Quarter Finals set for final Olympic Qualifier

The final two qualification spots for the Paris Olympics will be decided on Sunday in Monaco. Canada and Chile will square off in the Quarter Finals of the Men’s draw, while Argentina and Paraguay will represent the Americas in the final eight of the Women’s Draw.

Canada ended their losing streak with an opening day win over Uganda and followed it up with a strong win over China, but came up just short against Great Britain on Day Two. Chile were outmatched by tournament favorites South Africa after beating Tonga and Mexico.

The tournament was hit by the withdrawal of Papua New Guinea from both the men’s and women’s draws, leaving the Brazil men with only two games. They return home having scored no tries at all with shutout defeats to both Spain and Hong Kong.

Whichever of Canada or Chile advances to the Semi Finals will have a difficult road to qualify. Barring significant upsets, they will almost certainly face the South Africans in the Semi Final with Great Britain and Spain the top seeds on the other side of the bracket.

On the women’s side China emerged as heavy favorites to quality after breezing through their pool with only five points conceded in three games. Paraguay’s only win ended Jamaica’s hopes of pushing through to the knockouts, while Argentina defeated Samoa but were narrowly beaten by Kenya.

There is a chance, however unlikely, that the two South American sides meet in the women’s draw final. Paraguay will have to first upset China before facing the winner of Poland vs Hong Kong. Argentina will rematch Kenya in their Quarter Final, with a victory earning a spot opposite Uganda or Czechia.

Day Three kicks off at 12:30am Pacific time on Sunday, 3:30am Eastern beginning with the women’s Quarter Finals. All matches are streamed live on RugbyPass.

 

MEN’S POOL RESULTS

POOL A
Chile 14 – 5 Tonga
South Africa 44 – 0 Mexico
Chile 35 – 10 Mexico
South Africa 31 – 7 Tonga
Tonga 26 – 5 Mexico
South Africa 26 – 7 Chile

POOL B
Canada 31 – 12 Uganda
Great Britain 35 – 19 China
Canada 33 – 14 China
Great Britain 29 – 5 Uganda
Uganda 33 – 15 China
Great Britain 17 – 12 Canada

POOL C
Spain 38 – 0 Brazil
Hong Kong 36 – 0 Brazil
Spain 35 – 14 Hong Kong

 

WOMEN’S POOL RESULTS

POOL D
Argentina 26 – 5 Samoa
Kenya 31 – 5 Samoa
Argentina 17 – 19 Kenya

POOL E
Hong Kong 33 – 15 Paraguay
Uganda 29 – 0 Jamaica
Hong Kong 22 – 12 Jamaica
Uganda 24 – 0 Paraguay
Paraguay 36 – 21 Jamaica
Uganda 17 – 14 Hong Kong

POOL F
Poland 24 – 7 Czechia
China 55 – 0 Mexico
Poland 60 – 0 Mexico
China 41 – 5 Czechia
Czechia 45 – 0 Mexico
China 26 – 0 Poland

 

KNOCKOUT FIXTURES

WOMEN’S QUARTER FINALS
China vs Paraguay
Uganda vs Czechia
Kenya vs Argentina
Poland vs Hong Kong

MEN’S QUARTER FINALS
South Africa vs Uganda
Great Britain vs Tonga
Spain vs Hong Kong
Canada vs Chile

WOMEN’S SEMI FINALS
Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 4
Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 3

MEN’S SEMI FINALS
Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 4
Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 3