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Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games
International sporting event
Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 11 to 12.[1] The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games.[2] This was the second time that the men's competition was held, following rugby sevens' debut at the 2011 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut.[3] A total of eight men's and six women's teams competed in each respective tournament.[4]
| Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Rugby sevens pictogram for the games | |
| Venues | Exhibition Stadium |
| Dates | July 11–12 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 168 from 9 nations |
«2011 2019» | |
The following is the competition schedule for the rugby sevens competitions:[5]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of eight men's teams and six women's team have qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.[6]
Men
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Canada |
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 2 |  Argentina United States |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 |  Santiago |
1 |  Uruguay |
| 2014 NACRA Sevens | December 3–4 |  Mexico City |
2 |  Guyana Mexico |
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata |
2 | Brazil Chile |
| Total | 8 | |||
Women
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 | Santiago |
1 | Brazil |
| 2014 NACRA Women's Sevens | December 3–4 | Mexico City |
1 | Mexico |
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata |
2 | Argentina Colombia |
| Total | 6 | |||
A total of nine countries have qualified rugby sevens teams.[7] The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants qualified.
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- "Sport Technical Manual Rugby sevens". scribd.com. TO2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- "Sevens teams confirmed for Pan American Games 2015". www.worldrugby.org/. World Rugby. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2015.