2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Explained

Countries: Costa Rica
Date:27–28 November 2021
Matches:24
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

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]

Format

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

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

Pool A

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" ±
22001510+151
21011792–75
20021288–76
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Pool B

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" ±
2200720+72
21012743–16
2002561–56

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Pool C

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" ±
22001140+114
21014148–7
20020107–107

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Inter-pool matches – Phase II

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Aggregate table

width=25 abbr="Position" Poswidth=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" ±width=175 Qualification
144002460+246Advance to Semi-finals
244001870+187
3430112715+112
442025584–29
5410341130–89Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs
6410317205–188
741122780–53
8402222129–107
9401329108–79Eliminated in Phase II

Knockout stage

Cup playoffs

Final standings

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-26. Tournament Preview – South American 7's RWC 2022 Qualifying – Costa Rica. 2022-01-01. Americas Rugby News. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-11-24. Nueve equipos en busca de un lugar en Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. 2022-01-01. Americas Rugby News. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-11-25. South American teams have everything to play for at this weekend's Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualifier in San José. live. 2022-01-01. www.world.rugby. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125195154/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/672816?lang=en . 2021-11-25 .
  4. Web site: 2021-11-29. Uruguay and Chile qualify for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup. 2022-01-01. Americas Rugby News. en-US.
  5. Web site: NUEVE EQUIPOS MASCULINOS COMPETIRÁN EN EL SAR 7S COSTA RICA 2021, BUSCANDO UN LUGAR EN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022 . 17 November 2021 . sudamerica.rugby . . Spanish . NINE MEN'S TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN THE SAR 7S COSTA RICA 2021, SEEKING A PLACE IN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022.
  6. Web site: Qualifying . RWC Sevens . 20 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525194427/https://www.rwcsevens.com/qualifying . 25 May 2021.