Brazil national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Brazil women's national rugby sevens team.

The Brazil national rugby sevens team competes at international level. Rugby sevens has grown in Brazil among rugby players. The country has competitive male and female squads. The sport in governed in Brazil by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation.

Brazil

Union	Brazilian Rugby Confederation
Nickname(s)	Os Tupis[1]
Coach(es)	Fernando Portugal
Captain(s)	Moises Duque
Team kit Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	0

The Brazilian men's team finished 6th at the 2015 Pan American Games. The team hosted the 2016 Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro.

Tournament history

Summer Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Year Round Position Pld W L D 2016 Placement round 12th 5 0 5 0 Total Placement round 1/1 5 0 5 0

Olympic Games History 2016 Pool stage  Brazil 12 – 40  Fiji Loss Pool stage  Brazil 0 – 26  United States Loss Pool stage  Brazil 0 – 31  Argentina Loss 9–12th place playoff semi-finals  Brazil 12 – 24  United States Loss 9–12th place playoff Eleventh place  Brazil 0 – 24  Kenya Loss

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2011 Guadalajara	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	2	1
2015 Toronto	Quarterfinals	6th	5	2	3	0
Total	0 Title	2/2	9	3	5	1

South American Games

South American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2014 Santiago	Bronze Medal Game	4th	7	3	0	4
2018 Cochabamba	Bronze Medal Game	4th	6	3	1	2
Total	0 Title	2/2	13	6	1	6

World Games

World Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2001 Akita	did not enter
2005 Duisburg
2009 Kaohsiung
2013 Cali	5th to 8th Place	6th	6	2	4	0
Total	0 Titles	1/4	6	2	4	0

World Rugby Sevens Series

Main article: World Rugby Sevens Series

The 2012 USA Sevens tournament was the first time Brazil had competed in a World Series event since 2002. Brazil had a disappointing tournament, finishing 0-5. Brazil hoped to use the 2012 USA Sevens as a platform to continue to develop and grow sevens.^[2] Brazil fielded the least experienced team in the tournament, with Daniel Hubert Gregg the only Brazilian player with prior World Series experience.^[3]

As of the 2016-17 season, Brazil has lost all games in the World Series tournaments.

Results by season

2011–12 season
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2012 Las Vegas	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
Total	0 Titles	1/9	5	0	5	0

2014–15 season
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2014 Dubai	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
2015 Las Vegas	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
2015 London	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
Total	0 Titles	3/9	15	0	15	0

2015–16 season
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2016 Canada	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
2016 Paris	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
2016 London	Shield	15th	5	0	5	0
Total	0 Titles	3/10	15	0	15	0

Team

Previous squads

2015 London Sevens Squad[4]
Fernando Portugal Luca Rodriguez Moises Rodriguez Andre Nascimento Muniz Da Silva Juliano Ernani Fiori Lucas Domingues Gustavo Albuquerque Gabriel Motta Matt Gardner Lucas Muller Mateus Tavares Estrela Lucas Romeu

2016 Hong Kong Sevens Squad

Daniel Henry Sancery Stefano Giantorno Juliano Ernani Fiori Felipe Silva David Neil Harvey Mateus Tavares Estrela Lucas Muller Matheus Silva Laurent Bourda Couhet Martin Schaefer Andre Nascimento Muniz Da Silva Felipe Henry Sancery

See also

• Rugby union in Brazil
• Brazil national rugby union team
• Brazilian Rugby Confederation