Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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2016 Men's Olympic Rugby Sevens Tournament
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Aerial view of the Deodoro Stadium, where the Men's Rugby Sevens tournament was played
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Venue Deodoro Stadium
Date9–11 August 2016
No. of nations12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Third placeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fourth placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored175 (5.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Cecil Afrika
(47 points)
Most tries Flag of the United States.svg Carlin Isles
(6 tries)
2020

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil. It was hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 9 August to 11 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 11 August. The 2016 Games marked the first time that rugby sevens has been played at the Olympics, and the first time since 1924 that any form of rugby had been played at the Olympics.

Contents

The gold medal for Fiji represented the first Olympic medal earned by Fiji at any Olympics. [1] [2] [3] Great Britain won silver and South Africa defeated Japan to win the bronze medal. [4]

Qualification

With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the World Rugby Sevens Series. The 2014–15 Sevens World Series was the initial stage of qualification, with the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bringing the total up to 11 teams qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in Monaco, where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.

As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, Great Britain were awarded a spot in the Olympic Games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby (Rugby Football Union for England, Welsh Rugby Union, Scottish Rugby Union and the combined Irish Rugby Football Union for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union demanded that Northern Irish players that have committed to play for the Irish rugby union, only play for Ireland despite being eligible under IOC rules to compete for Great Britain. [5] [6] [7] The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14 Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.

Qualified teams

NationMeans of qualification
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Host nation
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2014–15 Sevens World Series top 4 finishers
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2015 CONSUR Sevens Champions
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015 NACRA Sevens Champions
Flag of France.svg  France 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Champions
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2015 ARFU Sevens Champions
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2015 Oceania Sevens Champions
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2015 Africa Cup Sevens Champions
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Champions

Squads

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 28 June 2016. The 12 teams were seeded based on their points they have accumulated over the past two seasons on the Sevens Series circuit. The four teams that qualified directly from the 2014–15 Sevens World Series were guaranteed a top four seeding, with their positioning determined by their combined score over the two seasons. [8] [9]

Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3

Competition schedule

The men's rugby tournament takes place over three days: [10]

DateEvent
August 912 group play matches
August 106 group play matches
Quarterfinals
August 11Semifinals
Final and bronze matches
Medal ceremony

Match officials

World Rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials on 11 April 2016 for the men's sevens. [11] [12] Two Brazilians were later added as assistant referees.

Pool stage

In pool play, each team plays one match against the other three teams in the group. Three points are awarded for a win, two points - for a draw, and one point - for a loss. [13]

Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Third place teams drop to a third-placed teams table, where the top two third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals. Rankings are based on competition points; if teams are tied, the next tiebreaker is points difference. [8] [13]

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33008545+409 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 32016235+277
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31025941+185
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 30031297853
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
13:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg14–17Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Penalty try 11' c
Barrett 12' c
Con: Hughes (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Müller 4' c
Luna 8' m
Moroni 14' m
Con: Revol (1/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
9 August 2016
13:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg40–12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Veremalua (2) 6' c, 12' c
Kolinisau 8' c
Tuisova (2) 9' m, 13' c
Viriviri 10' c
Con: Kolinisau (2/2)
Ravouvou (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Claro 4' m
Albuquerque 14' c
Con: Duque (0/1)
A. Silva (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

9 August 2016
18:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg26–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Niua 3' c
Ebner 7' c
Isles 13' m
Unufe 14' c
Con: Hughes (3/4)
Report
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Matthew O'Brien (Australia)
9 August 2016
18:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg21–14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Tuisova 2' c
Taliga (2) 11' c, 12' c
Con: Ravouvou (1/1)
Kolinisau (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Sábato 5' c
Álvarez 8' c
Con: Revol (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

10 August 2016
13:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg31–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Müller 4' m
Revol 6' c
Álvarez 7' c
Schulz 11' c
Bruzzone 13' m
Con: Revol (3/5)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
10 August 2016
13:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg24–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Kolinisau 6' c
Ravouvou 7' m
Mata 9' c
Kunatani 12' m
Con: Kolinisau (2/3)
Ravouvou (0/1)
Report Try: Barrett 4' c
Baker 8' c
Ebner 13' m
Con: Hughes (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 32015512+437 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 32015745+127
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32015248+47
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30031776593
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
11:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14–31Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Parahi 8' c
Jenkins 9' c
Con: Stannard (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Bouhraoua (3) 4' c, 6' c, 14' c
Dall'igna 13' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/3)
Inigo (1/1)
Pen: Bouhraoua (1/1) 7'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
9 August 2016
11:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg24–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Afrika (2) 1' c, 7' c
Senatla 8' m
Snyman 12' m
Con: Afrika (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

9 August 2016
16:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg26–12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Clark 1' c
Parahi 7' c
Porch 8' m
Foley 14' c
Con: Stannard (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Poggi (2) 2' m, 4' c
Con: Hernández (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
9 August 2016
16:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg26–0Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Geduld 1' c
Smith 4' c
Brown 6' m
Sage 12' c
Con: Afrika (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

10 August 2016
11:00
France  Flag of France.svg26–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Vakatawa (2) 4' c, 8' m
Cler 10' c
Aicardi 12' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Sempere 14' m
Con: Genua (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Anthony Moyes (Australia)
10 August 2016
11:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5–12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Senatla 11' m
Con: Kolbe (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Parahi 3' c
Cusack 6' m
Con: Stannard (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Pool C

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 33007345+289 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32016440+247
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31025940+195
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 30031990713
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
12:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg31–7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Norton 2' m
Burgess 4' c
Bibby (2) 6' m, 12' c
Bennett 7' c
Con: Mitchell (3/4)
Bibby (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Odhiambo 8' c
Con: Adema (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
9 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Curry 6' c
A. Ioane 10' m
Con: Kaka (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Goto 3' c
Soejima 12' c
Con: Lemeki (1/1)
Sakai (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

9 August 2016
17:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg21–19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Rodwell (2) 1' c, 2' c
Watson 13' c
Con: Mitchell (3/3)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Lemeki (2) 6' c, 14' m
Sakai 11' c
Con: Goya (1/1)
Sakai (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
9 August 2016
17:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg28–5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Penalty try 3' c
Ioane 4' c
Pulu 11' c
Ormond 14' c
Con: Pulu (3/3)
Kaka (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Injera 1' m
Con: Adema (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

10 August 2016
12:00
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg7–31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Injera 4' c
Con: Oliech (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Hano 1' c
Lemeki (2) 7' c, 13' m
Goya 9' m
Penalty try 11' c
Con: Goya (3/5)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Matthew O'Brien (Australia)
10 August 2016
12:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Try: R. Ioane 9' m
Ware 11' c
Ormond 13' c
Con: Kaka (2/3)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Bennett 2' c
Davies 5' c
Norton 7' c
Con: Mitchell (3/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 B Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32015248+47 Knockout stage
2 C Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31025940+195
3 A Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31025941+185
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point differential; 3) Points scored; 4) Lots drawn by World Rugby

Knockout stage

The quarterfinals were scheduled for August 10, with the semifinals and finals scheduled for August 11. [10]

9–12th place playoff

 
Semi-finals9th Place Final
 
      
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12
 
11th Place
 
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24

Semi-finals

10 August 2016
16:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg24–12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Isles (3) 4' m, 7' m, 10' c
Barrett 6' c
Con: Hughes (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: D. Sancery 3' m
Bourda-Couhet 11' c
Con: Duque (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

10 August 2016
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg14–12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Poggi (2) 7' c, 8' c
Con: Hernández (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Amonde 4' m
Odhiambo 12' c
Con: Adema (0/1)
Oliech (1/1) 12'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Taku Otsuki (Japan)

11th Place

11 August 2016
12:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–24Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Odhiambo (3) 1' m, 6' c, 10 c
Ambaka 8' m
Con: Oliech (1/2)
Injera (0/1)
Adema (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

9th Place Final

11 August 2016
13:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg24–12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Barrett 4' c
Isles (2) 7' m, 14' m
Unufe 12' c
Con: Hughes (1/2)
Wyles (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Fontes 2' m
López 10' c
Con: Genua (0/1)
Hernández (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

5–8th place playoff

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 19
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 14
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21
 
7th Place
 
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 12
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10

Semi-finals

11 August 2016
13:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg24–19Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Ware (2) 2' m, 12' c
A. Ioane 8' m
R. Ioane 10' c
Con: Kaka (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Parez (2) 4' c, 7' m
Valleau 14' c
Con: Bouhraoua (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

11 August 2016
14:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg26–21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Revol (2) 7' m, 10' c
Moroni (2) 11' c, 14' c
Con: Revol (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Cusack (2) 1' c, 2' c
Foley 6' c
Con: Stannard (3/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Seventh Place

11 August 2016
17:30
France  Flag of France.svg12–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Bouhraoua 6' m
Candelon 8' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Hutchison 1' m
Jenkins 13' m
Con: Stannard (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Fifth Place Final

11 August 2016
18:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg17–14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: A. Ioane 5' m
Mikkelson 9' m
R. Ioane 11' c
Con: Pulu (0/2)
Kaka (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Imhoff 13' c
Moroni 14' c
Con: Revol (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Medal playoff

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold Medal Match
 
          
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 12
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 20
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 43
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (a.e.t.)5
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7
 
10 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 Bronze Medal Match
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22
 
11 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 54
 

Quarter-finals

10 August 2016
17:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg12–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Kolinisau 2' m
Tuwai 8' c
Con: Ravouvou (0/1)
Kolinisau (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Kaka 6' c
Con: Pulu (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

10 August 2016
17:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg12–7Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Tuqiri 8' m
Goto 7' c
Con: Sakai (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Cler 4' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

10 August 2016
18:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Bibby 18'
Pen: Mitchell (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Pen: Revol (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

10 August 2016
18:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg22–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Speckman 3' m
Senatla 5' m, 12' m
Brown 10' c
Con: Afrika (1/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Cusack 7' m
Con: Clark (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)

Semi-finals

11 August 2016
14:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg20–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Ravouvou 1' m
Tuisova 6' m
Kunatani 9' m
Tuwai 10' m
Con: Ravouvou (0/3)
Kolinisau (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Goto 4' m
Con: Lemeki (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)

11 August 2016
15:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg7–5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Try: Norton 8' c
Con: Mitchell (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Brown 2' m
Con: Afrika (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Bronze-medal match

11 August 2016
18:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg14–54Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Bronze medal icon.svg
Try: Kuwazuru 8' c
Goya 11' c
Con: Goya (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: De Jongh 1' c
Speckman (3) 3' c, 10' c, 19' c
Afrika (2) 12' c, 15' c
Geduld 17' m
Kolbe 20' c
Con: Afrika (5/6)
Geduld (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Gold-medal match

11 August 2016
19:00
Gold medal icon.svg Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg43–7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Silver medal icon.svg
Try: Kolinisau 1' m
Tuwai 3' c
Veremalua 7' m
Nakarawa 8' m
Ravouvou 10' c
Tuisova 14' c
Mata 19' c
Con: Ravouvou (1/2)
Kolinisau (2/4)
Taliga (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Norton 16' c
Con: Watson (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Team details
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body fiji16sevens.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks hoops white.png
Kit socks long.svg
Fiji
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body GB16rugby2.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Great Britain
P3Semi Kunatani
L5Leone Nakarawa
H2Jasa Veremalua
FL7Osea Kolinisau (c)
FH10Samisoni Viriviri
C12Masivesi Dakuwaqa
SH9Seremaia Tuwai
Substitutes:
P1Apisai Domolailai
L4Viliame Mata
N8Josua Tuisova
FL6Kitione Taliga
Head Coach:
Flag of England.svg Ben Ryan
P3Phil Burgess
N8James Davies
L5James Rodwell
C12Mark Bennett
FL7Dan Bibby
FL6Tom Mitchell (c)
L4Dan Norton
Substitutes:
FH10Sam Cross
SH9Ollie Lindsay-Hague
P1Mark Robertson
W11Marcus Watson
H2Ruaridh McConnochie
Head Coach:
Flag of England.svg Simon Amor

Final ranking

RankTeamMatchesPointsAvg pointsTriesAvg tries
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 616026.67264.33
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 69215.33142.33
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 613622.67223.67
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 69515.83152.50
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 610717.83172.83
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 610217.00162.67
7Flag of France.svg  France 69515.83142.33
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 68814.67142.33
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 510721.4173.40
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5438.671.40
11Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 55511.0091.80
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5244.840.80

Player statistics

Try scorers

6 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

Point scorers

43 points
42 points
38 points
37 points
30 points
25 points
22 points
20 points
19 points
15 points
14 points
13 points
12 points
11 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
2 points

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Lieutenant Leone Nakarawa is a Fijian rugby union footballer and Olympic gold medalist. He plays as a Second-Row forward for Toulon and represents the Fijian national team in international rugby. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and is Warrior No. 224. He won the Pro12 with the Glasgow Warriors in 2014–15 and re-signed with the club in 2020. Inbetween that period, in 2016 he signed for Racing 92. In 2018 he was awarded the EPCR Player of the Year accolade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics</span>

Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics was played for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics with both men's and women's contests. Rugby sevens was added to the Olympics following the decision of the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen in October 2009. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 2016 were Fiji for the men and Australia for the women. Prior to 2016, 15-a-side matches were played in 1900, 1908, 1920, and 1924.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span>

Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over six days in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The 2016 Olympics was the debut for rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics, though rugby union was last played at the 1924 games.

Cheslin Kolbe is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and for Toulon in the Top 14 in France. His regular position is wing, but he also plays at fullback. He has also recently featured at fly half for Toulouse in the top 14, and as a scrum half for the Boks. Kolbe was a member of the South Africa Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the South Africa team that won the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Playing at right wing, he scored South Africa's second try in the final minutes of the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josua Tuisova</span> Fijian rugby union player

Josua Tuisova Ratulevu is a Fijian rugby union player. A wing or centre, he currently plays for Lyon in France's Top 14. He won a gold medal in sevens as part of the Fiji team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Known for his strong running and physical play, he is nicknamed "Human Bulldozer"and "The Bus".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Osea Kolinisau</span> Fijian rugby union player

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kwagga Smith</span> Rugby player

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Akira Ioane</span> Rugby player

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain national rugby sevens team</span> Rugby team

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team</span> Rugby team

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lomano Lemeki</span> Rugby player

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Kitione Taliga is a Fiji rugby union player. He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens team, Kitione Taliga was selected by Coach Ben Ryan in 2015 to represent Fiji National Sevens side at 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series and Taliga made his debut for Fiji at the 2015 Dubai Sevens, he is known for his performance at the 2016 USA Sevens Final, when he came off the bench, ran the entire length of the field to score under the posts and also score another try from counter-attack, which marked a comeback against Australia national rugby sevens team.

Kameli Soejima is a Fijian born Japanese rugby union player. He represents Japan in rugby sevens and made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens. He is Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, and was also one of their top try-scorers last season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fiji at the 2018 Commonwealth Games</span> Sporting event delegation

Fiji competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Fiji's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Napolioni Ratu Bolaca is a Fijian rugby sevens and rugby union player, who has played for the Fiji national rugby sevens team since 2019. At club level, he plays for Fijian Drua. Bolaca was the top point scorer in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series. He was part of the Fijian squad that won the rugby seven tournament at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fiji at the 2022 Commonwealth Games</span> Sporting event delegation

Fiji competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Fiji's seventeenth appearance at the Games.

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