The 2021 Canada Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late September that year. The first was hosted at BC Place in Vancouver and the second at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. These events were played as the sixth season of the Canada Sevens. They were the only stops on the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series, following the cancellation of all other planned tournaments due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Canada Sevens
Sevens World Series XXII
Host nationCanada
Vancouver
Date18–19 September 2021
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Kenya
Third Great Britain
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored214 (average 6.29 per match)
Most pointsGermany Bastian van der Bosch (51)
Most triesSouth Africa Angelo Davids (10)
Edmonton
Date25–26 September 2021
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Great Britain
Third Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored218 (average 6.41 per match)
Most pointsSouth Africa Muller du Plessis (55)
Most triesSouth Africa Muller du Plessis (11)
2020
2022

Format

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The twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams. A round-robin was held for each pool, where each team played the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.

Teams

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The national men's teams competing at the Vancouver and Edmonton tournaments were:[1]

Vancouver

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The first tournament of the 2021 Canada Sevens was hosted at BC Place in Vancouver on 18–19 September 2021. South Africa won the tournament, defeating Kenya by 38–5 in the final, to take the maximum 20 points in the series standings leading into the second tournament in Edmonton.

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 0 0 120 21 +99 9
  Kenya 2 0 1 76 45 +31 7
  Spain 1 0 2 71 51 +20 5
  Mexico 0 0 3 7 157 −150 3
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
10:31
Kenya  17–5  Spain
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
10:53
South Africa  53–0  Mexico
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
13:42
Kenya  45–7  Mexico
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
14:04
South Africa  34–7  Spain
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
17:07
Spain  59–0  Mexico
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
17:35
South Africa  33–14  Kenya
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BC Place, Vancouver

Pool B

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 2 1 0 74 21 +53 8
  Great Britain 2 1 0 62 17 +45 8
  Hong Kong 1 0 2 81 48 +33 5
  Jamaica 0 0 3 5 136 −131 3
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
09:44
Ireland  17–14  Hong Kong
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
10:06
Great Britain  24–5  Jamaica
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
12:55
Ireland  50–0  Jamaica
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
13:17
Great Britain  31–5  Hong Kong
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
16:06
Hong Kong  62–0  Jamaica
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
16:28
Great Britain  7–7  Ireland
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BC Place, Vancouver

Pool C

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 0 0 88 31 +57 9
  Canada 2 0 1 62 48 +14 7
  Germany 1 0 2 48 62 −14 5
  Chile 0 0 3 31 88 −57 3
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
11:15
Canada  24–5  Germany
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
11:37
United States  33–5  Chile
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
14:26
Canada  19–14  Chile
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
14:48
United States  26–7  Germany
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
18:05
Germany  36–12  Chile
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BC Place, Vancouver
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
18:33
United States  29–19  Canada
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BC Place, Vancouver

9th to 12th playoffs

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9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
19 Sep – 10:58 – BC Place
 
 
  Chile5
 
19 Sep – 14:36 – BC Place
 
  Jamaica10
 
  Jamaica0
 
19 Sep – 11:20 – BC Place
 
  Germany66
 
  Germany41
 
 
  Mexico0
 
11th place final
 
 
19 Sep – 14:14 – BC Place
 
 
  Chile34
 
 
  Mexico0

5th to 8th playoffs

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
19 Sep – 12:36 – BC Place
 
 
  Hong Kong10
 
19 Sep – 16:07 – BC Place
 
  United States24
 
  United States26
 
19 Sep – 12:58 – BC Place
 
  Canada7
 
  Canada33
 
 
  Spain19
 
7th place final
 
 
19 Sep – 15:20 – BC Place
 
 
  Hong Kong19
 
 
  Spain7

Cup playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
19 Sep – 09:20 – BC Place
 
 
  Ireland12
 
19 Sep – 13:20 – BC Place
 
  Hong Kong7
 
  Ireland 5
 
19 Sep – 09:42 – BC Place
 
  Kenya38
 
  United States14
 
19 Sep – 17:28 – BC Place
 
  Kenya19
 
  Kenya 5
 
19 Sep – 10:04 – BC Place
 
  South Africa38
 
  Great Britain31
 
19 Sep – 13:42 – BC Place
 
  Canada5
 
  Great Britain12
 
19 Sep – 10:26 – BC Place
 
  South Africa26 3rd place final
 
  South Africa54
 
19 Sep – 16:31 – BC Place
 
  Spain5
 
  Ireland14
 
 
  Great Britain24
 

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    South Africa 20
    Kenya 18
    Great Britain 16
4   Ireland 14
5   United States 12
6   Canada 10
Place  Team Points
7   Hong Kong 8
8   Spain 6
9   Germany 4
10   Jamaica 3
11   Chile 2
12   Mexico 1

Source: World Rugby

Edmonton

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The second tournament of the 2021 Canada Sevens was hosted at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 25–26 September. South Africa won the tournament, defeating Great Britain by 24–12 in the final, to take the maximum 40 points in the series standings and win their 4th World Rugby Sevens Series title.

All times in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 0 0 148 5 +143 9
  Canada 2 0 1 68 61 +7 7
  Hong Kong 1 0 2 87 64 +23 5
  Mexico 0 0 3 0 173 −173 3
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
11:15
Canada  21–12  Hong Kong
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
11:37
South Africa  56–0  Mexico
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
14:26
Canada  47–0  Mexico
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
14:48
South Africa  43–5  Hong Kong
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
18:05
Hong Kong  70–0  Mexico
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
18:33
South Africa  49–0  Canada
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Pool B

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 0 0 81 36 +45 9
  Kenya 2 0 1 78 36 +42 7
  Spain 1 0 2 69 74 −5 5
  Chile 0 0 3 29 111 −82 3
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
10:31
United States  29–17  Spain
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
10:53
Kenya  38–5  Chile
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
13:42
United States  33–5  Chile
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
14:04
Kenya  26–12  Spain
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
17:07
Spain  40–19  Chile
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
17:35
Kenya  14–19  United States
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Pool C

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 2 1 0 69 36 +33 8
  Germany 2 0 1 91 34 +57 7
  Great Britain 1 1 1 70 31 +39 6
  Jamaica 0 0 3 12 141 −129 3
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
09:44
Ireland  19–17  Germany
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
10:06
Great Britain  48–0  Jamaica
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
12:55
Ireland  38–7  Jamaica
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
13:17
Great Britain  10–19  Germany
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
16:06
Germany  55–5  Jamaica
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
16:28
Great Britain  12–12  Ireland
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Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

9th to 12th playoffs

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9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
26 Sep – 10:58 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
 
  Chile29
 
26 Sep – 14:36 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Jamaica7
 
  Chile12
 
26 Sep – 11:20 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Spain29
 
  Spain40
 
 
  Mexico0
 
11th place final
 
 
26 Sep – 14:14 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
 
  Jamaica28
 
 
  Mexico10

5th to 8th playoffs

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
26 Sep – 12:36 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
 
  United States19
 
26 Sep – 16:07 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Ireland0
 
  United States19
 
26 Sep – 12:58 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Germany(a.e.t.)
24
 
  Germany21
 
 
  Hong Kong7
 
7th place final
 
 
26 Sep – 15:20 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
 
  Ireland14
 
 
  Hong Kong21

Cup playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
26 Sep – 09:20 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
 
  United States19
 
26 Sep – 13:20 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Great Britain21
 
  Great Britain22
 
26 Sep – 09:42 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Canada12
 
  Ireland12
 
26 Sep – 17:28 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Canada14
 
  Great Britain12
 
26 Sep – 10:04 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  South Africa24
 
  Kenya24
 
26 Sep – 13:42 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Germany17
 
  Kenya7
 
26 Sep – 10:26 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  South Africa33 3rd place final
 
  South Africa46
 
26 Sep – 16:31 – Commonwealth Stadium
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  Canada14
 
 
  Kenya33
 

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    South Africa 20
    Great Britain 18
    Kenya 16
4   Canada 14
5   Germany 12
6   United States 10
Place  Team Points
7   Hong Kong 8
8   Ireland 6
9   Spain 4
10   Chile 3
11   Jamaica 2
12   Mexico 1

Source: World Rugby

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pools and match schedule confirmed for HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver". Canada Sevens. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
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