This is the qualifications of the
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the seventh edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Organised by World Rugby, it was held at AT&T Park, now known as Oracle Park, in San Francisco, United States. A total of 84 matches were played over three da ...
aimed at selecting men's
rugby sevens national teams that appeared in the finals in
San Francisco. A total of 55 nations took part in the qualifying process.
General
The tournament is organized by
World Rugby to be held on 20–22 July 2018, with twenty-four teams in attendance. Automatic qualification is extended to the host and the eight quarterfinalists of
the previous World Cup. Four more teams qualified based on placement in the
2016-17 World Rugby Sevens Series
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, and the remainder are to be decided in each of the six regions' respective tournaments.
Qualified teams
Qualifying
Africa
Ten teams competed in Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament on 6–7 October 2017 in
Kampala,
Uganda, and contested the two qualifying slots. By making it to the finals then winning,
Uganda makes its first ever World Cup appearance.
North America
The qualifying tournament, which is also
Rugby Americas North Sevens
The Rugby Americas North Sevens is the rugby sevens competition for the confederation of North American and Caribbean rugby. It periodically serves as the regional qualifying competition for the World Cup Sevens and the Rugby sevens at the Oly ...
, took place at the
Campo Marte in
Mexico City, 25–26 November 2017. Jamaica won the tournament to make its first World Cup appearance.
South America
The
2017 Bolivarian Games rugby sevens tournament on 19–21 November served as the first part of the South American qualification process. Silver-winning Paraguay advanced to the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, where from 6–14 January they compete alongside Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and some invitational teams. After the two tournaments, respective third and fourth-place finishers Uruguay and Chile qualified.
Asia
From 1 September to 14 October, eight teams competed in
Hong Kong,
Incheon
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and
Colombo for two World Cup slots. Japan and Hong Kong respectively rounded up the top two teams, making them eligible for the World Cup.
Europe
From 4 June to 16 July 2017, twelve teams competed at the Sevens Grand Prix in
Moscow,
Łódź,
Clermont-Ferrand and
Exeter
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, of which nine contested two World Cup spots with
England,
France and
Wales already automatically qualified.
Oceania
Thirteen teams competed on 10–11 November 2017 in
Suva
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,
Fiji
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, of which nine teams sought one of the two allotted World Cup slots based upon their placement with Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa already qualified. With Papua New Guinea claiming that slot, the second continental slot was awarded to the champion of the
2017 Pacific Mini Games
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Host selection
Vanuatu was awarded the right to h ...
tournament on 8–9 December. Through edging out Solomon Islands for the Bronze Medal, only behind Fiji and Samoa, Tonga qualified.
References
External links
official website
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Rugby World Cup Sevens qualification
Qualifying
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World Cup Qualifier Sevens
World Cup Qualifier Sevens