Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games
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| Rugby sevens at the XVI Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Tlaquepaque Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | October 29 – October 30 | ||||||
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | ||||||
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Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara from October 29 to October 30 at the Tlaquepaque Stadium.[1] This was the first appearance for rugby sevens at the Pan American Games.[2] The sport is one of two sports being contested just by men, the other being baseball.
Contents
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Argentina |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
Qualification
The top 5 ranked teams qualified automatically, along with hosts Mexico and the winners of the North American and South American sevens competition.[1]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 |  Mexico |
| Seeded by ranking.[3] | 5 |  Argentina Canada Chile United States Uruguay |
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| 2010 NACRA Men's Sevens tournament | July 29–30, 2010 |  Georgetown |
1 | Guyana |
| 2011 CONSUR Sevens tournament | February 5–6, 2011 |  Bento Gonçalves |
1 | Brazil |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
Venue
The rugby sevens competition will be held at the newly built Tlaquepaque Stadium. The stadium can hold about 1,300 people.[1]
Preliminary round
All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 15 | +77 | 12 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 9 |
| Guyana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 65 | –53 | 6 |
| Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 60 | –50 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 28 | +81 | 12 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 55 | –1 | 7 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 71 | –38 | 7 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 63 | –42 | 3 |
Elimination stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 30 9:30 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
21 | |||||||||
| October 30 12:00 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Chile |
5 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
17 | |||||||||
| October 30 9:25 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
5 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
0 | |||||||||
| October 30 15:00 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
7 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
24 | |||||||||
| October 30 9:50 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Canada |
26 | |||||||||
| Guyana |
12 | |||||||||
| October 30 12:25 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| United States |
24 | |||||||||
| United States |
19 | Third place | ||||||||
| October 30 10:15 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Canada |
21 | |||||||||
| Canada |
45 | Uruguay |
17 | |||||||
| Mexico |
0 | United States |
19 | |||||||
| October 30 14:30 — Guadalajara | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Fifth to eighth place
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
| 2011 Pan American Games Champion |
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 Canada 1st title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Canada |
6 – 0 – 0 |
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Argentina |
5 – 0 – 1 |
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United States |
3 – 1 – 2 |
| 4 | Uruguay |
3 – 0 – 3 |
| 5 | Chile |
2 – 0 – 4 |
| 6 | Mexico |
1 – 0 – 5 |
| 7 | Brazil |
2 – 1 – 3 |
| 8 | Guyana |
1 – 0 – 5 |
