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Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Twelve teams qualify for women's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament to be determined.[2][3]

Table edit

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualifier
Host — — 1   Japan
2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 Various 4   New Zealand
  United States
  Canada
  Australia
2019 South American Qualifying Tournament 1–2 June 2019   Lima 1   Brazil
2019 RAN Women's Sevens 6–7 July 2019   George Town 0[note 1] —
2019 European Qualifying Tournament 13–14 July 2019   Kazan 1   Great Britain[note 2]
2019 Africa Women's Sevens 12–13 October 2019   Jemmal 1   Kenya[note 3]
2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 7–9 November 2019   Suva 1   Fiji
2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament 9–10 November 2019   Guangzhou 1   China
2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 19–20 June 2021[5]   Monaco 2[note 1]   France
  ROC
Total 12
  • Notes:
  1. ^ a b With both the United States and Canada advancing to the tournament through securing top four slots in the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, the spot for the RAN champion was re-allocated, allowing the final Olympic qualifying tournament to have two teams qualify for the Olympic Games.
  2. ^ Great Britain qualified for the Olympics through England's performance as England were the designated home nation that could earn Olympic qualification for Great Britain. Rugby sevens players from Scotland and Wales, however, were eligible to be selected for the British team at the Olympic Games.
  3. ^ South Africa won the qualifying tournament but declined their spot due to a policy against accepting spots from continental tournaments. Kenya, as runner-up, qualified instead.[4]

2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series edit

Main article: 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

As a principal route for the tournament, four places were determined by performance in the series over six tournaments.[6]

2018–19 Core Teams
Pos
Event 
Team
  
Glendale 		 
Dubai 		 
Sydney 		 
Kitakyushu 		 
Langford 		 
Biarritz 		Points
total
1   New Zealand 20 20 20 12 20 18 110
2   United States 18 14 16 16 16 20 100
3   Canada 16 18 12 20 12 16 94
4   Australia 12 16 18 10 18 12 86
5   France 14 8 10 14 14 10 70
6   England[note 1] 6 10 3 18 10 3 50
7   Russia 8 12 8 6 8 6 48
8   Ireland 10 6 14 8 2 1 41
9   Spain 4 3 6 3 6 14 36
10   Fiji 3 2 4 4 4 4 21
11   China 2 4 2 2 3 8 21
  • Notes:
  1. ^ By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[7] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

Africa edit

Main article: 2019 Africa Women's Sevens

Rugby Africa held the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens on 12–13 October 2019 at Jemmal, Tunisia.[8] With South Africa declining their Olympic qualification spot, Kenya advanced to the Olympic tournament.[4]

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kenya 3 3 0 0 123 0 +123 9
  Senegal 3 2 0 1 36 56 −20 7
  Ghana 3 1 0 2 22 63 −41 5
  Botswana 3 0 0 3 20 82 −62 3
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 99 0 +99 9
  Uganda 3 2 0 1 25 47 −22 7
  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 17 48 −31 5
  Zambia 3 0 0 3 17 63 −46 3
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Madagascar 3 3 0 0 89 7 +82 9
  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 76 14 +62 7
  Morocco 3 1 0 2 41 65 −24 5
  Mauritius 3 0 0 3 0 120 −120 3
Knockout Round
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 Oct 2019 – 9:30 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
 
  South Africa42
 
13 Oct 2019 – 13:20 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Morocco0
 
  South Africa29
 
13 Oct 2019 – 9:52 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Madagascar0
 
  Madagascar24
 
13 Oct 2019 – 16:30 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Senegal5
 
  South Africa15
 
13 Oct 2019 – 10:14 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Kenya14
 
  Uganda0
 
13 Oct 2019 – 13:42 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Tunisia33
 
  Tunisia0
 
13 Oct 2019 – 10:36 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Kenya19 Third place
 
  Kenya36
 
13 Oct 2019 – 16:04 – Jemmal, Tunisia
 
  Zimbabwe5
 
  Madagascar5
 
 
  Tunisia0
 

Asia edit

Main article: 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Asia Rugby held a tournament on 9–10 November 2019 in Guangzhou, China.[9] Japan, already qualified for the Olympics as the host country, did not enter. China won the tournament and gained direct qualification.

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  China 3 3 0 0 146 7 +139 9
  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 81 49 +32 7
  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 26 87 –61 5
  South Korea 3 0 0 3 5 115 –110 3
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 97 17 +80 9
  Thailand 3 2 0 1 81 17 +64 7
  Singapore 3 1 0 2 20 98 –78 5
  Philippines 3 0 0 3 24 90 –66 3
Knockout round
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 November – 13:14 – Guangzhou
 
 
  Kazakhstan7
 
10 November – 16:30 – Guangzhou
 
  Hong Kong19
 
  Hong Kong0
 
10 November – 13:36 – Guangzhou
 
  China33
 
  China34
 
 
  Thailand0
 
Third place
 
 
10 November – 16:04 – Guangzhou
 
 
  Kazakhstan17
 
 
  Thailand14

Europe edit

Main article: 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Rugby Europe held a tournament on 13–14 July 2019 in Kazan, Russia.[10] England won the tournament, meaning that Great Britain qualified for the Olympics.

Teams eligible to compete in the tournament included:

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 125 5 +120 9
  Poland 3 2 0 1 67 46 +21 7
  Italy 3 1 0 2 48 69 –21 5
  Moldova 3 0 0 3 5 125 –120 3
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 0 110 5 +105 9
  England 3 2 0 1 114 26 +88 7
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 29 84 –55 5
  Germany 3 0 0 3 5 143 –138 3
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 89 12 +77 9
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 103 19 +84 7
  Romania 3 1 0 2 34 88 –54 5
  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 12 119 –107 3
Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 July – 10:00 – Central Stadium
 
 
  France55
 
14 July – 13:59 – Central Stadium
 
  Romania0
 
  France12
 
14 July – 11:06 – Central Stadium
 
  England14
 
  England17
 
14 July – 17:11 – Central Stadium
 
  Ireland7
 
  England19
 
14 July – 10:22 – Central Stadium
 
  Russia0
 
  Russia44
 
14 July – 14:21 – Central Stadium
 
  Italy0
 
  Russia12
 
14 July – 10:44 – Central Stadium
 
  Spain5 Third place
 
  Spain17
 
14 July – 16:46 – Central Stadium
 
  Poland14
 
  France17
 
 
  Spain5
 

North America edit

Main article: 2019 RAN Women's Sevens

Rugby Americas North held the 2019 RAN Women's Sevens on 6–7 July 2019 at George Town, Cayman Islands. With the United States and Canada both qualifying through the Women's Sevens Series, the first and second placed teams Jamaica and Mexico advanced to the final qualifying tournament.[11]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Jamaica 5 5 0 0 164 24 +140 15
  Mexico 5 3 1 1 112 49 +63 10
  Saint Lucia 5 3 0 2 73 42 +31 9
  Trinidad and Tobago 5 2 1 2 88 61 +27 7
  Bermuda 5 1 0 4 15 156 –141 3
  Bahamas 5 0 0 5 20 140 –120 0

Oceania edit

Main article: 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

Oceania Rugby held the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship on 7–9 November 2019 at Suva, Fiji.[12] With Australia and New Zealand already qualified through the Women's Sevens Series, Fiji gained direct qualification to the Olympics while Papua New Guinea and Samoa advanced to the final qualifying tournament.

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 189 0 +189 9
  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 41 97 –56 5
  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 29 85 –56 5
  Nauru 3 1 0 2 27 104 –77 5
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 88 22 +66 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 74 36 +38 7
  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 56 45 +11 5
  Tonga 3 0 0 3 5 120 –115 3
Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsOlympic qualifier
 
      
 
9 November – 12:12 – ANZ Stadium
 
 
  Fiji43
 
9 November – 18:35 – ANZ Stadium
 
  Samoa0
 
  Fiji36
 
9 November – 12:34 – ANZ Stadium
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  Papua New Guinea31
 
 
  Solomon Islands7
 
Repechage qualifier
 
 
9 November – 16:58 – ANZ Stadium
 
 
  Samoa45
 
 
  Solomon Islands0

South America edit

Main article: 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Sudamérica Rugby held a tournament on 1–2 June 2019 in Lima, Peru.[13] Brazil won direct qualification to the Olympics while the second and third placed teams Colombia and Argentina advanced to the final qualifying tournament.

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Brazil 4 4 0 0 200 17 +183 12
  Peru 4 3 0 1 80 50 +30 10
  Paraguay 4 2 0 2 65 79 –14 8
  Venezuela 4 1 0 3 36 123 –87 6
  Guatemala 4 0 0 4 15 127 –112 4
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Colombia 4 3 1 0 164 31 +133 11
  Argentina 4 3 1 0 154 24 +130 11
  Chile 4 2 0 2 45 64 –19 8
  Uruguay 4 1 0 3 25 112 –87 6
  Costa Rica 4 0 0 4 0 157 –157 4
Knockout
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 June 2019 – 12:32 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex
 
 
  Brazil36
 
2 June 2019 – 15:12 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex
 
  Argentina14
 
  Brazil28
 
2 June 2019 – 12:54 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex
 
  Colombia15
 
  Colombia19
 
 
  Peru5
 
Third place
 
 
2 June 2019 – 14:50 – Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex
 
 
  Argentina22
 
 
  Peru12

Olympic qualification event edit

Main article: 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament

A 12-team repechage tournament was scheduled to be held from 20 to 21 June 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new venue and date for the tournament has yet to be announced. Two runners-up from each of the six continental qualification tournaments will play, with the winner and runner-up advancing to the Olympic tournament.[14]

Continent Qualifiers
Africa   Madagascar
  Tunisia[note 1]
Asia   Hong Kong
  Kazakhstan
Europe
  France
  Russia
North America   Jamaica
  Mexico
Oceania   Papua New Guinea
  Samoa
South America   Argentina
  Colombia
Total 12
  • Notes:
  1. ^ Kenya originally qualified for the OQE as the second-placed team but instead advanced directly to the Olympics after South Africa declined their place. They were replaced by Tunisia, the fourth-placed team.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "World Rugby and IOC confirm rugby sevens qualification process for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020" (PDF). World Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Kenya qualify for Tokyo 2020 despite Rugby Africa Women's Sevens final defeat". www.insidethegames.biz. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ world.rugby. "Olympic repechage | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. ^ "Schedule confirmed for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019". World Rugby. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Africa Men and Women's Sevens, the two tournaments serving as qualification events for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo 2020". Rugby Africa. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Calendar 2019". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Женский отбор на ОИ-2020 по регби-7 пройдет в Казани" (in Russian). ria.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Cayman Islands and Barbados to play host to 2019 RAN Competitions". Rugby Americas North. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Rugby sevens regional qualifiers confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Oceania Rugby. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Perú: se Entregó el Campo de Juego de Lima 2019" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Olympic preparations for sevens teams up in the air". Rugby World. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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