| Event: | Rugby sevens |
| Games: | 2011 |
| Venue: | Tlaquepaque Stadium |
| Dates: | October 29 – October 30 |
| Competitors: | 96 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Prev: | First |
| Next: | 2015 |
Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara from October 29 to October 30 at the Tlaquepaque Stadium.[1] This was the first appearance for rugby sevens at the Pan American Games.[2] The sport is one of two sports being contested just by men, the other being baseball.
| Men's rugby sevens | Nanyak Dala Sean Duke Matt Evans Sean White Ciaran Hearn Nathan Hirayama Tyler Ardon Phil Mack John Moonlight Taylor Paris Mike Scholz Conor Trainor | Gabriel Ascarate Santiago Bottini Nicolas Bruzzone Francisco Cuneo Manuel Gutierrez Joaquin Luccheti Jose Merello Manuel Montero Ramiro Moyano Hernan Olivari Javier Ortega Desio Diego Palma | Mark Bokhoven Colin Hawley Rocco Mauer Folau Niua Milemoti Pulu Nu'u Punimata Blaine Scully Roland Suniula Shalom Suniula Zack Test Peter Tiberio Maka Unufe |
The top 5 ranked teams qualified automatically, along with hosts Mexico and the winners of the North American and South American sevens competition.[1]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | ||
| Seeded by ranking.[3] | 5 | | |||
| 2010 NACRA Men's Sevens tournament | July 29–30, 2010 |  Georgetown | 1 | ||
| 2011 CONSUR Sevens tournament | February 5–6, 2011 |  Bento Gonçalves | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | ||||
The rugby sevens competition will be held at the newly built Tlaquepaque Stadium. The stadium can hold about 1,300 people.[1]
All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
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| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=60 | Record |
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| 6 – 0 – 0 | |||||
| 5 – 0 – 1 | |||||
| 3 – 1 – 2 | |||||
| 4 | 3 – 0 – 3 | ||||
| 5 | 2 – 0 – 4 | ||||
| 6 | 1 – 0 – 5 | ||||
| 7 | 2 – 1 – 3 | ||||
| 8 | 1 – 0 – 5 |