Twelve teams qualified for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics . Japan automatically qualified as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification was determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament.
Table EventDatesLocationQuotasQualifierHost12018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019Various42019 South American Qualifying Tournament29–30 June 2019 Santiago12019 RAN Sevens6–7 July 2019 George Town12019 European Qualifying Tournament13–14 July 2019 Colomiers12019 Oceania Sevens Championship7–9 November 2019 Suva12019 Africa Men's Sevens8–9 November 201912019 Asian Qualifying Tournament23–24 November 2019 Incheon12020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament19–20 June 20211Total12
2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
As a principal route for the tournament, four places were determined by performance in the series over ten tournaments.
2018–19 Core Teams Pos Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore London Paris Pointstotal1 13 22 22 15 12 17 22 19 22 22 1862 19 19 19 19 22 15 17 15 17 15 1773 22 15 17 22 17 13 12 12 13 19 1624 12 17 15 13 10 22 10 22 10 17 1485 17 13 8 17 13 12 10 17 2 5 1146 8 7 12 3 19 10 15 13 8 12 1077 15 10 10 12 10 8 5 10 19 5 1048 7 5 2 10 1 19 19 8 15 13 999 10 8 5 8 15 10 13 10 5 10 9410 10 10 13 1 8 5 8 7 7 3 7211 5 5 10 5 3 7 1 5 10 8 5912 5 12 5 10 7 3 3 2 1 1 4913 1 3 7 1 5 1 5 3 1 10 3714 3 2 1 5 2 5 2 5 5 1 3115 2 1 1 7 1 2 7 1 3 2 27
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Africa
Rugby Africa held the 2019 Africa Men's Sevens on 9–10 November 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa, with 2018 regional tournaments serving as a qualifier for the final tournament. Title winners Kenya gained direct entry to the Olympic Games, while Uganda and Zimbabwe progressed to the final qualifying stage. South Africa had already qualified through a top 4 finish in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Round 1 teams
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008119+62932019343+50731024759–125300319119–1003
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33001077+100932019453+41731025587–325300331140–1093
Knockout round
Asia
Asia Rugby held a tournament on 23–24 November 2019 in Incheon, South Korea. The tournament winners South Korea gained direct entry to the Olympic Games, while Hong Kong and China progressed to the final qualifying stage. Japan had already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as host.
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts22001080+108621012673–47420021980–612
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts22005927+32621013638–2420022454–302
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts2200637+56621013349–1642002545–402
Knockout round
Europe
Rugby Europe held a tournament on 13–14 July 2019 in Colomiers, France.
Teams competing in the tournament included: The top nine placed Olympic teams in the 2019 Moscow Sevens, with England representing Great Britain for qualification purposes The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy winner and runner-up The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference winner
England won the tournament, meaning that Great Britain qualified for the 2020 Olympics. The second and third placed teams, France and Ireland, qualified for the inter-continental tournament for the last available slot.
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008615+71932016346+17731026429+35530030123–1233
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts321010422+828321011031+798310254106–525300312121–1093
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33009714+83932016459+5731025257–55300319102–833
Knockout stage
North America
Rugby Americas North held the 2019 RAN Sevens on 6–7 July 2019 at George Town, Cayman Islands. Canada won the tournament and gained direct entry to the Olympics. The second and third placed teams, Jamaica and Mexico, progressed to the final qualifying stage to play for the last available slot. The United States qualified through a top 4 finish in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33001515+146932016061–16310217101–84330032788–610
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts330011112+99932014339+4631022478–54330032675–490
Knockout stage
Oceania
Oceania Rugby held the 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship on 7–9 November 2019 at Suva, Fiji. The tournament included Japan as an invited team. Australia won the Oceania title and gained direct entry to the Olympics. As the next highest placing eligible teams not already qualified, Samoa and Tonga progressed to the final qualifying stage to play for the last available slot. Fiji and New Zealand had previously qualified through a top 4 finish in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Pool A Team Qualification1440017515+16012Advance to title playoffs243019845+5310Advance to title playoffs3420212438+868 Middle classification4410317180–1636 Lower classification5400471434 Fifteenth place
Pool B Team Qualification144001567+14912Advance to title playoffs243017750+2710 Fifth place match342024588–438Middle classification441035088–386 Middle classification54004241194 Lower classification
Pool C Team Qualification144002017+19412Advance to title playoffs243019744+5310 Fifth place match3420241116–758 Middle classification4410343119–766 Lower classification5400433129–964 Lower classification
Title playoffs
Fifth place match
South America
Sudamérica Rugby held a tournament on 29–30 June 2019 in Santiago, Chile. The tournament winners Argentina gained direct entry to the Olympic Games, while Brazil and Chile progressed to the final qualifying stage.
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts44001845+1791243017464+101042028026+548410347130–836400429146–1174
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts440014822+12612430114619+12710420210661+458410324180–1566400426168–1424
Knockout stage
Final Olympic qualification event
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. Two runners-up from each of the six continental qualification tournaments played, with the winner — Ireland — advancing to the Olympic tournament.
ContinentQualifiersAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaTotal12
See also Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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