Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Last updated December 04, 2025

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Pool A

Argentina

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 9 August, Bruzzone replaced Etchart and Rojas by injury.^[1]^[2]

Head coach: Santiago Gómez Cora

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Fernando Luna	(1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 26)	28	178	Córdoba Athletic
2	FW	Santiago Álvarez	(1994-02-17)17 February 1994 (aged 22)	22	100	CASI
3	FW	Germán Schulz	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22)	18	120	Tala
4	FW	Juan Pablo Estelles	(1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 28)	3	60	Atlético del Rosario
5	FW	Axel Müller	(1993-11-25)25 November 1993 (aged 22)	21	212	Marista
6	BK	Matías Moroni	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 25)	13	139	CUBA
7	BK	Javier Rojas	(1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (aged 25)	10	243	Universitario
8	BK	Gastón Revol (c)	(1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (aged 29)	49	566	La Tablada
9	BK	Rodrigo Etchart	(1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 22)	19	175	SIC
10	BK	Bautista Ezcurra	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 21)	10	107	Hindú
11	BK	Juan Imhoff	(1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 28)	2	5	Racing 92
12	BK	Franco Sábato	(1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 26)	25	205	Alumni
13	BK	Nicolás Bruzzone	(1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 30)	54	292	Universitario

Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Head coach: Andrés Romagnoli

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Daniel Sancery	(1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 22)	2	20	São José
2	FW	Martin Schaefer	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 26)	5	5	SPAC
3	FW	Juliano Fiori	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 31)	6	5	Richmond
4	BK	Felipe Silva	(1986-02-28)28 February 1986 (aged 30)	4	7	SPAC
5	FW	Stefano Giantorno	(1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 24)	1	5	San Luis
6	BK	Moisés Duque	(1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 27)	6	55	São José
7	BK	Lucas Duque (c)	(1984-03-15)15 March 1984 (aged 32)	6	42	São José
8	FW	Felipe Sancery	(1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 22)	3	0	São José
9	BK	Laurent Bourda-Couhet	(1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 22)	3	0	Band Saracens
10	FW	Arthur Bergo	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	SPAC
11	BK	Gustavo Albuquerque	(1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 25)	6	20	Curitiba
12	BK	André Silva	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 28)	5	20	SPAC

Fiji

The following is the Fiji roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coach: Ben Ryan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Apisai Domolailai	(1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 27)	20	117	Daveta
2	FW	Jasa Veremalua	(1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 28)	24	255	Red Rock
3	FW	Semi Kunatani	(1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 25)	19	295	Toulouse
4	FW	Viliame Mata	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 24)	9	55	Edinburgh
5	FW	Leone Nakarawa	(1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 28)	7	35	Racing 92
6	BK	Kitione Taliga	(1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 23)	9	183	Wardens
7	BK	Osea Kolinisau (c)	(1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 30)	52	1,026	Covenant Brothers
8	BK	Josua Tuisova	(1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 22)	2	30	Toulon
9	BK	Jerry Tuwai	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 27)	18	222	Daveta
10	BK	Samisoni Nasagavesi	(1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 28)	24	520	Montauban
11	BK	Savenaca Rawaca	(1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 24)	16	385	Saracens
12	BK	Vatemo Ravouvou	(1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 26)	12	542	Westfield Dragons
13	FW	Masivesi Dakuwaqa	(1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 22)	5	55	Westfield Dragons

United States

The following is the American roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coach: Mike Friday

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Carlin Isles	(1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 26)	29	390	Unattached
2	FW	Ben Pinkelman	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 22)	7	40	Denver Barbarians
3	FW	Danny Barrett	(1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (aged 26)	23	167	Unattached
4	FW	Garrett Bender	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 24)	24	55	Unattached
5	FW	Zack Test	(1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 26)	62	721	Unattached
6	FW	Andrew Durutalo	(1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 28)	30	132	Sunwolves
7	BK	Folau Niua	(1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 31)	40	390	Unattached
8	BK	Maka Unufe	(1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 24)	23	200	Unattached
9	BK	Chris Wyles	(1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 32)	13	270	Saracens
10	BK	Madison Hughes (c)	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 23)	23	725	Unattached
11	BK	Perry Baker	(1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 30)	19	380	Unattached
12	FW	Nate Ebner	(1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 27)	3	10	New England Patriots

Pool B

Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[6] Tom Kingston replaced injured Lewis Holland after he injured his hamstring on Day 1.^[7]

Head coach: Andy Friend

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Nick Malouf	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 23)	22	175	University of Queensland
2	FW	Jesse Parahi	(1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 27)	35	125	Northern Suburbs
3	BK	Henry Hutchison	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 19)	7	135	Randwick
4	BK	Lewis Holland	(1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 23)	31	469	Queanbeyan Whites
5	BK	James Stannard	(1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 33)	31	794	Souths
6	FW	Con Foley	(1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 23)	42	309	University of Queensland
7	BK	Cameron Clark	(1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 23)	30	632	Northern Suburbs
8	FW	Pat McCutcheon	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 29)	14	100	Sydney University
9	FW	Ed Jenkins (c)	(1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 30)	45	522	Sydney University
10	FW	Allan Fa'alava'au	(1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22)	28	257	Endeavour Hills
11	BK	John Porch	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 22)	5	62	Northern Suburbs
12	FW	Tom Cusack	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)	15	60	Canberra Royals
13	BK	Tom Kingston	(1991-06-19)19 June 1991 (aged 25)	9	45	Sydney Stars

France

The following is the France roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Jonathan Laugel	(1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 23)	40	95	Unattached
2	FW	Manoël Dall'igna	(1985-03-12)12 March 1985 (aged 31)	50	255	Unattached
3	FW	Damien Cler	(1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 32)	10	65	Unattached
4	BK	Terry Bouhraoua (c)	(1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 28)	37	915	Unattached
5	BK	Stephen Parez	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 22)	24	273	Unattached
6	BK	Steeve Barry	(1991-04-18)18 April 1991 (aged 25)	39	274	Stade Rochelais
7	BK	Virimi Vakatawa	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24)	16	300	Unattached
8	FW	Pierre-Gilles Lakafia	(1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29)	21	115	Unattached
9	BK	Jérémy Aicardi	(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 27)	16	114	Unattached
10	BK	Julien Candelon	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 36)	35	546	Unattached
11	FW	Sacha Valleau	(1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 19)	10	42	Unattached
12	BK	Vincent Inigo	(1983-02-10)10 February 1983 (aged 33)	29	109	Unattached

South Africa

The following is the South Africa roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head coach: Neil Powell

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Dylan Sage	(1992-01-24)24 January 1992 (aged 24)	7	40	SARU
2	FW	Philip Snyman	(1987-04-26)26 April 1987 (aged 29)	37	211	SARU
3	FW	Tim Agaba	(1989-07-23)23 July 1989 (aged 27)	7	25	SARU
4	FW	Kwagga Smith	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 23)	24	250	SARU
5	FW	Werner Kok	(1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 23)	19	210	SARU
6	FW	Kyle Brown (c)	(1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 29)	56	385	SARU
7	BK	Cheslin Kolbe	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 22)	12	192	Stormers
8	BK	Rosko Specman	(1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 27)	13	169	SARU
9	BK	Justin Geduld	(1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 22)	25	558	SARU
10	BK	Cecil Afrika	(1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28)	45	1,123	SARU
11	BK	Seabelo Senatla	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 23)	29	785	Stormers
12	BK	Juan de Jongh	(1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 28)	6	40	Stormers
13	BK	Francois Hougaard	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 28)	6	25	Worcester Warriors

Spain

The following is Spain's roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Head coach: José Ignacio Incháusti

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age*)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Ignacio Martín	(1983-10-15)15 October 1983 (aged 32)	11	129	Bera Bera
2	FW	Matías Tudela (c)	(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 31)	16	45	Tatami
3	FW	Iñaki Villanueva	(1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 25)	2	5	Complutense Cisneros
4	BK	Pablo Feijoo	(1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 34)	12	69	Complutense Cisneros
5	BK	Ángel López	(1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 24)	13	39	Complutense Cisneros
6	FW	Francisco Hernández	(1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 27)	9	82	Complutense Cisneros
7	BK	Marcos Poggi	(1985-03-08)8 March 1985 (aged 31)	8	40	Complutense Cisneros
8	BK	César Sempere	(1984-04-26)26 April 1984 (aged 32)	4	112	Tatami
9	BK	Igor Genua	(1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 28)	5	34	Hernani
10	BK	Joan Losada	(1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 24)	1	5	FC Barcelona
11	BK	Pol Pla	(1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	FC Barcelona
12	BK	Javier Carrión	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 25)	16	67	La Vila
*Ages given as in 2016.

Pool C

Great Britain

The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Head coach: Simon Amor

No.	Pos.	Player	Country	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Mark Robertson	Scotland	(1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 31)	47	426	Unattached
2	BK	Ruaridh McConnochie	England	(1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24)	9	45	Unattached
3	FW	Phil Burgess	England	(1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 28)	22	212	Unattached
4	BK	Dan Norton	England	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 28)	57	1,064	Unattached
5	FW	James Rodwell	England	(1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 31)	69	445	Unattached
6	BK	Tom Mitchell (c)	England	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 27)	34	897	Harlequins
7	BK	Dan Bibby	England	(1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 25)	25	321	Unattached
8	FW	James Davies	Wales	(1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 25)	14	180	Scarlets
9	BK	Ollie Lindsay-Hague	England	(1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25)	15	110	Harlequins
10	FW	Sam Cross	Wales	(1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 23)	27	170	Newport
11	BK	Marcus Watson	England	(1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 25)	32	424	Newcastle Falcons
12	BK	Mark Bennett	Scotland	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23)	2	35	Glasgow Warriors

Japan

The following is the Japan roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[12]

Head coach: Tomohiro Segawa

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Lomano Lemeki	(1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 27)	14	221	Honda Heat
2	FW	Lote Tuqiri	(1987-11-12)12 November 1987 (aged 28)	20	125	Kubota Spears
3	FW	Yoshitaka Tokunaga	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24)	3	5	Toshiba Brave Lupus
4	FW	Yusaku Kuwazuru (c)	(1985-10-23)23 October 1985 (aged 30)	31	45	Coca-Cola Red Sparks
5	FW	Kameli Soejima	(1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 33)	8	92	Genkai Tangaroa
6	FW	Masakatsu Hikosaka	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25)	12	35	Toyota Verblitz
7	BK	Katsuyuki Sakai	(1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 27)	23	424	Toyota Industries Shuttles
8	BK	Kazushi Hano	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25)	13	45	NTT Communications Shining Arcs
9	BK	Shohei Toyoshima	(1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27)	11	105	Toshiba Brave Lupus
10	BK	Teruya Goto	(1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 24)	4	15	NEC Green Rockets
11	BK	Kenki Fukuoka	(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 23)	2	10	Panasonic Wild Knights
12	BK	Kazuhiro Goya	(1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 23)	12	53	Kubota Spears

Kenya

The following is the Kenya roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics - age represents each players age when the Olympics took place.^[13]

Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	BK	Oscar Ayodi	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 26)	26	180	Homeboyz
2	FW	Bush Mwale	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 22)	13	75	Homeboyz
3	FW	Oscar Ouma Achieng	(1989-05-03)3 May 1989 (aged 27)	32	320	Nakuru
4	BK	Lugonzo Ligamy	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 24)	10	51	Homeboyz
5	BK	Billy Odhiambo	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 22)	27	250	Strathmore University
6	FW	Humphrey Kayange	(1982-07-20)20 July 1982 (aged 34)	67	799	Mwamba
7	BK	Biko Adema	(1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 28)	53	702	Nondescripts
8	FW	Andrew Amonde (c)	(1983-12-25)25 December 1983 (aged 32)	48	170	Kenya Commercial Bank
9	FW	Dennis Ombachi	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 24)	22	130	Mwamba
10	BK	Samuel Oliech	(1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22)	6	99	Impala Saracens
11	BK	Collins Injera	(1986-10-18)18 October 1986 (aged 29)	66	1,211	Mwamba
12	FW	Willy Ambaka	(1990-05-14)14 May 1990 (aged 26)	29	325	Kenya Harlequin

New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[14]

Head coach: Gordon Tietjens

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Scott Curry (c)	(1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28)	31	360	Bay of Plenty
2	BK	Tim Mikkelson	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)	62	882	Waikato
3	FW	Akira Ioane	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 21)	9	77	Blues
4	FW	DJ Forbes	(1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 33)	79	687	Counties Manukau
5	BK	Lewis Ormond	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22)	8	82	Taranaki
6	BK	Augustine Pulu	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26)	6	45	Blues
7	FW	Sam Dickson	(1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26)	29	232	Canterbury
8	BK	Gillies Kaka	(1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26)	30	721	Hawke's Bay
9	BK	Regan Ware	(1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21)	9	85	Bay of Plenty
10	BK	Rieko Ioane	(1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 19)	10	265	Blues
11	BK	Joe Webber	(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 22)	23	357	Bay of Plenty
12	BK	Sonny Bill Williams	(1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31)	6	20	Blues
13	BK	Sione Molia	(1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 22)	6	35	Counties Manukau

References

↑ "Argentina World Cup duo selected for the Rio". World Rugby . Retrieved 21 July 2016.
↑ El Litoral
↑ "CBRu convoca seleções masculina e feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos" [CBRu calls men's and women's teams to the Olympic Games]. Brazilian Olympic Committee. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
↑ "Fiji's Team To Rio". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic. 20 July 2016.
↑ "USA Rugby Names 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Rugby Team". usarugby.org. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
↑ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ Payten, Iain (10 August 2016). "Star playmaker Lewis Holland ruled out of remaining games as Aussie campaign derails". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
↑ "France 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "South Africa 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "Los Leones olimpicos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Team GB Names 2016 GB Olympic Men's Rugby Team". teamgb.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "Kenya 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

External links

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[1] "Argentina World Cup duo selected for the Rio". World Rugby . Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[2] El Litoral

[3] "CBRu convoca seleções masculina e feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos" [CBRu calls men's and women's teams to the Olympic Games]. Brazilian Olympic Committee. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

[4] "Fiji's Team To Rio". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic. 20 July 2016.

[5] "USA Rugby Names 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Rugby Team". usarugby.org. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[6] "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[7] Payten, Iain (10 August 2016). "Star playmaker Lewis Holland ruled out of remaining games as Aussie campaign derails". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[8] "France 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[9] "South Africa 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[10] "Los Leones olimpicos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[11] "Team GB Names 2016 GB Olympic Men's Rugby Team". teamgb.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[12] "Japan 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[13] "Kenya 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby . Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[14] "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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