2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Explained

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Date:	6–14 January 2018
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019

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]

Teams

• • • Maple Leafs
      • • • • Academy
• Falcons

• Notes:

Final standings

Legend
Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified
Invitational Teams

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=70	Punta Del Este	width=70	Viña del Mar	width=70	Points
1	Academy	22	22	44
2		17	19	36
3		15	15	30
4		19	8	27
5		8	17	25
6		12	10	22
7		7	12	19
8		10	7	17
9	Falcons	3	5	8
10		5	3	8
11	Maple Leafs	2	2	4
12		1	1	2

Main Tournament

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		1st, World Sevens Series
2		5th, World Sevens Series
3		8th, World Sevens Series
4		9th, World Sevens Series
5		11th, World Sevens Series
6		Runner-up, Hong Kong Qualifier
7		Semifinalist, Hong Kong Qualifier
8		Quarterfinalist, Hong Kong Qualifier
9		2nd, Sevens Grand Prix
10		7th, Sudamérica
11		8th, Sudamérica
12		Runner-up, 2017 Bolivarian Games

Punta del Este Sevens

All times Uruguay Standard Time

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Academy	21−5
5th place		24−12
Challenge		21−5	Falcons	Maple Leafs

Pool Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	73	34	+39	9
Academy	3	2	0	1	100	19	+81	7
	3	1	0	2	71	73	−2	5
	3	0	0	3	19	137	−118	3

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Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	2	0	1	66	43	+23	7
	3	2	0	1	62	41	+21	7
	3	2	0	1	67	53	+14	7
Falcons	3	0	0	3	22	80	−58	3

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Group C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	104	17	+87	9
	3	2	0	1	45	72	−27	7
	3	1	0	2	45	59	−14	5
Maple Leafs	3	0	0	3	39	85	−46	3

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Knockout round

Challenge Trophy

5th Place

Cup

^[3]

Viña del Mar Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Academy	34−7
5th place		33−14
Challenge	Falcons	14−12		Maple Leafs

All times in Chile Summer Time

Pool Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	2	1	0	74	19	+55	8
	3	1	2	0	57	49	+8	7
Academy	3	1	1	1	48	31	+17	6
	3	0	0	3	21	101	−80	3

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Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	63	43	+20	9
	3	2	0	1	74	37	+37	7
	3	1	0	2	58	53	+5	5
Maple Leafs	3	0	0	3	24	86	−62	2

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Group C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	51	40	+11	9
	3	2	0	1	64	31	+33	7
Falcons	3	1	0	2	45	67	−22	5
	3	0	0	3	38	60	−22	3

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Knockout round

Challenge Trophy

5th Place

Cup

^[4]

See also

• 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men

Notes and References

1. Web site:
   1. 7s – Tres torneos sudamericanos en los próximos meses
   . Spanish. 23 October 2017. 23 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140304/http://www.sudamericarugby.org/2017/10/23/7s-tres-torneos-sudamericanos-en-los-proximos-meses/. 12 June 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Definido el ranking para el Sudamérica Rugby Sevens 2018. Spanish. Sudamérica Rugby. 29 November 2017. 19 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227021623/http://www.sudamericarugby.org/2017/11/29/definido-el-ranking-para-el-sudamerica-rugby-sevens-2018/. 27 December 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Punta del Este: Fixture, entradas y TV. Spanish. Sudamérica Rugby. 3 January 2018. 7 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108060014/http://www.sudamericarugby.org/2018/01/03/punta-del-este-fixture-entradas-y-tv/. 8 January 2018. dead.
4. Web site: Fixture. Viña del Mar Sevens. Spanish. 11 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165120/http://www.xn--sevenvia-j3a.cl/fixture.html. 11 January 2018. dead.