The 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the 15th edition of the Sudamérica Sevens. It was held in San José, Costa Rica from 27–28 November. It was a qualifier for the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile and 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. Uruguay and Chile were the two teams that qualified as winner and runner-up.
Format The unconventional format for the tournament was played out in two/three parts: a pool stage (three teams per pool) in which three teams played each other once. This was followed by several inter-pool matches, with only the top two teams in each pool vying for a place in the semi-finals (teams whom finished bottom of their pool were vying for a placing position). Following the pool stage and ranking matches, there was a four team knockout round. The two semi-final winners qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The stadium of the tournament was Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.
Teams There were nine teams competing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. As Argentina already qualified they didn't compete at the tournament.
Pool stage – Phase I Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPA±22001510+15121011792–7520021288–76
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPA±2200720+7221012743–162002561–56
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPA±22001140+114 21014148–7 20020107–107
Inter-pool matches – Phase II
Aggregate table PosTeamPldWDLPFPA±Qualification144002460+246Advance to Semi-finals2 44001870+187 3 430112715+112 4 42025584–29 5 410341130–89Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs6 410317205–1887 41122780–53 8 402222129–1079 401329108–79Eliminated in Phase II
Knockout stage 5th–8th playoffs
MatchesSeventh place
Fifth place final
Cup playoffs
MatchesSemi-finals
Third place
Cup final
Final standings LegendQualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens PosTeam 1 2 3 456789
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