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2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament
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The final qualification repechage tournament for men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 18–20 June 2021 at Stade Louis II in Monaco.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled for a year earlier,[2] but was postponed until 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
2020 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
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![]() The tournament venue, Stade Louis II. | |
Hosts | ![]() |
Date | 18–20 June 2021 |
Nations | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Series details | |
Top try scorer | Jordan Conroy (11) |
← 2016 2024 → |
Twelve men's teams were eligible to compete in the repechage tournament, being the second and third ranked teams from the six continental qualifiers. Two teams, Brazil and China, withdrew a month before the competition due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] A third team, Uganda, had to withdraw after members of their squad recorded positive COVID-19 test results on arrival in Monaco. This reduced the number of teams competing to nine.[5]
Ireland won the repechage tournament, defeating France by 28–19 in the final, to qualify for the men's sevens tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.[2][5]