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Rugby Sevens, Men

Date24 – 27 July 2024
StatusOlympic
LocationStade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Participants159 from 12 countries
FormatRound-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.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1FranceFRAGold
Forward1Varian Pasquet
Forward2Andy Timo
Forward3Rayan Rebbadj
Back4Théo Forner
Back5Stephen Parez
Back6Paulin Riva
Back7Jefferson-Lee Joseph
Forward8Antoine Zeghdar
Back9Aaron Grandidier
Back10Jean-Pascal Barraque
Back11Antoine Dupont
Forward12Jordan Sépho
Back14Nelson Épée
CoachJérôme Daret
2FijiFIJSilver
Back1Joji Nasova
Forward2Joseva Talacolo
Forward3Jerry Matana
Forward4Sevuloni Mocenacagi
Forward5Iosefo Masi
Forward6Ponipate Loganimasi
BackTerio Veilawa
Back8Waisea Nacuqu
Back7Jerry Tuwai
Back10Iowane Teba
Back11Kaminieli Rasaku
Back12Selestino Ravutaumada
Forward13Josaia Raisuqe
Back14Filipe Sauturaga
CoachOsea Kolinisau
3South AfricaRSABronze
Forward1Christie Grobbelaar
Forward2Ryan Oosthuizen
Forward3Impi Visser
Forward4Zaïn Davids
Back5Quewin Nortje
Forward6Tiaan Pretorius
Back7Tristan Leyds
Back8Selvyn Davids
Back9Shaun Williams
Back10Rosko Specman
Back11Shakes Soyizwapi
Back12Shilton van Wyk
Back13Ronald Brown
CoachPhilip Snyman
4AustraliaAUS
Forward1Henry Hutchison
Back2Ben Dowling
Back3Corey Toole
Back4Dietrich Roache
Forward5Mark Nawaqanitawase
Forward6Henry Paterson
Back7Hayden Sargeant
Back8James Turner
Back9Matthew Gonzalez
Forward10Nick Malouf
Back11Maurice Longbottom
Forward12Nathan Lawson
CoachJohn Manenti
5New ZealandNZL
Forward1Scott Curry
Forward2Brady Rush
Forward3Tone Ng Shiu
Back4Akuila Rokolisoa
Forward5Dylan Collier
Back6Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
Forward7Fehi Fineanganofo
Back8Andrew Knewstubb
Back9Regan Ware
Back10Tepaea Cook Savage
Back11Moses Leo
Back12Leroy Carter
Back13Joe Webber
Forward14Sione Molia
CoachTomasi Cama
6IrelandIRL
Forward1Jack Kelly
Back2Andrew Smith
Forward3Harry McNulty
Back4Mark Roche
Forward5Zac Ward
Forward6Chay Mullins
Back7Jordan Conroy
Back8Hugo Keenan
Back9Hugo Lennox
Back10Terry Kennedy
Back11Gavin Mullin
Forward12Niall Comerford
Back13Sean Cribbin
Forward14Bryan Mollen
CoachJames Topping
7ArgentinaARG
Back1Joaquín Pellandini
Back2Tomás Elizalde
Forward3Germán Schulz
Back4Matteo Graziano
Forward5Agustín Fraga
Back6Santiago Álvarez
Back7Tobías Wade
Back8Gastón Revol
Forward9Matías Osadczuk
Back10Santiago Mare
Forward11Luciano González
Back12Marcos Moneta
Back13Rodrigo Isgro
Back14Santiago Vera Feld
CoachSantiago Gómez
8United StatesUSA
Forward1Aaron Cummings
Back2Maka Unufe
Forward3Orrin Bizer
Forward4Matai Leuta
Back5Marcus Tupuola
Back6Kevon Williams
Back7Naima Fuala'au
Back8Malacchi Esdale
Forward9Steve Tomasin
Back10Madison Hughes
Back11Perry Baker
Back12Lucas Lacamp
Back13Pita Vi
Forward14Adam Channel
CoachMike Friday
9KenyaKEN
Forward1John Okeyo
Back2Lamec Ambetsa Kokoyo
Forward3George Ooro Angeyo
Forward4Vincent Onyala
Back5Brian Tanga
Forward6Kevin Wekesa
Back7Antony Mboya
Forward8Herman Humwa
Back9Samuel Asati
Back10Nygel Pettersan Amaitsa
Back11Patrick Odongo Okong'o
Back12Chrisant Ojwang
Forward13Denis Abukuse DNS
CoachKevin Mwema
10SamoaSAM
Forward1Vaovasa Afa
Forward2Alamanda Motuga
Forward3Bj Lima
Forward4Motu Opetai
Back5Tom Maiava
Forward6Taunuu Niulevaea
Back7Lalomilo Lalomilo
Back8Neueli Leitufia
Back9Faafoi Falaniko
Back10Paul Scanlan
Back11Steve Onosai
Forward12Vaa Apelu Maliko
CoachBrian Lima
11UruguayURU
Forward1James McCubbin
Back2Valentín Grille
Forward3Tomás Etcheverry
Back4Juan Manuel Tafernaberry
Back5Bautista Basso
Forward6Diego Ardao
Back7Mateo Viñals
Back8Felipe Arcos Pérez
Back9Guillermo Lijtenstein
Back10Baltazar Amaya
Forward11Ignacio Facciolo
Back12Juan González
Back13Koba Brazionis
Back14Dante Soto
CoachIvo Dugonjic
12JapanJPN
Back1Taiga Ishida
Forward2Kippei Ishida
Forward3Shotaro Tsuoka
Back4Junya Matsumoto
Forward5Josua Kerevi
Back6Moeki Fukushi
Back7Kippei Taninaka
Back8Yoshihiro Noguchi
Back9Kazuma Ueda
Forward10Takamasa Maruo
Forward11Yu Okudaira
Forward12Yoshiyuki Koga
Back13Taichi Yoshizawa
CoachSimon Amor

Preliminary Round

Date24 – 25 July 2024
FormatRound-robin pools.

Group A

Date24 – 25 July 2024
PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsPoints
1New ZealandNZL300971-29
2IrelandIRL201762-24
3South AfricaRSA102559-32
4JapanJPN003322-129
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #124 Jul 17:30IrelandIRL10 – 5South AfricaRSA
Match #224 Jul 18:00New ZealandNZL40 – 12JapanJPN
Match #324 Jul 21:00IrelandIRL40 – 5JapanJPN
Match #424 Jul 21:30New ZealandNZL17 – 5South AfricaRSA
Match #525 Jul 16:00South AfricaRSA49 – 5JapanJPN
Match #625 Jul 16:30New ZealandNZL14 – 12IrelandIRL

Group B

Date24 – 25 July 2024
PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsPoints
1AustraliaAUS300964-35
2ArgentinaARG201773-46
3SamoaSAM102552-49
4KenyaKEN003319-78
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #124 Jul 15:30AustraliaAUS21 – 14SamoaSAM
Match #224 Jul 16:00ArgentinaARG31 – 12KenyaKEN
Match #324 Jul 19:00AustraliaAUS21 – 7KenyaKEN
Match #424 Jul 19:30ArgentinaARG28 – 12SamoaSAM
Match #525 Jul 14:00SamoaSAM26 – 0KenyaKEN
Match #625 Jul 14:30AustraliaAUS22 – 14ArgentinaARG

Group C

Date24 – 25 July 2024
PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsPoints
1FijiFIJ300997-36
2FranceFRA111643-43
3United StatesUSA111657-67
4UruguayURU003341-92
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #124 Jul 16:30FranceFRA12 – 12United StatesUSA
Match #224 Jul 17:00FijiFIJ40 – 12UruguayURU
Match #324 Jul 20:00FranceFRA19 – 12UruguayURU
Match #424 Jul 20:30FijiFIJ38 – 12United StatesUSA
Match #525 Jul 15:00United StatesUSA33 – 17UruguayURU
Match #625 Jul 15:30FijiFIJ19 – 12FranceFRA

Classification Round 9-12

Date25 July 2024
FormatClassification matches for 9th to 12th place.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #125 Jul 20:00SamoaSAM42 – 7JapanJPN
Match #225 Jul 20:30KenyaKEN19 – 14UruguayURU

Quarter-Finals

Date25 July 2024
FormatWinners of each match advanced to semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #125 Jul 21:00South AfricaRSA14 – 7New ZealandNZL
Match #225 Jul 21:30FranceFRA26 – 14ArgentinaARG
Match #325 Jul 22:00FijiFIJ19 – 15IrelandIRL
Match #425 Jul 22:30AustraliaAUS18 – 0United StatesUSA

Classification Round 5-8

Date27 July 2024
FormatClassification matches for 5th to 8th place.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #127 Jul 14:30IrelandIRL17 – 14United StatesUSA
Match #227 Jul 15:00New ZealandNZL17 – 12ArgentinaARG

Semi-Finals

Date27 July 2024
FormatWinners of each match advanced to gold medal match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #127 Jul 15:30FranceFRA19 – 5South AfricaRSA
Match #227 Jul 16:00FijiFIJ31 – 7AustraliaAUS

Final Round

Date27 July 2024 — 19:45
FormatMedal and placement round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/227 Jul 19:00FranceFRA28 – 7FijiFIJ
Match 3/427 JulSouth AfricaRSA26 – 19AustraliaAUS
Match 5/627 Jul 18:30New ZealandNZL17 – 7IrelandIRL
Match 7/827 Jul 18:00ArgentinaARG19 – 0United StatesUSA
Match 9/1027 Jul 17:00KenyaKEN10 – 5SamoaSAM
Match 11/1227 Jul 16:30UruguayURU21 – 10JapanJPN