The 2022 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium from 5âÂÂ6 November 2022. It was the 45th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the first tournament of the 2022âÂÂ23 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament.
Australia were the champions after beating the defending champions of the past five events in Hong Kong Fiji in the cup final. Australia was also the first team since the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens to beat Fiji in Hong Kong.
The 2022 Hong Kong Sevens is the first round of eleven in the 2022âÂÂ23 season
Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Fifteen core teams and one invited team.
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)âÂÂ3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team. These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the placement matches.
<small>Source: World Rugby</small>
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament: