Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Twelve teams qualify for women's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's 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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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Squads | ||
men | women | |
Table
Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier |
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Host | 7 September 2013 | N/A | 1 | |
2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 | Various | 4 | |
2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 1–2 June 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 RAN Women's Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 | 0[note 1] | — | |
2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 Africa Women's Sevens | 12–13 October 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 | 1 | ||
2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 9–10 November 2019 | 1 | ||
2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 20–21 June 2020 | 2[note 1] | ||
Total | 12 |
- Notes:
- With both the United States and Canada advancing to the tournament through securing top four slots in the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, the spot for the RAN champion was re-allocated to the final Olympic qualifying tournament, which will now see two teams qualify for the Olympic Games.
- South Africa won the qualifying tournament but declined their spot due to a policy against accepting spots from continental tournaments. Kenya, as runner-up, qualified instead.[3]
2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
As a principal route for the tournament, four places were determined by performance in the series over six tournaments.[4]
2018–19 Core Teams | ||||||||||||
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Pos | Event Team |
Glendale |
Dubai |
Sydney |
Kitakyushu |
Langford |
Biarritz |
Points total | ||||
1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 110 | |||||
2 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 100 | |||||
3 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 94 | |||||
4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 86 | |||||
5 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 70 | |||||
6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 50 | |||||
7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 48 | |||||
8 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 | |||||
9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 36 | |||||
10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |||||
11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
- Notes:
- By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represents Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[5] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team will be determined by the British Olympic Association.
Africa
Rugby Africa held the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens on 12–13 October 2019 at Jemmal, Tunisia.[6] With South Africa declining their Olympic qualification spot, Kenya advanced to the Olympic tournament.[3]
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | +123 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 63 | −41 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 82 | −62 | 3 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | +99 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 63 | −46 | 3 |
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 7 | +82 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 14 | +62 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 120 | −120 | 3 |
- Knockout Round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 9:30 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
42 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 13:20 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
29 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 9:52 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 16:30 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
15 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 10:14 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
14 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 13:42 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
33 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 10:36 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
19 | Third place | |||||||||
36 | ||||||||||
13 Oct 2019 – 16:04 – Jemmal, Tunisia | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
Asia
Asia Rugby will hold a tournament on 9–10 November in Guangzhou, China.[7]
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 7 | +139 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 87 | –61 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | –110 | 3 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | +80 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 17 | +64 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 98 | –78 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 90 | –66 | 3 |
- Knockout round
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 November – 13:14 – Guangzhou | ||||||
7 | ||||||
10 November – 16:30 – Guangzhou | ||||||
19 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
10 November – 13:36 – Guangzhou | ||||||
33 | ||||||
34 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
10 November – 16:04 – Guangzhou | ||||||
17 | ||||||
14 |
Europe
Rugby Europe held a tournament on 13–14 July 2019 in Kazan, Russia.[8]
Teams eligible to compete in the tournament include:
- The top seven placed Olympic teams in the 2019 Marcoussis Women's Sevens, with England representing Great Britain
- The top four placed teams in the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy
- The 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Conference winner
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 5 | +120 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 69 | –21 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 125 | –120 | 3 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 | +105 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 26 | +88 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 84 | –55 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 143 | –138 | 3 |
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12 | +77 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 19 | +84 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 88 | –54 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 119 | –107 | 3 |
- Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
14 July – 10:00 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
55 | ||||||||||
14 July – 13:59 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
14 July – 11:06 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
14 | ||||||||||
17 | ||||||||||
14 July – 17:11 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
19 | ||||||||||
14 July – 10:22 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
44 | ||||||||||
14 July – 14:21 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
14 July – 10:44 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
5 | Third place | |||||||||
17 | ||||||||||
14 July – 16:46 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
14 | ||||||||||
17 | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
North America
Rugby Americas North held the 2019 RAN Women's Sevens on 6–7 July 2019 at George Town, Cayman Islands. With the United States and Canada both qualifying through the Women's Sevens Series, the winner shall instead qualify to the final qualifying tournament alongside the runner-up.[9]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 24 | +140 | 15 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 49 | +63 | 10 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 9 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 61 | +27 | 7 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 156 | –141 | 3 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 140 | –120 | 0 |
Oceania
Oceania Rugby will hold the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship on 7–9 November 2019 at Suva, Fiji.[10]
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | +189 | 9 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 97 | –56 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 85 | –56 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 104 | –77 | 5 |
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22 | +66 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 120 | –115 | 3 |
- Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 November – 12:12 – ANZ Stadium | ||||||
43 | ||||||
9 November – 18:35 – ANZ Stadium | ||||||
0 | ||||||
36 | ||||||
9 November – 12:34 – ANZ Stadium | ||||||
0 | ||||||
31 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
South America
Sudamérica Rugby held a tournament on 1–2 June 2019 in Lima, Peru.[11]
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 17 | +183 | 12 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 10 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 79 | –14 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 123 | –87 | 6 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 127 | –112 | 4 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 31 | +133 | 11 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 24 | +130 | 11 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 64 | –19 | 8 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 112 | –87 | 6 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 157 | –157 | 4 |
- Knockout
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 June 2019 – 12:32 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex | ||||||
36 | ||||||
2 June 2019 – 15:12 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex | ||||||
14 | ||||||
28 | ||||||
2 June 2019 – 12:54 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex | ||||||
15 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
2 June 2019 – 14:50 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex | ||||||
22 | ||||||
12 |
Olympic qualification event
On 20–21 June 2020, a twelve team repechage tournament will be held. Two teams from each of the six tournaments will play, the winners and runners-up 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 |
- Notes:
- Kenya originally qualified for the OQE as the second-placed team but instead advanced directly to the Olympics after South Africa declined their place. They were replaced by Tunisia, the fourth-placed team.
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