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

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.

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 edit

Summer Olympic Games edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Previous squads edit

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

References edit

^ "BRAZIL WOMEN LAUNCH REBRAND AHEAD OF TOKYO OLYMPICS". Women In Rugby. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ International Rugby Board, Brazil chasing Sevens Olympic dream, Feb. 11, 2012, "Official HSBC Sevens World Series - Brazil chasing Sevens Olympic dream". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ HSBC Sevens World Series XIII - Las Vegas 2011-12, Squad Lists with Career Totals, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ World Rugby.org (16 May 2015). "BRAZIL 7S". Retrieved 18 May 2015.