Summary
Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 11 to 12.[1] The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games.[2] This was the second time that the men's competition was held, following rugby sevens' debut at the 2011 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut.[3] A total of eight men's and six women's teams competed in each respective tournament.[4]
| Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Rugby sevens pictogram for the games | |
| Venues | Exhibition Stadium |
| Dates | July 11–12 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 168 from 9 nations |
«2011 2019» | |
Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the rugby sevens competitions:[5]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
| Women | P | P | B | F | |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
Qualification edit
A total of eight men's teams and six women's team have qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.[6]
Men edit
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Canada
|
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 2 |  Argentina United States
|
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 |  Santiago
|
1 |  Uruguay
|
| 2014 NACRA Sevens | December 3–4 |  Mexico City
|
2 |  Guyana Mexico
|
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata
|
2 | Brazil Chile
|
| Total | 8 | |||
Women edit
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada
|
| Qualified automatically | — | — | 1 | United States
|
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 | Santiago
|
1 | Brazil
|
| 2014 NACRA Women's Sevens | December 3–4 | Mexico City
|
1 | Mexico
|
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata
|
2 | Argentina Colombia
|
| Total | 6 | |||
Participating nations edit
A total of nine countries have qualified rugby sevens teams.[7] The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants qualified.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Exhibition Stadium". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "First Chance at Pan Am Games Tickets Starts Now". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Rugby sevens". scribd.com. TO2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Sevens teams confirmed for Pan American Games 2015". www.worldrugby.org/. World Rugby. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2015.