| Date | 24 – 27 July 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | |
| Participants | 159 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to single-elimination tournament of eight teams. | |
The men’s tournament took place from 24-27 July at Stade de France, in Saint-Denis. Group A included New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and Japan. Group B featured Argentina, Australia, Samoa, and Kenya. Finally, Group C had defending champions Fiji, host nation France, the USA, and Uruguay. Fiji was the two-time defending gold medalist and their men had never lost an Olympic match prior to Paris 2024. Other favorites were Argentina, the world’s number one team in the discipline, and New Zealand, always strong in rugby football.
The participation of French rugby union star Antoine Dupont in the rugby sevens tournament raised hopes for a gold medal for France. The team arrived in Paris with confidence following recent victories on the international circuit.
All the favorites advanced through group play, as Fiji continued its undefeated ways. The semi-finals saw France defeat South Africa, which had bested New Zealand in the quarter-finals, and Fiji dominate Australia, 31-7.
The final match was scoreless through the first half but Fiji took the lead, 5-0, on a try by Tristan Leyds. However, France came back on two tries and conversions by Rayan Rebbadj and took the lead 14-5. A final try by Jordan Sépho gave France the gold medal, 19-5.
South Africa won the bronze medal, defeating Australia 26-19, on a try in the last minute by Shaun Williams, followed by the conversion.
| Date | 24 – 25 July 2024 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Date | 24 – 25 July 2024 |
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| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 71-29 | ||
| 2 | Ireland | IRL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 62-24 | ||
| 3 | South Africa | RSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 59-32 | ||
| 4 | Japan | JPN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22-129 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 17:30 | Ireland | IRL | 10 – 5 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 18:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 40 – 12 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 21:00 | Ireland | IRL | 40 – 5 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #4 | 24 Jul 21:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 17 – 5 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #5 | 25 Jul 16:00 | South Africa | RSA | 49 – 5 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #6 | 25 Jul 16:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 14 – 12 | Ireland | IRL |
| Date | 24 – 25 July 2024 |
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| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | AUS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 64-35 | ||
| 2 | Argentina | ARG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 73-46 | ||
| 3 | Samoa | SAM | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 52-49 | ||
| 4 | Kenya | KEN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19-78 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 15:30 | Australia | AUS | 21 – 14 | Samoa | SAM | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 16:00 | Argentina | ARG | 31 – 12 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 19:00 | Australia | AUS | 21 – 7 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #4 | 24 Jul 19:30 | Argentina | ARG | 28 – 12 | Samoa | SAM | |
| Match #5 | 25 Jul 14:00 | Samoa | SAM | 26 – 0 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #6 | 25 Jul 14:30 | Australia | AUS | 22 – 14 | Argentina | ARG |
| Date | 24 – 25 July 2024 |
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| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | FIJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 97-36 | ||
| 2 | France | FRA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43-43 | ||
| 3 | United States | USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 57-67 | ||
| 4 | Uruguay | URU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41-92 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 16:30 | France | FRA | 12 – 12 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 17:00 | Fiji | FIJ | 40 – 12 | Uruguay | URU | |
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 20:00 | France | FRA | 19 – 12 | Uruguay | URU | |
| Match #4 | 24 Jul 20:30 | Fiji | FIJ | 38 – 12 | United States | USA | |
| Match #5 | 25 Jul 15:00 | United States | USA | 33 – 17 | Uruguay | URU | |
| Match #6 | 25 Jul 15:30 | Fiji | FIJ | 19 – 12 | France | FRA |
| Date | 25 July 2024 |
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| Format | Classification matches for 9th to 12th place. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Jul 20:00 | Samoa | SAM | 42 – 7 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 25 Jul 20:30 | Kenya | KEN | 19 – 14 | Uruguay | URU |
| Date | 25 July 2024 |
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| Format | Winners of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Jul 21:00 | South Africa | RSA | 14 – 7 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 25 Jul 21:30 | France | FRA | 26 – 14 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #3 | 25 Jul 22:00 | Fiji | FIJ | 19 – 15 | Ireland | IRL | |
| Match #4 | 25 Jul 22:30 | Australia | AUS | 18 – 0 | United States | USA |
| Date | 27 July 2024 |
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| Format | Classification matches for 5th to 8th place. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 14:30 | Ireland | IRL | 17 – 14 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 15:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 17 – 12 | Argentina | ARG |
| Date | 27 July 2024 |
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| Format | Winners of each match advanced to gold medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 15:30 | France | FRA | 19 – 5 | South Africa | RSA | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 16:00 | Fiji | FIJ | 31 – 7 | Australia | AUS |
| Date | 27 July 2024 — 19:45 |
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| Format | Medal and placement round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 27 Jul 19:00 | France | FRA | 28 – 7 | Fiji | FIJ | |
| Match 3/4 | 27 Jul | South Africa | RSA | 26 – 19 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match 5/6 | 27 Jul 18:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 17 – 7 | Ireland | IRL | |
| Match 7/8 | 27 Jul 18:00 | Argentina | ARG | 19 – 0 | United States | USA | |
| Match 9/10 | 27 Jul 17:00 | Kenya | KEN | 10 – 5 | Samoa | SAM | |
| Match 11/12 | 27 Jul 16:30 | Uruguay | URU | 21 – 10 | Japan | JPN |