Rugby Sevens At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
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The men's rugby sevens tournament at the
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
was held in
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Competition schedule


Qualification

* Notes:


Group stage


Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.


Knockout stage


9–12th place playoff


Semi-finals


Eleventh place match


Ninth place match


5–8th place playoff


Semi-finals


Seventh place match


Fifth place match


Medal playoff


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Bronze medal match


Gold medal match


Final ranking

Source


Player statistics


Try scorers

6 tries * Marcos Moneta 5 tries * Scott Curry * Jiuta Wainiqolo 4 tries * Ignacio Mendy * Lachie Miller *
Connor Braid Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop. Career At the start of the 2014–15 ...
*
Asaeli Tuivuaka Asaeli Tuivuaka (born 22 December 1995) is a Fijian rugby union player. His usual position is wing or Centre. He currently plays for French Top14 team Racing 92. Personal life His uncle Setefano Cakau captained Fiji in rugby sevens. His brothe ...
* Ben Harris *
Dan Norton Daniel John Norton (born 22 March 1988) is a former rugby union player. He is the leading all-time try scorer in the World Rugby Sevens Series with over 350 tries, beating the previous record of 244 held by Kenya's Collins Injera at the 2017 ...
* Chihito Matsui * Selvyn Davids 3 tries *
Lautaro Bazán Lautaro Bazán Velez (born 24 February 1996) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Argentina national team and Argentina Sevens. He played for Serie A Elite club Rovigo Delta from 2022 to 2024. H ...
*
Nick Malouf Nick Malouf (born 19 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team. International career In his early career, he formally played for Premiership Rugby club Leicester ...
*
Josh Turner Joshua Otis Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American Country music, country singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Universal Music Group Nashville, MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his Long Black Train, debut album's title t ...
* Justin Douglas * Sireli Maqala * Aminiasi Tuimaba * Gavin Mullin *
Andrew Knewstubb Andrew Knewstubb (born 14 September 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team. International career He won gold medal with the New Zealand team in the men's rugby sev ...
*
Tim Mikkelson Timothy John Mikkelson (born 13 August 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team. International career Mikkelson plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens t ...
* William Warbrick *
Stedman Gans Stedman-Ghee Rivett Gans (born 19 March 1997) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team and a rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. He usually plays as a centr ...
*
Perry Baker Perry Baker (born June 29, 1986) is an American former rugby union player who played for the United States national rugby sevens team. He is a two-time World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year. At the time of his retirement, with 293 tries Baker r ...
*
Carlin Isles Carlin Isles (born November 21, 1989) is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team. With 202 tries, Isles is second for the United States in career tries scored, behind teammate Perry Baker. Isl ...
2 tries * Luciano González * Matías Osadczuk * Samu Kerevi * Maurice Longbottom * Harry Jones * Meli Derenalagi *
Waisea Nacuqu Waisea Nacuqu (born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries. He is well known for his speed and scoring tries. Early life Nacuqu is from Vot ...
2 tries (cont.) * Jerry Tuwai * Alex Davis * Ollie Lindsay-Hague *
Jordan Conroy Jordan Conroy (born 10 March 1994) is an Irish rugby union player. He is a specialist sevens player who plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team, and has represented Ireland in the 2020 Summer Olympics and plays his XV's club rugby with ...
* Hugo Lennox *
Harry McNulty Harry McNulty (born 5 March 1993) is an Irish former rugby union player. He most notably played for and captained the Ireland national rugby sevens team. Early life McNulty was born in Bahrain to Irish parents. His father worked in financial ...
*
Kazushi Hano is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was in 's team for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It consti ...
*
Lote Tuqiri Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979) is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. Tuqir ...
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Collins Injera Collins Injera, OGW, OLY (born 18 October 1986) is a former Kenyan rugby player. He holds third place for the number of tries scored on the World Rugby Sevens Series with 279. He is known for his achievements with Kenyan national rugby sevens t ...
* Jeff Oluoch *
Dylan Collier Dylan Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward and captains the New Zealand national sevens team. Club career A goal kicking winger, Collier was a New Zealand Warriors junior and ...
* Ngarohi McGarvey-Black *
Sione Molia Sione Molia (born 5 September 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for National Provincial Championship club Counties Manukau and the New Zealand national sevens team. International career He made his ...
*
Regan Ware Regan Edward Ware (born 7 August 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team. Club career Ware was named as a late signing for during the 2021 Bunnings NPC after a sea ...
* Ronald Brown * Justin Geduld *
Siviwe Soyizwapi Siviwe Sonwabile 'Shakes' Soyizwapi (born 7 December 1992 in Maclear) is a South African rugby union player, who is currently contracted by the South African Rugby Union to play for the South Africa Sevens national team. His usual position is ...
* Andre Jin Coquillard * Yeon Sik Jeong *
Madison Hughes Madison John Hughes (born October 26, 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback. Born in England, he represents United States at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. Hughes captained the US Eagle ...
* Martin Iosefo * Stephen Tomasin 1 try * Santiago Álvarez * Lucio Cinti * Rodrigo Isgro * Santiago Mare *
Gastón Revol Gastón Revol (born 26 November 1986) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays rugby sevens for . Rugby career Revol debuted for Argentina at the 2009 London Sevens. He captained at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also captained Argentina ...
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Germán Schulz Germán Schulz (born 5 February 1994) is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He competed for at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Schulz also represented Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens i ...
* Lachie Anderson * Nathan Lawson * Dylan Pietsch * Dietrich Roache * Phil Berna *
Nathan Hirayama Nathan Hirayama (born 23 March 1988) is a Canadian former rugby player. His primary position was fly-half, however, but he also played fullback. He played for both the Canadian national team and the Canadian sevens team. At club level, Hirayama ...
* Patrick Kay 1 try (cont.) * Theo Sauder *
Napolioni Bolaca Napolioni Ratu Bolaca (born 20 November 1996) is a Fijian rugby sevens and rugby union player, who has played for the Fiji national rugby sevens team since 2019. At club level, he has played for Fijian Drua. Bolaca was the top point scorer in t ...
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Iosefo Masi Iosefo Masikau Baleiwairiki also known as either Iosefo Masikau or Iosefo Masi (born 9 May 1998) is a Fijian professional rugby union footballer who plays for the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby. Known for repeatedly slicing his way through the o ...
*
Semi Radradra Semi Radradra Turagasoli-Waqavatu (born 13 June 1992) is a Fijian professional rugby union and former rugby league footballer. He plays rugby union for the French club Lyon and the Fiji national team. Nicknamed 'Semi Trailer', Radradra has play ...
* Dan Bibby *
Robbie Fergusson Robbie Fergusson (born 30 August 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays international rugby for Great Britain 7s. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and London Scottish, and will re-join Glasgow Warriors in January 2022. Rugby ...
* Harry Glover * Ross McCann * Tom Mitchell * Ethan Waddleton * Foster Horan * Terry Kennedy * Mark Roche * Masakatsu Hikosaka * Ryota Kano *
Kameli Soejima Kameli Soejima (副島 亀里, ''Soejima Kameli'', born June 1, 1983) is a Fijian born Japanese rugby union player. He represents Japan in rugby sevens and made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens. He was Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 W ...
* Willy Ambaka * Andrew Amonde * Jacob Ojee * Johnstone Olindi * Vincent Onyala *
Alvin Otieno Alvin Otieno (born 19 April 1994) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player who represents Kenya internationally. He made his Olympic debut representing Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was named in the Kenyan squad for the men's rugby sevens tour ...
* Daniel Taabu * Etene Nanai-Seturo * Joe Webber * Kurt-Lee Arendse *
Zain Davids Mogamat Zaïn Davids (born 4 May 1997) is a South African rugby union player, that competes in both the 15-man and rugby sevens, sevens variants of the game. He is currently contracted by the South African Rugby Union to play for the South Afri ...
*
Chris Dry Christopher Adriaan Dry (born 13 February 1988) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the South African Sevens team in the Sevens World Series. His regular position is a flanker. Youth rugby Dry played r ...
* Sako Makata * JC Pretorius * Impi Visser * Jeong Min Jang * Danny Barrett * Joe Schroeder * Brett Thompson


Point scorers

37 points *
Andrew Knewstubb Andrew Knewstubb (born 14 September 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team. International career He won gold medal with the New Zealand team in the men's rugby sev ...
33 points * Santiago Mare 32 points *
Madison Hughes Madison John Hughes (born October 26, 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback. Born in England, he represents United States at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. Hughes captained the US Eagle ...
30 points * Marcos Moneta * Selvyn Davids 28 points * Maurice Longbottom 27 points * Scott Curry 25 points *
Napolioni Bolaca Napolioni Ratu Bolaca (born 20 November 1996) is a Fijian rugby sevens and rugby union player, who has played for the Fiji national rugby sevens team since 2019. At club level, he has played for Fijian Drua. Bolaca was the top point scorer in t ...
* Jiuta Wainiqolo * Dan Bibby 24 points * Lachie Miller 20 points * Ignacio Mendy *
Connor Braid Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop. Career At the start of the 2014–15 ...
*
Asaeli Tuivuaka Asaeli Tuivuaka (born 22 December 1995) is a Fijian rugby union player. His usual position is wing or Centre. He currently plays for French Top14 team Racing 92. Personal life His uncle Setefano Cakau captained Fiji in rugby sevens. His brothe ...
* Ben Harris *
Dan Norton Daniel John Norton (born 22 March 1988) is a former rugby union player. He is the leading all-time try scorer in the World Rugby Sevens Series with over 350 tries, beating the previous record of 244 held by Kenya's Collins Injera at the 2017 ...
* Chihito Matsui 19 points *
Nathan Hirayama Nathan Hirayama (born 23 March 1988) is a Canadian former rugby player. His primary position was fly-half, however, but he also played fullback. He played for both the Canadian national team and the Canadian sevens team. At club level, Hirayama ...
*
Waisea Nacuqu Waisea Nacuqu (born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries. He is well known for his speed and scoring tries. Early life Nacuqu is from Vot ...
18 points * Ngarohi McGarvey-Black 15 points *
Lautaro Bazán Lautaro Bazán Velez (born 24 February 1996) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Argentina national team and Argentina Sevens. He played for Serie A Elite club Rovigo Delta from 2022 to 2024. H ...
*
Nick Malouf Nick Malouf (born 19 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team. International career In his early career, he formally played for Premiership Rugby club Leicester ...
*
Josh Turner Joshua Otis Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American Country music, country singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Universal Music Group Nashville, MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his Long Black Train, debut album's title t ...
* Justin Douglas * Sireli Maqala * Aminiasi Tuimaba * Gavin Mullin *
Tim Mikkelson Timothy John Mikkelson (born 13 August 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team. International career Mikkelson plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens t ...
* William Warbrick *
Stedman Gans Stedman-Ghee Rivett Gans (born 19 March 1997) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team and a rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. He usually plays as a centr ...
*
Perry Baker Perry Baker (born June 29, 1986) is an American former rugby union player who played for the United States national rugby sevens team. He is a two-time World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year. At the time of his retirement, with 293 tries Baker r ...
*
Carlin Isles Carlin Isles (born November 21, 1989) is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team. With 202 tries, Isles is second for the United States in career tries scored, behind teammate Perry Baker. Isl ...
14 points * Ronald Brown * Justin Geduld * Andre Jin Coquillard 13 points * Ryota Kano * Johnstone Olindi 12 points * Jerry Tuwai *
Billy Dardis Billy Dardis (born 31 January 1995) is an Irish rugby union player. He is the captain of the Ireland national rugby sevens team, and also plays for University College Dublin R.F.C., Terenure College RFC in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League ( ...
* Stephen Tomasin 10 points * Luciano González * Matías Osadczuk * Samu Kerevi * Harry Jones * Meli Derenalagi * Alex Davis * Ollie Lindsay-Hague *
Jordan Conroy Jordan Conroy (born 10 March 1994) is an Irish rugby union player. He is a specialist sevens player who plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team, and has represented Ireland in the 2020 Summer Olympics and plays his XV's club rugby with ...
* Hugo Lennox *
Harry McNulty Harry McNulty (born 5 March 1993) is an Irish former rugby union player. He most notably played for and captained the Ireland national rugby sevens team. Early life McNulty was born in Bahrain to Irish parents. His father worked in financial ...
*
Kazushi Hano is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was in 's team for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It consti ...
*
Lote Tuqiri Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979) is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. Tuqir ...
*
Collins Injera Collins Injera, OGW, OLY (born 18 October 1986) is a former Kenyan rugby player. He holds third place for the number of tries scored on the World Rugby Sevens Series with 279. He is known for his achievements with Kenyan national rugby sevens t ...
* Jeff Oluoch *
Dylan Collier Dylan Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward and captains the New Zealand national sevens team. Club career A goal kicking winger, Collier was a New Zealand Warriors junior and ...
*
Sione Molia Sione Molia (born 5 September 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for National Provincial Championship club Counties Manukau and the New Zealand national sevens team. International career He made his ...
*
Regan Ware Regan Edward Ware (born 7 August 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team. Club career Ware was named as a late signing for during the 2021 Bunnings NPC after a sea ...
*
Siviwe Soyizwapi Siviwe Sonwabile 'Shakes' Soyizwapi (born 7 December 1992 in Maclear) is a South African rugby union player, who is currently contracted by the South African Rugby Union to play for the South Africa Sevens national team. His usual position is ...
* Andre Jin Coquillard * Yeon Sik Jeong * Martin Iosefo 9 points *
Gastón Revol Gastón Revol (born 26 November 1986) is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays rugby sevens for . Rugby career Revol debuted for Argentina at the 2009 London Sevens. He captained at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also captained Argentina ...
8 points * Branco du Preez 7 points * Patrick Kay * Mark Roche * Daniel Taabu * Joe Webber 5 points * Santiago Álvarez * Lucio Cinti 5 points (cont.) * Rodrigo Isgro *
Germán Schulz Germán Schulz (born 5 February 1994) is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He competed for at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Schulz also represented Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens i ...
* Lachie Anderson * Nathan Lawson * Dylan Pietsch * Dietrich Roache * Phil Berna * Theo Sauder *
Iosefo Masi Iosefo Masikau Baleiwairiki also known as either Iosefo Masikau or Iosefo Masi (born 9 May 1998) is a Fijian professional rugby union footballer who plays for the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby. Known for repeatedly slicing his way through the o ...
*
Semi Radradra Semi Radradra Turagasoli-Waqavatu (born 13 June 1992) is a Fijian professional rugby union and former rugby league footballer. He plays rugby union for the French club Lyon and the Fiji national team. Nicknamed 'Semi Trailer', Radradra has play ...
*
Robbie Fergusson Robbie Fergusson (born 30 August 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays international rugby for Great Britain 7s. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and London Scottish, and will re-join Glasgow Warriors in January 2022. Rugby ...
* Harry Glover * Ross McCann * Tom Mitchell * Ethan Waddleton * Foster Horan * Terry Kennedy * Masakatsu Hikosaka *
Kameli Soejima Kameli Soejima (副島 亀里, ''Soejima Kameli'', born June 1, 1983) is a Fijian born Japanese rugby union player. He represents Japan in rugby sevens and made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens. He was Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 W ...
* Willy Ambaka * Andrew Amonde * Jacob Ojee * Vincent Onyala *
Alvin Otieno Alvin Otieno (born 19 April 1994) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player who represents Kenya internationally. He made his Olympic debut representing Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was named in the Kenyan squad for the men's rugby sevens tour ...
* Etene Nanai-Seturo * Kurt-Lee Arendse *
Zain Davids Mogamat Zaïn Davids (born 4 May 1997) is a South African rugby union player, that competes in both the 15-man and rugby sevens, sevens variants of the game. He is currently contracted by the South African Rugby Union to play for the South Afri ...
*
Chris Dry Christopher Adriaan Dry (born 13 February 1988) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the South African Sevens team in the Sevens World Series. His regular position is a flanker. Youth rugby Dry played r ...
* Sako Makata * JC Pretorius * Impi Visser * Jeong Min Jang * Danny Barrett * Joe Schroeder * Brett Thompson 4 points * Josh Coward *
Vilimoni Botitu Vilimoni Botitu (born 15 June 1998) is a Fijian professional rugby union player for Castres Olympique in the French Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 ...
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Yoshikazu Fujita Yoshikazu Fujita (藤田 慶和, born 8 September 1993 in Kyoto) is a Japanese international rugby union player. After impressing the coaches with his form playing for the Japan sevens team, Fujita was selected for the Japan national rugby uni ...
* Eden Agero 2 points * Felipe del Mestre *
Lewis Holland Lewis Holland (born 14 January 1993) is a professional rugby union player who represents Australia in rugby sevens. Born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales and playing for Queanbeyan Whites at a club level, he debuted for Australia in February 2011 ...
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Kalione Nasoko Kalione Nasoko (born 2 December 1990) is the current captain of the Fiji national rugby sevens team to the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship and the 2018 Dubai Sevens. Nasoko was awarded player of the final at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Tourn ...
* Kazuhiro Goya


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