# 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

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. A final 8-team knockout event had been planned as part of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament to decide the overall winner, but this was postponed  and eventually cancelled by World Rugby due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.

## Teams

There were 16 men's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2020.
| 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 | Total | 16 |

## Tour venues

The official schedule for the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series was:
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 | N/A |
The final qualifying event at the Hong Kong Sevens was originally scheduled to be played in April 2020 but was postponed  and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Standings

The official standings for the 2020 Challenger Series are presented in the table below.
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 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Italy | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | Portugal | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Colombia | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Source: World Rugby
    Legend Green Promoted to the 2020–21 World Rugby Sevens Series Yellow Invited team

### Notes

* 1 2 Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Uganda +64. Zimbabwe –16.
* 1 2 Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Portugal –31, Colombia –135.
* 1 2 3 Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Mexico –133, Brazil –168, Paraguay –317.

## Viña del Mar

The first event was held in Chile, hosted at Estadio Sausalito in Viña Del Mar on 15–16 February 2020. Germany won the tournament, defeating Hong Kong by 10–0 in the final, to take the maximum 22 points in the series standings leading into the second event at Montevideo.
All times are CLST, Chile Summer Time: (UTC-3).
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals

### Pool A

| 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 |

### Pool B

| 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 |

### Pool C

| 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 |

### Pool D

| 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 |

### Lower playoffs
#### 13th place

| 13th place semifinals | 13th place semifinals | 13th place final | 13th place final |
| 16 February – 15:57 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 15:57 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Brazil | 19 |
| Brazil | 19 | 16 February – 19:11 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 19:11 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Colombia | 22 | 16 February – 19:11 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 19:11 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Colombia | 22 | Colombia | 17 |
| 16 February – 16:203 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 16:203 – Estadio Sausalito | | Colombia | 17 |
| 16 February – 16:203 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 16:203 – Estadio Sausalito | Paraguay | 14 |
| Mexico | 14 | Paraguay | 14 |
| Paraguay | 19 | | |
Matches :

#### 9th place

| 9th place quarterfinals | 9th place quarterfinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place semifinals | | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| 16 February – 12:33 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 12:33 – Estadio Sausalito | | | |
| Uruguay | 19 | | | |
| Uruguay | 19 | 16 February – 16:43 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 16:43 – Estadio Sausalito | | |
| Brazil | 5 | 16 February – 16:43 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 16:43 – Estadio Sausalito | |
| Brazil | 5 | Uruguay | 29 | |
| 16 February – 12:56 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 12:56 – Estadio Sausalito | | Uruguay | 29 | |
| 16 February – 12:56 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 12:56 – Estadio Sausalito | Italy | 0 | |
| Italy | 47 | Italy | 0 | |
| Italy | 47 | | | | 16 February – 20:03 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 20:03 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Colombia | 19 | | | | 16 February – 20:03 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 20:03 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Colombia | 19 | | | | Uruguay | 33 |
| 16 February – 13:19 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 13:19 – Estadio Sausalito | | | | | Uruguay | 33 |
| 16 February – 13:19 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 13:19 – Estadio Sausalito | | | | Jamaica | 0 |
| Mexico | 10 | | | | Jamaica | 0 |
| Mexico | 10 | 16 February – 17:06 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 17:06 – Estadio Sausalito | | | |
| Portugal | 30 | 16 February – 17:06 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 17:06 – Estadio Sausalito | | | |
| Portugal | 30 | Portugal | 19 | | | |
| 16 February – 13:42 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 13:42 – Estadio Sausalito | | Portugal | 19 | | | |
| 16 February – 13:42 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 13:42 – Estadio Sausalito | Jamaica | 22 | |
| Jamaica | 33 | Jamaica | 22 | |
| Paraguay | 17 | | | |
Matches :

### Title playoffs
#### 5th place

| 5th place semifinals | 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | 5th place final |
| 16 February – 17:39 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 17:39 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Zimbabwe | 26 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 16 February – 20:28 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 20:28 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 16 February – 20:28 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 20:28 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | Zimbabwe | 14 |
| 16 February – 18:02 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 18:02 – Estadio Sausalito | | Zimbabwe | 14 |
| 16 February – 18:02 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 18:02 – Estadio Sausalito | Tonga | 19 |
| Tonga | 19 | Tonga | 19 |
| Uganda | 14 | | |
Matches :

#### Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 16 February – 14:15 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 14:15 – Estadio Sausalito | | | |
| Japan | 33 | | | |
| Japan | 33 | 16 February – 18:25 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 18:25 – Estadio Sausalito | | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 16 February – 18:25 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 18:25 – Estadio Sausalito | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | Japan | 5 | |
| 16 February – 14:38 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 14:38 – Estadio Sausalito | | Japan | 5 | |
| 16 February – 14:38 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 14:38 – Estadio Sausalito | Germany | 12 | |
| Germany | 29 | Germany | 12 | |
| Germany | 29 | | | | 16 February – 21:23 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 21:23 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | | 16 February – 21:23 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 21:23 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | | Germany | 10 |
| 16 February – 15:01 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 15:01 – Estadio Sausalito | | | | | Germany | 10 |
| 16 February – 15:01 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 15:01 – Estadio Sausalito | | | | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Chile | 28 | | | | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Chile | 28 | 16 February – 18:48 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 18:48 – Estadio Sausalito | | | |
| Tonga | 7 | 16 February – 18:48 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 18:48 – Estadio Sausalito | | | |
| Tonga | 7 | Chile | 14 | | | |
| 16 February – 15:24 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 15:24 – Estadio Sausalito | | Chile | 14 | | | |
| 16 February – 15:24 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 15:24 – Estadio Sausalito | Hong Kong | 17 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Hong Kong | 10 | Hong Kong | 17 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Hong Kong | 10 | | | | 16 February – 20:54 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 20:54 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Uganda | 7 | | | | 16 February – 20:54 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 20:54 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Uganda | 7 | | | | Japan | 31 |
| | | | | | Chile | 14 |
Matches :

### Placings

| 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

## Montevideo

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. It was held at Estadio Charrua on 22–23 February 2020. Japan won the tournament, defeating the host nation Uruguay in the final by 5–0 in extra time.
All times are UYT, Uruguay Time: (UTC-3).
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals

### Pool A

| 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 |

### Pool B

| 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 |

### Pool C

| 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 |

### Pool D

| 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 |

### Lower playoffs
#### 13th place

| 13th place semifinals | 13th place semifinals | 13th place final | 13th place final |
| 23 February – 14:57 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 14:57 – Estadio Charrua |
| Mexico | 22 |
| Mexico | 22 | 23 February – 18:11 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 18:11 – Estadio Charrua |
| Brazil | 0 | 23 February – 18:11 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 18:11 – Estadio Charrua |
| Brazil | 0 | Mexico | 7 |
| 23 February – 15:20 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 15:20 – Estadio Charrua | | Mexico | 7 |
| 23 February – 15:20 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 15:20 – Estadio Charrua | Portugal | 30 |
| Portugal | 26 | Portugal | 30 |
| Paraguay | 10 | | |
Matches :

#### 9th place

| 9th place quarterfinals | 9th place quarterfinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place semifinals | | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| 23 February – 11:33 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 11:33 – Estadio Charrua | | | |
| Mexico | 17 | | | |
| Mexico | 17 | 23 February – 15:43 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 15:43 – Estadio Charrua | | |
| Colombia | 24 | 23 February – 15:43 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 15:43 – Estadio Charrua | |
| Colombia | 24 | Colombia | 17 | |
| 23 February – 11:56 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 11:56 – Estadio Charrua | | Colombia | 17 | |
| 23 February – 11:56 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 11:56 – Estadio Charrua | Zimbabwe | 33 | |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | Zimbabwe | 33 | |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | | | | 23 February – 19:03 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 19:03 – Estadio Charrua |
| Brazil | 15 | | | | 23 February – 19:03 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 19:03 – Estadio Charrua |
| Brazil | 15 | | | | Zimbabwe | 24 |
| 23 February – 12:19 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 12:19 – Estadio Charrua | | | | | Zimbabwe | 24 |
| 23 February – 12:19 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 12:19 – Estadio Charrua | | | | Uganda | 26 |
| Portugal | 17 | | | | Uganda | 26 |
| Portugal | 17 | 23 February – 16:06 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 16:06 – Estadio Charrua | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 23 February – 16:06 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 16:06 – Estadio Charrua | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | Papua New Guinea | 19 | | | |
| 23 February – 12:42 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 12:42 – Estadio Charrua | | Papua New Guinea | 19 | | | |
| 23 February – 12:42 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 12:42 – Estadio Charrua | Uganda | 22 | |
| Uganda | 56 | Uganda | 22 | |
| Paraguay | 7 | | | |
Matches :

### Title playoffs
#### 5th place

| 5th place semifinals | 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | 5th place final |
| 16 February – 16:39 – Estadio Sausalito | 16 February – 16:39 – Estadio Sausalito |
| Germany | 40 |
| Germany | 40 | 23 February – 19:28 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 19:28 – Estadio Charrua |
| Jamaica | 5 | 23 February – 19:28 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 19:28 – Estadio Charrua |
| Jamaica | 5 | Germany | 19 |
| 23 February – 17:02 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 17:02 – Estadio Charrua | | Germany | 19 |
| 23 February – 17:02 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 17:02 – Estadio Charrua | Italy | 10 |
| Tonga | 15 | Italy | 10 |
| Italy | 26 | | |
Matches :

#### Cup

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 23 February – 13:15 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 13:15 – Estadio Charrua | | | |
| Germany | 12 | | | |
| Germany | 12 | 23 February – 17:25 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 17:25 – Estadio Charrua | | |
| Chile | 17 | 23 February – 17:25 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 17:25 – Estadio Charrua | |
| Chile | 17 | Chile | 10 | |
| 23 February – 13:38 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 13:38 – Estadio Charrua | | Chile | 10 | |
| 23 February – 13:38 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 13:38 – Estadio Charrua | Japan | 31 | |
| Japan | 32 | Japan | 31 | |
| Japan | 32 | | | | 23 February – 20:23 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 20:23 – Estadio Charrua |
| Jamaica | 0 | | | | 23 February – 20:23 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 20:23 – Estadio Charrua |
| Jamaica | 0 | | | | Japan | $^5$ $_{(a.e.t.)}$ |
| 23 February – 14:01 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 14:01 – Estadio Charrua | | | | | Japan | $^5$ $_{(a.e.t.)}$ |
| 23 February – 14:01 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 14:01 – Estadio Charrua | | | | Uruguay | 0 |
| Tonga | 7 | | | | Uruguay | 0 |
| Tonga | 7 | 23 February – 17:48 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 17:48 – Estadio Charrua | | | |
| Uruguay | 27 | 23 February – 17:48 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 17:48 – Estadio Charrua | | | |
| Uruguay | 27 | Uruguay | 12 | | | |
| 23 February – 14:24 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 14:24 – Estadio Charrua | | Uruguay | 12 | | | |
| 23 February – 14:24 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 14:24 – Estadio Charrua | Hong Kong | 0 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Hong Kong | 17 | Hong Kong | 0 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Hong Kong | 17 | | | | 23 February – 19:54 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 19:54 – Estadio Charrua |
| Italy | 12 | | | | 23 February – 19:54 – Estadio Charrua | 23 February – 19:54 – Estadio Charrua |
| Italy | 12 | | | | Chile | 7 |
| | | | | | Hong Kong | 12 |
Matches :

### Placings

| 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 |