The 2022 Canada Sevens was a
rugby sevens
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tournament for men's national teams held on 16–17 April 2022 at
BC Place
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a Crown corporation of the province.
The venue is currently ...
,
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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Canada
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as part of the
2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.
The event was won by
Argentina
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, with player of the match
Marcos Moneta
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scoring two tries in their 29–10 win against
Fiji
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in the final.
Australia
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defeated
Samoa
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with a last-minute try in their 21-19 win to take bronze in the third-place playoff.
[ ]South Africa
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, the defending Canada Sevens
The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015†...
champions from the two events in 2021, beat the 2020 event winners New Zealand
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in the fifth-place playoff.
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.
Teams
The sixteen national teams competing in Canada were:
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Pool stage
The pools were announced on 10 April.Cup quarter-finals
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Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
13th–16th playoffs
9th–12th playoffs
5th–8th playoffs
Cup playoffs
Placings
See also
* 2022 Canada Sevens (for women)
References
External links
Tournament site
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2022
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2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series
2022 rugby sevens competitions
April 2022 sports events in Canada
Sports competitions in Vancouver
Canada Sevens
The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015†...
2022 in sports in British Columbia