The Brazil national rugby sevens team competes at international level. Rugby sevens has grown in Brazil among rugby players. The country has competitive male and female squads. The sport in governed in Brazil by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation.
The Brazilian men's team finished 6th at the 2015 Pan American Games. The team hosted the 2016 Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
Tournament history Summer Olympic Games
Olympic Games recordYearRoundPosition 2016Placement round12th5050TotalPlacement round1/15050
Olympic Games History2016Pool stage 12 – 40 LossPool stage 0 – 26 LossPool stage 0 – 31 Loss9–12th place playoff semi-finals 12 – 24 Loss9–12th place playoff Eleventh place 0 – 24 Loss
Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearRoundPosition 2011 GuadalajaraQuarterfinals7th4121 2015 TorontoQuarterfinals6th5230Total0 Title2/29351
South American Games South American Games recordYearRoundPosition 2014 SantiagoBronze Medal Game4th7304 2018 CochabambaBronze Medal Game4th6312Total0 Title2/213616
World Games World Games recordYearRoundPosition 2001 Akitadid not enter 2005 Duisburg 2009 Kaohsiung 2013 Cali5th to 8th Place6th6240Total0 Titles1/46240
World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2012 USA Sevens tournament was the first time Brazil had competed in a World Series event since 2002. Brazil had a disappointing tournament, finishing 0-5. Brazil hoped to use the 2012 USA Sevens as a platform to continue to develop and grow sevens.International Rugby Board, Brazil chasing Sevens Olympic dream, Feb. 11, 2012, Brazil fielded the least experienced team in the tournament, with Daniel Hubert Gregg the only Brazilian player with prior World Series experience.HSBC Sevens World Series XIII - Las Vegas 2011-12, Squad Lists with Career Totals,
As of the 2016-17 season, Brazil has lost all games in the World Series tournaments.
Results by season 2011–12 seasonYearRoundPosition 2012 Las VegasShield15th5050Total0 Titles1/95050
2014–15 seasonYearRoundPosition 2014 DubaiShield15th5050 2015 Las VegasShield15th5050 2015 LondonShield15th5050Total0 Titles3/9150150
2015–16 seasonYearRoundPosition 2016 CanadaShield15th5050 2016 ParisShield15th5050 2016 LondonShield15th5050Total0 Titles3/10150150
Team
Previous squads
2015 London Sevens Squad Fernando Portugal Luca Rodriguez Moises Rodriguez Andre Nascimento Muniz Da Silva Juliano Ernani Fiori Lucas Domingues Gustavo Albuquerque Gabriel Motta Matt Gardner Lucas Muller Mateus Tavares Estrela Lucas Romeu 2016 Hong Kong Sevens SquadDaniel Henry Sancery Stefano Giantorno Juliano Ernani Fiori Felipe Silva David Neil Harvey Mateus Tavares Estrela Lucas Muller Matheus Silva Laurent Bourda Couhet Martin Schaefer Andre Nascimento Muniz Da Silva Felipe Henry Sancery
See also Rugby union in Brazil Brazil national rugby union team Brazilian Rugby Confederation
References
External links Official website WorldRugby profile