The event was won by Samoa 7s, defeating New Zealand 7s by 12–7 in the final.

[1] It was held on 9–11 December 2022 at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals.

The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for 9th to 16th placings.

Pool C saw a huge upset with defending champions New Zealand defeated 14-10 by Spain.