Brazil national rugby sevens team
# Brazil national rugby sevens team

The Brazil national rugby sevens team competes at international level. Rugby sevens has grown in Brazil among rugby players. The country has competitive male and female squads. The sport in governed in Brazil by the Brazilian Rugby Confederation.

The Brazilian men's team finished 6th at the 2015 Pan American Games. The team hosted the 2016 Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro.

## Tournament history

### Summer Olympic Games

Olympic Games record :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Placement round | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Placement round | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

Olympic Games History :

| 2016 | Pool stage | Brazil 12 – 40 Fiji | Loss |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Pool stage | Brazil 0 – 26 United States | Loss |
| 2016 | Pool stage | Brazil 0 – 31 Argentina | Loss |
| 2016 | 9–12th place playoff semi-finals | Brazil 12 – 24 United States | Loss |
| 2016 | 9–12th place playoff Eleventh place | Brazil 0 – 24 Kenya | Loss |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 Guadalajara | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 Toronto | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Title | 2/2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |

### South American Games

South American Games record :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 Santiago | Bronze Medal Game | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 Cochabamba | Bronze Medal Game | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 Title | 2/2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 |

### World Games

World Games record :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 Akita | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2005 Duisburg | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2013 Cali | 5th to 8th Place | 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |

### World Rugby Sevens Series

The 2012 USA Sevens tournament was the first time Brazil had competed in a World Series event since 2002. Brazil had a disappointing tournament, finishing 0-5. Brazil hoped to use the 2012 USA Sevens as a platform to continue to develop and grow sevens. Brazil fielded the least experienced team in the tournament, with Daniel Hubert Gregg the only Brazilian player with prior World Series experience.

As of the 2016-17 season, Brazil has lost all games in the World Series tournaments.

**Results by season**

2011–12 season :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 Las Vegas | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

2014–15 season :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 Dubai | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 Las Vegas | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 London | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/9 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |

2015–16 season :

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 Canada | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 Paris | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 London | Shield | 15th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/10 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |

## Team

### Previous squads

* 2015 London Sevens Squad
* Fernando Portugal
* Luca Rodriguez
* Moises Rodriguez
* Andre Nascimento Muniz Da Silva
* Juliano Ernani Fiori
* Lucas Domingues
* Gustavo Albuquerque
* Gabriel Motta
* Matt Gardner
* Lucas Muller
* Mateus Tavares Estrela
* Lucas Romeu
* 2016 Hong Kong Sevens Squad
* Daniel Henry Sancery
* Stefano Giantorno
* Juliano Ernani Fiori
* Felipe Silva
* David Neil Harvey
* Mateus Tavares Estrela
* Lucas Muller
* Matheus Silva
* Laurent Bourda Couhet
* Martin Schaefer
* Andre Nascimento Muniz Da Silva
* Felipe Henry Sancery
