Rugby_sevens_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_qualification
Twelve teams qualified for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Japan automatically qualified as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification was determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament.[2]
| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | — | — | 1 |  Japan |
| 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series | 30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019 | Various | 4 |  Fiji |
 United States | ||||
 New Zealand | ||||
 South Africa | ||||
| 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 29–30 June 2019 |  Santiago |
1 |  Argentina |
| 2019 RAN Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 |  George Town |
1 |  Canada |
| 2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 |  Colomiers |
1 |  Great Britain[note 1] |
| 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 | Suva |
1 |  Australia |
| 2019 Africa Men's Sevens | 8–9 November 2019 | Johannesburg |
1 |  Kenya |
| 2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 23–24 November 2019 |  Incheon |
1 | South Korea |
| 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 19–20 June 2021[3] |  Stade Louis II |
1 |  Ireland |
| Total | 12 | |||
As a principal route for the tournament, four places were determined by performance in the series over ten tournaments.[4]
| 2018–19 Core Teams | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Event Team |
 Dubai |
Cape Town |
Hamilton |
Sydney |
Las Vegas |
Vancouver |
 Hong Kong |
 Singapore |
 London |
Paris |
Points total |
| 1 | Fiji |
13 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 186 |
| 2 | United States |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 177 |
| 3 | New Zealand |
22 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 162 |
| 4 | South Africa |
12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 148 |
| 5 | England [lower-alpha 1] |
17 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 114 |
| 6 |  Samoa |
8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 107 |
| 7 | Australia |
15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 104 |
| 8 | France |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 99 |
| 9 | Argentina |
10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 94 |
| 10 |  Scotland |
10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 72 |
| 11 | Canada |
5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 59 |
| 12 |  Spain |
5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 13 | Kenya |
1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 37 |
| 14 |  Wales |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
| 15 | Japan |
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, represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[5] The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.
Rugby Africa held the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens on 9–10 November 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa,[6] with 2018 regional tournaments serving as a qualifier for the final tournament.[7] Title winners Kenya gained direct entry to the Olympic Games, while Uganda and Zimbabwe progressed to the final qualifying stage. South Africa had already 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | +62 | 9 |
 Madagascar |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 43 | +50 | 7 |
 Zambia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 59 | –12 | 5 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 119 | –100 | 3 |
- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7 | +100 | 9 |
 Uganda |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 53 | +41 | 7 |
 Namibia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 87 | –32 | 5 |
 Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 140 | –109 | 3 |
- Knockout round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 12 | |||||
| 9 November – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
| Uganda | 21 | |||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||
| 9 November – 13:22 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
| Kenya | 29 | |||||
| Kenya | 40 | |||||
| Madagascar | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 November – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||
| Madagascar | 7 | |||||
Asia Rugby held a tournament on 23–24 November 2019 in Incheon, South Korea.[8] The tournament winners South Korea gained direct entry to the Olympic Games, while Hong Kong and China progressed to the final qualifying stage. Japan had already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as host.
- Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | +108 | 6 |
 Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 73 | –47 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 80 | –61 | 2 |
- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 6 |
 Philippines |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 38 | –2 | 4 |
| Singapore |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 54 | –30 | 2 |
- Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 7 | +56 | 6 |
 Sri Lanka |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 49 | –16 | 4 |
 Afghanistan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 45 | –40 | 2 |
- Knockout round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 November – 10:00 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 32 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 14:14 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 7 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 10:22 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| China | 7 | |||||||||
| China | 50 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 17:30 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| Singapore | 5 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 10:44 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 7 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 17 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 14:36 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| Philippines | 24 | |||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 11:06 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 26 | Third place | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 38 | |||||||||
| 24 November – 17:04 – Namdong Asiad Stadium | ||||||||||
| Afghanistan | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 19 | |||||||||
| Philippines | 14 | |||||||||
Rugby Europe held a tournament on 13–14 July 2019 in Colomiers, France.[9]
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[5]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 15 | +71 | 9 |
 Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 5 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 123 | –123 | 3 |
- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 22 | +82 | 8 |
 Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 31 | +79 | 8 |
 Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 106 | –52 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 121 | –109 | 3 |
- Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 14 | +83 | 9 |
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
 Georgia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 57 | –5 | 5 |
 Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | –83 | 3 |
- Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 July – 11:00 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 14:59 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 12:06 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 21 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 18:11 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 11:22 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 15:21 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 11:44 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| England | 29 | Third place | ||||||||
| England | 35 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 17:46 – Stade Michel Bendichou | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 26 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
Rugby Americas North held the 2019 RAN Sevens on 6–7 July 2019 at George Town, Cayman Islands.[10] Canada won the tournament and gained direct entry to the Olympics. The second and third placed teams, Jamaica and Mexico, progressed to the final qualifying stage to play for the last available slot. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 5 | +146 | 9 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 61 | –1 | 6 |
 Bermuda |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 101 | –84 | 3 |
 Barbados |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 88 | –61 | 0 |
- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 12 | +99 | 9 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 6 |
| Cayman Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 78 | –54 | 3 |
 Guyana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 75 | –49 | 0 |
- Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 July – 9:30 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Canada | 47 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 12:48 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Guyana | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 55 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 9:52 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Bermuda | 0 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 16:30 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Bermuda | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 40 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 10:14 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 5 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 13:10 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | 7 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 10:36 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| Jamaica | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 July – 17:14 – Truman Bodden Sports Complex | ||||||||||
| Barbados | 10 | |||||||||
| Bermuda | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 50 | |||||||||
Oceania Rugby held the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship on 7–9 November 2019 at Suva, Fiji.[11] The tournament included Japan as an invited team. Australia won the Oceania title and gained direct entry to the Olympics. As the next highest placing eligible teams not already qualified, Samoa and Tonga progressed to the final qualifying stage to play for the last available slot. Fiji and New Zealand had previously 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 | Fiji |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 15 | +160 | 12 | Advance to title playoffs |
| 2 | Japan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 10 | Advance to title playoffs |
| 3 | New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 38 | +86 | 8 | Middle classification |
| 4 |  New Caledonia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 180 | –163 | 6 | Lower classification |
| 5 |  Niue |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 143 | –136 | 4 | Fifteenth place |
- Pool B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 7 | +149 | 12 | Advance to title playoffs |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 10 | Fifth place match |
| 3 |  Solomon Islands |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 88 | –43 | 8 | Middle classification |
| 4 |  Cook Islands |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 88 | –38 | 6 | Middle classification |
| 5 |  Tuvalu |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 119 | –95 | 4 | Lower classification |
- Pool C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 | +194 | 12 | Advance to title playoffs |
| 2 |  Tonga |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 44 | +53 | 10 | Fifth place match |
| 3 |  American Samoa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 116 | –75 | 8 | Middle classification |
| 4 |  Vanuatu |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 119 | –76 | 6 | Lower classification |
| 5 |  Nauru |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 129 | –96 | 4 | Lower classification |
- Title playoffs
| International playoff | Oceania final | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 November 2019 – 16.14 – ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
A1 Fiji | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
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A2 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Olympic qualifier 9 November 2019 – 16.36 – ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
B1 Samoa | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Third place | |||||||||||||||||
C1 Australia | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 November 2019 – 18.57 – ANZ Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
- Fifth place match
| 9 November 2019 – 17.20 – ANZ Stadium | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Tonga | 31 | |||||
Sudamérica Rugby held a tournament on 29–30 June 2019 in Santiago, Chile.[12] The tournament winners Argentina gained direct entry to the Olympic Games, while Brazil and Chile progressed to the final qualifying stage.
- Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 5 | +179 | 12 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 10 |
 Colombia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 8 |
 Peru |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 130 | –83 | 6 |
 Guatemala |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 146 | –117 | 4 |
- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 22 | +126 | 12 |
| Chile |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 19 | +127 | 10 |
 Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 61 | +45 | 8 |
 Costa Rica |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 180 | –156 | 6 |
 Venezuela |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 168 | –142 | 4 |
- Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 June 2019 – 15:48 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
| Argentina | 35 | |||||
| 30 June 2019 – 19:04 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||
| 30 June 2019 – 16:10 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||
| Paraguay | 12 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 June 2019 – 18:42 – Old Grangonian Club | ||||||
| Chile | 43 | |||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||
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