Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Twelve teams qualify for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament to be determined.[1][2]

Table

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier
7 September 2013 Host Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 1  Japan
30 November 2018 – 9 June 2019 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series Various 4
TBD 2019 2019 Africa Men's Sevens 1
TBD 2019 Asia qualification event 1
TBD 2019 Europe qualification event 1
TBD 2019 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship 1
TBD 2019 2019 RAN Sevens 1
TBD 2019 Sudamérica qualification event 1
TBD 2019/2020 Olympic qualification event 1
Total12

2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series

As a principal route for the tournament, four places will be determined by performance in the series over ten tournaments.[3]

Africa

Rugby Africa will hold the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens to be determined, with two teams from the 2018 Regional Sevens tournaments qualifying for said tournament.

2018 Africa Regional Sevens – West

Eight teams competed on 15–16 September in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with Ivory Coast eligible for the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens.

Teams

  •  Algeria
  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Guinea
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Mali
  •  Niger
  •  Nigeria

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Ivory Coast 33006512+539
 Burkina Faso 32015924+357
 Mali 31022037–175
 Guinea 30031081–713
15 September 2018
11:00
Ivory Coast  26–0  Guinea

15 September 2018
11:22
Burkina Faso  12–0  Mali

15 September 2018
12:50
Ivory Coast  20–5  Mali

15 September 2018
13:12
Burkina Faso  40–5  Guinea

15 September 2018
14:40
Ivory Coast  19–7  Burkina Faso

15 September 2018
15:02
Mali  15–5  Guinea

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Nigeria 3300720+729
 Algeria 32013217+157
 Niger 31021948–295
 Benin 30031472–583
15 September 2018
11:44
Nigeria  26–0  Niger

15 September 2018
12:06
Algeria  17–7  Benin

15 September 2018
13:34
Nigeria  36–0  Benin

15 September 2018
13:56
Algeria  15–0  Niger

15 September 2018
15:24
Nigeria  10–0  Algeria

15 September 2018
15:46
Benin  7–19  Niger

Knockout stage

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
16 September - 10:00
 
 
 Niger22
 
16 September - 11:50
 
 Guinea0
 
 Niger5
 
16 September - 10:22
 
 Mali10
 
 Mali5
 
 
 Benin0
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 September - 11:28
 
 
 Guinea0
 
 
 Benin24

Africa Sevens Qualification

 
Semi-finalsCup/Africa Sevens Qualification
 
      
 
16 September - 10:44
 
 
 Ivory Coast10
 
16 September - 12:34
 
 Algeria7
 
 Ivory Coast22
 
16 September - 11:06
 
 Nigeria17
 
 Nigeria17
 
 
 Burkina Faso7
 
Third place
 
 
16 September - 12:12
 
 
 Algeria0
 
 
 Burkina Faso29

[4]

2018 Africa Regional Sevens – East

Four teams will compete on 29 September 2019 in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Teams

  •  Burundi
  •  Congo
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  •  Lesotho

[4]

Americas North

Rugby Americas North will hold the 2019 RAN Sevens to be determined.

Asia

Asia Rugby will hold a tournament to be determined.

Europe

Rugby Europe will hold a tournament to be determined.

Oceania

Oceania Rugby will hold the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship to be determined.

Sudamérica

Sudamérica Rugby will hold a tournament to be determined.

Olympic qualification event

At a date and venue to be determined in 2020, two runners-up from each of the six tournaments will play at a twelve-team qualification tournament, with the winner advancing.

References

  1. ↑ "World Rugby and IOC confirm rugby sevens qualification process for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020" (PDF). World Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Schedule confirmed for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019". World Rugby. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Regional Sevens 2018". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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