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Rugby sevens
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueDeodoro Stadium
Dates6–11 August 2016
No. of events2
Competitors288 from 14 nations
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Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over six days in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.[1] The 2016 Olympics was the debut for rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics, though rugby union was last played at the 1924 games.

The usual laws of rugby sevens applied.[2]

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.[2] The sport will feature for this olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Venue

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 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 competitions.[3] It was later announced that the rugby competition will take place in a temporary arena at Deodoro Stadium, shared with the modern pentathlon. In April 2016 concerns were raised by the World Rugby head of competitions and performance, Mark Egan, about progress of construction at the temporary 15,000-seater stadium.[4]

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 men's and 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 men's and women's teams earned the right to represent the British unions in that stage of their respective competitions.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

The world governing body for the sport renamed itself from the International Rugby Board to World Rugby (WR) effective 19 November 2014.[9]

Men's tournament

Means of qualification Date of completion Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen 1  Brazil
2014–15 Sevens World Series 17 May 2015 Various 4  Fiji
 Great Britain
 New Zealand
 South Africa
2015 CONSUR Sevens 7 June 2015 Argentina Santa Fe 1  Argentina
2015 NACRA Sevens 14 June 2015 United States Cary 1  United States
2015 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series 12 July 2015 Various 1  France
2015 ARFU Sevens Championships 8 November 2015 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1  Japan
2015 Oceania Sevens Championship 15 November 2015 New Zealand Auckland 1  Australia
2015 Africa Cup Sevens 15 November 2015 South Africa Johannesburg 1  Kenya
2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 19 June 2016 Monaco Fontvieille 1  Spain
Total 12

Women's tournament

Means of qualification Date of completion Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen 1  Brazil
2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 23 May 2015 Various 4  Australia
 Canada
 Great Britain
 New Zealand
2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens 7 June 2015 Argentina Santa Fe 1  Colombia
2015 NACRA Women's Sevens 14 June 2015 United States Cary 1  United States
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix 21 June 2015 Various 1  France
2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens 27 September 2015 South Africa Johannesburg 1  Kenya[1]
2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 15 November 2015 New Zealand Auckland 1  Fiji
2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships 29 November 2015 Various 1  Japan
2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 26 June 2016 Republic of Ireland Dublin 1  Spain
Total 12

^ 1. 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.[10][11][12] Kenya, as the second-placed team in the African qualifiers, advanced to the Olympics.[13]

Men's competition

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Group stage

Group A

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens group A standings

Group B

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens group B standings

Group C

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens group C standings

Knockout stage

2016 Men's Olympic Rugby Sevens Tournament
Aerial view of the Deodoro Stadium, where the Men's Rugby Sevens tournament was played
Tournament details
Host Brazil
VenueDeodoro Stadium
Date9–11 August 2016
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Fiji (1st title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored175 (5.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Cecil Afrika
(47 points)
Most triesUnited States Carlin Isles
(6 tries)
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The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil. It was hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 9 August to 11 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 11 August. The 2016 Games marked the first time that rugby sevens has been played at the Olympics, and the first time since 1924 that any form of rugby had been played at the Olympics.

The gold medal for Fiji represented the first Olympic medal earned by Fiji at any Olympics.[14][15][16] Great Britain won silver and South Africa defeated Japan to win the bronze medal.[17]

Qualification

With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the World Rugby Sevens Series. The 2014–15 Sevens World Series was the initial stage of qualification, with the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bringing the total up to 11 teams qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in Monaco, where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.

As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, Great Britain were awarded a spot in the Olympic Games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby (Rugby Football Union for England, Welsh Rugby Union, Scottish Rugby Union and the combined Irish Rugby Football Union for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union 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.[18][19][20] The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14 Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.

Qualified teams

Nation Means of qualification
 Brazil Host nation
 Fiji 2014–15 Sevens World Series top 4 finishers
 Great Britain
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Argentina 2015 CONSUR Sevens Champions
 United States 2015 NACRA Sevens Champions
 France 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Champions
 Japan 2015 ARFU Sevens Champions
 Australia 2015 Oceania Sevens Champions
 Kenya 2015 Africa Cup Sevens Champions
 Spain 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Champions

Squads

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

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 28 June 2016. The 12 teams were seeded based on their points they have accumulated over the past two seasons on the Sevens Series circuit. The four teams that qualified directly from the 2014–15 Sevens World Series were guaranteed a top four seeding, with their positioning determined by their combined score over the two seasons.[21][22]

Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3

Competition schedule

The men's rugby tournament takes place over three days:[23]

Date Event
August 9 12 group play matches
August 10 6 group play matches
Quarterfinals
August 11 Semifinals
Final and bronze matches
Medal ceremony

Match officials

World Rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials on 11 April 2016 for the men's sevens.[24][25] Two Brazilians were later added as assistant referees.

Pool stage

In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group. Three points are awarded for a win, two points - for a draw, and one point - for a loss.[26]

Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Third place teams drop to a third-placed teams table, where the top two third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals. Rankings are based on competition points; if teams are tied, the next tiebreaker is points difference.[21][26]

Pool A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 3 3 0 0 85 45 +40 9 Quarter-finals
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 62 35 +27 7
3  United States 3 1 0 2 59 41 +18 5
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 12 97 −85 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
13:00
United States 14–17 Argentina
Try: Penalty try 11' c
Barrett 12' c
Con: Hughes (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Müller 4' c
Luna 8' m
Moroni 14' m
Con: Revol (1/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
9 August 2016
13:30
Fiji 40–12 Brazil
Try: Veremalua (2) 6' c, 12' c
Kolinisau 8' c
Tuisova (2) 9' m, 13' c
Viriviri 10' c
Con: Kolinisau (2/2)
Ravouvou (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Claro 4' m
Albuquerque 14' c
Con: Duque (0/1)
A. Silva (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
9 August 2016
18:00
United States 26–0 Brazil
Try: Niua 3' c
Ebner 7' c
Isles 13' m
Unufe 14' c
Con: Hughes (3/4)		Report
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Matthew O'Brien (Australia)
9 August 2016
18:30
Fiji 21–14 Argentina
Try: Tuisova 2' c
Taliga (2) 11' c, 12' c
Con: Ravouvou (1/1)
Kolinisau (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Sábato 5' c
Álvarez 8' c
Con: Revol (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
10 August 2016
13:00
Argentina 31–0 Brazil
Try: Müller 4' m
Revol 6' c
Álvarez 7' c
Schulz 11' c
Bruzzone 13' m
Con: Revol (3/5)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
10 August 2016
13:30
Fiji 24–19 United States
Try: Kolinisau 6' c
Ravouvou 7' m
Mata 9' c
Kunatani 12' m
Con: Kolinisau (2/3)
Ravouvou (0/1)		ReportTry: Barrett 4' c
Baker 8' c
Ebner 13' m
Con: Hughes (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 0 1 55 12 +43 7 Quarter-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 57 45 +12 7
3  Australia 3 2 0 1 52 48 +4 7
4  Spain 3 0 0 3 17 76 −59 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
11:00
Australia 14–31 France
Try: Parahi 8' c
Jenkins 9' c
Con: Stannard (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Bouhraoua (3) 4' c, 6' c, 14' c
Dall'igna 13' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/3)
Inigo (1/1)
Pen: Bouhraoua (1/1) 7'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
9 August 2016
11:30
South Africa 24–0 Spain
Try: Afrika (2) 1' c, 7' c
Senatla 8' m
Snyman 12' m
Con: Afrika (2/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
9 August 2016
16:00
Australia 26–12 Spain
Try: Clark 1' c
Parahi 7' c
Porch 8' m
Foley 14' c
Con: Stannard (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Poggi (2) 2' m, 4' c
Con: Hernández (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
9 August 2016
16:30
South Africa 26–0 France
Try: Geduld 1' c
Smith 4' c
Brown 6' m
Sage 12' c
Con: Afrika (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
10 August 2016
11:00
France 26–5 Spain
Try: Vakatawa (2) 4' c, 8' m
Cler 10' c
Aicardi 12' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Sempere 14' m
Con: Genua (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Anthony Moyes (Australia)
10 August 2016
11:30
South Africa 5–12 Australia
Try: Senatla 11' m
Con: Kolbe (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Parahi 3' c
Cusack 6' m
Con: Stannard (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Pool C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 73 45 +28 9 Quarter-finals
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 59 40 +19 5
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 19 90 −71 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
12:00
Great Britain 31–7 Kenya
Try: Norton 2' m
Burgess 4' c
Bibby (2) 6' m, 12' c
Bennett 7' c
Con: Mitchell (3/4)
Bibby (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Odhiambo 8' c
Con: Adema (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
9 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand 12–14 Japan
Try: Curry 6' c
A. Ioane 10' m
Con: Kaka (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Goto 3' c
Soejima 12' c
Con: Lemeki (1/1)
Sakai (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
9 August 2016
17:00
Great Britain 21–19 Japan
Try: Rodwell (2) 1' c, 2' c
Watson 13' c
Con: Mitchell (3/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Lemeki (2) 6' c, 14' m
Sakai 11' c
Con: Goya (1/1)
Sakai (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
9 August 2016
17:30
New Zealand 28–5 Kenya
Try: Penalty try 3' c
Ioane 4' c
Pulu 11' c
Ormond 14' c
Con: Pulu (3/3)
Kaka (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Injera 1' m
Con: Adema (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
10 August 2016
12:00
Kenya 7–31 Japan
Try: Injera 4' c
Con: Oliech (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Hano 1' c
Lemeki (2) 7' c, 13' m
Goya 9' m
Penalty try 11' c
Con: Goya (3/5)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Matthew O'Brien (Australia)
10 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand 19–21 Great Britain
Try: R. Ioane 9' m
Ware 11' c
Ormond 13' c
Con: Kaka (2/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Bennett 2' c
Davies 5' c
Norton 7' c
Con: Mitchell (3/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B  Australia 3 2 0 1 52 48 +4 7 Knockout stage
2 C  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 59 40 +19 5
3 A  United States 3 1 0 2 59 41 +18 5
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point differential; 3) Points scored; 4) Lots drawn by World Rugby

Knockout stage

The quarterfinals were scheduled for August 10, with the semifinals and finals scheduled for August 11.[23]

9–12th place playoff

 
Semi-finals9th Place Final
 
      
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 United States24
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Brazil12
 
 United States24
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Spain12
 
 Spain14
 
 
 Kenya12
 
11th Place
 
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Brazil0
 
 
 Kenya24

Semi-finals

10 August 2016
16:00
United States 24–12 Brazil
Try: Isles (3) 4' m, 7' m, 10' c
Barrett 6' c
Con: Hughes (2/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: D. Sancery 3' m
Bourda-Couhet 11' c
Con: Duque (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)
10 August 2016
16:30
Spain 14–12 Kenya
Try: Poggi (2) 7' c, 8' c
Con: Hernández (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Amonde 4' m
Odhiambo 12' c
Con: Adema (0/1)
Oliech (1/1) 12'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Taku Otsuki (Japan)

11th Place

11 August 2016
12:30
Brazil 0–24 Kenya
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Odhiambo (3) 1' m, 6' c, 10 c
Ambaka 8' m
Con: Oliech (1/2)
Injera (0/1)
Adema (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

9th Place Final

11 August 2016
13:00
United States 24–12 Spain
Try: Barrett 4' c
Isles (2) 7' m, 14' m
Unufe 12' c
Con: Hughes (1/2)
Wyles (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Fontes 2' m
López 10' c
Con: Genua (0/1)
Hernández (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

5–8th place playoff

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand24
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 France19
 
 New Zealand17
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina26
 
 
 Australia21
 
7th Place
 
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 France12
 
 
 Australia10

Semi-finals

11 August 2016
13:30
New Zealand 24–19 France
Try: Ware (2) 2' m, 12' c
A. Ioane 8' m
R. Ioane 10' c
Con: Kaka (2/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Parez (2) 4' c, 7' m
Valleau 14' c
Con: Bouhraoua (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
11 August 2016
14:00
Argentina 26–21 Australia
Try: Revol (2) 7' m, 10' c
Moroni (2) 11' c, 14' c
Con: Revol (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Cusack (2) 1' c, 2' c
Foley 6' c
Con: Stannard (3/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Seventh Place

11 August 2016
17:30
France 12–10 Australia
Try: Bouhraoua 6' m
Candelon 8' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Hutchison 1' m
Jenkins 13' m
Con: Stannard (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Fifth Place Final

11 August 2016
18:00
New Zealand 17–14 Argentina
Try: A. Ioane 5' m
Mikkelson 9' m
R. Ioane 11' c
Con: Pulu (0/2)
Kaka (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Imhoff 13' c
Moroni 14' c
Con: Revol (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Medal playoff

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold Medal Match
 
          
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Fiji12
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 New Zealand7
 
 Fiji20
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Japan5
 
 Japan12
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 France7
 
 Fiji43
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Great Britain7
 
 Great Britain (a.e.t.)5
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Argentina0
 
 Great Britain7
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 South Africa5 Bronze Medal Match
 
 South Africa22
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Australia5
 
 Japan14
 
 
 South Africa54
 

Quarter-finals

10 August 2016
17:00
Fiji 12–7 New Zealand
Try: Kolinisau 2' m
Tuwai 8' c
Con: Ravouvou (0/1)
Kolinisau (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Kaka 6' c
Con: Pulu (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
10 August 2016
17:30
Japan 12–7 France
Try: Tuqiri 8' m
Goto 7' c
Con: Sakai (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Cler 4' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
10 August 2016
18:00
Great Britain 5–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Try: Bibby 18'
Pen: Mitchell (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Pen: Revol (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
10 August 2016
18:30
South Africa 22–5 Australia
Try: Speckman 3' m
Senatla 5' m, 12' m
Brown 10' c
Con: Afrika (1/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Cusack 7' m
Con: Clark (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)

Semi-finals

11 August 2016
14:30
Fiji 20–5 Japan
Try: Ravouvou 1' m
Tuisova 6' m
Kunatani 9' m
Tuwai 10' m
Con: Ravouvou (0/3)
Kolinisau (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Goto 4' m
Con: Lemeki (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
11 August 2016
15:00
Great Britain 7–5 South Africa
Try: Norton 8' c
Con: Mitchell (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Brown 2' m
Con: Afrika (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Bronze-medal match

11 August 2016
18:30
Japan 14–54 South Africa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Try: Kuwazuru 8' c
Goya 11' c
Con: Goya (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: De Jongh 1' c
Speckman (3) 3' c, 10' c, 19' c
Afrika (2) 12' c, 15' c
Geduld 17' m
Kolbe 20' c
Con: Afrika (5/6)
Geduld (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Gold-medal match

11 August 2016
19:00
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fiji 43–7 Great Britain 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Try: Kolinisau 1' m
Tuwai 3' c
Veremalua 7' m
Nakarawa 8' m
Ravouvou 10' c
Tuisova 14' c
Mata 19' c
Con: Ravouvou (1/2)
Kolinisau (2/4)
Taliga (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Norton 16' c
Con: Watson (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Team details
Fiji
Great Britain
P 3 Semi Kunatani
L 5 Leone Nakarawa
H 2 Jasa Veremalua
FL 7 Osea Kolinisau (c)
FH 10 Samisoni Viriviri
C 12 Masivesi Dakuwaqa
SH 9 Seremaia Tuwai
Substitutes:
P 1 Apisai Domolailai
L 4 Viliame Mata
N 8 Josua Tuisova
FL 6 Kitione Taliga
Head Coach:
England Ben Ryan
P 3 Phil Burgess
N 8 James Davies
L 5 James Rodwell
C 12 Mark Bennett
FL 7 Dan Bibby
FL 6 Tom Mitchell (c)
L 4 Dan Norton
Substitutes:
FH 10 Sam Cross
SH 9 Ollie Lindsay-Hague
P 1 Mark Robertson
W 11 Marcus Watson
H 2 Ruaridh McConnochie
Head Coach:
England Simon Amor

Final ranking

Rank Team Matches Points Avg points Tries Avg tries
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fiji 6 160 26.67 26 4.33
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 6 92 15.33 14 2.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa 6 136 22.67 22 3.67
4  Japan 6 95 15.83 15 2.50
5  New Zealand 6 107 17.83 17 2.83
6  Argentina 6 102 17.00 16 2.67
7  France 6 95 15.83 14 2.33
8  Australia 6 88 14.67 14 2.33
9  United States 5 107 21.4 17 3.40
10  Spain 5 43 8.6 7 1.40
11  Kenya 5 55 11.00 9 1.80
12  Brazil 5 24 4.8 4 0.80

Player statistics

Try scorers

6 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

Point scorers

43 points
42 points
38 points
37 points
30 points
25 points
22 points
20 points
19 points
15 points
14 points
13 points
12 points
11 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
2 points

See also

References

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Women's competition

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage

Group A

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens group A standings

Group B

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens group B standings

Group C

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens group C standings

Knockout stage

2016 Women's Olympic Rugby sevens Tournament
Aerial view of the Deodoro Stadium, where the Women's Rugby Sevens tournament took place
Tournament details
Host Brazil
VenueDeodoro Stadium
Date6–8 August 2016
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Canada
Fourth place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored180 (5.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Portia Woodman
(50 points)
Most triesNew Zealand Portia Woodman
(10 tries)
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The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil, hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 6 August to 8 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 8 August.

Australia beat New Zealand 24–17 in the final.[1][2] Canada secured the bronze medal with a win over Great Britain.[3]

Qualification

With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the top 6 on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the initial stage of qualification, where the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bring the total up to 11 team qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in Monaco, where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.

As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, Great Britain were awarded a spot in the Olympic games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby (England, Wales, Scotland and a combined union from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union 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.[4][5][6] The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14 Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.

Qualified teams

Nation Means of qualification
 Brazil Host nation
 Australia 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series top 4 finishers
 Canada
 Great Britain
 New Zealand
 Colombia 2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens Champions
 United States 2015 NACRA Women's Sevens Champions
 France 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Champions
 Kenya 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens Champions
 Fiji 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship Champions
 Japan 2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships Champions
 Spain 2016 Women's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament Champions

Squads

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Match officials

On 11 April 2016, World Rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials for the women's sevens.[7][8] Two Brazilians were later added as assistant referees.

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 28 June 2016. The 12 teams were seeded based on their points they have accumulated over the past two seasons on the Women's Sevens Series circuit. The four teams that qualified directly from the 2014–15 Women's Sevens World Series were guaranteed a top four seeding, with their positioning determined by their combined score over the two seasons.[9][10]

Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3

Pool stage

Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Third place teams drop to a third-placed teams table, where the top two third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[9]

Pool A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 101 12 +89 8 Quarter-finals
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 48 43 +5 7
3  United States 3 1 1 1 67 24 +43 6
4  Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 137 −137 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016
13:00
United States 7–12 Fiji
Try: Kelter 10' c
Con: Baravilala (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Tisolo 4' c
Ravisa 8' m
Con: Tisolo (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
6 August 2016
13:30
Australia 53–0 Colombia
Try: Williams 1' m
Caslick (3) 3' c, 7' m, 8' c
Tonegato 5' m
Parry 7' m
Beck (2) 10' c, 13' c
Turner 12' m
Con: Dalton (3/8)
Etheridge (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)
6 August 2016
18:00
United States 48–0 Colombia
Try: Kelter (2) 1' c, 6' c
Doyle 6' m
Johnson (2) 7' m, 13' m
Javelet 8' c
Carlyle 11' c
Fa'avesi 14' m
Con: Kelter (2/3)
Baravilala (2/3)
Stephens (0/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
6 August 2016
18:30
Australia 36–0 Fiji
Try: Cherry 1' c
Tonegato (2) 4' m, 13' c
Caslick 5' c
Green 10' m
Dalton 14' m
Con: Dalton (3/6)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)
7 August 2016
13:00
Fiji 36–0 Colombia
Try: Daveau (2) 1' c, 3' m
Tinai 5' c
Roqica 7' m
Riwai 9' c
Nagasau 14' m
Con: Tinai (2/4)
Riwai (1/1)
Tisolo (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)
7 August 2016
13:30
Australia 12–12 United States
Try: Tonegato (2) 4' m, 14' c
Con: Dalton (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Javelet (2) 9' c, 11' m
Con: Baravilala (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

Pool B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 109 12 +97 9 Quarter-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 71 40 +31 7
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 31 65 −34 5
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 17 111 −94 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016
11:00
France 24–7 Spain
Try: Grassineau 3' c
Guérin 7' m
Ladagnous 9' c
Guiglion 13' m
Con: Biscarat (2/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: P. García 11' c
Con: P. García (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
6 August 2016
11:30
New Zealand 52–0 Kenya
Try: Woodman (3) 1' c, 8' c, 13' m
McAlister (2) 3' c, 14' m
Manuel 6' c
Broughton 10' c
Williams 14' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (5/6)
Brazier (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)
6 August 2016
16:00
France 40–7 Kenya
Try: Ladagnous (2) 4' c, 14' m
Le Pesq 7' c
Horta 8' c
Guérin 11' c
Amiel 14' c
Con: Le Pesq (4/5)
Biscarat (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Masinde 7' c
Con: Awino (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
6 August 2016
16:30
New Zealand 31–5 Spain
Try: Woodman 2' m
McAlister (2) 3' c, 12' m
Nathan-Wong 8' c
Fitzpatrick 14' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Casado 11' m
Con: P. García (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)
7 August 2016
11:00
Spain 19–10 Kenya
Try: Plà 1' m
Bravo (2) 9' c, 12' c
Con: P. García (2/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Nziwa 6' m
Okelo 14' m
Con: Awino (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
7 August 2016
11:30
New Zealand 26–7 France
Try: Brazier 1' c
Manuel 3' c
Woodman 6' m
McAlister 13' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Grassineau 7' c
Con: Biscarat (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Pool C

Canada vs Japan
Brazil vs Great Britain
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 91 3 +88 9 Quarter-finals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 83 22 +61 7
3  Brazil (H) 3 1 0 2 29 77 −48 5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 10 111 −101 3
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016
12:00
Great Britain 29–3 Brazil
Try: Watmore 5' c
Hunt (2) 9' c, 12' m
Joyce 14' m
Scott 14' m
Con: McLean (2/3)
Watmore (0/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Pen: Kochhann (1/1) 7'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
6 August 2016
12:30
Canada 45–0 Japan
Try: Landry (2) 1' c, 6' c
Moleschi 3' c
Farella (2) 4' m, 9' m
Benn 13' c
Watcham-Roy 14' c
Con: Landry (3/4)
Russell (2/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
6 August 2016
17:00
Great Britain 40–0 Japan
Try: Wilson-Hardy 1' c
Richardson 4' c
Watmore 6' c
McLean 7' m
Scott 10' c
Fisher 16' c
Con: Richardson (3/3)
McLean (0/1)
Scott (2/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
6 August 2016
17:30
Canada 38–0 Brazil
Try: Paquin (2) 1' c, 7' c
Kish 5' m
Moleschi 6' c
Farella (2) 12' c, 17' m
Con: Russell (3/4)
Landry (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
7 August 2016
12:00
Brazil 26–10 Japan
Try: Ishibashi 2' m
Muhlbauer (2) 10' c, 14' c
Araújo 12' c
Con: Kochhann (2/3)
Balconi (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Kuwai 7' m
Yamaguchi 8' m
Con: Okuroda (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)
7 August 2016
12:30
Canada 0–22 Great Britain
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Richardson 4' m
Wilson-Hardy 6' m
Scarratt (2) 10' m, 12' c
Con: Richardson (1/2)
McLean (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A  United States 3 1 1 1 67 24 +43 6 Knockout stage
2 B  Spain 3 1 0 2 31 65 −34 5
3 C  Brazil (H) 3 1 0 2 29 77 −48 5
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point differential; 3) Points scored; 4) Lots drawn by World Rugby
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

9–12th place playoff

 
Semi-finals9th place final
 
      
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Brazil24
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Colombia0
 
 Brazil33
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Japan5
 
 Kenya0
 
 
 Japan24
 
11th place
 
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Colombia10
 
 
 Kenya22

Semi-finals

7 August 2016
16:00
Brazil 24–0 Colombia
Try: Ramalho 3' m
Teles (2) 6' c, 7' m
Muhlbauer 9' c
Con: Kochhann (2/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
7 August 2016
16:30
Kenya 0–24 Japan
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Yamaguchi (2) 2' m, 6' c
Kuwai 8' m
Kanematsu 13' c
Con: Okuroda (1/2)
Yamanaka (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Aimee Barrett (South Africa)

11th place

8 August 2016
12:30
Colombia 10–22 Kenya
Try: S. Acevedo 1' m
Medina 7' m
Con: Lopera (0/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Okelo (2) 4' m, 11' c
I. Otieno 9' m
Masinde 14' m
Con: Awino (1/3)
Nziwa (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)

9th place final

8 August 2016
13:00
Brazil 33–5 Japan
Try: Muhlbauer 5' c
Campos 7' m
Ishibashi 8' c
Scatrut 9' c
Cerullo 13' c
Con: Kochhann (4/5)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Okuroda 3' m
Con: Okuroda (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

5–8th place playoff

 
Semi-finals5th Place final
 
      
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Spain12
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 France24
 
 France5
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 United States19
 
 Fiji7
 
 
 United States12
 
7th Place
 
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Spain21
 
 
 Fiji0

Semi-finals

8 August 2016
13:30
Spain 12–24 France
Try: Erbina 12' c
Etxebarría 14' m
Con: P. García (1/2)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Mayans 1' m
Guérin (3) 3' c, 7' m, 9' c
Con: Le Pesq (1/3)
Biscarat (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
8 August 2016
14:00
Fiji 7–12 United States
Try: Tavo 4' c
Con: Tinai (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Kelter 10' c
Stephens 12' m
Con: Kelter (1/1)
Baravilala (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)

7th place

8 August 2016
17:30
Spain 21–0 Fiji
Try: P. García 3' c
Erbina 5' c
Etxebarría 7' c
Con: P. García (3/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

5th place final

8 August 2016
18:00
France 5–19 United States
Try: Grassineau 6' m
Con: Le Pesq (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Kelter 8' c
Javelet 9' m
Fa'avesi 11' c
Con: Kelter (1/2)
Stephens (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)

Medal playoff

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold Medal Match
 
          
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Australia24
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Spain0
 
 Australia17
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Canada5
 
 Canada15
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 France5
 
 Australia24
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 New Zealand17
 
 Great Britain26
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Fiji7
 
 Great Britain7
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 New Zealand25 Bronze Medal Match
 
 New Zealand5
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 United States0
 
 Canada33
 
 
 Great Britain10
 

Quarter-finals

USA vs New Zealand
7 August 2016
17:00
Australia 24–0 Spain
Try: Tonegato 3' m
Caslick (2) 5' c, 9' c
Green 14' m
Con: Dalton (2/3)
Etheridge (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)
7 August 2016
17:30
Canada 15–5 France
Try: Moleschi 6' m
Farella 12' m
Landry 14' m
Con: Landry (0/2)
Russell (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Le Pesq 3' m
Con: Le Pesq (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
7 August 2016
18:00
Great Britain 26–7 Fiji
Try: Brown (2) 1' c, 12' c
Richardson 4' c
Waterman 7' m
Con: McLean (3/4)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Naiqato 3' c
Con: Tinai (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
7 August 2016
18:30
New Zealand 5–0 United States
Try: Woodman 7' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (0/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Semi-finals

8 August 2016
14:30
Australia 17–5 Canada
Try: Cherry (2) 2' c, 7' m
Dalton 10' m
Con: Dalton (1/3)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Williams 13' m
Con: Landry (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
8 August 2016
15:00
Great Britain 7–25 New Zealand
Try: Richardson 4' c
Con: McLean (1/1)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Woodman (3) 2' m, 7' m, 8' m
Tui 5' m
Manuel 10' m
Con: Nathan-Wong (0/5)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

Bronze medal match

8 August 2016
18:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada 33–10 Great Britain
Try: Paquin 3' c
Landry (2) 6' c, 16' c
Farella 9' m
Russell 10' c
Con: Landry (4/5)		Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)		Try: Waterman 4' m
Joyce 13' m
Con: McLean (0/1)
Richardson (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

Gold medal match

Team's line up before the final
8 August 2016
19:00
1st place, gold medalist(s) Australia 24–17 New Zealand 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Try: Tonegato 7' m
Pelite 10' m
Green 12' c
Caslick 15' c
Con: Dalton (2/4)		Report 1
Report 2		Try: McAlister (2) 4' m, 18' m
Woodman 20' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
Team details

Final ranking

Rank Team Matches Points Avg points Tries Avg tries
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 166 27.67 28 4.67
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand 6 156 26.00 26 4.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 6 136 22.67 22 3.67
4  Great Britain 6 134 22.33 22 3.67
5  United States 6 98 16.33 16 2.67
6  France 6 105 17.50 17 2.83
7  Spain 6 64 10.67 10 1.67
8  Fiji 6 62 7.75 10 1.67
9  Brazil 5 86 17.20 13 2.60
10  Japan 5 39 7.80 7 1.40
11  Kenya 5 39 7.80 7 1.40
12  Colombia 5 10 2.00 2 0.40

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Australia beat New Zealand to win inaugural rugby sevens gold". BBC Sport. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympics rugby sevens: Australian women win gold against New Zealand". Guardian. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Australia win historic first Olympic sevens gold medal". worldrugby.org. 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "International Rugby Board - Olympic Rugby Sevens qualification confirmed". www.irb.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.irb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Mackay, Duncan (23 March 2013). "Rio 2016 qualifying system for rugby sevens revealed". Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Referees announced for sevens' Olympic Games debut" (Press release). World Rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Olympic Games 2016 – Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Olympic Draw and Competition Process". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Rugby sevens groups announced for Rio 2016 Olympic Games as stadium nears completion". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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Competition schedule

The competition will run August 6–11.[1]

In the 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.[2]

In the 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.[2]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1001
 Fiji1001
3 Great Britain0101
 New Zealand0101
5 Canada0011
 South Africa0011
Totals (6 entries)2226

Winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
details 		 Fiji (FIJ)
 Great Britain (GBR)
 South Africa (RSA)
Women's
details 		 Australia (AUS)
 New Zealand (NZL)
 Canada (CAN)

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 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 a single governing body for the entire island.[3] Great Britain will get a chance to field a combined team.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[4]

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.[7] In an attempt to address this for the women's tournament, the IRB announced in August 2013 that Brazil would be an invited core team in the Women's Sevens World Series for at least the 2013–14 season.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daily Competition Schedule" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Olympic sevens rugby: Great Britain face World Cup winners New Zealand". Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "History of IRFU". Irish Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. 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.
  4. ^ a b Degun, Tom (25 May 2012). "Exclusive: UK Home Nations can qualify a British rugby sevens team for Rio 2016". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ "International Board backs British Olympic sevens team". BBC Sport. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  6. ^ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Lapasset Presents Plans for Rugby Sevens at Rio 2016". Aroundtherings.com. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Schedule announced for 2013/14 Women's Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
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