2022 Spain Sevens

2022 Spain Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nation	Spain
Málaga
Date	21–23 January 2022
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	Argentina
Third	England
Tournament details
Matches played	40
Tries scored	241 (average 6.03 per match)
Seville
Date	28–30 January 2022
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	Australia
Third	Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played	40
Tries scored	229 (average 5.73 per match)

The 2022 Spain Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in January that year.[1] The first was hosted at Estadio Ciudad in Málaga and the second at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville.[2] These events were the inaugural season of the Spain Sevens [3] and were played as the third and fourth tournaments of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.[4]

South Africa won back-to-back titles in Spain, defeating Argentina in the final at Málaga and Australia in the final at Seville.

Format

The teams at each tournament were drawn into four pools. A round-robin was held for each pool, where each team played the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the lower classification playoffs.

Teams

The fifteen national men's teams competing in Spain were:

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  England
•  France
•  Germany
•  Ireland
•  Jamaica
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Spain
•  United States
•  Wales

Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, several core teams originally scheduled to play had to be replaced in the draw before the competition began.[5]

• New Zealand was eligible to play in Málaga and Seville but withdrew due to the challenges of COVID-19 travel logistics. Germany replaced them for both tournaments.[5]

• Fiji and Samoa withdrew from both events in Spain following positive COVID-19 tests in their respective squads.[6][7][8] Jamaica replaced Samoa in Málaga and then replaced Fiji in Seville.[5]

Fiji and Samoa were not replaced in the schedules for Málaga and Seville, respectively. Their opponents advanced by walkover in those tournaments.[9][10] As such, Fiji finished equal-last in Málaga and received one point toward their season standings.[11] Samoa finished equal-last in Seville and received one point toward their season standings.[11]

Pool stage – Málaga

The first tournament was held at Estadio Ciudad in Málaga on 21–23 January 2022. South Africa won the event, defeating Argentina in the final by 24–17.[7]

All times in Central European Time (GMT+01:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[12]

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A – Málaga

Fiji was included in the draw but did not compete in the tournament [9] so there were only three teams in Pool A. Fiji's matches were scored as 0–0 byes [5] and their opponents gained 3 points in the pool standings for each bye.[9]

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	2	0	0	70	7	+63	9
England	1	0	1	24	60	−36	7
Scotland	0	0	2	24	51	−27	5
Fiji	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	21 January 2022	South Africa	27–7	Scotland	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	13:12	Try: Z. Davids 8' S. Davids 9' 11' Soyizwapi 13', Grobbelaar 15' Con: Du Preez 11' Cards: JC Pretorius	Report	Try: Kelly 4' Con: Lowe 4'	Referee: Jeremy Rozier

	21 January 2022	England	24–17	Scotland	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	17:34	Try: Adamson 9' Davis 8' 15' Boyland 11' Con: Roddick 8' 12'	Report	Try: Edmonds 4' Farndale 8' McCann 13' Con: Lowe 7' Cards: Barreto (YC)	Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	22 January 2022	South Africa	43–0	England	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	13:17	Try: Du Preez 1' Visser 3', Ndhlovu 7' Z. Davids 8', S. Davids 8' Geduld 12', Adonis 15' Con: Du Preez 4' 7' 9' 9'	Report	Cards: Bowen (YC)	Referee: Ben Breakspear

Pool B – Málaga

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	0	0	67	26	+41	9
Australia	1	1	1	59	22	+37	6
Germany	1	1	1	48	36	+12	6
Japan	0	0	3	14	104	−90	3

	21 January 2022	Ireland	33–14	Japan	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	12:06	Try: Mollen 4' Roche 5', Kennedy 9' 14' Comerford 12' Con: Kearns 5' 6', Roche 13' 15'	Report	Try: Ishida 3' Nakagawa 7' Con: Ishida 3' 8'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

	21 January 2022	Australia	12–12	Germany	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	12:28	Try: Lawson 9' 12' Con: Roache 9'	Report	Try: Hunt 10' Lichtenberg 15' Con: Heimpel 15' Cards: Dawe (YC)	Referee: Ben Breakspear

	21 January 2022	Ireland	24–7	Germany	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	16:50	Try: Smith 3' Kennedy 9', Kelly 12' Cribbin 14' Con: Roche 3' 15 Cards: Phillips (YC)	Report	Try: Heimpel 8' Con: Heimpel 8'	Referee: Adam Leal

	21 January 2022	Australia	42–0	Japan	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	17:12	Try: Toole 1' 7' Turner 4', Roache 4' Longbottom 8', Lawson 10' Con: Roache 1' 4' 4' 7' 9' 11'	Report		Referee: Finlay Brown

	22 January 2022	Japan	0–29	Germany	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	12:11		Report	Try: Lichtenberg 10' 8' Merz 10', Szczesny 13' Hunt 15' Con: Heimpel 10' Van der Bosch 14'	Referee: Finlay Brown

	22 January 2022	Australia	5–10	Ireland	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	12:33	Try: Longbottom 8' Cards: Cribbin (YC)	Report	Try: Roche 1' Ward 14'	Referee: Jeremy Rozier

Pool C – Málaga

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	0	0	90	31	+59	9
Argentina	2	0	1	88	43	+45	7
Spain	1	0	2	64	66	−2	5
Jamaica	0	0	3	14	116	−102	3

	21 January 2022	United States	19–14	Spain	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	13:34	Try: Tomasin 1' Baker 3', Isles 6' Con: Tomasin 3' 7'	Report	Try: Serres 4', Pla 13' Con: Martinez 4' Ramos 13'	Referee: Adam Leal

	21 January 2022	Argentina	31–7	Jamaica	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	13:56	Try: Sabato 5' 9' Schulz 8', Moneta 10' Velez 14' Con: Feld 8' 11' Del Mestre 14'	Report	Try: Dixon 1' Con: Roy-Smith 1'	Referee: Ben Breakspear

	21 January 2022	United States	47–0	Jamaica	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	19:05	Try: Williams 5' 6' 8' Schroeder 7', Brown 10' Tomasin 11', Still 14' Con: Talapusi 5' 6' 7' Tomasin 8' 12' 15'	Report		Referee: Jeremy Rozier

	21 January 2022	Argentina	40–12	Spain	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	20:03	Try: Isgro 4' Elizalde 5', Gonzalez 8' Moneta 15' 18', Fraga 22' Con: Del Mestre 6' 9' 15' 18' Lamas 23'	Report	Try: Romero 19' Soriano 21' Con: Romero 19'	Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	22 January 2022	Spain	38–7	Jamaica	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	13:39	Try: Pla 2' Martinez 5' 9', Nieto 7' Bolinches 12', Ramos 14' Con: Martinez 2' 5' 7' 9'	Report	Try: Bush 11' Con: Stoppani 11'	Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	22 January 2022	Argentina	17–24	United States	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	14:01	Try: Isgro 7' Elizalde 9', Fraga 10' Con: Del Mestre 9'	Report	Try: Williams 2' 4' Baker 9', Still 12' Con: Tomasin 3' 5'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

Pool D – Málaga

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	2	0	1	91	41	+50	7
Canada	2	0	1	50	62	−12	7
Wales	1	0	2	36	78	−42	5
Kenya	1	0	2	57	53	+4	5

	21 January 2022	Kenya	17–19	Canada	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	11:22	Try: Onyala 2' 9' Oyoo 12' Con: Amunga 12' Cards: Oyoo (YC)	Report	Try: Coats 4' Morra 6', Russell 9' Con: Coats 5' 9'	Referee: Finlay Brown

	21 January 2022	France	38–10	Wales	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	11:44	Try: Epee 2' 8' Sepho 6' 8' 13', Laugel 10' Con: Riva 2' 7' 8' 14'	Report	Try: T. Williams 4' Lewis 5' Cards: T. Williams (YC)	Referee: Adam Leal

	21 January 2022	Kenya	14–19	Wales	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	16:06	Try: Onyala 4' Oluoch 11' Con: Amunga 4', Taabu 12'	Report	Try: M. Williams 9' 10' Brown 13' Con: Treharne 9' 10'	Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	21 January 2022	France	38–5	Canada	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	16:28	Try: Sepho 2' 8' Huyard 3', Epee 5' 11' Pasquet 13' Con: Parez 4' 9', Riva 11' Iraguha 14' Cards: Mignot	Report	Try: Berna 8'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

	22 January 2022	Canada	26–7	Wales	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	11:27	Try: Coats 2' Sauder 8', Ergas 11' Morra 13' Con: Coats 2' 8' 11'	Report	Try: Jenkins 5' Con: Treharne 5' Cards: Treharne (YC)	Referee: Paulo Duarte

	22 January 2022	France	15–26	Kenya	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
	11:49	Try: Grandidier 3' 5' Trouabal 7' Cards: Mignot	Report	Try: Onyala 9' 14' Oyoo 10', Ashihundu 12' Con: Taabu 9' 13' 14'	Referee: Adam Leal

Knockout stage – Málaga

13th-place playoffs – Málaga

Jamaica had a bye through to the 13th-place final due to Fiji's withdrawal from the tournament.

	13th-place semifinals				13th-place final
					23 Jan 2022 – 16:07
					Jamaica	24
	23 Jan 2022 – 12:19
					Japan (a.e.t.)	29
	Kenya	17
	Japan	26

Matches

13th-place semifinals 23 January 2022 Kenya  17–26  Japan Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   12:19 Try: Amunga 2' 9' Olindi 15' Con: Omondi 15' Report Try: Nakagawa 4' 5' Tomonaga 10', Tsuoka 12' Con: Ishida 5' 6', Kano 11' Referee: Eki Fanlo 13th-place final 23 January 2022 Jamaica  24–29 (a.e.t.)  Japan Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   16:07 Try: Stoppani 2' 7' 12' Chris Mcintosh 9' Con: Adamson 2' Roy-Smith 7' Cards: Clayton (YC) 9' Report Try: Miyagami 5' Ishida 9' Tsuoka 13' 16' Makisi 15' Con: Kano 5', Ishida 14' 16' Cards: Makisi (YC) 11' Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

9th-place playoffs – Málaga

Wales had a bye through to the 9th-place semifinals due to Fiji's withdrawal from the tournament.

	9th-place quarterfinals				9th-place semifinals				9th-place final
	22 Jan 2022 – 17:20
	Scotland	17
					23 Jan 2022 – 12:41
	Kenya	12
					Scotland	10
	22 Jan 2022 – 17:42
					Spain	24
	Spain	31
									23 Jan 2022 – 16:29
	Japan	10
									Spain	34
	22 Jan 2022 – 18:04
									Wales	5
	Germany	48
					23 Jan 2022 – 13:03
	Jamaica	0
					Germany	19
					Wales	27

Matches

9th-place quarterfinals 22 January 2022 Scotland  17–12  Kenya Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   17:20 Try: Farndale 8' Elms 11', Kelly 14' Con: Lowe 11' Report Try: Oluoch 4' Onyala 9' Con: Olindi 4' Referee: Ben Breakspear 22 January 2022 Spain  31–10  Japan Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   17:42 Try: Moreno 3' Martinez 7', Pla 8' Lopez 8', De Juan 11' Con: Martinez 7' 8' Ramos 11' Report Try: Tsuoka 13' Ishida 15' Referee: Paulo Duarte 22 January 2022 Germany  48–0  Jamaica Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   18:04 Try: Hunt 1' 11' Plümpe 3', Umeh 5' Merz 8', Szczesny 8' Hufnagel 12', Hees 15' Con: Heimpel 3' 6' 13' 15' Report Referee: Jeremy Rozier 9th-place semifinals 23 January 2022 Scotland  10–24  Spain Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   12:41 Try: Farndale 2' Callaghan 14' Cards: McCann (YC) 10' Report Try: Sainz-Trapaga 4' 11' De Juan 8', Lopez 9' Con: Ramos 4' 8' Referee: Adam Leal 23 January 2022 Germany  19–27  Wales Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   13:03 Try: Heimpel 5' Merz 7' Hunt 9' Con: Heimpel 7' 10' Report Try: Swannack 3' Jenkins 10', Lewis 8' Lennon 12' Evans 14' Con: Treharne 3' Referee: Francisco Gonzalez 9th-place final 23 January 2022 Spain  34–5  Wales Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   16:29 Try: Pla 2' Sainz-Trapaga 6', Moreno 9' Lopez 9', Soriano 13' Bolinches 14' Con: Ramos 9', Martinez 15' Report Try: Treharne 5' Cards: Lennon (YC) Referee: Finlay Brown

5th-place playoffs – Málaga

	5th-place semifinals				5th-place final
	23 Jan 2022 – 13:25
	Canada	7
					23 Jan 2022 – 16:51
	United States	19
					United States	12
	23 Jan 2022 – 13:47
					France	28
	France	15
	Ireland	10

Matches

5th-place semifinals 23 January 2022 Canada  7–19  United States Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   13:25 Try: Coats 7' Con: Coats 8' Cards: Coats (YC) 1' Report Try: Brown 2' Isles 5', Still 12' Con: Tomasin 5' 12' Referee: Ben Breakspear 23 January 2022 France  20–10  Ireland Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   13:47 Try: Sepho 5' Pasquet 9', Trouabal 11' Grandidier 14' Report Try: Kennedy 8' 10' Cards: Phillips (YC) 2' Referee: Finlay Brown 5th-place final 23 January 2022 United States  12–28  France Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   16:51 Try: Tago 4' Williams 7' Con: Tomasin 7' Report Try: Riva 2' Iraguha 5', Trouabal 10' Grandidier 14' Con: Riva 2', Iraguha 6' 10' 14' Referee: Paulo Duarte

Cup playoffs – Málaga

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	22 Jan 2022 – 19:07
	South Africa	14
					23 Jan 2022 – 14:09
	Canada	0
					South Africa	19
	22 Jan 2022 – 19:35
					Australia	0
	United States	7
									23 Jan 2022 – 18:56
	Australia	26
									South Africa	24
	22 Jan 2022 – 20:05
									Argentina	17
	France	5
					23 Jan 2022 – 14:31
	England	12
					England	17
	22 Jan 2022 – 20:33
					Argentina	26			3rd-place final
	Ireland	5
									23 Jan 2022 – 17:59
	Argentina	29
									Australia	20
									England	24

Matches

Quarterfinals 22 January 2022 South Africa  14–0  Canada Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   19:07 Try: Oosthuizen 11' Geduld 14' Con: Du Preez 11' Human 15' Report Referee: Francisco Gonzalez 22 January 2022 United States  7–26  Australia Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   19:35 Try: Baker 7' Con: Tomasin 8' Report Try: Toole 4' Turner 9', Roache 11' Longbottom 13' Con: Longbottom 4' 10' 13' Referee: Adam Leal 22 January 2022 France  5–12  England Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   20:05 Try: Trouabal 6' Cards: Riva (YC) Report Try: Hyde 5', Boyland 8' Con: Roddick 8' Referee: Finlay Brown 22 January 2022 Ireland  5–29  Argentina Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   20:33 Try: Phillips 9' Report Try: Moneta 2' 7' Gonzalez 9' 14', Schulz 11' Con: Del Mestre 9' Lamas 14' Referee: Ben Breakspear Semifinals 23 January 2022 South Africa  19–0  Australia Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   14:09 Try: JC Pretorius 5' Ndhlovu 8', S. Davids 10' Con: Du Preez 5' 11' Report Cards: Turner (YC) 4' Referee: Jeremy Rozier 23 January 2022 England  17–26  Argentina Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   14:31 Try: Boyland 7' Davis 10', Coulson 15' Con: Coulson 11' Report Try: Gonzalez 4' Del Mestre 6', Velez 9' Isgro 13' Con: Del Mestre 4' 6' 9' Referee: Paulo Duarte 3rd place final 23 January 2022 Australia  20–24  England Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   17:59 Try: Hutchison 1' Longbottom 4' Toole 10' 16' Report Try: Barden 5', Homer 8' Coulson 8', Roddick 12' Con: Coulson 14' 13' Cards: Coulson (YC) Browning (YC) Referee: Ben Breakspear Final 23 January 2022 South Africa  24–17  Argentina Estadio Ciudad de Málaga   18:56 Try: S. Davids 8' 16' JC Pretorius 8' Geduld 13' Con: Du Preez 8' Geduld 16' Report Try: Isgro 1' De la Vega 10' 11' Con: Del Mestre 11' Referee: Adam Leal

Placings – Málaga

Fiji was a late withdrawal from the tournament but was not replaced in the draw. As such, despite not competing, Fiji finished equal-last in Málaga and received one point toward their season standings.[11]

Place	Team	Points
	South Africa	22
	Argentina	19
	England	17
4	Australia	15
5	France	13
6	United States	12
7	Ireland	10
	Canada	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Spain	8
10	Wales	7
11	Germany	5
	Scotland	5
13	Japan	3
14	Jamaica	2
15	Kenya	1
	Fiji	1

Source: World Rugby

Pool stage – Seville

The second tournament was held at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville on 28–30 January 2022. South Africa won the event, defeating Australia in the final by 33–7.

All times in Central European Time (GMT+01:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[13]

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A – Seville

Samoa was included in the draw but did not compete in the tournament [14] so there were only three teams in Pool A. Samoa's matches were scored as 0–0 byes and their opponents gained 3 points in the pool standings for each bye.[10]

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	2	0	0	57	31	+26	9
United States	1	0	1	47	50	−3	7
Spain	0	0	2	38	61	−23	5
Samoa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	28 January 2022	United States	28–26	Spain	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	16:39	Try: Baker 3' Williams 5' 10' Isles 16' Con: Tomasin 3' 6' 11' 16'	Report	Try: Sainz-Trapaga 6' 14' Lopez 9' Serres 12' Con: Ramos 7', Martinez 13' 14'	Referee: Ben Breakspear

	29 January 2022	South Africa	33–12	Spain	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	10:57	Try: Ndhlovu 6' S. Davids 10' 11' Oosthuizen 14', Z. Davids 15' Con: Du Preez 6' Geduld 10', Human 14' 16'	Report	Try: Pla 8' Bolinches 8' Con: Ramos 8'	Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

	29 January 2022	South Africa	24–19	United States	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	16:25	Try: Human 6' Grobbelaar 9', Williams 10' 13' Con: Du Preez 7' S. Davids 14'	Report	Try: Williams 4' 8' Baker 15' Con: Tomasin 5'	Referee: Adam Leal

Pool B – Seville

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Argentina	3	0	0	94	12	+82	9
Ireland	2	0	1	67	24	+43	7
Germany	1	0	2	45	71	−26	5
Jamaica	0	0	3	5	104	−99	3

	28 January 2022	Ireland	33–5	Germany	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	15:55	Try: Kelly 4' 7' Smith 10', Comerford 14' Awonusi 15' Con: Roche 5' 7' 14' 16'	Report	Try: Dawe 3'	Referee: Adam Leal

	28 January 2022	Argentina	42–0	Jamaica	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	16:17	Try: Alvarez 4' 11' Gonzalez 8' 8' Isgro 13', Sabato 14' Con: Lamas 5' 8' 8' 11' 13' 15'	Report		Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	29 January 2022	Ireland	22–0	Jamaica	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	10:13	Try: Phillips 2' Kennedy 11' 13', Kearns 14' Con: M Roche 3' Cards: T Roche (YC)	Report		Referee: Ben Breakspear

	29 January 2022	Argentina	33–0	Germany	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	10:35	Try: Moneta 2' Alvarez 3', Revol 10' De la Vega 12' Con: Del Mestre 3' 11' 12'	Report	Cards: Hees (YC)	Referee: Paulo Duarte

	29 January 2022	Germany	40–5	Jamaica	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	15:41	Try: Merz 1' 6' Rainger 7', Van der Bosch 10' Hees 13', Hunt 14' Con: Heimpel 2' 6' 8' 11' Van der Bosch 15' Cards: Hees (YC)	Report	Try: Fe'ssal 4'	Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

	29 January 2022	Argentina	19–12	Ireland	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	16:03	Try: Feld 2' De la Vega 6', Moneta 12' Con: Del Mestre 3' 12'	Report	Try: Phillips 7' Terry Kennedy 9' Con: M. Roche 8'	Referee: Jeremy Rozier

Pool C – Seville

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	0	0	78	37	+41	9
France	2	0	1	98	36	+62	7
Japan	1	0	2	36	76	−40	5
Wales	0	0	3	27	90	−63	3

	28 January 2022	France	38–12	Wales	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	15:11	Try: Sepho 1' 3' 8' Trouabal 8' Epee 11', Blanc 14' Con: Riva 2' 12', Parez 3' 9'	Report	Try: Williams 5' Rosser 10' Con: Treharne 10' Cards: MacRae (YC)	Referee: Finlay Brown

	28 January 2022	England	28–10	Japan	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	15:33	Try: Hyde 2' Bowen 6' 9', Boyland 12' Con: Roddick 3' 6' 9' Boyland 13' Cards: Clementson (YC)	Report	Try: Ishida 7' Morita 15'	Referee: Jeremy Rozier

	29 January 2022	France	43–0	Japan	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	09:29	Try: Trouabal 3' Riva 5', Sepho 7' Laugel 12', Epee 13' 16' Huyard 14' Con: Parez 6' Riva 8' 12', Blanc 16'	Report		Referee: Adam Leal

	29 January 2022	England	26–10	Wales	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	09:51	Try: Homer 2' Davis 3', Roddick 4' Randle 14' Con: Roddick 2' 3' 4'	Report	Try: Brown 7' Lewis 12' Cards: Brown (YC)	Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	29 January 2022	Wales	5–26	Japan	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	14:57	Try: Treharne 2' Cards: Treharne (YC)	Report	Try: Nakagawa 4' Tsuoka 7', Makisi 11' <1--Moeki--> Fukushi 16' Con: Ishida 7' 11' Nakagawa 16' Cards: Kano (YC)	Referee: Finlay Brown

	29 January 2022	England	24–17	France	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	15:19	Try: Boyland 3' Browning 5', Randle 10' penalty try 15' Con: Coulson 4' Cards: Boyland (YC)	Report	Try: Grandidier 8' 14' Trouabal 8' Con: Riva 9' Cards: Riva (YC) Capilla (YC)	Referee: Paulo Duarte

Pool D – Seville

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	0	0	96	19	+77	9
Scotland	2	0	1	42	34	+8	7
Kenya	1	0	2	34	61	−27	5
Canada	0	0	3	22	80	−58	3

	28 January 2022	Canada	5–21	Scotland	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	14:27	Try: Russell 7'	Report	Try: Lowe 5' Jones 8', Kelly 13' Con: Lowe 6' 9' 13' Cards: Barreto (YC), Farndale (YC)	Referee: Paulo Duarte

	28 January 2022	Australia	42–0	Kenya	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	14:49	Try: Hutchison 4' 6' Longbottom 8' Toole 8' 11', Yool 14' Con: Roache 4' 7' 9' 9' 11' Longbottom 15'	Report		Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

	29 January 2022	Canada	5–24	Kenya	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	08:45	Try: Ngongo 2'	Report	Try: Humwa 5' Otieno 8', Omondi 12' Onyala 14' Con: Omondi 5' Amunga 15'	Referee: Finlay Brown

	29 January 2022	Australia	19–7	Scotland	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	09:07	Try: Toole 2' 5' Dowling 9' Con: Roache 3' 6' Cards: Hutchison (YC)	Report	Try: Hughes 12' Con: Elms 13' Cards: Kelly (YC)	Referee: Jeremy Rozier

	29 January 2022	Scotland	14–10	Kenya	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	14:13	Try: Lowe 5' McCann 11' Con: Lowe 5' Elms 12'	Report	Try: Onyala 7' Olindi 10' Cards: Oluoch (YC)	Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

	29 January 2022	Australia	33–12	Canada	Estadio La Cartuja, Seville
	14:35	Try: Roache 1' Longbottom 3', Vosaicake 8' Yool 14', Dowling 15' Con: Roache 2' 4' 9' Longbottom 14' 15' Cards: Roache (YC)	Report	Try: Coats 9' Ergas 10' Con: Coats 9' Cards: Bain (YC)	Referee: Ben Breakspear

Knockout stage – Seville

13th-place playoffs – Seville

Wales had a bye through to the 13th-place final due to Samoa's withdrawal from the tournament.

	13th-place semifinals				13th-place final
	30 Jan 2022 – 13:00
	Canada	40
					30 Jan 2022 – 17:44
	Jamaica	14
					Canada	14
					Wales	19

Matches

13th-place semifinals 30 January 2022 Canada  40–14  Jamaica Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   13:00 Try: Coats 1' Allen 4' 8', Russell 5' Thiel 9', Griffiths 9' Con: Coats 2' 4' 6' 9' Isherwood 8' Report Try: Clayton 7' Bush 11' Con: Roy-Smith 8' 11' Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi 13th-place final 30 January 2022 Canada  14–19  Wales Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   17:44 Try: Isherwood 1' Russell 9' Con: Isherwood 2' 10' Report Try: Carson 4' Swannack 6', Rosser 11' Con: Lennon 7' T. Williams 11' Referee: Francisco Gonzalez

9th-place playoffs – Seville

Kenya had a bye through to the 9th-place semifinals due to Samoa's withdrawal from the tournament.

	9th-place quarterfinals				9th-place semifinals				9th-place final
	29 Jan 2022 – 09:54
	Spain	21
					30 Jan 2022 – 13:22
	Canada	10
					Spain	26
	29 Jan 2022 – 10:16
					Japan	5
	Japan	24
									30 Jan 2022 – 18:06
	Jamaica	19
									Spain	19
									Kenya	24
					30 Jan 2022 – 13:44
					Germany	7
	29 Jan 2022 – 11:00
					Kenya	24
	Germany	17
	Wales	7

Matches

9th-place quarterfinals 29 January 2022 Spain  21–10  Canada Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   09:54 Try: Lopez 6' 9' Moreno 12' Con: Ramos 6' 9', Martinez 13' Cards: Bolinches (YC) Report Try: Berna 4' Bain 10' Referee: Ben Breakspear 30 January 2022 Japan  24–19  Jamaica Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   10:16 Try: Ishida 4' 9' Fukushi 8', Makisi 11' Con: Ishida 10' 11' Report Try: Melville 1' Bingham 6', Stoppani 12' Con: Roy-Smith 2' 7' Cards: Stoppani (YC) Referee: Francisco Gonzalez 30 January 2022 Germany  17–7  Wales Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   10:38 Try: Ellermann 8' Hunt 13', Heimpel 14' Con: Heimpel 15' Report Try: M. Williams 10' Con: M. Williams 10' Referee: Finlay Brown 9th-place semifinals 30 January 2022 Spain  26–5  Japan Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   13:22 Try: Lopez 2' Martinez 4', Soriano 5' 8' Con: Martinez 3' 4' 6' Report Try: Ishii 14' Referee: Adam Leal 30 January 2022 Germany  7–24  Kenya Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   13:44 Try: Hunt 5' Con: Van der Bosch 6' Report Try: Odhiambo 2' Oyoo 7', Otieno 11' Oluoch 13' Con: Omondi 7', Olindi 13' Referee: Jeremy Rozier 9th-place final 30 January 2022 Spain  19–24  Kenya Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   18:06 Try: Pla 8' Romero 10' Moreno 13' Con: Martinez 8' 10' Report Try: Onyala 1' Oluoch 12', Taabu 15' Wekesa 17' Con: Omondi 2', Olindi 12' Referee: Ben Breakspear

5th-place playoffs – Seville

	5th-place semifinals				5th-place final
	30 Jan 2022 – 14:06
	Scotland	10
					30 Jan 2022 – 18:28
	England	12
					England	17
	30 Jan 2022 – 14:28
					United States	22
	United States	19
	France	12

Matches

5th-place semifinals 30 January 2022 Scotland  10–12  England Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   14:06 Try: Elms 6' Farndale 9' Cards: McCann (YC) Report Try: Davis 2' Homer 10' Con: Roddick 2' Referee: Francisco Gonzalez 30 January 2022 United States  19–12  France Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   14:28 Try: Isles 1' Tupuola 7' Williams 11' Con: Tomasin 2' 12' Report Try: Sepho 10' Trouabal 13' Con: Riva 10' Cards: Sepho (YC) Referee: Finlay Brown 5th-place final 30 January 2022 England  17–22  United States Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   18:28 Try: Hyde 6' Bowen 9' 11' Con: Coulson 9' Cards: Homer (YC) Report Try: Tupuola 1' Tomasin 9', Isles 13' Williams 15' Con: Tomasin 21' Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Cup playoffs – Seville

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	29 Jan 2022 – 19:07
	South Africa	31
					30 Jan 2022 – 16:06
	Scotland	24
					South Africa	26
	29 Jan 2022 – 19:35
					Ireland	0
	England	12
									30 Jan 2022 – 20:26
	Ireland	24
									South Africa	33
	29 Jan 2022 – 20:05
									Australia	7
	Australia	29
					30 Jan 2022 – 16:28
	United States	14
					Australia	28
	29 Jan 2022 – 20:33
					Argentina	12			3rd place final
	Argentina	26
									30 Jan 2022 – 19:29
	France	21
									Ireland	5
									Argentina	12

Matches

Quarterfinals 29 January 2022 South Africa  31–24  Scotland Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   19:07 Try: Williams 3' Makata 6', Oosthuizen 9' S. Davids 9' 13' Con: Du Preez 4' 7' Geduld 14' Report Try: Farndale 1' Cullen 5', Barreto 11' Edmonds 15' Con: Elms 2' Barreto 11' Cards: McCann (YC) Referee: Paulo Duarte 29 January 2022 England  12–24  Ireland Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   19:35 Try: Bowen 6' Randle 14' Con: Roddick 14' Report Try: Comerford 4' T. Roche 7', M. Roche 9' Phillips 12' Con: M. Roche 8' 9' Referee: Finlay Brown 29 January 2022 Australia  29–14  United States Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   20:05 Try: Kuridrani 2' Lawson 8', Longbottom 8' Turner 10' Con: Longbottom 8' 9' 11' Pen: Longbottom 13' Report Try: Isles 5' Baker 6' Con: Tomasin 5' 7' Referee: Jeremy Rozier 29 January 2022 Argentina  26–21  France Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   20:33 Try: Isgro 3' De la Vega 6', Moneta 7' Sabato 14' Con: Del Mestre 4' 6' 8' Report Try: Trouabal 1' Parez 9', Sepho 10' Con: Riva 2' 9' 10' Cards: Trouabal (YC) Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi Semifinals 30 January 2022 South Africa  26–0  Ireland Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   16:06 Try: Grobbelaar 6' Williams 8', Geduld 10' S. Davids 14' Con: S. Davids 6' 8' Williams 15' Report Cards: Kennedy (YC) Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi 30 January 2022 Australia  28–12  Argentina Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   16:28 Try: Toole 4' 8' Hutchison 6', Longbottom 12' Con: Roache 4' 7' 12' Longbottom 8' Cards: Roache (YC) Report Try: Gonzalez 1' Sabato 15' Con: Del Mestre 1' Referee: Adam Leal 3rd place final 30 January 2022 Ireland  5–10  Argentina Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   19:29 Try: O'Sullivan 4' Report Try: Revol 7' Isgro 11' Con: Del Mestre 12' Referee: Paulo Duarte Final 30 January 2022 South Africa  33–7 Australia  Estadio La Cartuja, Seville   20:26 Try: Grobbelaar 8' 8' Oosthuizen 10', Adonis 13' Visser 15' Con: S. Davids 9' 9' 10' 15' Cards: Adonis (YC) 10' Report Try: Dowling 6' Con: Roache 7' Cards: Turner (YC) 10' Longbottom (YC) 11' Referee: Jeremy Rozier

Placings – Seville

Samoa was a late withdrawal from the tournament but was not replaced in the draw. As such, despite not competing, Samoa finished equal-last in Seville and received one point toward their season standings.[11]

Place	Team	Points
	South Africa	22
	Australia	19
	Argentina	17
4	Ireland	15
5	United States	13
6	England	12
7	France	10
	Scotland	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Kenya	8
10	Spain	7
11	Germany	5
	Japan	5
13	Wales	3
14	Canada	2
15	Jamaica	1
	Samoa	1

Source: World Rugby

See also

• 2022 Spain Women's Sevens

References

1. "World Sevens Series returns with Spain to make hosting debut". Americas Rugby News. 12 October 2021.
2. "World Rugby Sevens Series returns without New Zealand, Australia as hosts". ESPN. 12 October 2021.
3. "Málaga y Sevilla, en el calendario de las HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022". Revista22 (in Spanish). 22 October 2021.
4. "Introducing three new host cities on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021.
5. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series heads to Spain as pools and schedule are updated". World Rugby. 13 January 2022.
6. Naivalurua, Navitalai (21 January 2022). "Fiji Men's and Women's 7s teams pull out of Spain tournaments". Fiji Village.
7. Kumar, Sanjeshni (24 January 2022). "South Africa men clinch last-gasp gold and USA women triumph at the HSBC Spain Sevens in Málaga". PINA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022.
8. "Manu Samoa 7s Pulled Out of Spain Due to High Number of Covid Positive Results". Samoa Global News. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
9. "Malaga: Pools". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
10. "Men's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Seville: Fixures and results". Retrieved 28 January 2022.
11. "Men's Standings". Retrieved 30 January 2022.
12. "Malaga: Fixtures & Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
13. "Seville: Fixtures & Results". World Rugby. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
14. "Seville: Pools". World Rugby. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

External links

• Tournament site^[usurped]
• World Rugby info: Málaga
• World Rugby info: Seville

World Sevens Series XXIII
Preceded by 2021 Dubai Sevens	2022 Spain Sevens	Succeeded by 2022 Singapore Sevens
Spain Sevens
Preceded by None (first event)	2022 Spain Sevens	Succeeded by To be determined