2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour
# 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

The 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour was the second season of the second-tier global rugby sevens competition for men's national teams. It was played as a single tournament on 12–14 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura with twelve teams competing. The tournament was the qualifying event for the World Rugby Sevens Series, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2022–23 season. The tournament was won by Uruguay 7s, defeating Georgia 7s by 19–5 in the final, with Chile 7s finishing in third place.

## Teams and venue

Teams :

| Team | Means of qualification | Date qualified |
| - | - | - |
| Chile (host) | 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens | 28 November 2021 |
| Uruguay | 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens | 28 November 2021 |
| Georgia | 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | 27 June 2021 |
| Germany | 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | 27 June 2021 |
| Lithuania | 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | 27 June 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | 20 November 2021 |
| South Korea | 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | 20 November 2021 |
| Jamaica | 2022 Rugby Americas North Sevens Qualifiers | 24 April 2022 |
| Uganda | 2022 Africa Men's Sevens | 24 April 2022 |
| Zimbabwe | 2022 Africa Men's Sevens | 24 April 2022 |
| Tonga | 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 9 November 2019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 9 November 2019 |

Venue :

| Country | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Chile | Independencia, Santiago | Estadio Santa Laura |

## Pool stage

All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chile | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21 | +65 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 5 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 99 | −82 | 3 | |

* 12 August 14:45

| Papua New Guinea | 15–12 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 15:07

| Chile | 19–14 | Georgia |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 20:04

| Georgia | 41–5 | South Korea |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 20:31

| Chile | 24–7 | Papua New Guinea |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 12:10

| Papua New Guinea | 19–31 | Georgia |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 13:46

| Chile | 43–0 | South Korea |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tonga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 24 | +61 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 112 | −102 | 3 | |

* 12 August 13:07

| Tonga | 29–5 | Jamaica |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 13:29

| Hong Kong | 33–12 | Zimbabwe |
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* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 18:01

| Tonga | 26–17 | Zimbabwe |
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* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 18:23

| Hong Kong | 47–0 | Jamaica |
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* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 11:48

| Jamaica | 5–36 | Zimbabwe |
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* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 13:24

| Hong Kong | 5–12 | Tonga |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 99 | −65 | 3 | |

* 12 August 12:23

| Uruguay | 12–26 | Uganda |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 12:45

| Germany | 21–10 | Lithuania |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 17:17

| Uruguay | 52–5 | Lithuania |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 12 August 17:39

| Germany | 17–14 | Uganda |
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* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 11:04

| Uganda | 26–19 | Lithuania |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 11:26

| Germany | 17–14 | Uruguay |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 5 | |

## Knockout stage

### 9th–12th place bracket

| 9th place semifinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Jamaica | 15 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Jamaica | 15 | Jamaica | 15 |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | Jamaica | 15 |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | Lithuania | 34 |
| South Korea | 10 | Lithuania | 34 |
| Lithuania | 19 | | |
| Lithuania | 19 | 11th place final | 11th place final |
| | | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| | | Papua New Guinea | 40 |
| | | South Korea | 19 |

**9th–12th place Semi-finals**

* 13 August 16:08

| Papua New Guinea | 14–15 | Jamaica |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 16:30

| Lithuania | 19–10 | South Korea |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**11th place Final**

* 14 August 14:38

| Papua New Guinea | 40–19 | South Korea |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**9th place Final**

* 14 August 15:03

| Jamaica | 15–34 | Lithuania |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

### 5th–8th place bracket

| 5th place semifinals | 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | 5th place final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Hong Kong | 33 |
| Hong Kong | 33 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | Hong Kong | 12 |
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | Hong Kong | 12 |
| 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | Uganda | 7 |
| Uganda | 26 | Uganda | 7 |
| Tonga | 19 | | |
| Tonga | 19 | 7th place final | 7th place final |
| | | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| | | Zimbabwe | 26 |
| | | Tonga | 28 |

**5th–8th place Semi-finals**

* 14 August 10:44

| Zimbabwe | 5–33 | Hong Kong |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 14 August 11:06

| Tonga | 19–26 | Uganda |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**7th place Final**

* 14 August 16:28

| Zimbabwe | 26–28 | Tonga |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**5th place Final**

* 14 August 16:53

| Hong Kong | 12–7 | Uganda |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

### Cup bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | | |
| Hong Kong | 14 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | |
| Georgia | 19 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | |
| Georgia | 19 | Georgia | 31 | |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | Georgia | 31 | |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | Chile | 14 | |
| Chile | 24 | Chile | 14 | |
| Chile | 24 | | | | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | | | | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | | | | Georgia | 5 |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | | | | Georgia | 5 |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | | | Uruguay | 19 |
| Germany | 17 | | | | Uruguay | 19 |
| Germany | 17 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | | |
| Uganda | 14 | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | | |
| Uganda | 14 | Germany | 15 | | | |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | | Germany | 15 | | | |
| 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 13 August – Estadio Santa Laura | Uruguay | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| Tonga | 12 | Uruguay | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| Tonga | 12 | | | | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Uruguay | 17 | | | | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura | 14 August – Estadio Santa Laura |
| Uruguay | 17 | | | | Chile | 14 |
| | | | | | Germany | 12 |

**Cup Quarter-finals**

* 13 August 17:50

| Hong Kong | 14–19 | Georgia |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 14 August 18:15

| Germany | 17–14 | Uganda |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 20:02

| Tonga | 12–17 | Uruguay |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 13 August 20:30

| Chile | 24–0 | Zimbabwe |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**Cup Semi-finals**

* 14 August 12:48

| Chile | 14–31 | Georgia |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura
* 14 August 12:23

| Uruguay | 19–15 | Germany |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**Third place play-off**

* 14 August 14:38

| Chile | 14–12 | Germany |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

**Cup Final**

* 14 August 19:20

| Georgia | 5–19 | Uruguay |
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| | Report | |

* Estadio Santa Laura

## Placings

The final placings are listed below, the winner being promoted as a core team for the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series:

| Pos | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Uruguay |
| 2 | Georgia |
| 3 | Chile |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Hong Kong |
| 6 | Uganda |
| 7 | Tonga |
| 8 | Zimbabwe |
| 9 | Lithuania |
| 10 | Jamaica |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea |
| 12 | South Korea |

Key:  Core team for the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022–23.

