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.
won both tournaments to take out the series title and gain entry to the USA Sevens and Canada Sevens in 2019, as well as a berth at the inaugural Challenger Series for a chance to qualify to the World Sevens Series in 2020–21.
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.
Teams Twelve teams competed in the series, six teams from the Sudamérica Rugby region together with six invited international teams.
Notes:
Series standings Final standings over the two legs of the series:
Team Viña del Mar Punta del Este Total points Qualification 1 22 22 44 2 19 17 36 3 17 15 32 4 8 19 27 Challenger Series in 2020 5 15 8 23 6 10 12 22 7 12 5 17 8 3 10 13 9 2 7 9 10 7 1 8 11 5 3 8 12 1 2 3
LegendDark bar Already a core team in the World Series Dotted bar Invited team not eligible for qualification from Sudamérica
Punta del Este Sevens The first leg of the series was held on 5–6 January 2019.
All times are in Uruguay Standard Time (UTC−03:00)
Placings EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup7−55th place FalconsSuspended 7s Academy Maple Leafs9th place21−7
Source: Sudamerica Rugby
Pool stage
Group A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts330010226+769 Falcons31116953+16631118071+96300317118−1013
Group B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33005217+359 7s Academy32013612+24730122131−10430122966−374
Group C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33001225+117932017073−37 Maple Leafs31026670−45300312122−1103
Knockout stage
9th–12th bracket
5th–8th bracket
Cup
Source: Sudamerica Rugby
Viña del Mar Sevens The second leg of the series was held on 12–13 January 2019.
All times are in Chile Summer Time (UTC−03:00)
Placings EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 31–7 5th place 7s Academy22–5 9th place Falcons26–5 Maple Leafs
Pool stage
Group A
TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts 7s Academy33006729+38932015236+16731025562−7530032168−473
Group B
TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts32015448+6732015956+37 Maple Leafs31024540+55 Falcons31023852−145
Group C
TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33007231+41932018336+47731026248+14530037109−1023
Source: Sudamerica Rugby
Knockout stage
9th–12th bracket
5th–8th bracket
Cup
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