Rugby Sevens returns to the Olympic stage for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games. Here is the full schedule for the men’s rugby sevens tournament, which took place between Monday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 28.
Fiji backed up their gold medal from the last Olympics by knocking off New Zealand in the final. Argentina took bronze, while Australia finished in a somewhat disappointing seventh place.
Rank | Nation |
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1st | Fiji |
2nd | New Zealand |
3rd | Argentina |
4th | Great Britain |
5th | South Africa |
6th | USA |
7th | Australia |
8th | Canada |
9th | Kenya |
10th | Ireland |
11th | Japan |
12th | South Korea |
Monday, July 26 |
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Session time (AEST) | Event details | Venue |
10am – 1pm | Fiji 24 def. Japan 19 Great Britain 24 def. Canada 0 New Zealand 50 def. South Korea 5 Australia 19 def. by Argentina 29 South Africa 33 def. Ireland 14 USA 19 def. Kenya 14 |
Tokyo Stadium |
5:30pm – 8:30pm | Great Britain 34 def. Japan 0 Fiji 28 def. Canada 14 New Zealand 35 def. Argentina 14 Australia 42 def. South Korea 5 USA 19 def. Ireland 17 South Africa 14 def. Kenya 5 |
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Tuesday, July 27 |
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Session time (AEST) | Event details | Venue |
10am – 1pm | Canada 36 def. Japan 12 Fiji 33 def. Great Britain 7 Argentina 56 def. South Korea 0 New Zealand 14 def. Australia 12 Kenya 7 def. by Ireland 12 South Africa 17 def. USA 12 |
Tokyo Stadium |
5:30pm – 8:30pm | Men’s classification 9-12 Ireland 31 def. South Korea 0 Kenya 21 def. Japan 7 Men’s quarterfinals New Zealand 21 def. Canada 10 Great Britain 26 def. USA 21 South Africa 14 def. by Argentina 19 Fiji 19 def. Australia 0 |
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Wednesday, July 28 |
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Session time (AEST) | Event details | Venue |
10am – 1pm | Men’s classification 5-12 South Korea 19 def. by Japan 31 Ireland 0 def. by Kenya 22 Canada def. by USA 21 South Africa 22 def. Australia 19 Men’s semi-finals New Zealand 29 def. Great Britain 7 Argentina 14 def. by Fiji 26 |
Tokyo Stadium |
5:30pm – 8:30pm | Men’s placing Canada 7 def. by Australia 26 USA 7 def. by South Africa 28 Men’s bronze medal match Great Britain 12 def. by Argentina 17 Men’s gold medal match New Zealand 12 def. by Fiji 27 |