Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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2024 Men's Olympic Rugby Sevens Tournament
Stade de France.jpg
Stade de France, where the Men's Rugby Sevens tournament will be played
Tournament details
HostFlag of France.svg  France
Venue Stade de France
Date24–27 July 2024
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
2020
2028

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in France. It will be hosted at Stade de France, which also served as a host stadium of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The tournament will be played over three match days from 24 to 27 July 2024, with no matches on the 26 July due to the opening ceremony. [1] [2]

Contents

Competition schedule

Legend
PPool StagePMPlacing Matches¼Quarter-Finals½Semi-FinalsBBronze Medal MatchFGold Medal Match
Schedule
Date24 Jul25 Jul26 Jul27 Jul
EventMEMEME
Men'sPPM¼PM½PMBF

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation1Flag of France.svg  France
2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series 4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023Various4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2023 South American Qualification Tournament 17–18 June 2023 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo 1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
2023 European Games 25–27 June 2023 Flag of Poland.svg Kraków 1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2023 RAN Sevens 19–20 August 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Langford 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2023 Africa Men's Sevens 16–17 September 2023 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Harare 1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2023 Oceania Sevens Championship 10–12 November 2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane 1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament 18–19 November 2023 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 21–23 June 2024Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Total12

Squads and Officials

Squads

Each squad can have up to 12 players, as well as two traveling reserves in case of injury. [3]

Officials

World Rugby revealed the 12 referees on 8 May 2024. [4]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 00000000
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000000 Potential Quarter-finals
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
17:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
18:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
21:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
21:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
16:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 00000000 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000000
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 00000000 Potential Quarter-finals
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
15:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
16:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgvFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
19:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgvFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
14:00
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svgvFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
14:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000000 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 00000000
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000 Potential Quarter-finals
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
16:30
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
17:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
20:00
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)
20:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svgvFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
15:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Ranking of third-placed teams

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

PosGrpTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000000 Quarter-finals
2 B Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 00000000
3 C Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

9–12th place playoff

 
Semi-finals9th place match
 
      
 
25 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
25 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11th place match
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
20:00
Seed 9vSeed 12
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
20:30
Seed 10vSeed 11
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Eleventh Place Match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
16:30
Loser Match 19vLoser Match 20
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Ninth Place Match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
17:00
Winner Match 19vWinner Match 20
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

5–8th place playoff

 
Semi-finals5th place match
 
      
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7th place match
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
14:30
Loser QF 1vLoser QF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
15:00
Loser QF 3vLoser QF 4
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Seventh Place Match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
18:00
Loser Match 25vLoser Match 26
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Fifth Place Match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
18:30
Winner Match 25vWinner Match 26
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Medal playoff

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
25 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
25 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
25 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
25 July – Stade de France
 
 Bronze medal match
 
 
 
27 July – Stade de France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter Finals

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
21:00
A1vSeed 8
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
21:30
B2vC2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
22:00
C1vA2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
22:30
B1vSeed 7
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Semi Finals

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
15:30
Winner QF 1vWinner QF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
16:00
Winner QF 3vWinner QF 4
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Bronze Medal Match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
19:00
Loser SF 1vLoser SF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

Gold Medal Match

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
19:45
Winner SF 1vWinner SF 2
World Rugby
Stade de France, Paris

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