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2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Women's tour
The 2023 Challenger Series for women's rugby sevens teams was the second season of the second-tier circuit that allowed a promotion pathway to the World Rugby Sevens Series.
| 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series |
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| Women's tour – Series II |
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| South Africa |
| 20–30 April 2023 |
| 12 |
| South Africa |
| Belgium |
| China |
| ← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Challenger Series for women's rugby sevens teams was the second season of the second-tier circuit that allowed a promotion pathway to the World Rugby Sevens Series.
The women's challenger tour had twelve national teams competing and was played as two tournaments on 20–22 and 28–30 April 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with the winner gaining direct entry to the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens series.
There were 12 women's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2023.
| Date qualified | Means of qualification | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2022 | 2022 Africa Women's Sevens | South Africa |
| Madagascar | ||
| 11 June 2022 | 2022 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens | Colombia |
| 3 July 2022 | 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Series | Poland |
| Belgium | ||
| Czech Republic | ||
| 9 October 2022 | 2022 South American Games | Paraguay |
| 14 November 2022 | 2022 RAN Women's Super Sevens | Mexico |
| 20 November 2022 | 2022 Oceania Women's Sevens Challenge | Papua New Guinea |
| 27 November 2022 | 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | China |
| Thailand | ||
| Hong Kong |
Notes
The official schedule for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markotter Stadium | Stellenbosch | 20–22 April 2023 | South Africa |
| 2 | 28–30 April 2023 | South Africa |
| Pos | Event Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Totalpoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Belgium | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | China | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | Poland | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | Thailand | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 8 | Colombia | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | Madagascar | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Paraguay | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2 | 4 |
All times are in SAST, South African Standard Time: (UTC+2).
Cup quarter-finals
Cup semi-finals
Third-place final
Cup final
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th-place semi-finals | 5th-place final | |||||
| 22 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Thailand | 19 | |||||
| 22 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Colombia | 5 | |||||
| Thailand | 10 | |||||
| 22 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 34 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 10 | |||||
| Madagascar | 5 | |||||
| 7th-place final | ||||||
| 22 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Colombia | 12 | |||||
| Madagascar | 14 |
5th-place semi-finals
5th-place final
7th-place final
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th-place semi-finals | 9th-place final | |||||
| 21 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 44 | |||||
| 22 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
| 21 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Mexico | 12 | |||||
| Mexico | 19 | |||||
| Paraguay | 5 | |||||
| 11th-place final | ||||||
| 22 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | |||||
| Paraguay | 5 |
9th-place semi-finals
11th-place final
9th-place final
| Position | Team | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Africa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | China | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | Poland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | Thailand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 7th | Madagascar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8th | Colombia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9th | Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11th | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12th | Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th-place semi-finals | 5th-place final | |||||
| 29 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||
| 30 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Paraguay | 5 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 10 | |||||
| 29 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Poland | 24 | |||||
| Poland | 14 | |||||
| Colombia | 12 | |||||
| 7th-place final | ||||||
| 30 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||
| Colombia | 24 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th-place semi-finals | 9th-place final | |||||
| 29 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Madagascar | 24 | |||||
| 30 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Madagascar | 14 | |||||
| 29 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Thailand | 22 | |||||
| Thailand | 34 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| 11th-place final | ||||||
| 30 April – Markotter Stadium | ||||||
| Mexico | 10 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 24 |
| Position | Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Africa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd | Belgium | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | China | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5th | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | Hong Kong | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | Colombia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8th | Paraguay | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 9th | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th | Madagascar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11th | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12th | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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