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2016 men's rugby sevens final Olympic qualification tournament

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

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.

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 Argentina Santa Fe 2  Chile
 Uruguay
2015 NACRA Sevens 14 June 2015 United States Cary 2  Canada
 Mexico
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series 12 July 2015 Various 1  Spain
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament 19 July 2015 Portugal Lisbon 3  Germany
 Ireland
 Russia
2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships 8 November 2015 Hong Kong Hong Kong 3  Hong Kong
 South Korea
 Sri Lanka
2015 Oceania Sevens Championship 15 November 2015 New Zealand Auckland 2  Samoa
 Tonga
2015 Africa Cup Sevens 15 November 2015 South Africa Johannesburg 3  Morocco
 Tunisia
 Zimbabwe
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
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 82 45 +37 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 68 34 +34 7
 Zimbabwe 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
Zimbabwe 12–24 Ireland
18 June 2016
14:15
Samoa 21–27 Ireland
18 June 2016
14:34
Zimbabwe 21–14 Tonga
18 June 2016
17:30
Tonga 12–31 Ireland
18 June 2016
17:52
Samoa 21–7 Zimbabwe

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 85 38 +47 9
 Canada 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
Canada 33–0 Uruguay
18 June 2016
12:06
Germany 42–5 Sri Lanka
18 June 2016
14:59
Canada 57–0 Sri Lanka
18 June 2016
15:21
Germany 22–14 Uruguay
18 June 2016
18:14
Uruguay 40–14 Sri Lanka
18 June 2016
18:36
Canada 19–21 Germany

Pool C

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

Matches

18 June 2016
12:28
Russia 26–19 Morocco
18 June 2016
12:50
Chile 19–12 Tunisia
18 June 2016
15:43
Russia 24–12 Tunisia
18 June 2016
16:05
Chile 33–12 Morocco
18 June 2016
18:56
Morocco 19–14 Tunisia
18 June 2016
19:20
Russia 26–0 Chile

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 64 17 +47 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 54 31 +23 7
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 56 57 –1 5
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 27 96 –69 3

Matches

18 June 2016
13:12
Hong Kong 26–10 Mexico
18 June 2016
13:34
Spain 26–7 South Korea
18 June 2016
16:27
Hong Kong 19–7 South Korea
18 June 2016
16:49
Spain 28–5 Mexico
18 June 2016
19:42
Mexico 12–42 South Korea
18 June 2016
20:04
Hong Kong 19–0 Spain

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Mexico19
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka22
 
 Sri Lanka24
 
 
 
 South Korea31
 
 South Korea33
 
 
 Tunisia19
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe19
 
 
 
 Mexico10
 
 Zimbabwe26
 
 
 
 Morocco19
 
 Morocco33
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka14
 
 Zimbabwe31
 
 
 
 Tonga5
 
 South Korea7
 
 
 
 Tonga41
 
 Tonga33
 
 
 
 Uruguay12
 
 Uruguay22
 
 
 Tunisia5
 

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ireland19
 
 
 
 Canada24
 
 Canada24
 
 
 
 Hong Kong17
 
 Hong Kong24
 
 
 Chile5
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Ireland7
 
 
 
 Spain12
 
 Spain17
 
 
 
 Russia12
 
 Russia14
 
 
 
 Canada12
 
 Spain22
 
 
 
 Samoa19
 
 Hong Kong12
 
 
 
 Samoa31
 
 Samoa26
 
 
 
 Germany14 Third place
 
 Germany26
 
 
 
 Chile0
 
 Russia22
 
 
 Germany12
 

Overall

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Pos Team Wn/Ls Pts Dif Pool
1 Spain 5–1 +36 D
2 Samoa 4–2 +62 A
3 Russia 5–1 +52 C
4 Germany 4–2 +50 B
5 Canada 4–2 +98 B
6 Hong Kong 4–2 +40 D
7 Ireland 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.