2022 USA Sevens

The 2022 USA Sevens was the seventeenth edition of the rugby sevens tournament. It was held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles, California between 27 and 28 August 2022. The title defenders were five-time USA Sevens champions South Africa.

2022 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nation	United States
Date	27–28 August 2022
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Fiji
Third	Australia
Tournament details
Matches played	45
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The final event of the season saw the most competitive sole event in World Rugby Sevens Series history as all sixteen core teams vied for the event title, four of whom were simultaneously vying for the series title (South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Fiji).[1]

On the season standings for the 2021–22 season post-London were the most competitive since the establishment of the Sevens Series, with just six points separating the top three teams (two points between the top two).[2] There were four teams mathematically capable of winning the series, depending on the results of this event.[1]

At the conclusion of day one, when all the pool fixtures had been played, South Africa finished third in their pool, thus were not eligible to play in the Cup playoffs and were eliminated from winning the event and the series.[3]

The tournament was won by New Zealand, who claimed their first win in the series after beating Fiji 28–21. This, along with Argentina being knocked out in the quarter finals, South Africa being knocked out in the pool stages, and Australia claiming third after beating Samoa 21–7, meant that Australia were crowned champions of the world series for the first time,