Results
Men's
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 17 | +89 | 11 |
 Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 11 |
 Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 8 |
 Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 81 | –40 | 6 |
 Peru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 118 | –108 | 4 |
The 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens was the XIX edition of the tournament. Three categories of competition took place on January 10 and 11, 2015: the International Sevens, with national sides and invited selected teams; the men's qualifying tournament for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, with 2 spots available; and the women's qualifying tournament for 2015 Toronto with 2 spots also available. All matches were played at the Aldovisi club's premises. [1] [2] [3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 17 | +89 | 11 |
| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 11 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 8 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 81 | –40 | 6 |
| Peru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 118 | –108 | 4 |
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