2016 men's rugby sevens final Olympic qualification tournament

The final 2016 men's Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18 and 19 June 2016 at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco.[1] The tournament used a round-robin format.

2016 men's rugby sevens final Olympic qualification tournament
HostsMonaco Monaco
Date18–19 June 2016
Nations16
Final positions
Champions Spanien
Runners-up Samoa
Third Russland
2020

The qualification tournament was won by Spain; as a result, they qualified for the 2016 Olympics.

Teams

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Means of qualification Completed date Venue Berths Qualified
2015 CONSUR Sevens 7 June 2015   Santa Fe 2   Chile
  Uruguay
2015 NACRA Sevens 14 June 2015   Cary 2   Kanada
  Mexiko
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series 12 July 2015 Various 1   Spanien
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament 19 July 2015   Lisbon 3   Deutschland
  Irland
  Russland
2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships 8 November 2015   Hongkong 3   Hongkong
  Südkorea
  Sri Lanka
2015 Oceania Sevens Championship 15 November 2015   Auckland 2   Samoa
  Tonga
2015 Africa Cup Sevens 15 November 2015   Johannesburg 3   Marokko
  Tunesien
  Simbabwe
Total 16

Format

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The teams are drawn into four pools, each containing four teams.

  • The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup stage. The team that wins the Cup qualifies for the Olympic Games.
    • The losers of the Cup quarter-finals play off for the Plate .
  • The bottom two teams in each pool go into the Bowl.
    • The losers of the Bowl quarter-finals play off for the Shield.

Pool stage

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Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Irland 3 3 0 0 82 45 +37 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 68 34 +34 7
  Simbabwe 3 1 0 2 40 59 –19 5
  Tonga 3 0 0 3 26 78 –52 3

Matches

18 June 2016
11:00
Samoa  26–0  Tonga
18 June 2016
11:22
Simbabwe  12–24  Irland
18 June 2016
14:15
Samoa  21–27  Irland
18 June 2016
14:34
Simbabwe  21–14  Tonga
18 June 2016
17:30
Tonga  12–31  Irland
18 June 2016
17:52
Samoa  21–7  Simbabwe

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Deutschland 3 3 0 0 85 38 +47 9
  Kanada 3 2 0 1 109 21 +88 7
  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 54 69 –15 5
  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 19 139 –120 3

Matches

18 June 2016
11:44
Kanada  33–0  Uruguay
18 June 2016
12:06
Deutschland  42–5  Sri Lanka
18 June 2016
14:59
Kanada  57–0  Sri Lanka
18 June 2016
15:21
Deutschland  22–14  Uruguay
18 June 2016
18:14
Uruguay  40–14  Sri Lanka
18 June 2016
18:36
Kanada  19–21  Deutschland

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Russland 3 3 0 0 76 31 +45 9
  Chile 3 2 0 1 52 50 +2 7
  Marokko 3 1 0 2 50 73 –23 5
  Tunesien 3 0 0 3 38 62 –24 3

Matches

18 June 2016
12:28
Russland  26–19  Marokko
18 June 2016
12:50
Chile  19–12  Tunesien
18 June 2016
15:43
Russland  24–12  Tunesien
18 June 2016
16:05
Chile  33–12  Marokko
18 June 2016
18:56
Marokko  19–14  Tunesien
18 June 2016
19:20
Russland  26–0  Chile

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Hongkong 3 3 0 0 64 17 +47 9
  Spanien 3 2 0 1 54 31 +23 7
  Südkorea 3 1 0 2 56 57 –1 5
  Mexiko 3 0 0 3 27 96 –69 3

Matches

18 June 2016
13:12
Hongkong  26–10  Mexiko
18 June 2016
13:34
Spanien  26–7  Südkorea
18 June 2016
16:27
Hongkong  19–7  Südkorea
18 June 2016
16:49
Spanien  28–5  Mexiko
18 June 2016
19:42
Mexiko  12–42  Südkorea
18 June 2016
20:04
Hongkong  19–0  Spanien

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Mexiko19
 
 
 
  Sri Lanka22
 
  Sri Lanka24
 
 
 
  Südkorea31
 
  Südkorea33
 
 
  Tunesien19
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Simbabwe19
 
 
 
  Mexiko10
 
  Simbabwe26
 
 
 
  Marokko19
 
  Marokko33
 
 
 
  Sri Lanka14
 
  Simbabwe31
 
 
 
  Tonga5
 
  Südkorea7
 
 
 
  Tonga41
 
  Tonga33
 
 
 
  Uruguay12
 
  Uruguay22
 
 
  Tunesien5
 

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Irland19
 
 
 
  Kanada24
 
  Kanada24
 
 
 
  Hongkong17
 
  Hongkong24
 
 
  Chile5
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Irland7
 
 
 
  Spanien12
 
  Spanien17
 
 
 
  Russland12
 
  Russland14
 
 
 
  Kanada12
 
  Spanien22
 
 
 
  Samoa19
 
  Hongkong12
 
 
 
  Samoa31
 
  Samoa26
 
 
 
  Deutschland14 Third place
 
  Deutschland26
 
 
 
  Chile0
 
  Russland22
 
 
  Deutschland12
 

Overall

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Pos Team Wn/Ls Pts Dif Pool
1 Spanien 5–1 +36 D
2 Samoa 4–2 +62 A
3 Russland 5–1 +52 C
4 Deutschland 4–2 +50 B
5 Kanada 4–2 +98 B
6 Hongkong 4–2 +40 D
7 Irland 3–2 +27 A
8 Chile 2–3 –43 C

References

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  1. ^ "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 10 December 2015.