2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament

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HostsMonaco Monaco
Date18–20 June 2021
Nations9
Champions Ireland
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]

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) 440012617+10912
 Samoa (Q) 430115638+11810
 Zimbabwe 42026481−178
 Tonga 410343128−856
 Mexico 400417142−1254
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

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France (Q) 330011912+1079
 Hong Kong (Q) 32016256+67
 Chile 31025374–215
 Jamaica 300310102–923
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

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  Ireland1st A4+10912
2  France1st B3+1079
3  Samoa2nd A4+11810
4  Hong Kong2nd B3+67
5  Zimbabwe3rd A4–178
6  Chile3rd B3–215
7  Tonga4th A4–856
8  Jamaica4th B3–923
9  Mexico5th A4–1254
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

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

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'		ReportTry: 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'		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

See also

References

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