This is the qualifications of the

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aimed at selecting men's

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national teams that appeared in the finals in

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. A total of 55 nations took part in the qualifying process.

General

The tournament is organized by

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to be held on 20–22 July 2018, with twenty-four teams in attendance. Automatic qualification is extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of the previous World Cup. Four more teams qualified based on placement in the 2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series, and the remainder are to be decided in each of the six regions' respective tournaments.

Qualified teams

Qualifying

Africa

Ten teams competed in Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament on 6–7 October 2017 in

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, and contested the two qualifying slots. By making it to the finals then winning,

makes its first ever World Cup appearance.

North America

The qualifying tournament, which is also Rugby Americas North Sevens, took place at the

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, 25–26 November 2017. Jamaica won the tournament to make its first World Cup appearance.

South America

The

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rugby sevens tournament on 19–21 November served as the first part of the South American qualification process. Silver-winning Paraguay advanced to the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, where from 6–14 January they compete alongside Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and some invitational teams. After the two tournaments, respective third and fourth-place finishers Uruguay and Chile qualified.

Asia

From 1 September to 14 October, eight teams competed in

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and

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for two World Cup slots. Japan and Hong Kong respectively rounded up the top two teams, making them eligible for the World Cup.

Europe

From 4 June to 16 July 2017, twelve teams competed at the Sevens Grand Prix in

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and

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, of which nine contested two World Cup spots with

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and

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already automatically qualified.

Oceania

Thirteen teams competed on 10–11 November 2017 in

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, of which nine teams sought one of the two allotted World Cup slots based upon their placement with Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa already qualified. With Papua New Guinea claiming that slot, the second continental slot was awarded to the champion of the

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tournament on 8–9 December. Through edging out Solomon Islands for the Bronze Medal, only behind Fiji and Samoa, Tonga qualified.

References

External links

official website
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