The final 2016 men's Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18 and 19 June 2016 at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. The tournament used a round-robin format.
The qualification tournament was won by Spain; as a result, they qualified for the 2016 Olympics.
Teams Means of qualification Completed date Venue Berths Qualified 2015 CONSUR Sevens 7 June 2015 Santa Fe 2 2015 NACRA Sevens 14 June 2015 Cary 2 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series 12 July 2015 Various 1 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament 19 July 2015 Lisbon 3 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships 8 November 2015 Hong Kong 3 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship 15 November 2015 Auckland 2 2015 Africa Cup Sevens 15 November 2015 Johannesburg 3 Total 16
Format The teams are drawn into four pools, each containing four teams.
The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup stage. The team that wins the Cup qualifies for the Olympic Games. The losers of the Cup quarter-finals play off for the Plate . The bottom two teams in each pool go into the Bowl. The losers of the Bowl quarter-finals play off for the Shield.
Pool stage
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Overall
Pos Team Pts Dif Pool 1 Spain 5–1 +36 D 2 Samoa 4–2 +62 A 3 Russia 5–1 +52 C 4 Germany 4–2 +50 B 5 Canada 4–2 +98 B 6 Hong Kong 4–2 +40 D 7 Ireland 3–2 +27 A 8 Chile 2–3 –43 C
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