The rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament was the women's event of the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens competition held every four years. It was held at the Coventry Stadium from 29 to 31 July 2022.
Venue The rugby sevens tournaments were originally scheduled to take place at Villa Park, but they instead took place at the Coventry Stadium in Coventry.
The adjacent Coventry Arena was used for judo and wrestling.
Qualification England qualified as host nation, three nations qualified via the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, and four nations booked their places in regional qualification tournaments.
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Competition format In July 2022, eight teams were drawn into two groups; the top two performing teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams were sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.
Officials A total of 6 Referees, 3 Assistants and 3 Television Match Officials (TMOs) were selected for the tournament.
RefereeAssistantsTelevision Match Officials Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Talal-Azmat Chaudhry (Canada) Claire Daniels (England) Lauren Jenner (New Zealand) Leonie Pryor (England) Craig Joubert (South Africa) Tyler Miller (Australia) Rebecca Rees (England) Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) Ashley Murray-Pretorious (South Africa) Selica Winiata (New Zealand) Holly Wood (England)
Pool stage Pool A
Pool B
Medal round
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Classification matches
Classification semi-finals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Final standing Rank Team
Player statistics
Most points PosNameTeamPts1Michaela Blyde552Maddison Levi503Rhona Lloyd404Ellie Boatman355Krissy Scurfield306Tyla Nathan-Wong29Reapi Uluinisau8Sesenieli Donu259Alicia Maude22Isla Norman-Bell
Most tries PosNameTeamTries1Michaela Blyde112Maddison Levi103Rhona Lloyd84Ellie Boatman75Krissy Scurfield66Reapi Uluinisau5Sesenieli Donu8Grace Crompton4Liske LateganFaith Nathan
See also Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
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