# Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.
A total of 16 teams competed in the men's tournament, while eight contested the women's tournament. South Africa won the men's tournament, while Australia won the women's.

## Schedule

The competition schedule was as follows:
| G | Group stage | CM | Classification matches | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| DateEvent | Fri 29 | Fri 29 | Sat 30 | Sat 30 | Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Sun 31 | Sun 31 | Sun 31 | Sun 31 |
| Session → | M | E | M | E | E | A | A | E | E | E |
| Men | G | G | G | CM | ¼ | CM | ½ | CM | B | F |
| Women | G | G | G | CM | ½ | | | CM | B | F |

## Venue

The tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park, but instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry. The venue was moved because there were concerns with Villa Park being available. The football season was anticipated to start earlier because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduling.
The adjacent Coventry Arena will play host to judo and wrestling.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Fiji | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | South Africa James Murphy Zain Davids Angelo Davids JC Pretorius Selvyn Davids Shaun Williams Muller du Plessis Sakoyisa Makata Christie Grobbelaar Dewald Human Siviwe Soyizwapi Mfundo Ndhlovu | Fiji Joshua Vakurinabili Sevuloni Mocenacagi Tevita Daugunu Waisea Nacuqu Filipe Sauturaga Kaminieli Rasaku Sireli Maqala Semi Kunatani Jeremaia Matana Elia Canakaivata Vuiviwa Naduvalo Jerry Tuwai | New Zealand Tone Ng Shiu Dylan Collier Ngarohi McGarvey-Black Sam Dickson Caleb Tangitau Leroy Carter Joe Webber Che Clark Akuila Rokolisoa Regan Ware Sione Molia Moses Leo |
| Women details | Australia Sharni Williams Faith Nathan Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea Charlotte Caslick Madison Ashby Sariah Paki Maddison Levi Dominique du Toit Jesse Southwell Tia Hinds Demi Hayes Teagan Levi | Fiji Adi Vani Buleki Raijieli Daveua Rusila Nagasau Reapi Ulunisau Ana Maria Naimasi Viviana Riwai Sesenieli Donu Vasiti Solikoviti Verenaisi Ditavutu Lavena Cavuru Laisani Moceisawana Lavenia Tinai | New Zealand Shiray Kaka Sarah Hirini Michaela Blyde Tyla Nathan-Wong Kelly Brazier Theresa Fitzpatrick Portia Woodman Risi Pouri-Lane Stacey Fluhler Niall Williams Alena Saili Jazmin Hotham |

## Qualification
### Summary

| CGA | Men | Women | Athletes |
| Australia | | | 26 |
| Canada | | | 26 |
| England | | | 26 |
| Fiji | | | 26 |
| Jamaica | | | 13 |
| Kenya | | | 13 |
| Malaysia | | | 13 |
| New Zealand | | | 26 |
| Samoa | | | 13 |
| Scotland | | | 26 |
| South Africa | | | 26 |
| Sri Lanka | | | 26 |
| Tonga | | | 13 |
| Uganda | | | 13 |
| Wales | | | 13 |
| Zambia | | | 13 |
| TOTAL: 16 CGAs | 16 | 8 | 312 |

### Men

Sixteen nations qualified for the men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:
* The host nation.
* The top nine nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, excluding the host nation.
* The top nation not yet qualified from each of the four regional qualifiers, plus the second nation from the Africa and Asia qualifiers.
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | England |
| 2018–19 & 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series | 30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019 5 December 2019 – 8 March 2020 | Various | 9 | New Zealand Fiji South Africa Australia Samoa Canada Scotland Kenya Wales |
| 2019 Oceania Sevens | 7–9 November 2019 | Suva | 1 | Tonga |
| 2021 Asia Sevens | 19–20 November 2021 | Dubai | 2 | Sri Lanka Malaysia |
| 2022 RAN Sevens Qualifiers | 23–24 April 2022 | Nassau | 1 | Jamaica |
| 2022 Africa Men's Sevens | 23–24 April 2022 | Kampala | 2 | Uganda Zambia |
| Total | | | 16 | |

### Women

Eight nations qualified for the women's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:
* The host nation.
* The top two nations in combined standings from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, excluding the host nation.
* The top North American nation in the aforementioned standings, or the second nation if the former makes the top two outright (excluding the host nation).
* The top nation not yet qualified from each of the four regional qualifiers.
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | England |
| 2018–19 & 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 5 October 2019 – 2 February 2020 | Various | 3 | New Zealand Canada Australia |
| North America allocation | 20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 5 October 2019 – 2 February 2020 | Various | 0 | — |
| 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens | 7–9 November 2019 | Suva | 1 | Fiji |
| 2021 Europe Women's Sevens (Moscow round) | 25–26 June 2021 | Moscow | 1 | Scotland |
| 2021 Asia Women's Sevens | 19–20 November 2021 | Dubai | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2022 Africa Women's Sevens | 29–30 April 2022 | Jemmal | 1 | South Africa |
| Total | | | 8 | |
;Notes
* ↑ A men's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.
* ↑ Canada qualified in the top two outright and were the only RAN Commonwealth nation with ranking points, so the RAN-specific quota place was reallocated to the general standings.
* ↑ A women's qualification tournament scheduled for April 2022 was abandoned owing to COVID-19-related logistical challenges, so the (pre-pandemic) 2019 championship was designated as the Oceania qualifier.

## Competitions

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| New Zealand England Samoa Sri Lanka | South Africa Scotland Tonga Malaysia | Fiji Canada Wales Zambia | Australia Kenya Uganda Jamaica |
| Pool A | Pool B |
| New Zealand Canada England Sri Lanka | Australia Fiji Scotland South Africa |