The 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Women's tour was the inaugural season of the second-tier global competition for women's national rugby sevens teams.[1] It was played as a single tournament on 12–14 August 2022 in Santiago, Chile at the Estadio Santa Laura with twelve teams competing.[2] 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.[3] The tournament was won by Japan 7s, defeating Poland 7s by 17–0 in the final, with China 7s finishing in third place.
Teams
Twelve national women's teams qualified for the Challenger Series tournament in 2022.[4]