2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens
# 2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

The 2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the eleventh edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, the continental championship for rugby sevens in South America. One team qualified for the tournament through the SAR North Sevens.

Chile and Uruguay — as the top two finishing teams that are not already core teams on the Sevens World Series — qualified to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to earn core team status. Chile — as the top finishing non core team — qualified for the 2017 USA Sevens.

## Qualifying

Lower-ranked teams qualified through the Sudamérica Rugby North Sevens tournament, held in Guarne-Antioquia, Colombia from 8–9 July 2016

### Group stage

Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | +103 | 6 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 86 | -79 | 2 |
| Guatemala | 26-7 | Costa Rica |
| Colombia | 60-0 | Costa Rica |
| Colombia | 43-0 | Guatemala |

Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 12 | +68 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 17 | +51 | 4 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | -119 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 17-12 | Paraguay |
| Ecuador | 63-0 | El Salvador |
| Paraguay | 56-0 | El Salvador |

Group C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | +59 | 6 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 4 |
| Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | -82 | 2 |
| Peru | 46-0 | Panama |
| Venezuela | 36-0 | Panama |
| Peru | 20-7 | Venezuela |

### Knockout round

Semi-Finals

| Colombia | 28-5 | Paraguay |
| - | - | - |
| Peru | 20-19 | Ecuador |

Seventh Place Playoff

| Costa Rica | 20-12 | Panama |
| - | - | - |

Fifth Place Playoff

| Venezuela | 48-5 | Guatemala |
| - | - | - |

Third Place Playoff

| Paraguay | 57-5 | Ecuador |
| - | - | - |

Final

| Colombia | 35-5 | Peru |
| - | - | - |

### Final standings

* Legend
* Qualified for Main Tournament.

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Colombia |
| | Peru |
| | Paraguay |
| 4 | Ecuador |
| 5 | Venezuela |
| 6 | Guatemala |
| 7 | Costa Rica |
| 8 | Panama |
| 9 | El Salvador |

## Main Tournament

The main South America Sevens series will take place over two legs, one in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and one in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Unlike the other continental sevens championships, the South American Sevens invites countries from outside South America to participate. Fiji, United States, and Canada sent developmental teams.

### Punta del Este Sevens

The Punta del Este Sevens was held at Campus de Maldonado, 6–7 January 2017

Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7 | +107 | 9 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 7 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 73 | -55 | 5 |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 88 | -59 | 3 |
| Chile | 19-17 | Canada Maple Leafs |
| Fiji | 33-0 | Colombia |
| Colombia | 19-12 | Canada Maple Leafs |
| Fiji | 24-7 | Chile |
| Chile | 28-5 | Colombia |
| Fiji | 50-0 | Canada Maple Leafs |

Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 14 | +79 | 9 |
| United States Falcons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 64 | -26 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 67 | -43 | 3 |
| United States Falcons | 26-5 | Uruguay |
| Argentina | 24-7 | Brazil |
| United States Falcons | 17-10 | Brazil |
| Argentina | 31-7 | Uruguay |
| Uruguay | 26-7 | Brazil |
| Argentina | 50-0 | United States Falcons |

Knockout Stage

Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17:30 Jan 7 | 17:30 Jan 7 | | | |
| Chile | 19 | | | |
| Uruguay | 12 | | | |
| Uruguay | 12 | Chile | 0 | |
| 17:50 Jan 7 | 17:50 Jan 7 | | Chile | 0 | |
| 17:50 Jan 7 | 17:50 Jan 7 | Argentina | 29 | |
| Argentina | 26 | Argentina | 29 | |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 5 | | | | | |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 5 | | | | Argentina | 22 |
| 18:10 Jan 7 | 18:10 Jan 7 | | | | | Argentina | 22 |
| 18:10 Jan 7 | 18:10 Jan 7 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| United States Falcons | 14 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| Colombia | 12 | | | | | |
| Colombia | 12 | United States Falcons | 0 | | | |
| 18:30 Jan 7 | 18:30 Jan 7 | | United States Falcons | 0 | | | |
| 18:30 Jan 7 | 18:30 Jan 7 | Fiji | 43 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 31 | Fiji | 43 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 0 | | | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | | | | Chile | 19 |
| | | | | | United States Falcons | 7 |

Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Uruguay | 17 |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 14 | | |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 14 | Uruguay | 24 |
| | | Colombia | 5 |
| Colombia | 19 | Colombia | 5 |
| Brazil | 5 | | |
| Brazil | 5 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Canada Maple Leafs | 14 |
| | | Brazil | 12 |

### Viña del Mar Sevens

Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 | 67 | 9 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 7 |
| United States Falcons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 64 | -45 | 3 |

* 14 January 2017 13:20

| Argentina | 28-7 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 13:40

| United States Falcons | 12-14 | Uruguay |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 16:00

| Argentina | 25-5 | Uruguay |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 16:20

| United States Falcons | 12-5 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 19:10

| Argentina | 26-0 | United States Falcons |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 19:30

| Uruguay | 24-7 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |

Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 17 | 83 | 9 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 7 |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 5 |
| Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 100 | -83 | 3 |

* 14 January 2017 14:00

| Fiji | 33-0 | Canada Maple Leafs |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 14:20

| Chile | 28-0 | Colombia |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 16:40

| Fiji | 36-5 | Colombia |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 17:00

| Chile | 27-14 | Canada Maple Leafs |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 19:50

| Colombia | 12-36 | Canada Maple Leafs |
| - | - | - |

* 14 January 2017 20:!0

| Fiji | 31-12 | Chile |
| - | - | - |

Knockout Stage

Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11:00 Jan 15 | 11:00 Jan 15 | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 14:20 Jan 15 | 14:20 Jan 15 | | |
| Colombia | 7 | 14:20 Jan 15 | 14:20 Jan 15 | |
| Colombia | 7 | Argentina | 19 | |
| 11:20 Jan 15 | 11:20 Jan 15 | | Argentina | 19 | |
| 11:20 Jan 15 | 11:20 Jan 15 | Chile | 17 | |
| United States Falcons | 10 | Chile | 17 | |
| United States Falcons | 10 | | | | 18:10 Jan 15 | 18:10 Jan 15 |
| Chile | 26 | | | | 18:10 Jan 15 | 18:10 Jan 15 |
| Chile | 26 | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| 11:40 Jan 15 | 11:40 Jan 15 | | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| 11:40 Jan 15 | 11:40 Jan 15 | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| Uruguay | 5 | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 14:40 Jan 15 | 14:40 Jan 15 | | | |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 24 | 14:40 Jan 15 | 14:40 Jan 15 | | | |
| Canada Maple Leafs | 24 | Fiji | 29 | | | |
| 12:00 Jan 15 | 12:00 Jan 15 | | Fiji | 29 | | | |
| 12:00 Jan 15 | 12:00 Jan 15 | Canada Maple Leafs | 10 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 0 | Canada Maple Leafs | 10 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 0 | | | | 17:20 Jan 15 | 17:20 Jan 15 |
| Fiji | 54 | | | | 17:20 Jan 15 | 17:20 Jan 15 |
| Fiji | 54 | | | | Chile | 28 |
| | | | | | Canada Maple Leafs | 14 |

Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13:40 Jan 15 | 13:40 Jan 15 |
| Colombia | 26 |
| Colombia | 26 | 17:00 Jan 15 | 17:00 Jan 15 |
| United States Falcons | 14 | 17:00 Jan 15 | 17:00 Jan 15 |
| United States Falcons | 14 | Colombia | 5 |
| 14:00 Jan 15 | 14:00 Jan 15 | | Colombia | 5 |
| 14:00 Jan 15 | 14:00 Jan 15 | Uruguay | 21 |
| Brazil | 0 | Uruguay | 21 |
| Uruguay | 26 | | |
| Uruguay | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16:40 Jan 15 | 16:40 Jan 15 |
| | | United States | 14 |
| | | Brazil | 7 |

### Final standings

* Legend
* Winner
* Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens

| Rank | Team | Punta del Este | Viña del Mar | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Fiji | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| | Argentina | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| | Chile | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | Canada Maple Leafs | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | United States Falcons | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Colombia | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | Brazil | 7 | 7 | 14 |
