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| venue = [[Deodoro Stadium]]
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{{Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
'''Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics''' was held over six days in August 2016 in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2016/1011527-rugby-sevens-venue-for-rio-2016-olympics-now-in-doubt- |title=Rugby sevens venue for Rio 2016 Olympics in doubt |publisher=insidethegames.biz |date=1 November 2012 |
The usual laws of [[rugby sevens]] applied.<ref name="rio"/>
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==Changes==
{{See also|History of the efforts to re-include rugby into the Summer Olympics}}
Though rugby has not been featured in the Olympics since the [[1924 Summer Olympics]] in any form, the IOC chose to re-introduce the seven-a-side version of the sport for the games.<ref name="rio">{{cite web |url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/rugby |title=Rugby |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date
==Venue==
[[File:Rio2016 julho ZonaB Deodoro 014 2480 -c-2016 GabrielHeusi HeusiAction(1).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the [[Deodoro Stadium]], a temporary 15,000-seat stadium where all matches of Rugby sevens were held during the 2016 Summer Olympics.]]
The rugby competition took place in a temporary arena at [[Deodoro Stadium]]. The original plan was to stage the rugby matches at the [[Estádio São Januário|São Januário Stadium]]. However this was scrapped because the club in charge of the venue missed the deadline to present its project. The Organising Committee considered [[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange]], which would have had to have been shared with the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|athletics competitions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/wires/11/01/2090.ap.oly.rio.2016.rugby.venue/index.html |title=Rio organizers forced to change 2016 rugby venue |publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=1 November 2012 |
== Qualification ==
Brazil men’s and women’s teams automatically qualified for the events. Qualification began with the [[2014–15 Sevens World Series]] (men's) and [[2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]], where the 4 teams at the top of the standings qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. In June–September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified. The final spot will be determined by a [[repechage]] tournament. It will comprise 16 teams from the regional qualifiers: 4 from Europe, 3 from Africa, 3 from Asia, 2 from Oceania, 2 from North America and 2 from South America.
As a result of Great Britain competing as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Irish players that choose to play for the Irish Rugby Union), should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify then Great Britain will be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. These three British unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14 [[2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series|men's]] and [[2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series|women's]] Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification in both 2014–15 series. The England [[England national rugby sevens team|men's]] and [[England women's national rugby union team (sevens)|women's]] teams earned the right to represent the British unions in that stage of their respective competitions.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.irbsevens.com/archive/tcode=1280/season=2013/news/newsid=2071465.html#england+nominated+qualify+gb+olympics |title=England nominated to qualify GB for Olympics |publisher=[[World Rugby|International Rugby Board]] |date=11 July 2014 |
The world governing body for the sport renamed itself from the International Rugby Board to [[World Rugby]] (WR) effective 19 November 2014.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2072837.html#irb+change+name+world+rugby |title=IRB to change name to World Rugby |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=28 August 2014 |
=== Men's tournament ===
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| [[2015 NACRA Sevens]] || 14 June 2015 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|USA}}
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| [[2015 Rugby Europe
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| [[2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships|2015 ARFU Sevens Championships]] || 8 November 2015 || {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|JPN}}
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| [[2015 Oceania Sevens Championship]] || 15 November 2015 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|AUS}}
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{{note|N1}}1. [[South Africa women's national rugby union team (sevens)|South Africa]] won the continental qualifier, but did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. The [[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]]'s qualification criteria do not permit qualification via the continental route.<ref>{{cite web |title=SASCOC Board meeting update |url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/2015/07/10/sascoc-board-meeting-update/ |publisher=[[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee]] |
==Men's competition==
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====Group A====
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====Group B====
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====Group C====
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===Knockout stage===
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Bracket}}
==Women's competition==
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====Group A====
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====Group B====
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====Group C====
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics
===Knockout stage===
{{#section:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Bracket}}
==Competition schedule==
The competition will run August 6–11.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/guia_ingressoing_2015_daily_0.pdf |title=Daily Competition Schedule |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date
In the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men's tournament]], pool A consists of Fiji, Argentina, USA and Brazil. Pool B includes South Africa, Australia, France and Spain while pool C consists of New Zealand, Great Britain, Kenya and Japan.<ref name=pools>{{cite
In the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's tournament]] pool A consists of Australia, USA, Fiji and Colombia. Pool B includes New Zealand, France, Spain and Kenya while pool C consists of Canada, Great Britain, Brazil and Japan.<ref name=pools/><!--{{2016OlympicRugbysevensSchedule}}--><!--==Events==-->
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===Medal table===
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| team =
| gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 0
| gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 0
| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0
| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 1
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===Winners===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
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| Men's tournament <br />{{DetailsLink|Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}
| {{flagIOC|FIJ|2016 Summer}} (FIJ) {{plainlist|
* [[Masivesi Dakuwaqa]]*
* [[Apisai Domolailai]]
* [[Osea Kolinisau]]
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* [[Jasa Veremalua]]
* [[Samisoni Viriviri]]
* [[Savenaca Rawaca]]
}}
| {{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}} (GBR) {{plainlist|
* [[Mark Bennett (
* [[Dan Bibby]]
* [[Phil Burgess]]
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* [[Ollie Lindsay-Hague]]
* [[Ruaridh McConnochie]]
* [[Tom Mitchell (rugby union, born 1989)|Tom Mitchell]]
* [[Dan Norton]]
* [[Mark Robertson (rugby union)|Mark Robertson]]
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* [[Juan de Jongh]]
* [[Justin Geduld]]
* [[Francois Hougaard]]*
* [[Werner Kok]]
* [[Cheslin Kolbe]]
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* [[Philip Snyman]]
* [[Roscko Speckman]]
* [[Seabelo Senatla]]
}}
|-valign="top"
| Women's tournament <br />{{DetailsLink|Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}
| {{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}} (AUS) {{plainlist|
* [[Nicole Beck]]
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| {{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}} (CAN) {{plainlist|
* [[Brittany Benn]]
* [[Hannah Darling (rugby union)|Hannah Darling]]
* [[Bianca Farella]]
* [[Jen Kish]]
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* Injury replacement. IOC later provided a 13th medal to Fiji & SA for injured players.
==Team issues==
===Great Britain and Northern Ireland===
{{see also|Great Britain national rugby sevens team}}
The international structure of rugby union with respect to Great Britain and Northern Ireland is similar to that of association football, but with its own unique features. In football, the four Home Nations within the United Kingdom ([[England]], [[Wales]], [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]]) all field separate national teams, which led to a controversy over how to field a combined Great Britain [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|football team at the 2012 Olympics]]. The [[Republic of Ireland]] fields its own national team in football. In rugby union, the three Home Nations that share the island of Great Britain also have their own national teams. [[Ireland]], by contrast, is not divided for rugby purposes—the sport is organised on an [[All-Ireland]] basis, with [[Irish Rugby Football Union|a single governing body]] for the entire island.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishrugby.ie/irfu/history/index.php |title=History of IRFU |publisher=[[Irish Rugby Football Union]] |
This structure led to some minor issues regarding participation of a Great Britain team in the qualifying stages of the 2016 Games. Due to a tradition of cooperation between the governing bodies of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland—especially during the quadrennial tours of the Southern Hemisphere by the unified [[British and Irish Lions]] 15-a-side team—these were far less contentious than in football; as early as 2011, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) endorsed the concept of a united Great Britain team for the 2016 Games.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/12982888.stm |title=International Board backs British Olympic sevens team |work=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2011 |
In August 2012, a provisional plan was announced by which England, Scotland and Wales would all be able to qualify as a Great Britain sevens team for the 2016 Games. The first qualifying stage is planned to be the 2014–2015 men's [[Sevens World Series]] and [[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]], with the top four teams of each sex at the end of that season advancing to the Games. All three nations are "core teams" that participate in every event of the men's Sevens Series; the Women's Sevens Series began in 2012–2013 with England as one of the six core teams.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2063752.html#irb+announces+womens+sevens+world+series |title=IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=4 October 2012 |
As is the case with [[olympic boxing]], rugby in Ireland is organised on an all-island basis. This means that Northern Irish players who have chosen to represent Ireland in rugby, despite the fact that they are residents of the UK, must play for the IRFU and thus must compete for Ireland. Northern Irish players who have qualified to play international rugby for the other home nations could still play for Great Britain.
===Brazil===
Another issue was to make Brazil's automatically qualifying team competitive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=40890 |title=Lapasset Presents Plans for Rugby Sevens at Rio 2016 |publisher=Aroundtherings.com |date=2012-08-09 |
==See also==
{{commons category|Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}▼
*[[Rugby union at the Summer Olympics]] (15-a-side [[Rugby union]], 1900–1924)
▲*[[Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]]
*[[Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics]]
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==External links==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/rugby-sevens |title=Rugby Sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com) |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826074345/https://www.rio2016.com/en/rugby-sevens |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all }}
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games|sport=Rugby Sevens|archive=20180720170700}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-rugby.pdf |title=Rio 2016 Qualification System: Rugby (Olympics.com.au) |access-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010070858/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-rugby.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
* [https://library.olympic.org/Default/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=165312&documentId=165353 Results Book – Rugby Sevens]
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[[Category:Rugby sevens competitions in South America]]
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