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':''This article deals with rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics. For the 15-a-side version of the game at the Olympics until discontinued in 1924, see [[rugby union at the Summer Olympics]]. {{Infobox Olympic event |event = Rugby sevens |games = 2016 Summer |image = [[Image:Rugby pictogram.svg|100px]] |caption = |venue = |dates = August |competitors = |nations = |prev = Inaugural event<br />{{align|left|&larr;}}[[Rugby union at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 (rugby union)]] |next = [[Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]] }} <!--{{RugbysevensAt2016SummerOlympics}}--> '''Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics''' is scheduled to be held in August in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. The competition will take two days.<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 |accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> The [[2016 Summer Olympics]] marks the debut for [[rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]], though [[rugby union]] was last played at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]]. ==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 |date= |accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> The sports will feature for at least this and the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. ==Format== The usual laws of [[rugby sevens]] will apply.<ref name="rio"/> ==Venue== The original plan to stage rugby matches at the [[Estádio São Januário|São Januário Stadium]] will have to be scrapped because the club in charge of the venue missed the deadline to present its project. The Organising Committee revealed that they may now move the sport into the [[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange]], which it would have to share with [[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 |accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> It has since been announced that the rugby competition will take place in a temporary arena at the Deodoro Stadium, shared with the modern pentathlon. In April 2016 concerns have been raised by the World Rugby head of competitions and performance Mark Egan about progress of construction at the temporary 15,000-seater stadium.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morgan|first1=Liam|title=Rio 2016 sevens preparations "not exactly where we want to be", claims World Rugby official|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1036621/rio-2016-sevens-preparations-not-exactly-where-we-want-to-be-claims-world-rugby-official|website=Inside the Games|accessdate=20 April 2016|date=19 April 2016}}</ref> == Qualification == Brazil men’s and women’s teams will automatically qualify 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 union team (sevens)|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 |accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> The unions will then decide the composition of the Great Britain team. Players based in Northern Ireland are part of the [[Irish Rugby Football Union]] and the IRFU demanded that Northern Irish players, that have committed to play for the Irish rugby union, only play for Ireland despite being eligible under IOC rules to compete for Great Britain.<ref>http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2070257.html#olympic+rugby+sevens+qualification+confirmed</ref><ref>http://www.irb.com/mm/document/aboutirb/irborganisation/02/06/18/19/120327ljrugbysevensplanfinal.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mackay|first1=Duncan|title=Rio 2016 qualifying system for rugby sevens revealed|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1013475/rio-2016-qualifying-system-for-rugby-sevens-revealed|website=Inside the Games|accessdate=20 April 2016|date=23 March 2013}}</ref> 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 |accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref> === Men's tournament === {| class="wikitable" width=900 |- ! width=41%|Means of qualification !! width=18%|Date of completion !! width=19%|Venue !! width=5%|Berths !! width=17%|Qualified |- | Host nation || 2 October 2009 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Copenhagen]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|BRA}} |- | rowspan="4"|[[2014–15 Sevens World Series]] || rowspan="4"|17 May 2015 || rowspan="4"|Various || rowspan="4" align=center| 4 ||{{ru7|FIJ}} |- |{{ru7|GBR}} |- |{{ru7|NZL}} |- |{{ru7|RSA}} |- | [[2015 CONSUR Men's Sevens Championships]] || 7 June 2015 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Santa Fé, Argentina|Santa Fé]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|ARG}} |- | [[2015 NACRA Men's Sevens Championships]] || 14 June 2015 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|USA}} |- | [[2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships]] || 12 July 2015 || Various || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|FRA}} |- | [[2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships]] || 8 November 2015 || {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|JPN}} |- | [[2015 Oceania Sevens Championship]] || 15 November 2015 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|AUS}} |- | [[2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships]] || 15 November 2015 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johannesburg]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7|KEN}} |- | [[2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament|2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament]] || 19 June 2016 || {{flagicon|MON}} [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]] || align=center| 1 || |- ! colspan=3|Total !! 12 !! |} === Women's tournament === {| class="wikitable" width=900 |- ! width=41%|Means of qualification !! width=18%|Date of completion !! width=19%|Venue !! width=5%|Berths !! width=17%|Qualified |- | Host nation || 2 October 2009 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Copenhagen]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|BRA}} |- | rowspan="4"|[[2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]] || rowspan="4"|23 May 2015 || rowspan="4"|Various || rowspan="4" align=center| 4 ||{{ru7w|AUS}} |- |{{ru7w|CAN}} |- |{{ru7w|GBR}} |- |{{ru7w|NZL}} |- | [[2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens Championships]] || 7 June 2015 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Santa Fé, Argentina|Santa Fé]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|COL}} |- | [[2015 NACRA Women's Sevens Championships]] || 14 June 2015 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|USA}} |- | [[2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships]] || 21 June 2015 || Various || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|FRA}} |- | [[2015 Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Championships]] || 27 September 2015 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johannesburg]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|KEN}}{{Ref|N1|[1]}} |- | [[2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship]] || 15 November 2015 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]] || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|FIJ}} |- | [[2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships]] || 29 November 2015 || Various || align=center| 1 ||{{ru7w|JPN}} |- | [[2016 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament|2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament]] || 26 June 2016 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dublin]]|| align=center| 1 || |- ! colspan=3|Total !! 12 !! |} {{note|N1}}1. [[South Africa women's national rugby union team (sevens)|South Africa]] won the continental qualifier however the team will not participate in the 2016 Olympics.<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]]|accessdate=20 April 2016|date=10 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kenya women replace South Africa for Rio|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2015/12/11/kenya-women-replace-south-africa-for-rio/|website=Americas Rugby News|accessdate=20 April 2016|date=11 December 2015}}</ref> Previously [[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee|SASCOC]] chief executive Tubby Reddy inidicated in a statement that winning the continental qualifier would not be enough.<ref>{{cite news|last1=de Villiers|first1=Ockert|title=SA athletes face tough Olympic qualifying criteria|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/SA-athletes-face-tough-Olympic-qualifying-criteria-20150709|accessdate=20 April 2016|work=News 24 South Africa|date=9 July 2015}}</ref> Kenya, as the second-placed team in the African qualifiers, advance to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qualification Process|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-rugby.pdf|accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref> == Referees == === Men's tournament === World Rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials for the men's sevens:.<ref name="refs">{{cite press release|title=Referees announced for sevens’ Olympic Games debut|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/152534|publisher=World Rugby|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Games 2016 - Men's Sevens|url=http://officiating.worldrugby.org/?page=panels&id=27|publisher=World Rugby|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> Two Brazilians were latter added assistant referees. * Mike Adamson ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) * [[Federico Anselmi]] ([[Argentine Rugby Union|Argentina]]) * Nick Briant ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) * Ben Crouse ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) * [[Craig Joubert]] (South Africa) * Richard Kelly (New Zealand) * Anthony Moyes ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) * Matthew O'brien (Australia) * Taku Otsuki ([[Japan Rugby Football Union|Japan]]) * [[Rasta Rasivhenge]] (South Africa) * Alexandre Ruiz ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) * [[Marius van der Westhuizen]] (South Africa) * Henrique Platais ([[Brazilian Rugby Confederation|Brazil]]) - Assistant referee * Ricardo Sant'Anna (Brazil) - Assistant referee === Women's tournament === World rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials for the women's sevens:.<ref name="refs"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Games 2016 - Women's Sevens|url=http://officiating.worldrugby.org/?page=panels&id=26|publisher=World Rugby|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> Two Brazilians were latter added assistant referees. * Aimee Barrett (South Africa) * Jess Beard (New Zealand) * Beatrice Benvenuti ([[Italian Rugby Federation|Italy]]) * [[James Bolabiu]] ([[Fiji Rugby Union|Fiji]]) * Sara Cox ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) * Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) * Rose Labreche ([[Rugby Canada|Canada]]) * Gabriel Lee ([[Hong Kong Rugby Union|Hong Kong]]) * Alhambra Nievas ([[Spanish Rugby Federation|Spain]]) * Amy Perrett (Australia) * Alex Pratt (Scotland) * Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) * Mariana Wyse (Brazil) - Assistant referee * Nayara Lima (Brazil) - Assistant referee ==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 |date= |accessdate=21 May 2015}}</ref><!--{{2016OlympicRugbysevensSchedule}}--><!--==Events== ===Medal summary=== {| {{RankedMedalTable|class=wikitable sortable}} |- |1||align=left|{{flagIOC||2016 Summer}}||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan=2| Total || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |} ===Winners=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |- |[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men]] | {{flagIOCteam|NOC|2012 Summer}}<br /> | | |- |[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women]] | {{flagIOCteam|NOC|2012 Summer}}<br /> | | |} --> ==Other issues== The international structure of rugby union with respect to Great Britain and 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]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]) 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]] |accessdate=27 August 2012 |quote=From 1874 to 1879 there were two Unions. The Irish Football Union had jurisdiction over Clubs in Leinster, Munster and parts of Ulster; the Northern Football Union of Ireland controlled the Belfast area. . . . In 1879 the two Unions agreed to amalgamate on the following terms: :(i) A Union to be known as the Irish Rugby Football Union was to be formed for the whole country. :(ii) Branches were to be formed in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. :(iii) The Union was to be run by a Council of eighteen, made up of six from each province.}}</ref> Great Britain will get a chance to field a combined team.<ref name="inside">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/rugby-sevens/17054-exclusive-uk-home-nations-can-qualify-a-british-rugby-sevens-team-for-rio-2016- |title=Exclusive: UK Home Nations can qualify a British rugby sevens team for Rio 2016 |first=Tom |last=Degun |publisher=insidethegames.biz |date=25 May 2012 |accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> 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, Ireland, Scotland and Wales—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 |accessdate=17 August 2012}}</ref> 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 |accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> Qualifying will continue with regional tournaments and a final worldwide Olympic qualifier. Should any of the three teams finish in a qualifying spot at any stage, Great Britain will send a team to the Games. The final composition of a Great Britain team would then be determined by the three nations and the [[British Olympic Association]].<ref name="inside"/> 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. 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 |accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> In an attempt to address this for the women's tournament, the IRB announced in August 2013 that [[Brazil women's national rugby union team (sevens)|Brazil]] would be an invited core team in the [[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series|Women's Sevens World Series]] for at least the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://wsws.irb.com/news/newsid=2068654.html#schedule+announced+201314+womens+series |title=Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=22 August 2013 |accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games]] *[[Rugby union at the Summer Olympics]] (15-a-side [[Rugby union]], 1900–1924) *[[Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]] == References == {{commons category|Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-rugby.pdf Qualification process] {{EventsAt2016SummerOlympics}} {{Rugby at the Summer Olympics}} [[Category:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics| ]] [[Category:2016 Summer Olympics events]] [[Category:Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2016 in rugby union]]'