Tokyo Stadium, where the Men's Rugby Sevens tournament was played | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | |
| Venue | Tokyo Stadium |
| Date | 26–28 July 2021 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Tries scored | 193 (5.68 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (37 points) |
| Most tries | (6 tries) |
←2016 2024 → | |
| Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| men | women | |
| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Squads | ||
| men | women | |
The men'srugby sevens tournament at the2020 Summer Olympics was held inJapan. It was hosted atTokyo Stadium, which also served as a host stadium of the2019 Rugby World Cup. The tournament was played over three days from 26 to 28 July 2021.[1] The tournament was won by the returning champions,Fiji.
| P | Pool Stage | PM | Placing Matches | ¼ | Quarter-Finals | ½ | Semi-Finals | B | Bronze Medal Match | F | Gold Medal Match |
| Date | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | ||||
| Men's | P | PM | ¼ | PM | ½ | PM | B | F | ||
| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | — | — | 1 | |
| 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series | 30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019 | Various | 4 | |
| 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 29–30 June 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2019 RAN Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2019 Africa Men's Sevens | 8–9 November 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 23–24 November 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 19–20 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 31 | +68 | 9 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 54 | +45 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 148 | −138 | 3 |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 10:00 |
| New Zealand | 50–5 | |
| Try:Knewstubb 2' c Mikkelson (2) 7' c, 8' m Penalty try 8' Warbrick (2) 10' c, 14' m Nanai-Seturo 12' m McGarvey-Black 13' c Con:Knewstubb (2/3) 2', 7' McGarvey-Black (2/3) 10', 13' Baker (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Jeong 5' m Con:Lee (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 10:30 |
| Australia | 19–29 | |
| Try:Turner (2) 9' m, 12' c Kerevi 13' c Con:Longbottom (2/3) 12', 13' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Cinti 1' m Osadczuk 4' m Moneta 5' c Mendy 7' c Bazán 14' m Con:Mare (2/4) 6', 7' Bazán (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 17:30 |
| New Zealand | 35–14 | |
| Try:McGarvey-Black 4' c Molia 6' c Webber 10' c Mikkelson 12' c Warbrick 14' c Con:McGarvey-Black (2/2) 5', 7' Webber (1/1) 10' Knewstubb (2/2) 13', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Moneta 2' c González 8' c Con:Mare (2/2) 2', 8' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 18:00 |
| Australia | 42–5 | |
| Try:Longbottom 1' c Roache 2' c Miller (2) 7' c, 8' c Malouf 10' c Pietsch 13' c Con:Longbottom (4/4) 1', 2', 7', 10' Miller (1/1) 8' Coward (1/1) 13' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Coquillard 9' m Con:Coquillard (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 10:00 |
| Argentina | 56–0 | |
| Try:Bazán 1' c Osadczuk 2' c Mare 4' c González 7' c Isgro 8' c Schulz 9' c Revol 12' c Mendy 13' c Con:Mare (5/5) 1', 3', 4', 7', 8' Revol (2/2) 9', 13' del Mestre (1/1) 12' | (Tokyo 2020) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 10:30 |
| New Zealand | 14–12 | |
| Try:Collier 8' c Knewstubb 10' c Con:Knewstubb (2/2) 8', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Kerevi 1' c Malouf 5' m Con:Holland (1/2) 1' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 9 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 94 | −63 | 3 |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 9:00 |
| Fiji | 24–19 | |
| Try:Wainiqolo 1' c Masi 4' m Nacuqu (2) 10' c, 11' m Con:Bolaca (1/2) 1' Nacuqu (1/1) 10' Nasoko (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Matsui 2' c Tuqiri 7' c Soejima 8' m Con:Fujita (2/3) 3', 7' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 9:30 |
| Great Britain | 24–0 | |
| Try:Norton (2) 7' c, 8' m McCann 11' c Fergusson 7' m Con:Bibby (2/3) 7', 12' Fergusson (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 16:30 |
| Great Britain | 34–0 | |
| Try:Bibby 1' m Mitchell 2' m Glover 7' c Harris 8' m Waddleton 9' m Davis 12' c Con:Bibby (2/6) 7', 12' | (Tokyo 2020) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 17:00 |
| Fiji | 28–14 | |
| Try:Bolaca 1' c Wainiqolo 4' c Tuimaba 11' c Tuivuaka 14' c Con:Bolaca (2/2) 2', 4' Nacuqu (2/2) 12', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Hirayama 7' c Douglas 12' c Con:Hirayama (2/2) 7', 13' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Jordan Way (Australia) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 9:00 |
| Canada | 36–12 | |
| Try:Braid (3) 2' c, 3' m, 9' m Sauder 5' c Berna 10' m Douglas 12' c Con:Hirayama (2/5) 2', 5' Kay (1/1) 12' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Hano 8' m Matsui 13' c Con:Bourke (0/1) Goya (1/1) 13' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 9:30 |
| Fiji | 33–7 | |
| Try:Tuivuaka (2) 2' m, 8' c Maqala 3' c Wainiqolo 7' c Tuimaba 14' c Con:Bolaca (3/4) 4', 7', 8' Nasoko (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Harris 10' c Con:Bibby (1/1) 10' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 9 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 3 |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:00 |
| South Africa | 33–14 | |
| Try:Z. Davids 2' c Visser 6' c Geduld 8' c Dry 12' c Gans 13' m Con:S. Davids (4/5) 2', 6', 8', 12' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Mullin 7' c Kennedy 10' c Con:Dardis (2/2) 7', 10' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:30 |
| United States | 19–14 | |
| Try:Isles 2' m Iosefo 4' c Hughes 13' c Con:Hughes (1/2) 5' Tomasin (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Injera 6' c Oluoch 9' c Con:Agero (2/2) 7', 10' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Jordan Way (Australia) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 18:30 |
| United States | 19–17 | |
| Try:Baker 1' c Hughes 3' m Tomasin 10' c Con:Hughes (2/3) 2', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Lennox 7' m McNulty 8' m Horan 14' c Con:Dardis (0/2) Roche (1/1) 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 19:00 |
| South Africa | 14–5 | |
| Try:S. Davids 2' c Soyizwapi 3' c Con:du Preez (2/2) 2', 4' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Injera 6' m Con:Agero (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:00 |
| Kenya | 7–12 | |
| Try:Onyala 13' c Con:Taabu (1/1) 13' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Lennox 1' m McNulty 2' c Con:Dardis (1/2) 2' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Jordan Way (Australia) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:30 |
| South Africa | 17–12 | |
| Try:S. Davids (2) 6' m, 10' m Gans 8' c Con:S. Davids (1/3) 9' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Schroeder 1' m Thompson 12' c Con:Melphy (0/1) Hughes (1/1) 13' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Craig Evans (Wales) |
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 5 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 | ||
| 3 | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 5 |
| Semi-finals | 9th place match | |||||
| 27 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 31 | ||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 27 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 22 | ||||||
| 21 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 11th place match | ||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 31 | ||||||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 16:30 |
| Ireland | 31–0 | |
| Try:Roche 1' m Conroy (2) 2' m, 13' c Mullin (2) 11' c, 14' c Con:Roche (0/2) Dardis (3/3) 12', 13', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Francisco González (Uruguay) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 17:00 |
| Kenya | 21–7 | |
| Try:Otieno 3' c Oluoch 5' c Amonde 12' c Con:Olindi (3/3) 4', 5', 12' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Matsui 1' c Con:Kano (1/1) 2' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 9:00 |
| South Korea | 19–31 | |
| Try:Coquillard 1' c Jang 4' m Jeong 10' c Con:Coquillard (2/3) 1', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Tuqiri 2' c Hikosaka 5' c Kano 7' m Matsui 8' c Hano 11' m Con:Kano (3/4) 2', 6', 8' Fujita (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Richard Haughton (England) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 9:30 |
| Ireland | 0–22 | |
| (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Olindi 5' c Ojee 10' m Ambaka 12' m Taabu 14' m Con:Olindi (1/1) 5' Taabu (0/2) Amonde (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
| Semi-finals | 5th place match | |||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 21 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
| 22 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 10:00 |
| Canada | 14–21 | |
| Try:Jones 6' c Douglas 13' c Con:Hirayama (2/2) 7', 13' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Isles (2) 2' c, 14' c Iosefo 12' c Con:Hughes (3/3) 2', 12', 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Francisco González (Uruguay) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 10:30 |
| South Africa | 22–19 | |
| Try:Soyizwapi 1' m Brown (2) 5' m, 7' c Pretorius 11' m Con:Brown (0/1) Geduld (1/2) 7' du Preez (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Miller 8' c Turner 10' m Longbottom 12' c Con:Miller (1/1) 9' Coward (0/1) Longbottom (1/1) 13' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 16:30 |
| Canada | 7–26 | |
| Try:Braid 3' c Con:Hirayama (1/1) 3' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Lawson 1' c Anderson 6' m Malouf 9' c Miller 12' c Con:Coward (1/1) 2' Anderson (0/1) Longbottom (2/2) 9', 12' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 17:00 |
| United States | 7–28 | |
| Try:Tomasin 4' c Con:Hughes (1/1) 4' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Geduld 2' c Makata 7' c Arendse 12' c Gans 14' c Con:Brown (2/2) 2', 7' du Preez (2/2) 13', 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 27 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||
| 29 | ||||||||||
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| 12 | ||||||||||
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| 14 | ||||||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
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| 27 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||||||
| 26 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| 28 July –Tokyo Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 17:30 |
| New Zealand | 21–10 | |
| Try:Knewstubb 4' c Curry (2) 6' c, 7' c Con:Knewstubb (2/2) 4', 6' Curry (1/1) 7' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Kay 13' m Jones 14' m Con:Kay (0/2) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Jordan Way (Australia) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:00 |
| Great Britain | 26–21 | |
| Try:Lindsay-Hague 6' c Harris 8' c Davis 10' c Norton 11' m Con:Bibby (3/4) 7', 8', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Barrett 1' c Baker (2) 3' c, 4' c Con:Hughes (3/3) 1', 3', 4' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:30 |
| South Africa | 14–19 | |
| Try:S. Davids 1' c Penalty try 13' Con:Geduld (1/1) 1' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Moneta (2) 4' c, 7' c Álvarez 12' m Con:Mare (2/2) 5', 7' Bazán (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 19:00 |
| Fiji | 19–0 | |
| Try:Tuwai (2) 3' c, 11' c Tuimaba 12' m Con:Bolaca (1/1) Botitu (1/2) 11' | (Tokyo 2020) |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 11:00 |
| New Zealand | 29–7 | |
| Try:Curry (2) 2' c, 13' m Ware (2) 7' c, 9' m Collier 10' m Con:Knewstubb (2/4) 2', 7' McGarvey-Black (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Norton 3' c Con:Bibby (1/1) 3' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 11:30 |
| Argentina | 14–26 | |
| Try:Moneta 6' c Mendy 7' c Con:Mare (2/2) 6', 7' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Maqala 2' m Derenalagi 4' c Wainiqolo 8' c Radradra 11' c Con:Bolaca (1/2) 4' Tuwai (1/1) 9' Botitu (1/1) 11' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 17:30 |
| Great Britain | 12–17 | |
| Try:Harris 1' m Lindsay-Hague 9' c Con:Bibby (1/2) 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Bazán 4' m Moneta 5' c Mendy 11' m Con:Mare (1/3) 6' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 18:00 |
| 12–27 | ||
| Try:Curry 3' m Molia 8' c Con:Knewstubb (1/2) 8' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Derenalagi 1' m Maqala 3' c Wainiqolo 4' c Tuivuaka 11' m Con:Bolaca (2/3) 3', 5' Nacuqu (0/1) Pen:Nacuqu (1/1) 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| Team details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Avg points | Tries | Avg tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 157 | 26.17 | 24 | 4.00 | ||
| 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 24 | 4.00 | ||
| 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 23 | 3.83 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 18 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | 6 | 128 | 21.50 | 19 | 3.17 | |
| 6 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 15 | 2.50 | |
| 7 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 18 | 3.00 | |
| 8 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 13 | 2.17 | |
| 9 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 11 | 2.20 | |
| 10 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 12 | 2.40 | |
| 11 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 11 | 2.20 | |
| 12 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 5 | 1.00 |
Source[8]
6 tries 5 tries 4 tries
3 tries
2 tries | 2 tries (cont.)
1 try | 1 try (cont.)
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37 points 33 points 32 points 30 points 28 points 27 points 25 points 24 points 20 points 19 points 18 points 15 points | 14 points 13 points 12 points 10 points
9 points 8 points 7 points 5 points | 5 points (cont.)
4 points 2 points
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