2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

The 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the twelfth edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, the continental championship for rugby sevens in South America. Five national teams competed for two slots, not only for the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualification tournament, but also for participation at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]

2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens
Hosts Uruguay
 Chile
Date6–14 January 2018
2017
2019

Teams edit

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Sudamérica member, but already qualified
  2. ^ a b c d e f Invitational Teams
  3. ^ Qualified by way of the 2017 Bolivarian Games tournament, from which they got second only to Chile

Final standings edit

Legend
Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens
and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified
Invitational Teams
Rank Team Punta
Del Este
Viña
del Mar
Points
1   South Africa Academy 22 22 44
2   France 17 19 36
3   Uruguay 15 15 30
4   Chile 19 8 27
5   Ireland 8 17 25
6   Germany 12 10 22
7   Argentina 7 12 19
8   Brazil 10 7 17
9   United States Falcons 3 5 8
10   Colombia 5 3 8
11   Canada Maple Leafs 2 2 4
12   Paraguay 1 1 2

Main Tournament edit

The main South America Sevens series took place over two legs, one in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and one in Viña del Mar, Chile.

The initial seedings were as follows:[2]

Seed Team 2016-17 Ranking
1   South Africa 1st, World Sevens Series
2   United States 5th, World Sevens Series
3   Canada 8th, World Sevens Series
4   Argentina 9th, World Sevens Series
5   France 11th, World Sevens Series
6   Germany Runner-up, Hong Kong Qualifier
7   Chile Semifinalist, Hong Kong Qualifier
8   Uruguay Quarterfinalist, Hong Kong Qualifier
9   Ireland 2nd, Sevens Grand Prix
10   Colombia 7th, Sudamérica
11   Brazil 8th, Sudamérica
12   Paraguay Runner-up, 2017 Bolivarian Games

Punta del Este Sevens edit

All times Uruguay Standard Time (UTC−03:00)

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   South Africa Academy 21−5   Chile   France
  Uruguay
5th place   Germany 24−12   Brazil   Ireland
  Argentina
Challenge   Colombia 21−5   United States Falcons   Canada Maple Leafs
  Paraguay

Pool Stage edit

Group A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Chile 3 3 0 0 73 34 +39 9
  South Africa Academy 3 2 0 1 100 19 +81 7
  Germany 3 1 0 2 71 73 −2 5
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 19 137 −118 3
6 January 2018
16:25
Germany  12−21  Chile
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
16:47
South Africa Academy  45−0  Paraguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
18:37
Germany  59−7  Paraguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
18:59
South Africa Academy  10−19  Chile
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
20:49
Chile  33−12  Paraguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
21:11
South Africa Academy  45−0  Germany
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 66 43 +23 7
  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 62 41 +21 7
  France 3 2 0 1 67 53 +14 7
  United States Falcons 3 0 0 3 22 80 −58 3
6 January 2018
17:53
France  26−20  Brazil
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
18:15
United States Falcons  12−22  Uruguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
20:05
United States Falcons  5−29  France
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
20:27
Uruguay  12−17  Brazil
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
22:17
United States Falcons  5−29  Brazil
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
22:39
France  12−28  Uruguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Group C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 104 17 +87 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 45 72 −27 7
  Colombia 3 1 0 2 45 59 −14 5
  Canada Maple Leafs 3 0 0 3 39 85 −46 3
6 January 2018
17:09
Argentina  5−38  Ireland
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
17:31
Canada Maple Leafs  12−26  Colombia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
19:21
Argentina  14−12  Colombia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
19:43
Canada Maple Leafs  5−33  Ireland
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
21:33
Ireland  33−7  Colombia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

6 January 2018
21:55
Canada Maple Leafs  22−26  Argentina
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Knockout round edit

Challenge Trophy

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 January 2018 – 17:08 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Colombia10
 
7 January 2018 – 19:42 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Paraguay7
 
  Colombia21
 
7 January 2018 – 17:30 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  United States Falcons5
 
  United States Falcons31
 
 
  Canada Maple Leafs26
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
7 January 2018 – 19:20 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Paraguay7
 
 
  Canada Maple Leafs33

5th Place

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 January 2018 – 17:52 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Chile17
 
7 January 2018 – 20:04 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Germany10
 
  Germany24
 
7 January 2018 – 18:14 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Argentina12
 
  Uruguay17
 
7 January 2018 – 21:54 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Argentina0
 
  Germany24
 
7 January 2018 – 18:36 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Brazil12
 
  Brazil12
 
7 January 2018 – 20:26 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  France28
 
  Brazil17
 
7 January 2018 – 18:59 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Ireland12 Seventh Place
 
  Ireland7
 
7 January 2018 – 21:32 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  South Africa Academy31
 
  Argentina17
 
 
  Ireland21
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 January 2018 – 17:52 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Chile17
 
7 January 2018 – 20:48 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Germany10
 
  Chile17
 
7 January 2018 – 18:14 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Uruguay14
 
  Uruguay17
 
7 January 2018 – 22:38 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Argentina0
 
  Chile5
 
7 January 2018 – 18:36 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  South Africa Academy21
 
  Brazil12
 
7 January 2018 – 21:10 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  France28
 
  France14
 
7 January 2018 – 18:59 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  South Africa Academy24 Third place
 
  Ireland7
 
7 January 2018 – 22:16 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  South Africa Academy31
 
  Uruguay17
 
 
  France22
 

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Viña del Mar Sevens edit

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   South Africa Academy 34−7   France   Ireland
  Uruguay
5th place   Argentina 33−14   Germany   Chile
  Brazil
Challenge   United States Falcons 14−12   Colombia   Canada Maple Leafs
  Paraguay

All times in Chile Summer Time (UTC−03:00)

Pool Stage edit

Group A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Ireland 3 2 1 0 74 19 +55 8
  Brazil 3 1 2 0 57 49 +8 7
  South Africa Academy 3 1 1 1 48 31 +17 6
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 21 101 −80 3
13 January 2018
11:20
Brazil  14−14  Ireland
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
11:40
South Africa Academy  29−0  Paraguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
15:00
Brazil  29−21  Paraguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
15:00
South Africa Academy  5−17  Ireland
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
18:20
Ireland  43−0  Paraguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
18:40
South Africa Academy  14−14  Brazil
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 63 43 +20 9
  Chile 3 2 0 1 74 37 +37 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 58 53 +5 5
  Canada Maple Leafs 3 0 0 3 24 86 −62 2
13 January 2018
12:40
Germany  24−12  Argentina
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
13:00
Chile  38−0  Canada Maple Leafs
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
16:00
Germany  17−12  Canada Maple Leafs
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
16:20
Chile  17−15  Argentina
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
19:40
Argentina  31−12  Canada Maple Leafs
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
20:00
Chile  19−22  Germany
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Group C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 51 40 +11 9
  France 3 2 0 1 64 31 +33 7
  United States Falcons 3 1 0 2 45 67 −22 5
  Colombia 3 0 0 3 38 60 −22 3
13 January 2018
12:00
Uruguay  17−14  Colombia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
12:20
France  33−7  United States Falcons
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
15:20
Uruguay  17−12  United States Falcons
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
15:40
France  17−7  Colombia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
19:00
Colombia  17−26  United States Falcons
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

13 January 2018
19:20
France  14−17  Uruguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Knockout round edit

Challenge Trophy

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January 2018 – 11:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  United States Falcons36
 
14 January 2018 – 17:40 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Paraguay10
 
  United States Falcons14
 
14 January 2018 – 11:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Colombia12
 
  Canada Maple Leafs5
 
 
  Colombia19
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
14 January 2018 – 17:20 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Canada Maple Leafs43
 
 
  Paraguay5

5th Place

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 January 2018 – 12:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Germany12
 
14 January 2018 – 14:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  South Africa Academy26
 
  Germany12
 
14 January 2018 – 12:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Brazil5
 
  Uruguay14
 
14 January 2018 – 18:40 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Brazil7
 
  Germany14
 
14 January 2018 – 11:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Argentina33
 
  Ireland7
 
14 January 2018 – 14:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Argentina5
 
  Argentina14
 
14 January 2018 – 12:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Chile7 Seventh Place
 
  Chile7
 
14 January 2018 – 18:00 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  France14
 
  Brazil12
 
 
  Chile26
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 January 2018 – 12:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Germany12
 
14 January 2018 – 15:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  South Africa Academy26
 
  South Africa Academy26
 
14 January 2018 – 12:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Uruguay7
 
  Uruguay14
 
14 January 2018 – 19:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Brazil7
 
  South Africa Academy34
 
14 January 2018 – 11:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  France7
 
  Ireland7
 
14 January 2018 – 15:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Argentina5
 
  Ireland12
 
14 January 2018 – 12:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  France15 Third place
 
  Chile7
 
14 January 2018 – 19:00 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  France14
 
  Uruguay5
 
 
  Ireland12
 

[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "#7s – Tres torneos sudamericanos en los próximos meses" (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Definido el ranking para el Sudamérica Rugby Sevens 2018" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Punta del Este: Fixture, entradas y TV" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Fixture" (in Spanish). Viña del Mar Sevens. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.