Seven's World Cup Women 2022/23

The Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens served as the quadrennial world championship for women's rugby sevens. The tournament was founded in 2009 by the International Rugby Board, which is now known as World Rugby. The inaugural event took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It ran alongside the annual HSBC SVNS series, which crowns an annual champion through a points-based league system, and stood apart from the Summer Olympics, which also features rugby sevens. The competition featured 16 core national teams. These sides competed in a group stage followed by knockout rounds. Australia and New Zealand emerged as the most successful nations in the history of the event. Each country secured two titles. Australia won the first tournament in 2009 and claimed the title again in 2022. New Zealand won in 2013 and 2018. The 2022 final, held in Cape Town, South Africa, saw Australia defeat New Zealand with a score of 24-22. In January 2025, World Rugby announced that future editions of the tournament would not be scheduled. This decision effectively discontinued the competition after the 2022 edition. The announcement clarified the status of the HSBC SVNS World Championship as the primary annual world title for the women's game. The event had provided a distinct four-year cycle for international competition outside of the Olympic Games and the annual club and national team series.