The 2022 Spain Women's Sevens was played as two back-to-back

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tournaments on consecutive weekends in late January that year. These events were hosted by the

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as the third and fourth stops on the 2021–22 season of the

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. It was the first time the series was held in

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. The

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won the first tournament, held at

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from 21–23 January, defeating

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in the final by 35–10. The second tournament, held from 28–30 January at

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, was won by series-leader

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, with a score of 17–12 over first-time cup finalist

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Format

The twelve teams are drawn into three pools of four. Each team will play their other three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket, with the two best third-placed teams also advancing. The remaining four teams will compete for a 9th–12th placing.

Teams

The twelve national women's teams competing in Spain were: * * * * * * * * * (Seville only) * * *

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, who were represented by Great Britain for the first two tournaments of the 2021–22 Series, returned to compete as a separate national union for the remainder of the series.

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was invited to participate for the first time in a

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was also invited to participate for the first time in a World Sevens Series, replacing

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who were unable to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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did not compete in Spain. The team withdrew from both tournaments after members of their squad tested positive for COVID-19. However, Fiji was not replaced in the draw for

. Their matches were recorded as byes and their opponents awarded wins automatically via walkover. As such, despite not playing, Fiji was placed twelfth in Málaga and received one point toward their season standings from the event.

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was invited to participate in

, replacing Fiji.

Málaga

Pool stage – Málaga

Pool A – Málaga

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Pool B – Málaga

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Pool C – Málaga

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Ranking of third-placed teams – Málaga

Knockout stage – Málaga

9th–12th playoffs – Málaga

5th–8th playoffs – Málaga

Cup playoffs – Málaga

Placings – Málaga

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Seville

Pool stage – Seville

The draw for the pool stage of the Seville Sevens was announced via

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on 24 January.

Pool A – Seville

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Pool B – Seville

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Pool C – Seville

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Ranking of third-placed teams – Seville

Knockout stage – Seville

9th–12th playoffs – Seville

5th–8th playoffs – Seville

Cup playoffs – Seville

Placings – Seville

Source
World Rugby
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References

Notes Citations

External links

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World Rugby info: Málaga

World Rugby info: Seville
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Format

Teams

Málaga

Pool stage – Málaga

Pool A – Málaga

Pool B – Málaga

Pool C – Málaga

Ranking of third-placed teams – Málaga

Knockout stage – Málaga

9th–12th playoffs – Málaga

5th–8th playoffs – Málaga

Cup playoffs – Málaga

Placings – Málaga

Seville

Pool stage – Seville

Pool A – Seville

Pool B – Seville

Pool C – Seville

Ranking of third-placed teams – Seville

Knockout stage – Seville

9th–12th playoffs – Seville

5th–8th playoffs – Seville

Cup playoffs – Seville

Placings – Seville

See also

References

External links