Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Pool A

Argentinien

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 9 August, Bruzzone replaced Etchart and Rojas by injury.^[1]^[2]

Head coach: Santiago Gómez Cora

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Fernando Luna	(1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 26)	28	178	Córdoba Athletic
2	FW	Santiago Álvarez	(1994-02-17)17 February 1994 (aged 22)	22	100	CASI
3	FW	Germán Schulz	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22)	18	120	Tala
4	FW	Juan Pablo Estelles	(1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 28)	3	60	Atlético del Rosario
5	FW	Axel Müller	(1993-11-25)25 November 1993 (aged 22)	21	212	Marista
6	BK	Matías Moroni	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 25)	13	139	CUBA
7	BK	Javier Rojas	(1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (aged 25)	10	243	Universitario
8	BK	Gastón Revol (c)	(1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (aged 29)	49	566	La Tablada
9	BK	Rodrigo Etchart	(1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 22)	19	175	SIC
10	BK	Bautista Ezcurra	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 21)	10	107	Hindú
11	BK	Juan Imhoff	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 28)	2	5	Racing 92
12	BK	Franco Sábato	(1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 26)	25	205	Alumni
13	BK	Nicolás Bruzzone	(1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 30)	54	292	Universitario

Brasilien

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Head coach: Andrés Romagnoli

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Daniel Sancery	(1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 22)	2	20	São José
2	FW	Martin Schaefer	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 26)	5	5	SPAC
3	FW	Juliano Fiori	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 31)	6	5	Richmond
4	BK	Felipe Silva	(1986-02-28)28 February 1986 (aged 30)	4	7	SPAC
5	FW	Stefano Giantorno	(1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 24)	1	5	San Luis
6	BK	Moisés Duque	(1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 27)	6	55	São José
7	BK	Lucas Duque (c)	(1984-03-15)15 March 1984 (aged 32)	6	42	São José
8	FW	Felipe Sancery	(1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 22)	3	0	São José
9	BK	Laurent Bourda-Couhet	(1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 22)	3	0	Band Saracens
10	FW	Arthur Bergo	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	SPAC
11	BK	Gustavo Albuquerque	(1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 25)	6	20	Curitiba
12	BK	André Silva	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 28)	5	20	SPAC

Fidschi

The following is the Fiji roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coach: Ben Ryan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Apisai Domolailai	(1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 27)	20	117	Daveta
2	FW	Jasa Veremalua	(1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 28)	24	255	Red Rock
3	FW	Semi Kunatani	(1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 25)	19	295	Toulouse
4	FW	Viliame Mata	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 24)	9	55	Edinburgh
5	FW	Leone Nakarawa	(1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 28)	7	35	Racing 92
6	BK	Kitione Taliga	(1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 23)	9	183	Wardens
7	BK	Osea Kolinisau (c)	(1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 30)	52	1,026	Covenant Brothers
8	BK	Josua Tuisova	(1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 22)	2	30	Toulon
9	BK	Jerry Tuwai	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 27)	18	222	Daveta
10	BK	Samisoni Nasagavesi	(1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 28)	24	520	Montauban
11	BK	Savenaca Rawaca	(1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 24)	16	385	Saracens
12	BK	Vatemo Ravouvou	(1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 26)	12	542	Westfield Dragons
13	FW	Masivesi Dakuwaqa	(1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 22)	5	55	Westfield Dragons

Vereinigte Staaten

The following is the American roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coach: Mike Friday

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Carlin Isles	(1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 26)	29	390	Unattached
2	FW	Ben Pinkelman	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 22)	7	40	Denver Barbarians
3	FW	Danny Barrett	(1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (aged 26)	23	167	Unattached
4	FW	Garrett Bender	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 24)	24	55	Unattached
5	FW	Zack Test	(1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 26)	62	721	Unattached
6	FW	Andrew Durutalo	(1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 28)	30	132	Sunwolves
7	BK	Folau Niua	(1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 31)	40	390	Unattached
8	BK	Maka Unufe	(1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 24)	23	200	Unattached
9	BK	Chris Wyles	(1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 32)	13	270	Saracens
10	BK	Madison Hughes (c)	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 23)	23	725	Unattached
11	BK	Perry Baker	(1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 30)	19	380	Unattached
12	FW	Nate Ebner	(1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 27)	3	10	New England Patriots

Pool B

Australien

The following is the Australia roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[6] Tom Kingston replaced injured Lewis Holland after he injured his hamstring on Day 1.^[7]

Head coach: Andy Friend

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Nick Malouf	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 23)	22	175	University of Queensland
2	FW	Jesse Parahi	(1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 27)	35	125	Northern Suburbs
3	BK	Henry Hutchison	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 19)	7	135	Randwick
4	BK	Lewis Holland	(1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 23)	31	469	Queanbeyan Whites
5	BK	James Stannard	(1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 33)	31	794	Souths
6	FW	Con Foley	(1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 23)	42	309	University of Queensland
7	BK	Cameron Clark	(1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 23)	30	632	Northern Suburbs
8	FW	Pat McCutcheon	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 29)	14	100	Sydney University
9	FW	Ed Jenkins (c)	(1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 30)	45	522	Sydney University
10	FW	Allan Fa'alava'au	(1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22)	28	257	Endeavour Hills
11	BK	John Porch	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 22)	5	62	Northern Suburbs
12	FW	Tom Cusack	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)	15	60	Canberra Royals
13	BK	Tom Kingston	(1991-06-19)19 June 1991 (aged 25)	9	45	Sydney Stars

Frankreich

The following is the France roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Jonathan Laugel	(1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 23)	40	95	Unattached
2	FW	Manoël Dall'igna	(1985-03-12)12 March 1985 (aged 31)	50	255	Unattached
3	FW	Damien Cler	(1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 32)	10	65	Unattached
4	BK	Terry Bouhraoua (c)	(1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 28)	37	915	Unattached
5	BK	Stephen Parez	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 22)	24	273	Unattached
6	BK	Steeve Barry	(1991-04-18)18 April 1991 (aged 25)	39	274	Stade Rochelais
7	BK	Virimi Vakatawa	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24)	16	300	Unattached
8	FW	Pierre-Gilles Lakafia	(1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29)	21	115	Unattached
9	BK	Jérémy Aicardi	(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 27)	16	114	Unattached
10	BK	Julien Candelon	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 36)	35	546	Unattached
11	FW	Sacha Valleau	(1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 19)	10	42	Unattached
12	BK	Vincent Inigo	(1983-02-10)10 February 1983 (aged 33)	29	109	Unattached

Südafrika

The following is the South Africa roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head coach: Neil Powell

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Dylan Sage	(1992-01-24)24 January 1992 (aged 24)	7	40	SARU
2	FW	Philip Snyman	(1987-04-26)26 April 1987 (aged 29)	37	211	SARU
3	FW	Tim Agaba	(1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 27)	7	25	SARU
4	FW	Kwagga Smith	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 23)	24	250	SARU
5	FW	Werner Kok	(1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 23)	19	210	SARU
6	FW	Kyle Brown (c)	(1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 29)	56	385	SARU
7	BK	Cheslin Kolbe	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 22)	12	192	Stormers
8	BK	Rosko Specman	(1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 27)	13	169	SARU
9	BK	Justin Geduld	(1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 22)	25	558	SARU
10	BK	Cecil Afrika	(1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28)	45	1,123	SARU
11	BK	Seabelo Senatla	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 23)	29	785	Stormers
12	BK	Juan de Jongh	(1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 28)	6	40	Stormers
13	BK	Francois Hougaard	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 28)	6	25	Worcester Warriors

Spanien

The following is Spain's roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Head coach: José Ignacio Incháusti

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age*)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Ignacio Martín	(1983-10-15)15 October 1983 (aged 32)	11	129	Bera Bera
2	FW	Matías Tudela (c)	(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 31)	16	45	Tatami
3	FW	Iñaki Villanueva	(1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 25)	2	5	Complutense Cisneros
4	BK	Pablo Feijoo	(1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 34)	12	69	Complutense Cisneros
5	BK	Ángel López	(1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 24)	13	39	Complutense Cisneros
6	FW	Francisco Hernández	(1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 27)	9	82	Complutense Cisneros
7	BK	Marcos Poggi	(1985-03-08)8 March 1985 (aged 31)	8	40	Complutense Cisneros
8	BK	César Sempere	(1984-04-26)26 April 1984 (aged 32)	4	112	Tatami
9	BK	Igor Genua	(1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 28)	5	34	Hernani
10	BK	Joan Losada	(1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 24)	1	5	FC Barcelona
11	BK	Pol Pla	(1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	FC Barcelona
12	BK	Javier Carrión	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 25)	16	67	La Vila
*Ages given as in 2016.

Pool C

Great Britain

The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Head coach: Simon Amor

No.	Pos.	Player	Land	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Mark Robertson	Scotland	(1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 31)	47	426	Unattached
2	BK	Ruaridh McConnochie	England	(1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24)	9	45	Unattached
3	FW	Phil Burgess	England	(1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 28)	22	212	Unattached
4	BK	Dan Norton	England	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 28)	57	1,064	Unattached
5	FW	James Rodwell	England	(1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 31)	69	445	Unattached
6	BK	Tom Mitchell (c)	England	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 27)	34	897	Harlequins
7	BK	Dan Bibby	England	(1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 25)	25	321	Unattached
8	FW	James Davies	Wales	(1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 25)	14	180	Scarlets
9	BK	Ollie Lindsay-Hague	England	(1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25)	15	110	Harlequins
10	FW	Sam Cross	Wales	(1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 23)	27	170	Newport
11	BK	Marcus Watson	England	(1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 25)	32	424	Newcastle Falcons
12	BK	Mark Bennett	Scotland	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23)	2	35	Glasgow Warriors

Japan

The following is the Japan roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[12]

Head coach: Tomohiro Segawa

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Lomano Lemeki	(1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 27)	14	221	Honda Heat
2	FW	Lote Tuqiri	(1987-11-12)12 November 1987 (aged 28)	20	125	Kubota Spears
3	FW	Yoshitaka Tokunaga	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24)	3	5	Toshiba Brave Lupus
4	FW	Yusaku Kuwazuru (c)	(1985-10-23)23 October 1985 (aged 30)	31	45	Coca-Cola Red Sparks
5	FW	Kameli Soejima	(1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 33)	8	92	Genkai Tangaroa
6	FW	Masakatsu Hikosaka	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25)	12	35	Toyota Verblitz
7	BK	Katsuyuki Sakai	(1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 27)	23	424	Toyota Industries Shuttles
8	BK	Kazushi Hano	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25)	13	45	NTT Communications Shining Arcs
9	BK	Shohei Toyoshima	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27)	11	105	Toshiba Brave Lupus
10	BK	Teruya Goto	(1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 24)	4	15	NEC Green Rockets
11	BK	Kenki Fukuoka	(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 23)	2	10	Panasonic Wild Knights
12	BK	Kazuhiro Goya	(1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 23)	12	53	Kubota Spears

Kenia

The following is the Kenya roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics - age represents each players age when the Olympics took place.^[13]

Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Oscar Ayodi	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 26)	26	180	Homeboyz
2	FW	Bush Mwale	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 22)	13	75	Homeboyz
3	FW	Oscar Ouma Achieng	(1989-05-03)3 May 1989 (aged 27)	32	320	Nakuru
4	BK	Lugonzo Ligamy	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 24)	10	51	Homeboyz
5	BK	Billy Odhiambo	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 22)	27	250	Strathmore University
6	FW	Humphrey Kayange	(1982-07-20)20 July 1982 (aged 34)	67	799	Mwamba
7	BK	Biko Adema	(1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 28)	53	702	Nondescripts
8	FW	Andrew Amonde (c)	(1983-12-25)25 December 1983 (aged 32)	48	170	Kenya Commercial Bank
9	FW	Dennis Ombachi	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 24)	22	130	Mwamba
10	BK	Samuel Oliech	(1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22)	6	99	Impala Saracens
11	BK	Collins Injera	(1986-10-18)18 October 1986 (aged 29)	66	1,211	Mwamba
12	FW	Willy Ambaka	(1990-05-14)14 May 1990 (aged 26)	29	325	Kenya Harlequin

Neuseeland

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[14]

Head coach: Gordon Tietjens

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Scott Curry (c)	(1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28)	31	360	Bay of Plenty
2	BK	Tim Mikkelson	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)	62	882	Waikato
3	FW	Akira Ioane	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 21)	9	77	Blues
4	FW	DJ Forbes	(1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 33)	79	687	Counties Manukau
5	BK	Lewis Ormond	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22)	8	82	Taranaki
6	BK	Augustine Pulu	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26)	6	45	Blues
7	FW	Sam Dickson	(1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26)	29	232	Canterbury
8	BK	Gillies Kaka	(1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26)	30	721	Hawke's Bay
9	BK	Regan Ware	(1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21)	9	85	Bay of Plenty
10	BK	Rieko Ioane	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 19)	10	265	Blues
11	BK	Joe Webber	(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 22)	23	357	Bay of Plenty
12	BK	Sonny Bill Williams	(1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31)	6	20	Blues
13	BK	Sione Molia	(1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 22)	6	35	Counties Manukau

References

^ "Argentina World Cup duo selected for the Rio". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ El Litoral ^{[dead link]}
^ "CBRu convoca seleções masculina e feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos" [CBRu calls men's and women's teams to the Olympic Games]. Brazilian Olympic Committee. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
^ "Fiji's Team To Rio". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic. 20 July 2016.
^ "USA Rugby Names 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Rugby Team". usarugby.org. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ Payten, Iain (10 August 2016). "Star playmaker Lewis Holland ruled out of remaining games as Aussie campaign derails". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "France 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "South Africa 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Los Leones olimpicos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ "Team GB Names 2016 GB Olympic Men's Rugby Team". teamgb.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Kenya 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

External links

Official website – Rio 2016 Olympic Coverage

[1] "Argentina World Cup duo selected for the Rio". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[2] El Litoral ^{[dead link]}

[3] "CBRu convoca seleções masculina e feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos" [CBRu calls men's and women's teams to the Olympic Games]. Brazilian Olympic Committee. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

[4] "Fiji's Team To Rio". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic. 20 July 2016.

[5] "USA Rugby Names 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Rugby Team". usarugby.org. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[6] "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[7] Payten, Iain (10 August 2016). "Star playmaker Lewis Holland ruled out of remaining games as Aussie campaign derails". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[8] "France 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[9] "South Africa 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[10] "Los Leones olimpicos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[11] "Team GB Names 2016 GB Olympic Men's Rugby Team". teamgb.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[12] "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[13] "Kenya 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[14] "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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