Rugby sevens at the 2022 South American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of the rugby sevens at the 2022 South American Games was held from 7 to 9 October 2022 at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty in Luque, Paraguay, a sub-venue outside Asunción.[1] It was the third edition of the rugby sevens women's tournament at the South American Games since its first appearance in Santiago 2014.

2020 Women's South American Games Rugby Sevens Tournament
Tournament details
Host Paraguay
VenueEstadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción
Date7–9 October 2022
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runner-up Paraguay
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Tries scored124 (5.17 per match)
2018
2026

The tournament served as qualifier for the 2023 Pan American Games, with the top two teams (excluding Chile and Brazil) qualifying to the women's rugby sevens tournament.[2]

The two-times defending champions Brazil successfully retained their title by winning the gold medal and thus their third South American Games women's rugby sevens title after beating the hosts Paraguay 17–5 in the final. Colombia beat Argentina with a 14–7 score to win the bronze medal.[3]

Paraguay and Colombia qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games as the Sudamérica Rugby representatives,[4] besides Chile which qualified automatically as hosts and Brazil which had previously qualified via the 2022 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens.[5]

Schedule edit

The tournament was held over a 3-day period, from 7 to 9 October.[6]

PS Preliminary stage CC Cup & Challenge stage PM Placement matches SF Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9
Morning Evening Morning Evening Morning Evening
PS PS CC CC PM SF B F
3 M 6 M 3 M 6 M 2 M 2 M 2 M

Teams edit

A total of nine ODESUR NOCs entered teams for the women's tournament.

Teams App Previous best performance
  Argentina 3rd Silver medal (2014, 2018)
  Bolivia 2nd Seventh place (2018)
  Brazil 3rd Gold medal (2014, 2018)
  Chile 2nd Fifth place (2014)
  Colombia 3rd Fourth place (2014, 2018)
  Paraguay 3rd Bronze medal (2018)
  Peru 2nd Fifth place (2018)
  Uruguay 3rd Bronze medal (2014)
  Venezuela 2nd Seventh place (2014)

Rosters edit

Each participating NOC had to enter a roster of 12 players (Technical manual Article 9).[1]

Venue edit

All matches were played at the Estadio Héroes de Curupayty located within the Parque Olímpico cluster in Luque, Paraguay and owned by the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.[7] The Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, which was remodeled in 2020, has a capacity for 3,000 spectators.[8][9]

Results edit

All match times are in PYST (UTC−3).[10]

Preliminary stage edit

The preliminary stage consisted of three groups of 3 teams, each group was played under round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the Cup groups stage and the third placed team of each group advancing to the Challenge group.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 2 2 0 0 71 12 +59 6 Cup groups
2   Uruguay 2 1 0 1 36 33 +3 4
3   Peru 2 0 0 2 0 62 −62 2 Challenge group
Source: ASU2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Points difference; 4) Tries difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Tries scored; 7) Fewest red cards received; 8) Fewest yellow cards received; 9) Drawing of lots.
7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
10:06
Brazil  33–12  Uruguay
Try: Anne Crystyan (2) 1' c, 4' c
Costa (2) 2' m, 11' c
Furtado 10' c
Con: Campos 1', 4'
Mariana Nicolau 10', 11'
ReportTry: Verocai (2) 7' m, 8' c
Con: Brum 8'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
17:58
Brazil  38–0  Peru
Try: Anne Crystyan 3' m
Marina Fioravanti (2) 6' c, 10' c
Alves 2T
Lopes de Souza 2T
Cardoso 14'
Con: Campos 7', 10', 12'
Mariana Nicolau 2T
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
20:35
Peru  0–24  Uruguay
ReportTry: Cruces 1T m
Merli 6' m
Petrik 9' c
Verocai 2T c
Con: Brum (2/2) 10', 2T
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia 2 2 0 0 73 7 +66 6 Cup groups
2   Chile 2 1 0 1 38 17 +21 4
3   Venezuela 2 0 0 2 7 94 −87 2 Challenge group
Source: ASU2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Points difference; 4) Tries difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Tries scored; 7) Fewest red cards received; 8) Fewest yellow cards received; 9) Drawing of lots.
7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
10:28
Colombia  56–7  Venezuela
Try: Muñoz 2'
Córdoba (2) 3', 6' c
Ibarra 5' c
Tapias 2T m
Soto (4) 2T m, 11 m, 13 m, 14 m
Arzuaga 10' m
Con: Pacheco 1T
Mejía (2/2) 5', 7'
ReportTry: Camacho 3' c
Con: Ramírez (1/1) 3'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
17:36
Colombia  17–0  Chile
Try: Ibarra 3' m
Alzate 4' m
Mejía 6' c
Con: Lopera 6'
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
20:13
Chile  38–0  Venezuela
Try: Rojas (2) 3' c, 13' m
Ogalde 4' c
Igor (2) 7' c, 8' c
Badilla 11' m
Con: Castañeda 3', 4', 9'
Badilla 6'
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 2 2 0 0 65 0 +65 6 Cup groups
2   Paraguay 2 1 0 1 55 15 +40 4
3   Bolivia 2 0 0 2 0 105 −105 2 Challenge group
Source: ASU2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Points difference; 4) Tries difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Tries scored; 7) Fewest red cards received; 8) Fewest yellow cards received; 9) Drawing of lots.
7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
10:50
Argentina  50–0  Bolivia
Try: González (2) 1' m, 3' c
Medina (2) 5' c, 14' c
Del Rosario 1T
A. Moreno 9' c
Mattus 11' m
F. Moreno 13' c
Con: González 4'
Mattus 6', 9'
Medina 13', 14'
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
18:20
Argentina  15–0  Paraguay
Try: Medina 2' m
F. Moreno (2) 6' m, 8' m
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
20:57
Paraguay  55–0  Bolivia
Try: Viveros 1' c
Romero (3) 3' c, 6' c, 9' m
González 5' c
Cristaldo (2) 8' c, 2T m
Gauto 12' m
Denis 14' m
Con: Viveros 1', 3', 5', 6', 8'
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Cup & Challenge stage edit

The Cup stage consisted of two groups of 3 teams, each group was played under round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the semi-finals and the third placed team of each group advancing to the fifth place match. The challenge group consisted of three teams and was played under the same format, with the top to teams advancing to the seventh place match and the bottom team ocupping the ninth place in the general ranking.

Cup group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 2 2 0 0 47 0 +47 6 Semi-finals
2   Paraguay 2 1 0 1 19 22 −3 4
3   Chile 2 0 0 2 0 44 −44 2 Fifth place match
Source: ASU2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Points difference; 4) Tries difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Tries scored; 7) Fewest red cards received; 8) Fewest yellow cards received; 9) Drawing of lots.
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
10:06
Chile  0–19  Paraguay
ReportTry: Méndez 1' m
Alfonso 2' c
Romero 6' c
Con: Viveros (2/3) 3', 6'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
17:56
Brazil  22–0  Paraguay
Try: Costa (2) 1' c, 2' m
Silva (2) 7' m, 9' m
Con: Campos 1'
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
20:33
Brazil  25–0  Chile
Try: Silva 1T m
Costa 1T m
Alves (3) 7' m, 13' m, 14' m
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Cup group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 2 2 0 0 20 7 +13 6 Semi-finals
2   Colombia 2 1 0 1 26 24 +2 4
3   Uruguay 2 0 0 2 14 29 −15 2 Fifth place match
Source: ASU2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Points difference; 4) Tries difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Tries scored; 7) Fewest red cards received; 8) Fewest yellow cards received; 9) Drawing of lots.
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
10:28
Argentina  10–0  Uruguay
Try: González 1T m
F. Moreno 4' m
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
18:18
Colombia  19–14  Uruguay
Try: Alzate (2) 6' c, 10' c
Mejía 13' m
Con: Mejía 7'
Lopera 10'
ReportTry: Petrik 1' c
Verocai 3' c
Con: Tellechea (2/2) 1', 4'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
20:55
Colombia  7–10  Argentina
Try: Alzate 5' c
Con: Lopera (1/1) 6'
ReportTry: González 1T m
F. Moreno 3' m
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Challenge group edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Peru 2 2 0 0 69 17 +52 6 Seventh place match
2   Venezuela 2 1 0 1 39 29 +10 4
3   Bolivia 2 0 0 2 5 67 −62 2 9th place
Source: ASU2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Points difference; 4) Tries difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Tries scored; 7) Fewest red cards received; 8) Fewest yellow cards received; 9) Drawing of lots.
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
10:50
Venezuela  27–0  Bolivia
Try: Zapata (3) 1' m, 7' m, 9' c
Aguilar (2) 1T m, 13' m
Con: Pérez 9'
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
18:40
Peru  40–5  Bolivia
Try: Ruiz (2) 1' c, 14' m
Chuquivala 2' c
García 8' c
Sánchez 10' c
Márquez 13' c
Con: Chuquivala 1', 2', 8'
Jiménez 10', 13'
ReportTry: Suárez 6' m
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
21:17
Peru  29–12  Venezuela
Try: García (2) 2' m, 13' c
Jiménez 1T m
Rios 5' c
Correa 7' m
Con: García 5'
Chuquivala 13'
ReportTry: Ramírez (2) 4' c, 8' m
Con: Camacho 4'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Final stage edit

The final stage consisted of the seventh place match, the fifth place match, the semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches. The semi-finals match-ups were:

  • Semifinal 1: Cup group 1 winners v Cup group 2 runners-up
  • Semifinal 2: Cup group 2 winners v Cup group 1 runners-up

Winners of semi-finals played the gold medal match, while losers played the bronze medal match.

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
9 October
 
 
  Brazil28
 
9 October
 
  Colombia5
 
  Brazil17
 
9 October
 
  Paraguay5
 
  Argentina14
 
 
  Paraguay15
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
9 October
 
 
  Colombia14
 
 
  Argentina7
 
Seventh place match
 
  
 
9 October
 
 
  Peru21
 
 
  Venezuela12
 
 
Fifth place match
 
  
 
9 October
 
 
  Chile15
 
 
  Uruguay0
 

Semifinals edit

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
9:22
Brazil  28–5  Colombia
Try: Silva 6' c
Costa (2) 7' c, 10' c
Furtado 12' c
Con: Campos (4/4) 6', 8', 11', 12'
ReportTry: Pacheco 6' m
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
9:44
Argentina  14–15  Paraguay
Try: Brigido 5' c
González 14' c
Con: González (2/2) 5', 14'
ReportTry: Cristaldo (2) 1T m, 11' m
Viveros 13' m
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Seventh place match edit

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
10:28
Peru  21–12  Venezuela
Try: Márquez 1' c
Rios 3' c
Jiménez 6' c
Con: Chuquivala (3/3) 1', 4', 6'
ReportTry: Aguilar 8' m
Ramírez 10' c
Con: Pérez 11'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Fifth place match edit

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
10:06
Chile  15–0  Uruguay
Try: Badilla 3' m
Miranda (2) 6' m, 11' m
Report
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Bronze medal match edit

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
19:25
Colombia  14–7  Argentina
Try: Soto 8' c
Ibarra 12' c
Con: Lopera (2/2) 8', 12'
ReportTry: González 5' c
Con: González (1/1) 6'
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Gold medal match edit

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
20:15
Brazil  17–5  Paraguay
Try: Costa (2) 6' c, 11' m
Marina Fioravanti 14' m
Con: Campos 6'
ReportTry: Romero 9' m
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Asunción

Final ranking edit

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Brazil
Mariana Nicolau
Luiza Campos
Eshyllen Eshy
Anne Crystyan
Thalia Costa
Isadora Lopes de Souza
Aline Furtado
Marina Fioravanti
Camilla Carvalho
Andressa Alves
Bianca Silva
Marcelle Souza

Head coach: Will Broderick
  Paraguay
Cinthia Cristaldo
Ingrid Alfonso
María Benza
Paula Denis
María Ramos
Lucero Viveros
Chiara Báez
Maira Méndez
María Gauto
Araceli Nicolini
Liz Verónica Romero
Romina González

Head coach: Enrique Kneup
  Colombia
Maribel Mestra
Laura Pacheco
Carmen Ibarra
Daniela Alzate
Laura Álvarez
Valeria Muñoz
María Isabel Arzuaga
Madi Córdoba
Camila Lopera
Laura Mejía
Juliana Soto
Valentina Tapias

Head coach: Sebastián Mejía

Qualified teams for Pan American Games edit

The following four teams from Sudámerica Rugby qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games women's rugby sevens tournament, including Chile which qualified as hosts and Brazil which had previously qualified by winning the 2022 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens in June 2022.[4]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Pan American Games1
  Chile 4 November 2017 0 (debut)
  Brazil 11 June 2022 2 (all) (2015, 2019)
  Paraguay 9 October 2022 0 (debut)
  Colombia 9 October 2022 2 (all) (2015, 2019)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "RUGBY 7'S MANUAL TÉCNICO" (PDF). www.asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASU2022. 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual – Rugby" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org. Santiago 2023. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Yaras mantêm domínio sul-americano e levam ouro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpiada Todo Dia. 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "EL ANDAR DE LOS CLASIFICADOS A SANTIAGO 2023" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ Ramalho, Victor (11 June 2022). "Yaras vencem Colômbia e faturam invictas vigésimo título sul-americano de sevens" [Yaras beat Colombia and win 20th South American sevens title] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Rugby Confederation.
  6. ^ "ASÍ SERÁ EL SEVEN EN "EL SUEÑO DE TODOS"" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Estadio Héroes de Curupayty - COP". www.asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). XII Juegos Surámericanos ASU2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Paraguay tendrá un renovado estadio" (in Spanish). World Rugby. 10 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Héroes de Curupayty, el renovado estadio del rugby paraguayo". www.elnacional.com.py (in Spanish). El Nacional. 26 November 2020.
  10. ^ Ramalho, Victor (6 October 2022). "Brasil vai a campo no rugby sevens dos Jogos Sul-Americanos no Paraguai" [Brazil takes to the field in rugby sevens at the South American Games in Paraguay] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Rugby Confederation.

External links edit