2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

The 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the 15th edition of the Sudamérica Sevens. It was held in San José, Costa Rica from 27–28 November. It was a qualifier for the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile and 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[1][2][3] Uruguay and Chile were the two teams that qualified as winner and runner-up.[4]

2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens
Host nation Costa Rica
Date27–28 November 2021
Cup
Champion Uruguay (2nd title)
Runner-up Chile
Third Brazil
Tournament details
Matches played24
2020
2022

Format

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The unconventional format for the tournament was played out in two/three parts: a pool stage (three teams per pool) in which three teams played each other once. This was followed by several inter-pool matches, with only the top two teams in each pool vying for a place in the semi-finals (teams whom finished bottom of their pool were vying for a placing position). Following the pool stage and ranking matches, there was a four team knockout round. The two semi-final winners qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5] The stadium of the tournament was Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.

Teams

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There were nine teams competing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. As Argentina already qualified they didn't compete at the tournament.[6]

Pool stage – Phase I

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA ±
  Brazil 2 2 0 0 151 0 +151
  Guatemala 2 1 0 1 17 92 –75
  Panama 2 0 0 2 12 88 –76

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Brazil  71–0  Panama
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Brazil  80–0  Guatemala
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA ±
  Chile 2 2 0 0 72 0 +72
  Peru 2 1 0 1 27 43 –16
  El Salvador 2 0 0 2 5 61 –56
27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Peru  27–5  El Salvador
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Chile  34–0  El Salvador
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Chile  38–0  Peru
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA ±
  Uruguay 2 2 0 0 114 0 +114
  Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 41 48 –7
  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 0 107 –107
27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Costa Rica  41–0  Nicaragua
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Uruguay  66–0  Nicaragua
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Uruguay  48–0  Costa Rica
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Inter-pool matches – Phase II

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27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Panama  10–10  Nicaragua
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Brazil  54–0  Costa Rica
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

27 November
CST (UTC–6)
Uruguay  15–0  Chile
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

28 November
CST (UTC–6)
Costa Rica  0–28  Peru
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

28 November
CST (UTC–6)
Chile  55–0  Guatemala
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

28 November
CST (UTC–6)
El Salvador  10–7  Panama
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

28 November
CST (UTC–6)
Brazil  41–0  Peru
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

28 November
CST (UTC–6)
Uruguay  58–0  Guatemala
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

28 November
CST (UTC–6)
El Salvador  12–12  Nicaragua
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Result
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA ± Qualification
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 246 0 +246 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Uruguay 4 4 0 0 187 0 +187
3   Chile 4 3 0 1 127 15 +112
4   Peru 4 2 0 2 55 84 –29
5   Costa Rica 4 1 0 3 41 130 –89 Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs
6   Guatemala 4 1 0 3 17 205 –188
7   El Salvador 4 1 1 2 27 80 –53
8   Nicaragua 4 0 2 2 22 129 –107
9   Panama 4 0 1 3 29 108 –79 Eliminated in Phase II

Knockout stage

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5th–8th playoffs

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Final
 
  
 
28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
 
 
  Costa Rica15
 
 
  Guatemala12
 
 
 
 
 
7th Place Final
 
 
28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
 
 
  El Salvador5
 
 
  Nicaragua7
 

Cup playoffs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
 
 
  Brazil14
 
28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
 
  Chile21
 
  Chile0
 
28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
 
  Uruguay21
 
  Uruguay47
 
 
  Peru0
 
Third place
 
 
28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
 
 
  Brazil47
 
 
  Peru0

Final standings

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Legend
Qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Pos Team
1   Uruguay
2   Chile
3   Brazil
4   Peru
5   Costa Rica
6   Guatemala
7   Nicaragua
8   El Salvador
9   Panama

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Preview – South American 7's RWC 2022 Qualifying – Costa Rica". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ "Nueve equipos en busca de un lugar en Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ "South American teams have everything to play for at this weekend's Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualifier in San José". www.world.rugby. 2021-11-25. Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ "Uruguay and Chile qualify for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. ^ "NUEVE EQUIPOS MASCULINOS COMPETIRÁN EN EL SAR 7S COSTA RICA 2021, BUSCANDO UN LUGAR EN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022" [NINE MEN'S TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN THE SAR 7S COSTA RICA 2021, SEEKING A PLACE IN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022]. sudamerica.rugby (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Qualifying". RWC Sevens. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.