams 4' Jesse Southwell 9' | Report | Try: Lea Ducher 14' c Con: Lea Ducher 15' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* 30 April 17:35 PDT (UTC–7)
| Spain | 53–0 | Mexico |
| Try: Paula Requena (2) 1' c, 9' c Amalia Argudo 4' c María García 5' m Lea Ducher (2) 7' m, 15' m Bruna Elias 10' c Iciar Pozo Eizaguirre 11' m Marta Cantabrana Gil 13' m Con: Lea Ducher (4) 1', 4', 9', 10' | Report | Cards: Yazmin Ramirez |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
* 30 April 18:03 PDT (UTC–7)
| Australia | 28–5 | Canada |
| Try: Charlotte Caslick 8' c Demi Hayes 8' c Maddison Levi (2) 10' c, 11' c Con: Dominique du Toit (3) 4', 8', 10' Sharni Williams 12' | Report | Try: Olivia De Couvreur 16' m |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 7 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 62 | +0 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 101 | –77 | 3 |
* 30 April 10:14 PDT (UTC–7)
| France | 19–10 | Brazil |
| Try: Shannon Izar 5' c Coralie Bertrand (2) 7' m, 10' c Con: Jade Ulutule (2) 6', 10' | Report | Try: Thalia Costa 14' c Con: Raquel Kochhann 14' Pen: Raquel Kochhann 16' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
* 30 April 10:36 PDT (UTC–7)
| Ireland | 22–7 | Japan |
| Try: Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (3) 2' m, 4' c, 6' m Kate Farrell McCabe 14' m Con: Lucy Muolhall 4' Cards: Erin King | Report | Try: Hana Nagata 10' c Con: Hana Nagata 10' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
* 30 April 13:18 PDT (UTC–7)
| France | 41–5 | Japan |
| Try: Coralie Bertrand 1' m Shannon Izar 2' c Carla Neisen 4' c Yolaine Yengo (2) 6' m, 8' m Camille Grassineau 13' m Séraphine Okemba 15' c Con: Jade Ulutule (2) 3', 4' Yolaine Yengo 16' | Report | Try: Hana Nagata 14' m |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)
* 30 April 13:40 PDT (UTC–7)
| Ireland | 31–14 | Brazil |
| Try: Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (3) 2' m, 6' c, 8' c Eve Higgins 11' c Beibhinn Parsons 14' m Con: Lucy Mulhall (3) 6', 9', 11' | Report | Try: Thalia Costa 3' c Gabriela Lima 12' c Con: Raquel Kochhann (2) 3', 13' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States)
* 30 April 16:37 PDT (UTC–7)
| Brazil | 38–12 | Japan |
| Try: Thalia Costa (3) 1' c, 9' c, 10' m Bianca Silva 7' c Rafaela Zanellato 10' m Gabriela Lima 12' c Con: Raquel Kochhann (4) 1', 7', 9', 13' | Report | Try: Wakaba Hara 6' m Chiaki Saegusa 14' c Con: Yume Hirano 15' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
* 30 April 17:05 PDT (UTC–7)
| Ireland | 12–28 | France |
| Try: Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe 2' m Vicki Elmes Kinlan 13' c Con: Lucy Mulhall 14' Cards: Katie Heffernan | Report | Try: Séraphine Okemba (2) 1' c, 4' c Chloé Pelle 7' m Lou Noel 9' c Con: Jade Ulutule (3) 1', 5', 15' Shannon Izar 10' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 12 | +67 | 8 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 79 | –28 | 7 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 100 | –71 | 3 |
* 30 April 9:30 PDT (UTC–7)
| United States | 20–19 | Fiji |
| Try: Kris Thomas 1' m Ilona Maher 4' m Kayla Canett 9' m Jaz Gray 12' m | Report | Try: Reapi Ulunisau 8' c Alowesi Nakoci (2) 10' m, 13' c Con: Lavena Cavuru 8' Viniana Riwai 13' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* 30 April 9:52 PDT (UTC–7)
| England | 0–31 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Try: Stacey Fluhler 4' m Risi Pouri-Lane 7' m Kelly Brazier 11' c Portia Woodman 12' c Michaela Blyde 15' c Con: Risi Pouri-Lane 11' Tyla Nathan-Wong (2) 13', 15' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
* 30 April 12:34 PDT (UTC–7)
| United States | 0–36 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Try: Michaela Blyde (2) 2' c, 5' m Tyla Nathan-Wong 7' m Portia Woodman (2) 8' c, 13' m Shiray Kaka 14' c Con: Tyla Nathan-Wong (3) 2', 8', 15' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
* 30 April 12:56 PDT (UTC–7)
| England | 5–38 | Fiji |
| Try: Grace Compton 9' m | Report | Try: Ana Maria Naimasi 2' c Reapi Ulunisau 4' m Vasiti Solikoviti 6' c Alowesi Nakoci 10' c Mereula Torooti 13' c Laisana Likuceva 15' m Con: Viniana Riwai (2) 3', 7' Ana Maria Naimasi 11' Lavena Cavuru 13' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
* 30 April 15:38 PDT (UTC–7)
| Fiji | 12–12 | New Zealand |
| Try: Raijieli Daveua 11' c Alowesi Nakoci 13' m Con: Lavena Cavuru 11' | Report | Try: Michaela Blyde 7' m Portia Woodman 15' c Con: Risi Pouri-Lane 16' Cards: Kelly Brazier |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States)
* 30 April 16:00 PDT (UTC–7)
| England | 24–31 | United States |
| Try: Grace Crompton 5' c Heather Cowell 7' m Emma Uren (2) 11' c, 14' m Con: Alicia Maude 5' Isla Norman-Bell 11' | Report | Try: Kris Thomas 1' m Jaz Gray 3' c Cheta Emba 8' c Ilona Maher 10' m Sarah Levy 13' c Con: Nicole Heavirland 3' Alena Olsen (2) 8', 13' |
* Starlight Stadium Referee: Selica Winiata (New Zealand)

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 62 | +0 | 5 |

## Knockout stage
### 9th–12th playoffs

| 9th place Semi-finals | 9th place Semi-finals | 9th place Final | 9th place Final |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Brazil | 34 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Mexico | 5 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Mexico | 5 | Brazil | 24 |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | Brazil | 24 |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | England | 7 |
| England | 29 | England | 7 |
| Japan | 7 | | |
| Japan | 7 | 11th place Final | 11th place Final |
| | | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| | | Mexico | 0 |
| | | Japan | 45 |
Matches :

### 5th–8th playoffs

| 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Final | 5th place Final |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Fiji | 19 |
| Fiji | 19 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Canada | 26 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Canada | 26 | Canada | 12 |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | Canada | 12 |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | United States | 7 |
| United States | 17 | United States | 7 |
| Spain | 0 | | |
| Spain | 0 | 7th place Final | 7th place Final |
| | | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| | | Fiji | 26 |
| | | Spain | 7 |
Matches :

### Cup playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | | |
| France | 31 | | | |
| France | 31 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | |
| Fiji | 14 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | |
| Fiji | 14 | France | 14 | |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | France | 14 | |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | New Zealand | 26 | |
| New Zealand | 38 | New Zealand | 26 | |
| New Zealand | 38 | | | | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Canada | 0 | | | | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Canada | 0 | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | | | Australia | 21 |
| Ireland | 17 | | | | Australia | 21 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | | |
| United States | 14 | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | | |
| United States | 14 | Ireland | 5 | | | |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | | Ireland | 5 | | | |
| 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | Australia | 26 | | Third place | Third place |
| Australia | 55 | Australia | 26 | | Third place | Third place |
| Australia | 55 | | | | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 1 May – Starlight Stadium | 1 May – Starlight Stadium |
| Spain | 0 | | | | France | 14 |
| | | | | | Ireland | 22 |
Matches :

### Placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | Australia | 20 |
| | New Zealand | 18 |
| | Ireland | 16 |
| 4 | France | 14 |
| 5 | Canada | 12 |
| 6 | United States | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 7 | Fiji | 8 |
| 8 | Spain | 6 |
| 9 | Brazil | 4 |
| 10 | England | 3 |
| 11 | Japan | 2 |
| 12 | Mexico | 1 |
Source: World Rugby