Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification for the women's rugby sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics took place from November 2022 to June 2024, selecting twelve teams. All six World Rugby zones were to have a continental rugby sevens representative in the tournament. ^[2] The host nation France reserved a direct quota place, with the remainder of the quota attributed to the eligible National Olympic Committee (NOCs) across three qualifying routes. ^[2]

The top four teams from the 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series secured Paris 2024 spots for their respective NOCs. Then, six further places were awarded to each of the six confederations (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America) at their designated 2023 World Rugby Regional Association Olympic Qualification Tournaments. ^[2] The remaining berth in the twelve-team field went to the winner of the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, which was scheduled a month before the Games, held on 21–23 June 2024 at Stade Louis II in Monaco. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—		1	France
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series	4 November 2022 – 14 May 2023	Various	4	New Zealand
				Australia
				United States
				Ireland
2023 South American Qualification Tournament	17–18 June 2023	Montevideo	1	Brazil
2023 European Games	25–27 June 2023	Kraków	1	Great Britain
2023 RAN Women's Sevens	19–20 August 2023	Langford	1	Canada
2023 Africa Women's Sevens	14–15 October 2023	Monastir	1	South Africa
2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship	10–12 November 2023	Brisbane	1	Fiji
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament	18–19 November 2023	Osaka	1	Japan
2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament	21–23 June 2024	Monaco	1	China
Total			12

2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Main article: 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

As a principal route for the tournament, the top four teams secured their spots for Paris 2024 based on the total points accrued throughout the seven-tournament series. ^[3]

2022–23 World Rugby Sevens – Women's Series X

Pos	Event  Team	Dubai	Cape Town	Ham­ilton	Syd­ney	Van­cou­ver	Hong Kong	Tou­louse	Total points
1	New Zealand	18	20	20	20	20	20	20	138
2	Australia	20	18	16	12	18	18	16	118
3	United States	16	16	18	16	16	8	18	108
4	France	14	12	8	18	14	12	14	92
5	Ireland	10	14	14	14	6	6	10	74
6	Fiji	12	8	6	10	12	14	6	68 [a]
7	Great Britain	6	10	12	8	8	16	8	68 [a]
8	Japan	3	2	10	6	4	3	12	40
9	Canada	4	6	2	4	10	10	3	39
10	Spain	8	3	4	2	3	4	4	28
11	Brazil	1	4	3	3	2	2	1	16
12	China	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
13	Papua New Guinea	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	2
14	Poland	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
15	South Africa	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
16	Hong Kong	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
17	Colombia	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1

Source: World Rugby

Legend
No colour	Core team in 2022–23 and qualified as a core team for 2023–24
Yellow	Not a core team
Qualified as one of the four highest-placed eligible teams in the 2022–23 World Women's Sevens Series [6]
Automatically qualified (host country France)

Notes

1. Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Fiji +51, Great Britain –36. ^[5]

2023 Africa Women's Sevens

See also: 2023 Africa Women's Sevens

2023 Africa Women's Sevens took place from 14 to 15 October 2023 in Monastir, Tunisia, with the pre-qualifying meet staged in Zambia on 1–2 July 2023, won by Zambia.

•   Ghana
•   Kenya
•   Madagascar
•   South Africa
•   Tunisia
•   Uganda
•   Zambia
•   Zimbabwe

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	72	12	+60	9	Semi-finals
2	Uganda	3	2	0	1	34	24	+10	7
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	38	44	−6	5
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	10	74	−64	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	3	3	0	0	89	17	+72	9	Semi-finals
2	Zambia	3	2	0	1	32	52	−20	7
3	Madagascar	3	1	0	2	66	47	+19	5
4	Ghana	3	0	0	3	20	91	−71	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 October – Monastir
	South Africa	31
					15 October – Monastir
	Zambia	0
					South Africa	12
	15 October – Monastir
					Kenya	7
	Kenya	27
	Uganda	0
					Third place
					15 October – Monastir
					Zambia	10
					Uganda	29

Ranking

Rank	Team
	South Africa
	Kenya
	Uganda
4	Zambia
5	Madagascar
6	Tunisia
7	Zimbabwe
8	Ghana

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Final Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualifier

2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

See also: 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament ran from 18 to 19 November 2023 at the Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan.

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	0	62	0	+62	6	Semi-finals
2	Thailand	2	1	0	1	22	19	+3	4
3	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	0	65	−65	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	0	164	0	+164	9	Semi-finals
2	Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	77	55	+22	7
3	India	3	1	0	2	33	112	−79	5
4	Guam	3	0	0	3	21	128	−107	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 November – Osaka
	Japan	33
					19 November – Osaka
	Hong Kong	5
					Japan	21
	19 November – Osaka
					China	14
	China	29
	Thailand	5
					Third place
					19 November – Osaka
					Hong Kong	12
					Thailand	0

Ranking

Rank	Team
	Japan
	China
	Hong Kong
4	Thailand
5	Kazakhstan
6	India
7	Guam

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Final Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualifier

2023 European Games

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Women's tournament

The 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland served as the European qualification tournament. ^[7] Twelve teams competed with the winner securing the Paris 2024 ticket. ^[8]

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—	—	1	Poland
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series	4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023	Various	32	Great Britain
				Ireland
				Spain
2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series	25 June – 3 July 2022	Lisbon Kraków	4	Belgium
				Czech Republic
				Germany
				Romania
2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy	11–19 June 2022	Zagreb Budapest	4	Italy
				Portugal
				Sweden
				Turkey
Replacing Ireland following their qualification for Paris 2024 [a]	—		1	Norway
			12

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	3	3	0	0	128	10	+118	9	Quarter-finals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	64	42	+22	7
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	67	64	+3	5	Possible quarter-finals
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	0	143	−143	3

Source: 2023 European Games
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	119	7	+112	9	Quarter-finals
2	Portugal	3	2	0	1	55	48	+7	7
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	55	67	−12	5	Possible quarter-finals
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	10	117	−107	3

Source: 2023 European Games
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	106	7	+99	9	Quarter-finals
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	86	29	+57	7
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	19	92	−73	5	Possible quarter-finals
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	12	95	−83	3

Source: 2023 European Games
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two third-place teams joined the winners and runners-up in the quarter-finals.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	1	0	2	67	64	+3	5	Quarter-finals
2	Germany	3	1	0	2	55	67	−12	5
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	19	92	−73	5

Source: 2023 European Games
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	26 June – Kraków
	Great Britain	53
					27 June – Kraków
	Germany	0
					Great Britain	36
	26 June – Kraków
					Belgium	12
	Portugal	5
									27 June – Kraków
	Belgium	22
									Great Britain	33
	26 June – Kraków
									Poland	0
	Poland	33
					27 June – Kraków
	Italy	15
					Poland	29
	26 June – Kraków
					Czech Republic	7			Bronze Final
	Spain	12
									27 June – Kraków
	Czech Republic	17
									Belgium	17
									Czech Republic	24

Ranking

Rank	Team
	Great Britain
	Poland
	Czech Republic
4	Belgium
5	Spain
6	Germany
7	Italy
8	Portugal
9	Sweden
10	Romania
11	Norway
12	Turkey

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Final Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualifier

2023 RAN Women's Sevens

See also: 2023 RAN Women's Sevens

2023 RAN Women's Sevens took place from 19 to 20 August 2023 in Langford, British Columbia, Canada.

Teams

The following teams will participate. ^{[9] [10]}

•   Canada
•   Jamaica
•   Mexico
•   Saint Lucia

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	194	0	+194	9	Semi-finals
2	Jamaica	3	2	0	1	43	70	−27	7
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	26	97	−71	5
4	Saint Lucia	3	0	0	3	15	111	−96	3

Source: RAN Sevens Rugby Americas
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 August - Langford
	Canada	41
					20 August - Langford
	Saint Lucia	7
					Canada	53
	20 August - Langford
					Mexico	0
	Jamaica	12
	Mexico	19
					Third place
					20 August - Langford
					Saint Lucia	12
					Jamaica	27

Ranking

Rank	Team
	Canada
	Mexico
	Jamaica
4	Saint Lucia

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Final Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualifier

2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

See also: 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

The 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship ran from 10 to 12 November 2023 at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

The following teams competed for Olympic qualification:

•   American Samoa
•   Cook Islands
•   Fiji
•   Nauru
•   Papua New Guinea
•   Samoa
•   Solomon Islands
•   Tonga

The following teams competed in the championships but had already claimed an Olympic berth:

•   Australia
•   New Zealand

Pool stage

Pool B (Olympic)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiji	3	3	0	0	158	5	+153	9	Olympic qualifier semi-finals
2	Tonga	3	2	0	1	47	40	+7	7
3	American Samoa	3	1	0	2	28	121	−93	5
4	Cook Islands	3	0	0	3	21	88	−67	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool C (Olympic)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0	127	7	+120	9	Olympic qualifier semi-finals
2	Samoa	3	2	0	1	91	36	+55	7
3	Solomon Islands	3	1	0	2	41	75	−34	5
4	Nauru	3	0	0	3	0	141	−141	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Olympic qualification play-offs

	Olympic qualifier semi-finals				Olympic qualifier final
	12 November - Brisbane
	Fiji	42
					12 November - Brisbane
	Samoa	0
					Fiji	54
	12 November - Brisbane
					Papua New Guinea	0
	Papua New Guinea	21
	Tonga	10
					Fifth place
					12 November - Brisbane
					Samoa	22
					Tonga	5

Ranking of teams competing for an Olympic berth

Rank	Team
	Fiji
	Papua New Guinea
	Samoa
4	Tonga
5	Cook Islands
6	American Samoa
7	Solomon Islands
8	Nauru

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Final Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualifier

2023 South American Qualification Tournament

See also: 2023 Sudamérica rugby women's sevens Olympic qualifying tournament

The 2023 South American Qualification Tournament, scheduled for 17–18 June 2023, was played in Montevideo, Uruguay. Seven countries with full World Rugby membership were invited to participate in the women's tournament. ^{[11] [12]}

The following teams participated:

•   Argentina
•   Brazil
•   Chile
•   Colombia
•   Paraguay
•   Peru
•   Uruguay

Tournament

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	6	6	0	0	202	12	+190	18	Qualified for 2024 Olympics
2	Argentina	6	5	0	1	181	24	+157	16	Qualified for Olympic Repechage
3	Paraguay	6	3	1	2	85	103	−18	13
4	Colombia	6	2	1	3	82	95	−13	11
5	Chile	6	2	0	4	50	157	−107	10
6	Uruguay	6	2	0	4	48	141	−93	10
7	Peru	6	0	0	6	31	147	−116	6

Source: Sudamérica Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Ranking

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Argentina
	Paraguay
4	Colombia
5	Chile
6	Uruguay
7	Peru

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Final Olympic Rugby Sevens Qualifier

2024 Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

See also: 2024 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament

The 2024 Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament was scheduled for 21–23 June 2024 in Monaco. ^[13] Two runners-up from each of the six continental confederations were eligible to participate in the tournament with the winner earning the last remaining spot for Paris 2024.

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
2023 South American Qualification Tournament	17–18 June 2023	Montevideo	2	Argentina
				Paraguay
2023 European Games	25–27 June 2023	Kraków	2	Poland
				Czech Republic
2023 RAN Women's Sevens	19–20 August 2023	Langford	2	Mexico
				Jamaica
2023 Africa Women's Sevens	14–15 October 2023	Monastir	2	Kenya
				Uganda
2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship	10–12 November 2023	Brisbane	2	Papua New Guinea
				Samoa
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament	18–19 November 2023	Osaka	2	China
				Hong Kong
Total			12

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	2	2	0	0	50	22	+28	6	Quarter-finals
2	Kenya	1	1	0	0	43	24	+19	3
3	Samoa	0	0	0	0	10	57	−47	0

First match(es) will be played: 21 June 2024. Source: TBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda	3	3	0	0	70	14	+56	9	Quarter-finals
2	Hong Kong	3	2	0	1	69	44	+25	7
3	Paraguay	3	1	0	2	51	78	−27	5
4	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	33	87	−54	3

First match(es) will be played: 21 June 2024. Source: TBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	0	122	5	+117	9	Quarter-finals
2	Poland	3	2	0	1	84	33	+51	7
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	57	65	−8	5
4	Mexico	3	0	0	3	0	160	−160	3

First match(es) will be played: 21 June 2024. Source: TBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored; 5) point difference.

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	23 June 2024 – 09:30 – Stade Louis II
	China	31
					23 June 2024 – 14:22 – Stade Louis II
	Paraguay	0
					China	40
	23 June 2024 – 10:42 – Stade Louis II
					Poland	7
	Poland	36
									23 June 2024 – 18:01 – Stade Louis II
	Hong Kong	0
									China	24
	23 June 2024 – 09:54 – Stade Louis II
									Kenya	7
	Uganda	0
					23 June 2024 – 14:46 – Stade Louis II
	Czech Republic	22
					Czech Republic	10
	23 June 2024 – 10:18 – Stade Louis II
					Kenya	12			3rd place final
	Kenya	15
									23 June 2024 – 17:08 – Stade Louis II
	Argentina	12
									Poland	33
									Czech Republic	14

Ranking

Rank	Team
1	China
2	Kenya
3	Poland
4	Czech Republic
5	Uganda
	Argentina
	Hong Kong
	Paraguay
9	Samoa
	Jamaica
	Mexico

Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

Note

1. As Ireland have already secured their place in the women's Olympic event with a top four placement in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, the Irish women's team vacated their European Games quota, which was subsequently awarded to Norway.

See also

• Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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