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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.^[1] 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	Chile
				Uruguay
2015 NACRA Sevens	14 June 2015	Cary	2	Canada
				Mexico
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series	12 July 2015	Various	1	Spain
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament	19 July 2015	Lisbon	3	Germany
				Ireland
				Russia
2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships	8 November 2015	Hong Kong	3	Hong Kong
				South Korea
				Sri Lanka
2015 Oceania Sevens Championship	15 November 2015	Auckland	2	Samoa
				Tonga
2015 Africa Cup Sevens	15 November 2015	Johannesburg	3	Morocco
				Tunisia
				Zimbabwe
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

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	82	45	+37	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	68	34	+34	7
Zimbabwe	3	1	0	2	40	59	–19	5
Tonga	3	0	0	3	26	78	–52	3

Matches

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	85	38	+46	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	109	21	+88	7
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	54	69	–14	5
Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	19	139	–120	3

Matches

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	76	31	+45	9
Chile	3	2	0	1	52	50	+2	7
Morocco	3	1	0	2	50	73	–23	5
Tunisia	3	0	0	3	38	62	–24	3

Matches

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hong Kong	3	3	0	0	64	17	+47	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	54	31	+23	7
South Korea	3	1	0	2	56	57	–1	5
Mexico	3	0	0	3	27	96	–69	3

Matches

Knockout stage

Shield

	Semi-finals				Final
	Mexico	19
	Sri Lanka	22
					Sri Lanka	24
					South Korea	31
	South Korea	33
	Tunisia	19

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Zimbabwe	19
	Mexico	10
					Zimbabwe	26
					Morocco	19
	Morocco	33
	Sri Lanka	14
									Zimbabwe	31
									Tonga	5
	South Korea	7
	Tonga	41
					Tonga	33
					Uruguay	12
	Uruguay	22
	Tunisia	5

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	Ireland	19
	Canada	24
					Canada	24
					Hong Kong	17
	Hong Kong	24
	Chile	5

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Ireland	7
	Spain	12
					Spain	17
					Russia	12
	Russia	14
	Canada	12
									Spain	22
									Samoa	19
	Hong Kong	12
	Samoa	31
					Samoa	26
					Germany	14			Third place
	Germany	26
	Chile	0
									Russia	22
									Germany	12

Overall

Pos	Team	Wn/Ls	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

References