Jun 23, 2024, 15:07 ET
There is less and less time until the start of the Paris Olympic Gameswhich will be held between July 26 and August 15, where Argentina will count participation of The Pumas 7’s, and in Scrum we tell you what the tournament format will be like. I experienced the best rugby on Star+.
Both the men’s (July 24-27) and women’s (July 28-30) competitions consist of two parts: group stage followed by a knockout round. The 12 teams are divided into three groups of four teams and each plays the other three rivals in their zone once.
Once this stage is over, the eight best (the first two in each group plus the two best third parties) will qualify for the quarterfinals and the pairings will be A1 vs 8, C2 vs B2, C1 vs A2 and B1 vs 7. The other four They go on to fight from 9th to 12th place.
The knockout rounds continue to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The winner of the final wins the gold medal and the runner-up takes the silver, while the two defeated semi-finalists play for third place to determine who takes the bronze medal.
These are the countries classified in the male branch:
France (host), New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia (four first places in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023) and the six winners of the regional tournaments: Uruguay (South America), Ireland (Europe), United States (North America), Kenya (Africa), Samoa (Oceania) and Japan (Asia). Furthermore, South Africa was the last classified by the Repechage in Monaco.
The areas on the male branch:
Group A: New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa and Japan.
B Group: Argentina, Australia, Kenya and Samoa.
Group C: Fiji, France, United States and Uruguay.
Those classified in the female branch:
France (host), New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United States (top four finishers from the 2023 World Series) in addition to Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Fiji and Japan as winners of the regional tournaments. Meanwhile, China came to be champion in the Repechage in Monaco.
The zones in the female branch:
Group A: New Zealand, Fiji, Canada and China.
B Group: Australia, Ireland, Great Britain and South Africa.
Group C: France, United States, Japan and Brazil.
