The 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the 15th edition of the Sudamérica Sevens. It was held in San José, Costa Rica from 27–28 November. It was a qualifier for the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile and 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[1][2][3] Uruguay and Chile were the two teams that qualified as winner and runner-up.[4]
| 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Costa Rica |
| Date | 27–28 November 2021 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Uruguay (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Chile |
| Third |  Brazil |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 24 |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Format
editThe unconventional format for the tournament was played out in two/three parts: a pool stage (three teams per pool) in which three teams played each other once. This was followed by several inter-pool matches, with only the top two teams in each pool vying for a place in the semi-finals (teams whom finished bottom of their pool were vying for a placing position). Following the pool stage and ranking matches, there was a four team knockout round. The two semi-final winners qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5] The stadium of the tournament was Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.
-
Outside stadium -
Inside stadium
Teams
editThere were nine teams competing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. As Argentina already qualified they didn't compete at the tournament.[6]
Pool stage – Phase I
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | +151 |
 Guatemala
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 92 | –75 |
 Panama
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 88 | –76 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | +72 |
 Peru
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 43 | –16 |
 El Salvador
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 | –56 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | +114 |
| Costa Rica
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 48 | –7 |
 Nicaragua
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | –107 |
Inter-pool matches – Phase II
editAggregate table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | +246 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Uruguay
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | +187 | |
| 3 | Chile
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 15 | +112 | |
| 4 | Peru
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 84 | –29 | |
| 5 | Costa Rica
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 130 | –89 | Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs |
| 6 | Guatemala
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 205 | –188 | |
| 7 | El Salvador
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 80 | –53 | |
| 8 | Nicaragua
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 129 | –107 | |
| 9 | Panama
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 108 | –79 | Eliminated in Phase II |
Knockout stage
edit5th–8th playoffs
edit| Final | ||
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | ||
| Costa Rica | 15 | |
| Guatemala | 12 | |
| 7th Place Final | ||
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | ||
| El Salvador | 5 | |
| Nicaragua | 7 | |
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Seventh place
Fifth place final
|
Cup playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | ||||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | ||||||
| Chile | 21 | |||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | ||||||
| Uruguay | 21 | |||||
| Uruguay | 47 | |||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | ||||||
| Brazil | 47 | |||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Semi-finals
Third place
Cup final
|
Final standings
edit| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
|
| 2 | Chile
|
| 3 | Brazil
|
| 4 | Peru
|
| 5 | Costa Rica
|
| 6 | Guatemala
|
| 7 | Nicaragua
|
| 8 | El Salvador
|
| 9 | Panama
|
References
edit- ^ "Tournament Preview – South American 7's RWC 2022 Qualifying – Costa Rica". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Nueve equipos en busca de un lugar en Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "South American teams have everything to play for at this weekend's Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualifier in San José". www.world.rugby. 2021-11-25. Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Uruguay and Chile qualify for 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "NUEVE EQUIPOS MASCULINOS COMPETIRÁN EN EL SAR 7S COSTA RICA 2021, BUSCANDO UN LUGAR EN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022" [NINE MEN'S TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN THE SAR 7S COSTA RICA 2021, SEEKING A PLACE IN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022]. sudamerica.rugby (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Qualifying". RWC Sevens. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.