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2020 Sevens Challenger Series
Men's tour – Series I
Hosts
Date15–23 February 2020
Nations16
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Hong Kong
Third Germany
2022 →

The 2020 Challenger Series for men's rugby sevens teams was the inaugural season of the second-tier circuit with promotion to the first-tier World Rugby Sevens Series.

The men's tour had sixteen national teams competing and included two Challenger Series events, played in Chile and Uruguay.[1] A final 8-team knockout event had been planned as part of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament to decide the overall winner,[1] but this was postponed [2] and eventually cancelled by World Rugby due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Japan, as the top-placed team on the standings after the two completed events, was awarded the Challenger Series title and promoted to the World Rugby Sevens Series as a core team for the 2020–21 season.[3]

Teams

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There were 16 men's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2020.[4][5]

Nation Means of qualification Date qualified
 Chile
 Uruguay 		2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens 13 January
 Brazil 2019 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifier 30 June
 Jamaica 2019 RAN Sevens 7 July
 Germany
 Portugal
 Italy 		2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series 20 July
 Japan
 Hong Kong 		2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series 29 September
 Tonga
 Papua New Guinea 		2019 Oceania Sevens Championship 9 November
 Uganda
 Zimbabwe 		2019 Africa Men's Sevens 9 November
 Mexico
 Colombia
 Paraguay 		Invited teams –
Total 16

Tour venues

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The official schedule for the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:[4]

2020 Tour Venues
Host Stadium City Dates Winner
Chile Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar 15–16 February  Germany
Uruguay Estadio Charrúa Montevideo 22–23 February  Japan
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Cancelled [3] N/A

The final qualifying event at the Hong Kong Sevens was originally scheduled to be played in April 2020 but was postponed [6] and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Standings

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The official standings for the 2020 Challenger Series are presented in the table below.[7]

2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Series I
 
Pos
Event 
Team
Viña del Mar
Monte­video 		Points
total
1  Japan 17 22 39
2  Hong Kong 19 17 36
3  Germany 22 13 35
4  Chile 15 15 30
5  Uruguay 8 19 27
6  Tonga 13 11 24
7  Uganda 11 8  19[a]
8  Zimbabwe 12 7  19[a]
9  Italy 6 12 18
10  Jamaica 7 10 17
11  Papua New Guinea 10 6 16
12  Portugal 5 4  9[b]
13  Colombia 4 5  9[b]
14  Mexico 1 3  4[c]
15  Brazil 2 2  4[c]
16  Paraguay 3 1  4[c]

Source: World Rugby [7]

Legend
Green Promoted to the 2020–21 World Rugby Sevens Series
Yellow Invited team
Notes
  1. ^ a b Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Uganda +64. Zimbabwe –16.
  2. ^ a b Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Portugal –31, Colombia –135.
  3. ^ a b c Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Mexico –133, Brazil –168, Paraguay –317.

Viña del Mar

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The first event was held in Chile, hosted at Estadio Sausalito in Viña Del Mar on 15–16 February 2020.[8] Germany won the tournament, defeating Hong Kong by 10–0 in the final,[1] to take the maximum 22 points in the series standings leading into the second event at Montevideo.[9]

All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 3 0 0 90 19 +71 9
 Tonga 2 0 1 43 45 −2 7
 Uruguay 1 0 2 51 34 +17 5
 Portugal 0 0 3 19 105 −86 3


Match 5 15 February 2020 Tonga  26–12  Portugal Estadio Sausalito  
12:31 Report
Match 6 15 February 2020 Japan  17–12  Uruguay Estadio Sausalito  
12:53 Report
Match 13 15 February 2020 Tonga  10–0  Uruguay Estadio Sausalito  
15:37 Report
Match 14 15 February 2020 Japan  40–0  Portugal Estadio Sausalito  
15:59 Report
Match 21 15 February 2020 Portugal  7–39  Uruguay Estadio Sausalito  
19:08 Report
Match 22 15 February 2020 Japan  33–7  Tonga Estadio Sausalito  
19:35 Report

Pool B

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 76 7 +69 9
 Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 34 63 −29 7
 Jamaica 1 0 2 43 31 +12 5
 Colombia 0 0 3 22 74 −52 3


Match 3 15 February 2020 Jamaica  10–12  Papua New Guinea Estadio Sausalito  
11:47 Report
Match 4 15 February 2020 Hong Kong  26–0  Colombia Estadio Sausalito  
12:09 Report
Match 11 15 February 2020 Jamaica  26–5  Colombia Estadio Sausalito  
14:53 Report
Match 12 15 February 2020 Hong Kong  36–0  Papua New Guinea Estadio Sausalito  
15:15 Report
Match 19 15 February 2020 Papua New Guinea  22–17  Colombia Estadio Sausalito  
18:09 Report
Match 20 15 February 2020 Hong Kong  14–7  Jamaica Estadio Sausalito  
18:31 Report

Pool C

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Germany 3 0 0 91 29 +62 9
 Uganda 2 0 1 83 33 +50 7
 Italy 1 0 2 76 63 +13 5
 Paraguay 0 0 3 15 140 −125 3


Match 1 15 February 2020 Uganda  24–14  Italy Estadio Sausalito  
11:03 Report
Match 2 15 February 2020 Germany  48–0  Paraguay Estadio Sausalito  
11:25 Report
Match 9 15 February 2020 Uganda  47–0  Paraguay Estadio Sausalito  
14:09 Report
Match 10 15 February 2020 Germany  24–17  Italy Estadio Sausalito  
14:31 Report
Match 17 15 February 2020 Italy  45–15  Paraguay Estadio Sausalito  
17:25 Report
Match 18 15 February 2020 Germany  19–12  Uganda Estadio Sausalito  
17:47 Report

Pool D

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Chile 3 0 0 112 26 +86 9
 Zimbabwe 2 0 1 64 53 +11 7
 Mexico 1 0 2 34 79 −45 5
 Brazil 0 0 3 31 83 −52 3


Match 7 15 February 2020 Zimbabwe  21–14  Brazil Estadio Sausalito  
13:15 Report
Match 8 15 February 2020 Chile  45–0  Mexico Estadio Sausalito  
13:37 Report
Match 15 15 February 2020 Zimbabwe  24–15  Mexico Estadio Sausalito  
16:21 Report
Match 16 15 February 2020 Chile  43–7  Brazil Estadio Sausalito  
16:43 Report
Match 23 15 February 2020 Brazil  10–19  Mexico Estadio Sausalito  
20:02 Report
Match 24 15 February 2020 Chile  24–19  Zimbabwe Estadio Sausalito  
20:30 Report

Lower playoffs

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13th place

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13th place semifinals13th place final
 
      
 
16 February – 15:57 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 
 Brazil19
 
16 February – 19:11 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Colombia22
 
 Colombia17
 
16 February – 16:203 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Paraguay14
 
 Mexico14
 
 
 Paraguay19
 

9th place

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9th place quarterfinals9th place semifinals9th place final
 
          
 
16 February – 12:33 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 
  Uruguay19
 
16 February – 16:43 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Brazil5
 
 Uruguay29
 
16 February – 12:56 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Italy0
 
  Italy47
 
16 February – 20:03 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Colombia19
 
 Uruguay33
 
16 February – 13:19 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Jamaica0
 
  Mexico10
 
16 February – 17:06 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Portugal30
 
 Portugal19
 
16 February – 13:42 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Jamaica22
 
  Jamaica33
 
 
 Paraguay17
 

Title playoffs

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5th place

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
16 February – 17:39 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 
 Zimbabwe26
 
16 February – 20:28 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Papua New Guinea19
 
 Zimbabwe14
 
16 February – 18:02 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Tonga19
 
 Tonga19
 
 
 Uganda14
 

Cup

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
16 February – 14:15 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 
  Japan33
 
16 February – 18:25 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
  Japan5
 
16 February – 14:38 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Germany12
 
  Germany29
 
16 February – 21:23 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
  Germany10
 
16 February – 15:01 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Hong Kong0
 
  Chile28
 
16 February – 18:48 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Tonga7
 
  Chile14
 
16 February – 15:24 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Hong Kong17 3rd place final
 
  Hong Kong10
 
16 February – 20:54 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 Uganda7
 
  Japan31
 
 
 Chile14
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
1  Germany 22
2  Hong Kong 19
3  Japan 17
4  Chile 15
5  Tonga 13
6  Zimbabwe 12
7  Uganda 11
8  Papua New Guinea 10
Place  Team Points
9  Uruguay 8
10  Jamaica 7
11  Italy 6
12  Portugal 5
13  Colombia 4
14  Paraguay 3
15  Brazil 2
16  Mexico 1

Source: portaldorugby [10]

Montevideo

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The men's tour traveled to Uruguay for the second leg. The Seven Punta tournament, the nation's premier international rugby sevens event, served as the Challenge Series contest. Played since 1989 at the resort city of Punta del Este, the tournament was relocated for the first time to Montevideo for the 2020 edition but kept the Seven Punta name.[11] It was held at Estadio Charrua on 22–23 February 2020.[12][13] Japan won the tournament, defeating the host nation Uruguay in the final by 5–0 in extra time.[14]

All times are UYT, Uruguay Time: (UTC-3).

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Germany 3 0 0 88 27 +61 9
 Uruguay 2 0 1 70 41 +29 7
 Mexico 1 0 2 29 84 −55 5
 Papua New Guinea 0 0 3 32 67 −35 3


Match 7 22 February 2020 Papua New Guinea  10–26  Uruguay Estadio Charrua  
13:15 Report
Match 8 22 February 2020 Germany  38–7  Mexico Estadio Charrua  
13:37 Report
Match 15 22 February 2020 Papua New Guinea  12–17  Mexico Estadio Charrua  
16:41 Report
Match 16 22 February 2020 Germany  26–10  Uruguay Estadio Charrua  
17:03 Report
Match 23 22 February 2020 Uruguay  34–5  Mexico Estadio Charrua  
20:12 Report
Match 24 22 February 2020 Germany  24–10  Papua New Guinea Estadio Charrua  
20:40 Report

Pool B

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 110 24 +86 9
 Jamaica 2 0 1 55 41 +14 7
 Uganda 1 0 2 31 60 −29 5
 Brazil 0 0 3 27 98 −71 3


Match 5 22 February 2020 Uganda  0–10  Jamaica Estadio Charrua  
12:31 Report
Match 6 22 February 2020 Hong Kong  41–5  Brazil Estadio Charrua  
12:53 Report
Match 13 22 February 2020 Uganda  19–12  Brazil Estadio Charrua  
15:57 Report
Match 14 22 February 2020 Hong Kong  31–7  Jamaica Estadio Charrua  
16:19 Report
Match 21 22 February 2020 Jamaica  38–10  Brazil Estadio Charrua  
19:18 Report
Match 22 22 February 2020 Hong Kong  38–12  Uganda Estadio Charrua  
19:45 Report

Pool C

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 3 0 0 123 29 +94 9
 Italy 2 0 1 94 57 +37 7
 Zimbabwe 1 0 2 55 73 −18 5
 Paraguay 0 0 3 36 149 −113 3


Match 3 22 February 2020 Zimbabwe  12–35  Italy Estadio Charrua  
11:47 Report
Match 4 22 February 2020 Japan  71–5  Paraguay Estadio Charrua  
12:09 Report
Match 11 22 February 2020 Zimbabwe  31–12  Paraguay Estadio Charrua  
15:03 Report
Match 12 22 February 2020 Japan  26–12  Italy Estadio Charrua  
15:25 Report
Match 19 22 February 2020 Italy  47–19  Paraguay Estadio Charrua  
18:19 Report
Match 20 22 February 2020 Japan  26–12  Zimbabwe Estadio Charrua  
18:41 Report

Pool D

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Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Tonga 3 0 0 73 38 +35 9
 Chile 2 0 1 55 39 +16 7
 Portugal 1 0 2 48 47 +1 5
 Colombia 0 0 3 48 100 −52 3


Match 1 22 February 2020 Tonga  14–7  Portugal Estadio Charrua  
11:03 Report
Match 2 22 February 2020 Chile  29–10  Colombia Estadio Charrua  
11:25 Report
Match 9 22 February 2020 Tonga  40–19  Colombia Estadio Charrua  
14:19 Report
Match 10 22 February 2020 Chile  14–10  Portugal Estadio Charrua  
14:41 Report
Match 17 22 February 2020 Portugal  31–19  Colombia Estadio Charrua  
17:35 Report
Match 18 22 February 2020 Chile  12–19  Tonga Estadio Charrua  
17:57 Report

Lower playoffs

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13th place

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13th place semifinals13th place final
 
      
 
23 February – 14:57 – Estadio Charrua
 
 
 Mexico22
 
23 February – 18:11 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Brazil0
 
 Mexico7
 
23 February – 15:20 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Portugal30
 
 Portugal26
 
 
 Paraguay10
 

9th place

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9th place quarterfinals9th place semifinals9th place final
 
          
 
23 February – 11:33 – Estadio Charrua
 
 
 Mexico17
 
23 February – 15:43 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Colombia24
 
 Colombia17
 
23 February – 11:56 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Zimbabwe33
 
 Zimbabwe21
 
23 February – 19:03 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Brazil15
 
 Zimbabwe24
 
23 February – 12:19 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Uganda26
 
 Portugal17
 
23 February – 16:06 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Papua New Guinea19
 
 Papua New Guinea19
 
23 February – 12:42 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Uganda22
 
 Uganda56
 
 
 Paraguay7
 

Title playoffs

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5th place

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
16 February – 16:39 – Estadio Sausalito
 
 
 Germany40
 
23 February – 19:28 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Jamaica5
 
 Germany19
 
23 February – 17:02 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Italy10
 
 Tonga15
 
 
 Italy26
 

Cup

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
23 February – 13:15 – Estadio Charrua
 
 
 Germany12
 
23 February – 17:25 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Chile17
 
 Chile10
 
23 February – 13:38 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Japan31
 
 Japan32
 
23 February – 20:23 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Jamaica0
 
 Japan5
(a.e.t.)
 
23 February – 14:01 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Uruguay0
 
 Tonga7
 
23 February – 17:48 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Uruguay27
 
 Uruguay12
 
23 February – 14:24 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Hong Kong0 3rd place final
 
 Hong Kong17
 
23 February – 19:54 – Estadio Charrua
 
 Italy12
 
 Chile7
 
 
 Hong Kong12
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
1  Japan 22
2  Uruguay 19
3  Hong Kong 17
4  Chile 15
5  Germany 13
6  Italy 12
7  Tonga 11
8  Jamaica 10
Place  Team Points
9  Uganda 8
10  Zimbabwe 7
11  Papua New Guinea 6
12  Colombia 5
13  Portugal 4
14  Mexico 3
15  Brazil 2
16  Paraguay 1

See also

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References

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