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]
Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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Table
Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier |
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Host | 7 September 2013 | N/A | 1 | |
2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series | 30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019 | Various | 4 | |
2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 29–30 June 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 RAN Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 Africa Men's Sevens | 8–9 November 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 23–24 November 2019 | 1 | ||
2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 20–21 June 2020 | 1 | ||
Total | 12 |
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]
2018–19 Core Teams | ||||||||||||
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Pos | Event Team |
Dubai |
Cape Town |
Hamilton |
Sydney |
Las Vegas |
Vancouver |
Hong Kong |
Singapore |
London |
Paris |
Points total |
1 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 186 | |
2 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 177 | |
3 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 162 | |
4 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 148 | |
5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 114 | |
6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 107 | |
7 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 104 | |
8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 99 | |
9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 94 | |
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 72 | |
11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 59 | |
12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 | |
13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 37 | |
14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
- Notes:
- By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2017–18 series, represents Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[4] The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team will be determined by the British Olympic Association.
Africa
Rugby Africa will hold the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens on 9–10 November 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa,[5] with 2018 regional tournaments serving as a qualifier for the final tournament.[6] South Africa qualified through a top 4 finish in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
- Round 1 teams
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | +62 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 43 | +50 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 59 | –12 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 119 | –100 | 3 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7 | +100 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 53 | +41 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 87 | –32 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 140 | –109 | 3 |
- Knockout round
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
12 | ||||||
9 November – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
21 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
9 November – 13:22 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
29 | ||||||
40 | ||||||
14 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
9 November – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
24 | ||||||
7 |
Asia
Asia Rugby will hold a tournament on 23–24 November 2019 in Incheon, South Korea.[7] Japan have already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as host.
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | +108 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 73 | –47 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 80 | –61 | 2 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 38 | –2 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 54 | –30 | 2 |
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 7 | +56 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 49 | –16 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 45 | –40 | 2 |
- Knockout round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
24 November – 10:00 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
32 | ||||||||||
24 November – 14:14 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
24 November – 10:22 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
50 | ||||||||||
24 November – 17:30 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
24 November – 10:44 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
17 | ||||||||||
24 November – 14:36 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
24 November – 11:06 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
26 | Third place | |||||||||
38 | ||||||||||
24 November – 17:04 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
19 | ||||||||||
14 | ||||||||||
Europe
Rugby Europe held a tournament on 13–14 July 2019 in Colomiers, France.[8]
Teams competing in the tournament included:
- The top nine placed Olympic teams in the 2019 Moscow Sevens, with England representing Great Britain for qualification purposes[4]
- The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy winner and runner-up
- The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference winner
England won the tournament, meaning that Great Britain qualified for the 2020 Olympics. The second and third placed teams, France and Ireland, qualified for the inter-continental tournament for the last available slot.
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 15 | +71 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 123 | –123 | 3 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 22 | +82 | 8 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 31 | +79 | 8 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 106 | –52 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 121 | –109 | 3 |
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 14 | +83 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 57 | –5 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | –83 | 3 |
- Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
14 July – 11:00 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
28 | ||||||||||
14 July – 14:59 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
19 | ||||||||||
14 July – 12:06 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
21 | ||||||||||
14 July – 18:11 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
14 July – 11:22 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
31 | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
14 July – 15:21 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
14 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
14 July – 11:44 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
29 | Third place | |||||||||
35 | ||||||||||
14 July – 17:46 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
26 | ||||||||||
10 | ||||||||||
North America
Rugby Americas North held the 2019 RAN Sevens on 6–7 July 2019 at George Town, Cayman Islands.[9] The United States qualified through a top 4 finish in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 5 | +146 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 61 | –1 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 101 | –84 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 88 | –61 | 0 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 12 | +99 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 78 | –54 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 75 | –49 | 0 |
- Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
7 July – 9:30 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
47 | ||||||||||
7 July – 12:48 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
55 | ||||||||||
7 July – 9:52 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
7 July – 16:30 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
40 | ||||||||||
7 July – 10:14 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
7 July – 13:10 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
7 July – 10:36 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
24 | Third place | |||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
7 July – 17:14 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
10 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
50 | ||||||||||
Oceania
Oceania Rugby will hold the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship on 7–9 November 2019 at Suva, Fiji.[10] Fiji and New Zealand have already qualified through a top 4 finish in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
- Pool A
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 15 | +160 | 12 | Advance to title playoffs | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 10 | Advance to title playoffs | |
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 38 | +86 | 8 | Middle classification | |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 180 | –163 | 6 | Lower classification | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 143 | –136 | 4 | Fifteenth place |
- Pool B
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 7 | +149 | 12 | Advance to title playoffs | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 10 | Fifth place match | |
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 88 | –43 | 8 | Middle classification | |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 88 | –38 | 6 | Middle classification | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 119 | –95 | 4 | Lower classification |
- Pool C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 | +194 | 12 | Advance to title playoffs | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 44 | +53 | 10 | Fifth place match | |
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 116 | –75 | 8 | Middle classification | |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 119 | –76 | 6 | Lower classification | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 129 | –96 | 4 | Lower classification |
- Title playoffs
International playoff | Oceania final | ||||||||||||||||
9 November 2019 – 16.14 – ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
A2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Olympic qualifier 9 November 2019 – 16.36 – ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Third place | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
9 November 2019 – 18.57 – ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
26 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | |||||||||||||||||
South America
Sudamérica Rugby will hold a tournament on 29–30 June 2019 in Santiago, Chile.[11]
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 5 | +179 | 12 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 10 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 130 | –83 | 6 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 146 | –117 | 4 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 22 | +126 | 12 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 19 | +127 | 10 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 61 | +45 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 180 | –156 | 6 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 168 | –142 | 4 |
- Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
30 June 2019 – 15:48 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
35 | ||||||
30 June 2019 – 19:04 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
0 | ||||||
26 | ||||||
30 June 2019 – 16:10 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
0 | ||||||
14 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
30 June 2019 – 18:42 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
43 | ||||||
0 |
Final Olympic qualification event
On 20–21 June 2020, a twelve team repechage tournament will be held. Two runners-up from each of the six tournaments will play, with the winner advancing to the Olympic tournament. The city of Biarritz, France has applied as a candidate to host the tournament.[12]
Continent | Qualifiers |
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Africa | |
Asia | |
Europe | |
North America | |
Oceania | |
South America | |
Total | 12 |
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