2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

The 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the thirteenth edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, the continental championship for rugby sevens in South America. The competition took place as a series over two legs, the first tournament at Punta del Este in Uruguay, and the second at Viña del Mar in Chile.

2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens
HostsUruguay
Date5–13 January 2019
Final positions
Champions Chile
Runners-up Argentina
Third Portugal
2018
2020

Chile won both tournaments to take out the series title and gain entry to the USA Sevens and Canada Sevens in 2019,[1] as well as a berth at the inaugural Challenger Series for a chance to qualify to the World Sevens Series in 2020–21.[2]

Uruguay finished fourth in the series and also gained a berth at the Challenger Series as the next highest-placed team from Sudamérica not already in the World Series.[2]

Teams

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Twelve teams competed in the series, six teams from the Sudamérica Rugby region together with six invited international teams.

Notes:

  1. ^ a b c d e f Invitational team

Series standings

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Final standings over the two legs of the series:

Pos Team Viña del Mar Punta del Este Total points Qualification
1   Chile 22 22 44 USA and Canada events in 2019; Challenger Series in 2020
2   Argentina 19 17 36
3   Portugal 17 15 32
4   Uruguay 8 19 27 Challenger Series in 2020
5   Germany 15 8 23
6   SA 7s Academy 10 12 22
7   USA Falcons 12 5 17
8   Russia 3 10 13
9   Colombia 2 7 9
10   Canada Maple Leafs 7 1 8
11   Paraguay 5 3 8
12   Brazil 1 2 3
Legend
Dark bar Already a core team in the World Series
Dotted bar Invited team not eligible for qualification from Sudamérica

Punta del Este Sevens

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The first leg of the series was held on 5–6 January 2019.

All times are in Uruguay Standard Time (UTC−03:00)

Placings

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Chile 7−5   Argentina   Portugal
  Germany
5th place   United States Falcons Suspended[note 1]   South Africa 7s Academy   Uruguay
  Canada Maple Leafs
9th place   Paraguay 21−7   Russia   Colombia
  Brazil

Source: Sudamerica Rugby[3]

Pool stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Chile 3 3 0 0 102 26 +76 9
  United States Falcons 3 1 1 1 69 53 +16 6
  Germany 3 1 1 1 80 71 +9 6
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 17 118 −101 3
5 January 2019
16:25
Chile  28−21  Germany
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
16:47
United States Falcons  38−0  Paraguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
18:37
Chile  47−0  Paraguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
18:59
United States Falcons  26−26  Germany
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
20:49
Germany  33−17  Paraguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
21:33
United States Falcons  5−27  Chile
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 52 17 +35 9
  South Africa 7s Academy 3 2 0 1 36 12 +24 7
  Colombia 3 0 1 2 21 31 −10 4
  Russia 3 0 1 2 29 66 −37 4
5 January 2019
17:53
Uruguay  19−7  Colombia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
18:15
South Africa 7s Academy  26−5  Russia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
20:05
Russia  10−26  Uruguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
20:27
South Africa 7s Academy  10−0  Colombia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
21:55
Russia  14−14  Colombia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
22:39
South Africa 7s Academy  0−7  Uruguay
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 122 5 +117 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 70 73 −3 7
  Canada Maple Leafs 3 1 0 2 66 70 −4 5
  Brazil 3 0 0 3 12 122 −110 3
5 January 2019
17:09
Canada Maple Leafs  21−28  Portugal
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
17:31
Argentina  40−0  Brazil
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
19:21
Canada Maple Leafs  40−7  Brazil
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
19:43
Argentina  47−0  Portugal
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
21:11
Portugal  42−5  Brazil
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

5 January 2019
22:17
Argentina  35−5  Canada Maple Leafs
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado

Knockout stage

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9th–12th bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 January 2019 – 15:00 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Colombia5
 
6 January 2019 – 18:14 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Paraguay12
 
  Paraguay21
 
6 January 2019 – 15:22 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Russia7
 
  Russia28
 
 
  Brazil12
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
6 January 2019 – 17:52 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Colombia24
 
 
  Brazil21

5th–8th bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 January 2019 – 19:56 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  United States Falcons17
 
6 January 2019 – 22:06 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Uruguay0
 
  United States FalconsSuspended
 
6 January 2019 – 20:18 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  South Africa 7s Academy[note 1]
 
  South Africa 7s Academy12
 
 
  Canada Maple Leafs5
 
Seventh Place
 
 
6 January 2019 – 21:24 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Uruguay31
 
 
  Canada Maple Leafs14
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 January 2019 – 16:24 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
 
  Argentina31
 
6 January 2019 – 20:40 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  United States Falcons7
 
  Argentina34
 
6 January 2019 – 16:46 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Germany0
 
  Uruguay17
 
6 January 2019 – 22:50 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Germany19
 
  Argentina5
 
6 January 2019 – 17:08 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Chile7
 
  South Africa 7s Academy17
 
6 January 2019 – 21:02 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Portugal19
 
  Portugal14
 
6 January 2019 – 17:30 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Chile24 Third place
 
  Chile31
 
6 January 2019 – 22:28 – Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
 
  Canada Maple Leafs5
 
  Germany5
 
 
  Portugal19
 

Source: Sudamerica Rugby [4]

  1. ^ a b Due to adverse weather conditions at the time, the match was called off and both teams agreed to determine the result through a coin flip. The result had the United States earn fifth place in the tournament

Viña del Mar Sevens

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The second leg of the series was held on 12–13 January 2019.

All times are in Chile Summer Time (UTC−03:00)

Placings

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Chile 31–7   Uruguay   Argentina
  Portugal
5th place   South Africa 7s Academy 22–5   Russia   Germany
  Colombia
9th place   United States Falcons 26–5   Paraguay   Brazil
  Canada Maple Leafs

Pool stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  South Africa 7s Academy 3 3 0 0 67 29 +38 9
  Chile 3 2 0 1 52 36 +16 7
  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 55 62 −7 5
  Brazil 3 0 0 3 21 68 −47 3
12 January 2019
12:40
South Africa 7s Academy  34−12  Uruguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
13:00
Chile  21−7  Brazil
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
16:00
South Africa 7s Academy  14−7  Brazil
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
16:20
Chile  21−10  Uruguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
19:40
Uruguay  33−7  Brazil
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
20:20
Chile  10−19  South Africa 7s Academy
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Colombia 3 2 0 1 54 48 +6 7
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 59 56 +3 7
  Canada Maple Leafs 3 1 0 2 45 40 +5 5
  United States Falcons 3 1 0 2 38 52 −14 5
12 January 2019
11:20
United States Falcons  19−14  Canada Maple Leafs
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
11:40
Argentina  33−21  Colombia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
14:40
United States Falcons  5−19  Colombia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
15:00
Argentina  7−21  Canada Maple Leafs
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
18:20
Canada Maple Leafs  10−14  Colombia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
18:40
Argentina  19−14  United States Falcons
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Group C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 72 31 +41 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 83 36 +47 7
  Russia 3 1 0 2 62 48 +14 5
  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 7 109 −102 3
12 January 2019
12:00
Germany  31−0  Paraguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
12:20
Portugal  24−12  Russia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
15:20
Germany  24−19  Russia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
15:40
Portugal  47−7  Paraguay
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
19:00
Paraguay  0−31  Russia
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

12 January 2019
19:20
Portugal  12−17  Germany
The Mackay School, Viña del Mar

Source: Sudamerica Rugby[5]

Knockout stage

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9th–12th bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January 2018 – 12:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  United States Falcons35
 
13 January 2018 – 17:40 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Brazil0
 
  United States Falcons26
 
13 January 2018 – 12:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Paraguay5
 
  Canada Maple Leafs12
 
 
  Paraguay17
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
13 January 2018 – 17:20 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Brazil24
 
 
  Canada Maple Leafs17

5th–8th bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January 2018 – 15:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Russia19
 
13 January 2018 – 18:40 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Germany15
 
  Russia5
 
13 January 2018 – 15:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  South Africa 7s Academy22
 
  South Africa 7s Academy15
 
 
  Colombia10
 
Seventh Place
 
 
13 January 2018 – 18:00 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Germany47
 
 
  Colombia5
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 January 2018 – 13:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
 
  Argentina22
 
13 January 2018 – 16:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Russia14
 
  Argentina0
 
13 January 2018 – 13:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Chile35
 
  Germany7
 
13 January 2018 – 19:50 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Chile17
 
  Chile31
 
13 January 2018 – 13:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Uruguay7
 
  South Africa 7s Academy12
 
13 January 2018 – 16:30 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Uruguay14
 
  Uruguay19
 
13 January 2018 – 14:10 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Portugal14 Third place
 
  Colombia12
 
13 January 2018 – 19:00 – The Mackay School, Viña del Mar
 
  Portugal36
 
  Argentina31
 
 
  Portugal21
 

References

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  1. ^ "#SAR7s: Enero 2019 ya vive el Circuito" (in Spanish). 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "New Challenger Series to boost rugby sevens' expansion". World Rugby. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Chile se consagró campeón del Seven Punta HSBC 2019" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "#SAR7s: Fixture de Punta del Este" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "#SAR7s: Viña del Mar tiene fixture" (in Spanish). Sudamérica Rugby. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.