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]
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Teams
| Event | Dates | Location | Quota | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 29–30 June 2019 |  Santiago
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2 | |
| Chile
| ||||
| 2019 RAN Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 |  George Town
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2 |  Jamaica
|
 Mexico
| ||||
| 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 |  Colomiers
|
2 | France
|
 Ireland
| ||||
| 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 |  Suva
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2 |  Samoa
|
 Tonga
| ||||
| 2019 Africa Men's Sevens | 8–9 November 2019 |  Johannesburg
|
2 | |
 Zimbabwe
| ||||
| 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 23–24 November 2019 |  Incheon
|
2 | |
 Hong Kong
| ||||
| Total | 9 teams | |||
- Notes:
Pool stage
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
| 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' | Report | Try: Sámano 7'm Con: Rodríguez (0/1) Cards: Guerrero  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' | Report | Try: 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) | Report | Try: 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 4' to 6' | Report | Try: Musumhi 7'c Con: Musumhi (1/1) 7' Cards: Mangongo 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 0' to 2' | Report | Try: 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) | Report | Try: 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' | Report | Try: 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
| 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 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' | Report | Try: 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' | Report | Try: 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 5' to 7' | Report | Try: 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' | Report | Try: 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 3' to 5' | Report | Try: Denmark 9'm Con: Webb (0/1) |
| Stade Louis II, Monaco Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
Combined standings
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 |
| 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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 June 16:23 | ||||||
| France | 31 | |||||
| 20 June 19:07 | ||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
| France | 19 | |||||
| 20 June 16:45 | ||||||
| Ireland | 28 | |||||
| Ireland | 28 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 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' | Report | Try: Herbert 12'm Con: McQueen (0/1) |
| Stade Louis II, Monaco Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
Final
| 20 June 19:07 |
| France | 19–28 | Ireland |
| Try: Parez 5'c Riva 6'm Bouhraoua 14'c Con: Barraque (2/3) 5', 14' | Report | Try: 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
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified to 2020 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
| 2 | France
|
| 3 | Samoa
|
| Hong Kong
| |
| 5 | Zimbabwe
|
| 6 | Chile
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| Tonga
| |
| 8 | Jamaica
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| Mexico
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See also
References
- ^ "Monaco has been selected to host the World Rugby Sevens Repechage". Asia Rugby. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ a b "World Rugby and IOC confirm rugby sevens qualification process for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Monaco to host final Olympics rugby sevens qualifier". China News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Match schedule Olympic Repechage Men's". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Olympic repechage: Men's pools". World Rugby. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Competition format: Men's repechage". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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