2020 Olympics

[Canalina Profile]

First day results, from Sud America Rugby. Probable semifinalists are Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Colombia

Grupo A:
Perú 19 - 5 Paraguay
Brasil 55 - 0 Venezuela
Brasil 55 - 0 Guatemala
Perú 27 - 5 Venezuela
Brasil 50 - 5 Paraguay
Perú 22 - 0 Guatemala
Paraguay 36 - 0 Venezuela

Grupo B:
Chile 12 - 5 Uruguay
Argentina 40 - 0 Costa Rica
Argentina 24 - 24 Colombia
Chile 26 - 0 Costa Rica
Argentina 50 - 0 Uruguay
Chile 7 - 19 Colombia
Uruguay 20 - 0 Costa Rica

[Canalina Profile]

I like also the Pan-American Games promo video. This tournament is also awarding the last spot to the Games (Peru, Brazil and Argentina are already qualified, so it should be a duel between Colombia and Chile)
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Rug ... o_femenino

[johnbirch Profile]

First day results, from Sud America Rugby. Probable semifinalists are Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Colombia

Grupo A:
Perú 19 - 5 Paraguay
Brasil 55 - 0 Venezuela
Brasil 55 - 0 Guatemala
Perú 27 - 5 Venezuela
Brasil 50 - 5 Paraguay
Perú 22 - 0 Guatemala
Paraguay 36 - 0 Venezuela

Grupo B:
Chile 12 - 5 Uruguay
Argentina 40 - 0 Costa Rica
Argentina 24 - 24 Colombia
Chile 26 - 0 Costa Rica
Argentina 50 - 0 Uruguay
Chile 7 - 19 Colombia
Uruguay 20 - 0 Costa Rica

Generally predictable, but Peru really have upped their game in recent years

[qwerty Profile]

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I've heard that in Lima it's always cloudy but it never rains. So much so that people who live in shantytowns there don't build any roofs.

[rey200 Profile]

Colombia getting the draw against Argentina? Wouldn't have predicted it tbh ^^

[victorsra Profile Website]

That's OUTRAGEOUS! Sudamérica Rugby changed 3 FUCKING TIMES the fixtures from yesterday to today!!!!!!!! SHIT ORGANIZATION

[Thomas Profile]

Overnight results

Brazil qualifies outright to the 2020 Olympics and Colombia qualifies for the Panamerican Games and Olympic Repechage next year.

[ugrugbychiclet Profile]

Overnight results

Brazil qualifies outright to the 2020 Olympics and Colombia qualifies for the Panamerican Games and Olympic Repechage next year.

How did Argentina meet Brazil in the semi final? I thought that both teams topped their pools so could only meet in the final assuming that they won they respective semis.

[Raven Profile]

Overnight results

Brazil qualifies outright to the 2020 Olympics and Colombia qualifies for the Panamerican Games and Olympic Repechage next year.

How did Argentina meet Brazil in the semi final? I thought that both teams topped their pools so could only meet in the final assuming that they won they respective semis.

I believe it was point difference with Colombia?

[NaBUru38 Profile]

Day 2 results: http://sudamerica.rugby/espanol/yaras-c ... -3?nid=148

Group A

Paraguay 19 - 10 Guatemala
Brasil 40 - 12 Peru
Venezuela 31 - 5 Guatemala

Group B

Uruguay 0 - 50 Colombia
Argentina 40 - 0 Chile
Costa Rica 0 - 71 Colombia

9th place match: Guatemala 19 - 17 Costa Rica
7th place match: Venezuela 0 - 24 Uruguay
5th place match: Paraguay 27 - 7 Chile

Semifinals:

Brasil 36 - 14 Argentina
Colombia 19 - 5 Peru

Bronze match: Argentina 22 - 12 Perú
Gold final: Brasil 28 - 15 Colombia

[victorsra Profile Website]

Colombia and Argentina drew andin the last match Colombia scored 71-00 over Costa Rica to top the group....

Argentina and Colombia will be in the World Qualy in June 2020. Colombia also qualifed to the Pan-American Games, joining Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, T&T, USA and Canada.

First time Colombia scored 3 tries against Brazil, IIRC.

This was the worst possible tournament in terms of communications. They changed the shit streaming (without audio) from YouTube to Facebook in the middle of the semis without informing, Shit shit shit shit organization Sudamerica Rugby.

[Thomas Profile]

This are the top 4 results

1) Brasil - Qualified for the Olympic Games and the Pan-American Lima 2019
2) Colombia -Qualified for Pan American Lima 2019 and Repechage for the Olympic Games
3) Argentina – Qualified for Pan American Lima 2019 and Repechage for the Olympic Games
4) Peru -Qualified for Pan-American Lima 2019

https://sudamerica.rugby/espanol/yaras- ... -3?nid=148

[ugrugbychiclet Profile]

Ok. Thanks for all the information. Colombia are getting competitive again.

[johnbirch Profile]

Ok. Thanks for all the information. Colombia are getting competitive again.

It's interesting that Colombia seem to be better at handling high pressure situations than - say - Argentina.

Also looking at the result I wonder what has happened to Uruguay. Often top 4 or 5 until recent years, now losying by 50-0 scorelines.

[Raven Profile]

Ok. Thanks for all the information. Colombia are getting competitive again.

It's interesting that Colombia seem to be better at handling high pressure situations than - say - Argentina.

Also looking at the result I wonder what has happened to Uruguay. Often top 4 or 5 until recent years, now losying by 50-0 scorelines.

Uruguay hasn´t been able to focus on other things than their Male XV side; even their Male 7s team has paid a toll on it.

It looks like Argentina has started to understand the importance of investing in their female squad, as (despite the comment above) the female Pumas have picked up their level of play.

I can´t take my head out on the missed opportunity for the Argentine Female squad to make it to Rio, with Brasil as hosts the chances of making it to the Olympics were second to none, what a massive boost that could have been. Colombia has definetely used the time wisely and are also getting better. I don´t forsee either side making it to Tokyo though with the final Qualifying Event giving 1 or a max of 2 quotas.

[Canalina Profile]

Canada qualified, Australia very near. Just little hopes remained for France

[Thomas Profile]

New Zealand
USA
Canada
Australia have qualified

lets see what England and France do; will they compete in European qualifiers?

[victorsra Profile Website]

Moldova advanced to Colomiers's tournament after winning Rugby Europe Conference (3rd division). Modlova and Denmark promoted to the 2020 Trophy (2nd division).
https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/moldov ... ted-trophy

[NaBUru38 Profile]

Because both United States and Canada women's teams qualified directly to the women's tournament, the RAN Sevens champion will advance to the world repechage, and the free spot will be given to the other world repechage finalist.

[Raven Profile]

Because both United States and Canada women's teams qualified directly to the women's tournament, the RAN Sevens champion will advance to the world repechage, and the free spot will be given to the other world repechage finalist.

This means the Repechage finalists will make it to Tokyo.... you have a source?

[johnbirch Profile]

As we revealed in February, World Rugby very quietly changed the rules for the women's qualifiers, so both repecharge finalists will go to Tokyo.

https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/changes-olympic-qualification-benefit-europe

[sjbret Profile]

WR document about Qualification System (dated 12 september 2018). See pages 4 and 5.
https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws ... by-eng.pdf

Were the rules changed but not the date or did we not see it ?

[johnbirch Profile]

It seems that the new rules were circulated to the unions in September, but the rule change concerning North America received no publicity until February. All World Rugby press releases from September to February made not mention of it.

So - unless you make a habit of reading the fine detail of World Rugby rule books - there is no way that most followers of the game would have suspected anything until February this year.

[Thomas Profile]

The first I heard about it was in February:

https://rugbyamericasnorth.com/cayman-i ... etitions/#

[sjbret Profile]

It seems that the new rules were circulated to the unions in September, but the rule change concerning North America received no publicity until February. All World Rugby press releases from September to February made not mention of it.

So - unless you make a habit of reading the fine detail of World Rugby rule books - there is no way that most followers of the game would have suspected anything until February this year.

I agree. I had the same observation as you.
September is the official date, February is the informal one. What's the real one ? That is the question...
Giving the benefit of the doubt to WR, let’s say nobody saw it.