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2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament

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2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament
The tournament venue, Stade Louis II.
HostsMonaco Monaco
Date18–20 June 2021
Nations9
Final positions
Champions Ireland
Runners-up France
Series details
Top try scorerJordan Conroy (11)
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The final qualification repechage tournament for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 18–20 June 2021 at Stade Louis II in Monaco.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled for a year earlier,[2] but was postponed until 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Twelve men's teams were eligible to compete in the repechage tournament, being the second and third ranked teams from the six continental qualifiers. Two teams, Brazil and China, withdrew a month before the competition due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] A third team, Uganda, had to withdraw after members of their squad recorded positive COVID-19 test results on arrival in Monaco. This reduced the number of teams competing to nine.[5]

Ireland won the repechage tournament, defeating France by 28–19 in the final, to qualify for the men's sevens tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.[2][5]

Teams

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Event Dates Location Quota Qualifier
2019 South American Qualifying Tournament 29–30 June 2019 Chile Santiago 2   Brazil [note 1]
 Chile
2019 RAN Sevens 6–7 July 2019 Cayman Islands George Town 2  Jamaica
 Mexico
2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament 13–14 July 2019 France Colomiers 2  France
 Ireland
2019 Oceania Sevens Championship 7–9 November 2019 Fiji Suva 2  Samoa
 Tonga
2019 Africa Men's Sevens 8–9 November 2019 South Africa Johannesburg 2   Uganda [note 2]
 Zimbabwe
2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament 23–24 November 2019 South Korea Incheon 2   China [note 1]
 Hong Kong
Total 9 teams
  • Notes:
  1. ^ a b Brazil and China withdrew a month before the tournament due to challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
  2. ^ Uganda was a late withdrawal from the tournament following positive COVID-19 test results from the squad on arrival in Monaco.[5]

Pool stage

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The teams were drawn into two pools with each team playing against all opponents in their own pool.[6] Due to the late withdrawal of Uganda, all matches involving them were recorded as a bye for their opponents in Pool B.[5][7]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ireland (Q) 4 4 0 0 126 17 +109 12
 Samoa (Q) 4 3 0 1 156 38 +118 10
 Zimbabwe 4 2 0 2 64 81 −17 8
 Tonga 4 1 0 3 43 128 −85 6
 Mexico 4 0 0 4 17 142 −125 4
18 June 2021
18:00
Zimbabwe 21–0 Mexico
Try: Magaramombe 4'c
Muneta 11'c
Phiri 13'c
Con: Musumhi (2/2) 4', 12'
Mangongo (1/1) 13'		Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
19 June 2021
9:28
Samoa 69–5 Mexico
Try: Apelu Maliko 1'c
Rimoni (2) 2'c, 8'm
Scanlan (2) 3'c, 4'c
Falaniko (3) 6'c, 9'c, 11'm
Afa 8'm
Tavita 10'm
Sapeti 13'c
Con: Matavao (6/9) 1', 3', 3', 4', 7', 10'
Falaniko (1/2) 14'		ReportTry: Sámano 7'm
Con: Rodríguez (0/1)
Cards: Guerrero yellow card 2' to 4'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
19 June 2021
9:50
Ireland 31–10 Zimbabwe
Try: Conroy (2) 0'c, 3'm
Kennedy (3) 4'c, 5'c, 7'm
Con: Dardis (3/5) 1', 5', 7'		ReportTry: Mavara 10'm
Boshi 14'm
Con: Musumhi (0/2)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
19 June 2021
12:12
Ireland 31–0 Mexico
Try: Kennedy (2) 2'c, 6'c
Conroy 4'c
Fitzpatrick (2) 7'm, 9'm
Con: Cribbin (3/5) 2', 4', 7'		Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
19 June 2021
12:34
Samoa 47–5 Tonga
Try: Apelu Maliko (2) 1'c, 9'c
Milford 6'c
Rimoni (2) 7'c, 10'c
Falaniko 12'c
Tapeneko 13'm
Con: Matavao (1/1) 2'
Falaniko (4/4) 7', 7', 11', 12'
Apelu Maliko (1/1) 8'
Leitufia (0/1)		ReportTry: Taumoepeau 4'm
Con: Halaifonua (0/1)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
19 June 2021
15:24
Ireland 43–0 Tonga
Try: Kennedy (3) 1'm, 5'm, 7'c
McNulty 3'm
Conroy (3) 7'c, 10'c, 11'c
Con: Cribbin (4/7) 7', 7', 11', 12'		Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
19 June 2021
17:39
Samoa 33–7 Zimbabwe
Try: Apelu Maliko (2) 0'c, 3'c
Matavao 4'c
Falaniko (2) 6'c, 12'm
Con: Matavao (4/5) 1', 3', 4', 6'
Cards: Rimoni yellow card 4' to 6'		ReportTry: Musumhi 7'c
Con: Musumhi (1/1) 7'
Cards: Mangongo yellow card 10' to 12'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
19 June 2021
18:01
Tonga 21–12 Mexico
Try: Vaea 5'c
Taufa 7'c
Fekitoa 13'c
Con: Fekitoa (2/2) 5', 7'
Halaifonua (1/1)
Cards: Vaea yellow card 0' to 2'		ReportTry: Chávez 3'm
Sámano 6'c
Con: Rodríguez (1/2) 7'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
20 June 2021
12:55
Tonga 17–26 Zimbabwe
Try: Manu 0'm
Timani 5'm
Kilioni 10'c
Con: Halaifonua (1/1) 10'
Fekitoa (0/1)
Ram (0/1)		ReportTry: Mangongo (2) 6'c, 12'c
Mashawi 7'c
Katsvere 7'm
Con: Musumhi (3/4) 6', 7', 12'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
20 June 2021
13:17
Samoa 7–21 Ireland
Try: Falaniko 8'c
Con: Matavao (1/1) 8'		ReportTry: Horan 4'c
Conroy 7'c
Kelly 9'c
Con: Dardis (3/3) 4', 7', 9'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France (Q) 3 3 0 0 119 12 +107 9
 Hong Kong (Q) 3 2 0 1 62 56 +6 7
 Chile 3 1 0 2 53 74 –21 5
 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 10 102 –92 3
19 June 2021
10:12
France 40–0 Jamaica
Try: Siega 5'c
Zeghdar 6'c
Barraque 8'c
Laugel 9'c
Valleau 11'm
Bouhraoua 13'c
Con: Barraque (5/6) 5', 7', 9', 10', 13'
Cards: Veredamu yellow card 13' to 14'		Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
19 June 2021
12:56
Hong Kong 31–5 Jamaica
Try: Yiu (2) 1'm, 7'c
Woodward 5'm
McQueen 7'c
Hood 10'c
Con: Webb (2/4) 7', 8'
Hood (1/1) 10'		ReportTry: Caton-Brown 3'm
Con: Adamson (0/1)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
19 June 2021
13:18
France 43–7 Chile
Try: Siega (2) 3'm, 6'c
Zeghdar 4'c
Barraque 7'c
Mignot (2) 10'm, 12'c
Laugel 14'm
Con: Barraque (4/7) 5', 6', 7', 12'		ReportTry: Huici 7'c
Con: Tredinick (1/1) 7'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
19 June 2021
15:46
Hong Kong 26–15 Chile
Try: Morrison 1'c
Yiu 11'c
Webb 12'c
McQueen 13'm
Con: Webb (3/4) 2', 12', 13'
Cards: Woodward yellow card 5' to 7'		ReportTry: De Vidts 5'm
Huici 7'm
Jana 7'm
Con: Strabucchi (0/3)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
19 June 2021
18:45
Chile 31–5 Jamaica
Try: Edwards 1'm
Huici 5'c
Brangier 7'c
Goñi 9'm
Blanc 12'c
Con: Tredinick (2/4) 6', 7'
Strabucchi (1/1) 13'		ReportTry: Caton-Brown 3'm
Con: Adamson (0/1)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
20 June 2021
14:01
France 36–5 Hong Kong
Try: Parez 2'c
Mignot 5'm
Riva 6'c
Laugel 8'm
Siega 12'c
O'Connor 13'm
Con: Riva (1/1) 3'
Jean-Pascal Barraque (2/5) 6', 12'
Cards: Veredamu yellow card 3' to 5'		ReportTry: Denmark 9'm
Con: Webb (0/1)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Combined standings

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After completion of the pool stage, the top two teams from each pool progressed to the knockout stage, with the winner of the final gaining qualification for the Olympic Sevens in Tokyo.[8][5] Seedings for the knockouts were based on (a) pool placing, (b) competition points awarded (for a win, draw or loss) in the respective pool standings, and (c) difference between points scored and conceded across all pool matches played.

# Team Place Pld −/+ Pts
1  Ireland 1st A 4 +109 12
2  France 1st B 3 +107 9
3  Samoa 2nd A 4 +118 10
4  Hong Kong 2nd B 3 +6 7
5  Zimbabwe 3rd A 4 –17 8
6  Chile 3rd B 3 –21 5
7  Tonga 4th A 4 –85 6
8  Jamaica 4th B 3 –92 3
9  Mexico 5th A 4 –125 4
Key
Semi-finalists Eliminated
  1st placed in pool   3rd placed in pool
  2nd placed in pool   4th placed in pool
    5th placed in pool

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 June 16:23
 
 
 France31
 
20 June 19:07
 
 Samoa0
 
 France19
 
20 June 16:45
 
 Ireland28
 
 Ireland28
 
 
 Hong Kong5
 

Semi-finals

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20 June
16:23
France 31–0 Samoa
Try: Barraque (2) 3'c, 4'm
Bouhraoua (2) 7'c, 13'c
Siega 8'm
Con: Barraque (2/4) 4', 7'
Parez (1/1) 14'		Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
20 June
16:45
Ireland 28–5 Hong Kong
Try: Conroy (2) 0'c, 5'c
Horan 2'c
McNulty 7'c
Con: Dardis (4/4) 0', 2', 5', 8'		ReportTry: Herbert 12'm
Con: McQueen (0/1)
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Final

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20 June
19:07
France 19–28 Ireland
Try: Parez 5'c
Riva 6'm
Bouhraoua 14'c
Con: Barraque (2/3) 5', 14'		ReportTry: Kennedy 0'c
Conroy (2) 9'c, 10'c
McNulty 13'c
Con: Dardis (4/4) 1', 9', 11', 14'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Placings

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Legend
Qualified to 2020 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
1  Ireland
2  France
3  Samoa
 Hong Kong
5  Zimbabwe
6  Chile
 Tonga
8  Jamaica
 Mexico

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Monaco has been selected to host the World Rugby Sevens Repechage". Asia Rugby. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  2. ^ a b "World Rugby and IOC confirm rugby sevens qualification process for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Monaco to host final Olympics rugby sevens qualifier". China News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Hong Kong men's and women's rugby sevens teams drawn in qualifying repechage". South China Morning Post. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "World Rugby Sevens Repechage ready for kick-off". Boxscore. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Match schedule Olympic Repechage Men's". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Olympic repechage: Men's pools". World Rugby. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Competition format: Men's repechage". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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