# 2021 Dubai Sevens

The 2021 Dubai Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late November and early December that year. They were played as the fifty-first season of the Dubai Sevens, following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
These events in Dubai were the opening tournaments of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series. Due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the first event was played behind closed doors on 26–27 November 2021, with no spectators allowed. The second event was played on 3–4 December in front of full crowds.
As only twelve men's teams instead of the usual sixteen competed in 2021 at Dubai, the Olympic format of three pools with four teams in each was used for both tournaments. The Sevens stadium in Dubai provided two fields for use in these events, which allowed matches in overlapping time slots to be played.
South Africa won back-to-back titles in Dubai, defeating the United States in the final of the first tournament and Australia in the final of the second tournament.

## Format

The twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams each. A round-robin was held for each pool, where every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.

## Teams

The twelve national men's teams competing at both tournaments in Dubai were:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* Fiji
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Japan
* Kenya
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
Core teams eligible to play but not participating at Dubai were:
* England, Scotland and Wales, who were represented by Great Britain for the first two tournaments of the 2021–22 Series, before competing again as separate national unions for the remainder of the series.
* New Zealand and Samoa, who did not participate in Dubai due to the challenges of COVID-19 travel logistics.

## Dubai: Event I

The first tournament was held with no crowd in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 26–27 November 2021. South Africa won the tournament, defeating United States by 42–7 in the final.
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals

### Pool A – Event I

| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 9 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 7 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 5 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 3 |
* 26 November 11:00
| Australia | 35–19 | Canada |
| Try: Nick Malouf 3' Maurice Longbottom 11' Dietrich Roache 13' Billy Meakes 14' Josh Turner 15' Con: Maurice Longbottom 4',11',14',16' Dietrich Roache 13' | Report | Try: Josiah Morra 1',9' Nicholas Allen 7' Con: Cooper Coats 2',9' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier
* 26 November 11:22
| Fiji | 24–17 | France |
| Try: Filipe Sauturaga 5',9' Kaminieli Rasaku 9' Iowane Teba 11' Con: Iowane Teba 6' Waisea Nacuqu 9' | Report | Try: Jordan Sepho 2' Nelson Epee 14', 16' Con: William Iraguha 15' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs
* 26 November 14:30
| Australia | 17–10 | France |
| Try: Corey Toole 5' Dietrich Roache 8' Henry Hutchison 12' Con: Dietrich Roache 12' | Report | Try: Jordan Sepho 10' Nelson Epee 14' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear
* 26 November 14:52
| Fiji | 29–14 | Canada |
| Try: Iowane Teba 1' Kaminieli Rasaku 3',12' Joseva Talacolo 5' Iowane Raturaciri 14' Con: Iowane Teba 6' Waisea Nacuqu 13' | Report | Try: Josiah Morra 8' Cooper Coats 8' Con: Cooper Coats 8',8' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit
* 26 November 18:35
| Canada | 14–26 | France |
| Try: Josiah Morra 6' Andrew Coe 8' Con: Cooper Coats 7', 9' | Report | Try: Varian Pasquet 2' Paulin Riva 5',11' Jordan Sepho 14' Con: Paulin Riva 5',12' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
* 26 November 19:33
| Fiji | 17–12 | Australia |
| Try: Iowane Teba 3',12' Iowane Raturaciri 15' Con: Daniele Yaya 15' | Report | Try: Josh Turner 7' Ben Dowling 9' Con: Dietrich Roache 8' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs

### Pool B – Event I

| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 8 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 6 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 5 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 5 |
* 26 November 10:16
| United States | 14–7 | Kenya |
| Try: Steve Tomasin 6' Logan Tago 10' Con: Steve Tomasin 7',10' | Report | Try: Herman Humwa 8' Con: Daniel Taabu 8' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra
* 26 November 10:38
| Argentina | 28–7 | Spain |
| Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3',8' Joaquin de la Vega 5' Tomas Lizazu 13' Con: Felipe Del Mestre 4',6' Lautaro Bazan Velez 8' Santiago Vera Feld 14' | Report | Try: Pol Pla 10' Con: Juan Ramos 11' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
* 26 November 14:08
| United States | 7–12 | Spain |
| Try: Gavan D'Amore 5' Con: Steve Tomasin 5' | Report | Try: Eduardo Lopez 9' Juan Martinez 10' Con: Juan Martinez 9' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs
* 26 November 14:30
| Argentina | 22–17 | Kenya |
| Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3', 5' German Schulz 13' Santiago Alvarez 16' Con: Santiago Vera Feld 5' | Report | Try: Alvin Otieno 6' Levy Amunga 8' Jeff Oluoch 9' Con: Levy Amunga 9' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier
* 26 November 17:02
| Kenya | 26–12 | Spain |
| Try: Johnstone Olindi 6' Billy Odhiambo 8',12' Herman Humwa 8' Con: Levy Amunga 6' Anthony Omondi 9',12' | Report | Try: Eduardo Lopez 2' Juan Ramos 13' Con: Juan Martinez 2' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear
* 26 November 17:24
| Argentina | 21–21 | United States |
| Try: Tomas Lizazu 8' Santiago Alvarez 9' Con: Tomas Lizazu 8' Joaquin Lamas 10' | Report | Try: Carlin Isles 3',7' Steve Tomasin 14' Con: Steve Tomasin 4',8',14' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit

### Pool C – Event I

| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 31 | +80 | 9 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 7 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 5 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 102 | −78 | 3 |
* 26 November 09:32
| South Africa | 28–7 | Ireland |
| Try: Selvyn Davids 2',8' Ronald Brown 8',15' Con: Selvyn Davids 3',8' Ronald Brown 9',15' | Report | Try: Sean Cribbin 13' Con: Sean Cribbin 13' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear
* 26 November 09:54
| Great Britain | 17–12 | Japan |
| Try: Robbie Ferguson 2' Alex Davis 9' Max McFarland 11' Con: Luke Treharne 12' | Report | Try: Kavaia Tagivetaua 7' Jonathan Faauli 15' Con: Ryota Kano 8' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit
* 26 November 13:24
| South Africa | 52–12 | Japan |
| Try: Muller du Plessis 2' Siviwe Soyizwapi 5', 7' Selvyn Davids 6',12' Zain Davids 8' Christie Grobbelaar 11' Shaun Williams 14' Con: Ronald Brown 2',5',6',8',11' Branco du Preez 13' | Report | Try: Netani Vakayalia 4' Tomoya Yamamura 9' Con: Ryota Kano 4' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
* 26 November 13:46
| Great Britain | 26–19 | Ireland |
| Try: Jamie Farndale 3' Ross McCann 8' Tom Bowen 13' Jamie Barden 14' Con: Robbie Fergusson 9',13' Jamie Barden 15' | Report | Try: Jude Postlethwaite 6' Terry Kennedy 9' Niall Comerford 10' Con: Billy Dardis 7',9' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra
* 26 November 16:08
| Ireland | 33–0 | Japan |
| Try: Terry Kennedy 1',5',9' Liam Turner 4' Ed Kelly 14' Con: Mark Roche 4',5',9 Billy Dardis 15' | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra
* 26 November 16:40
| Great Britain | 12–31 | South Africa |
| Try: Robbie Fergusson 3' Ross McCann 9' Con: Frederick Roddick 9' | Report | Try: Muller du Plessis 5' Siviwe Soyizwapi 7, 12' Impi Visser 10' Branco du Preez 14' Con: Ronald Brown 5', 11', 15' |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier

### 9th to 12th playoffs – Event I

| 9th place semifinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 12:01 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 12:01 – The Sevens |
| Spain | 45 |
| Spain | 45 | 27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens |
| Canada | 14 | 27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens |
| Canada | 14 | Spain | 26 |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens | | Spain | 26 |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens | France | 28 |
| France | 35 | France | 28 |
| Japan | 0 | | |
| Japan | 0 | 11th place final | 11th place final |
| | | 27 Nov 2021 – 15:02 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 15:02 – The Sevens |
| | | Canada | 22 |
| | | Japan | 14 |
Matches :
9th place semifinals
27 November 12:01Spain 45–14 CanadaTry: De La Rosa 1' 3' Ramos 4' 9' Moreno 8' 11' 11' 13' Con: Ramos 2' 4' 5' 8' 9'ReportTry: Coe 6' Bowen 16' Con: Coats 6' 16'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier
27 November 12:23France 35–0 JapanTry: Trouabal 1' 6' Tchaptchet 9' Epee 12' Sepho 14' Con: Iraguha 1' 6' 9' 13' Riva 15'ReportThe Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear
11th place final
27 November 15:02Canada 22–14 JapanTry: Allen 4' 8' Sauder 6' 9' Con: Coats 4'ReportTry: Tawhai 14' Tsuoka 15' Con: Tawhai 14' Hayashi 15'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit
9th place final
27 November 15:24Spain 26–28 FranceTry: Moreno 2' Lopez 6' 7' Romero 10' Con: Ramos 3' 7' 8'ReportTry: Huyard 4' Rebbadj 9' Sepho 12' Epee 15' Con: Riva 5' 10' 12' Parez 15'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi :

### 5th to 8th playoffs – Event I

| 5th place semifinals | 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | 5th place final |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 13:29 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 13:29 – The Sevens |
| Ireland | 14 |
| Ireland | 14 | 27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens |
| Australia | 35 | 27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens |
| Australia | 35 | Australia | 35 |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens | | Australia | 35 |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens | Great Britain | 21 |
| Great Britain | 33 | Great Britain | 21 |
| Kenya | 5 | | |
| Kenya | 5 | 7th place final | 7th place final |
| | | 27 Nov 2021 – 16:13 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 16:13 – The Sevens |
| | | Ireland | 29 |
| | | Kenya | 7 |
Matches :
5th place semifinals
27 November 13:29Ireland 14–35 AustraliaTry: Kennedy 13' Comerford 15' Con: Roche 13' 15'ReportTry: Toole 2' Malouf 4' Roache 8' 9' Turner 10' Con: Roache 2' 4' 8' 9' 11'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs
27 November 13:51Great Britain 33–5 KenyaTry: Williams 2' Roddick 9' Barden 12' Bowen 14' Trenholm 15' Con: Roddick 2' 10' 13' 15'ReportTry: Otieno 5'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra
7th place final
27 November 16:13Ireland 29–7 KenyaTry: Kennedy 2' 7' 9' O'Sullivan 5' Kelly 15' Con: Roche 2' 7'ReportTry: Humwa 11' Con: Omondi 12'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear
5th place final
27 November 17:15Australia 35–21 Great BritainTry: Roache 1' Hutchison 5' Toole 9' 11' Turner 12' Con: Roache 2' 6' 9' 11' 13'ReportTry: Williams 7' Kelly 14' Farndale 15' Con: Roddick 8' Fergusson 14' 15'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra :

### Cup playoffs – Event I

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 10:28 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 10:28 – The Sevens | | | |
| Argentina | 17 | | | |
| Argentina | 17 | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens | | |
| Ireland | 12 | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens | |
| Ireland | 12 | Argentina | 7 | |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens | | Argentina | 7 | |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens | South Africa | 17 | |
| South Africa | 29 | South Africa | 17 | |
| South Africa | 29 | | | | 27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens |
| Australia | 5 | | | | 27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens |
| Australia | 5 | | | | South Africa | 42 |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens | | | | | South Africa | 42 |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens | | | | United States | 7 |
| United States | 35 | | | | United States | 7 |
| United States | 35 | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens | | | |
| Great Britain | 17 | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens | | | |
| Great Britain | 17 | United States | 21 | | | |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens | | United States | 21 | | | |
| 27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens | Fiji | 19 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Fiji | 19 | Fiji | 19 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| Fiji | 19 | | | | 27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | 27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens | 27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | Argentina | 19 |
| | | | | | Fiji | 12 |
Matches :
Quarterfinals
27 November 10:28Argentina 17–12 IrelandTry: Schulz 1' Del Mestre 3' Lizazu 16' Con: Gonzalez 3'ReportTry: Kennedy 6' 10' Con: Roche 10'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra
27 November 10:50South Africa 29–5 AustraliaTry: JC Pretorius 2' Soyizwapi 6' 10' S Davids 11' T Pretorius 15' Con: Du Preez 15'ReportTry: Hutchison 8'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
27 November 11:12United States 35–17 Great BritainTry: Iosefo 2' Williams 6' 14' Baker 10' Isles 12' Con: Tomasin 3' 7' 10' 12' 15'ReportTry: Farndale 5' Fergusson 10' McCann 8' Con: Fergusson 11'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs
27 November 11:34Fiji 19–5 KenyaTry: Talacolo 6' Sauturaga 9' Qeruqeru 11' Con: Nacuqu 7' 10'ReportTry: Humwa 4'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit
Semifinals
27 November 14:18Argentina 7–17 South AfricaTry: Isgro 5' Con: Gonzalez 6'ReportTry: Van Wyk 7' Soyizwapi 11' JC Pretorius 14' Con: Brown 7'The Sevens, Dubai
27 November 14:40United States 21–19 FijiTry: Isles 7' Lacamp 9' Leuta 12' Con: Tomasin 7' 10' 12'ReportTry: Teba 3' Sauturaga 5' Rasaku 9' Con: Nacuqu 4' 6'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier
3rd place final
27 November 18:29Argentina 19–12 FijiTry: Lamas 2' 8' De la Vega 9' Con: Lamas 9' 9'ReportTry: Vakurunabili 7' Qeruqeru 12' Con: Nacuqu 8'The Sevens, Dubai
Final
27 November 19:26South Africa 42–7 United StatesTry: Brown 2' 8' 8' JC Pretorius 6' S Davids 9' Williams 14' Con: Brown 3' 6' 9' 9' 10' Du Preez 15'ReportTry: Lacamp 13' Con: Tomasin 13'The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier :

### Placings – Event I

| Place | Team | Points |
| | South Africa | 22 |
| | United States | 19 |
| | Argentina | 17 |
| 4 | Fiji | 15 |
| 5 | Australia | 13 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 12 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 7 | Ireland | 11 |
| 8 | Kenya | 10 |
| 9 | France | 8 |
| 10 | Spain | 7 |
| 11 | Canada | 6 |
| 12 | Japan | 5 |
Source: World Rugby

## Dubai: Event II

The second tournament was played with spectators in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 3–4 December 2021. South Africa won the tournament, defeating Australia by 10–7 in the final.
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals

### Pool A – Event II

| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 19 | +71 | 9 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 7 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 5 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 125 | −111 | 3 |
* 3 December 10:50
| Great Britain | 24–21 | Ireland |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 11:12
| South Africa | 48–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 14:42
| Great Britain | 36–14 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 15:04
| South Africa | 21–12 | Ireland |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 19:35
| Ireland | 41–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 20:33
| South Africa | 21–7 | Great Britain |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool B – Event II

| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 9 |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 7 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 5 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 88 | −43 | 3 |
* 3 December 09:44
| Australia | 21–14 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 10:28
| United States | 38–14 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 13:58
| Australia | 24–17 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 14:20
| United States | 24–21 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 17:46
| Kenya | 26–14 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 18:08
| United States | 19–22 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool C – Event II

| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 7 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 7 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 5 |
| Fiji | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 5 |
* 3 December 09:22
| Fiji | 17–22 | France |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 10:06
| Argentina | 21–14 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 13:14
| Fiji | 19–33 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 13:36
| Argentina | 24–17 | France |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 16:36
| France | 33–14 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 3 December 17:24
| Argentina | 7–40 | Fiji |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### 9th to 12th playoffs – Event II

| 9th place semifinals | 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | 9th place final |
| 4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens |
| Fiji | 33 |
| Fiji | 33 | 4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens |
| Canada | 19 | 4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens |
| Canada | 19 | Fiji | 31 |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | | Fiji | 31 |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | Spain | 7 |
| Spain | 31 | Spain | 7 |
| Japan | 7 | | |
| Japan | 7 | 11th place final | 11th place final |
| | | 4 Dec 2021 –13:16 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –13:16 – The Sevens |
| | | Canada | 12 |
| | | Japan | 21 |
Matches :
9th place semifinals
4 December 09:44Fiji 33–19 CanadaReportThe Sevens, Dubai
4 December 10:06Spain 31–7 JapanReportThe Sevens, Dubai
11th place final
4 December 13:16Canada 12–21 JapanReportThe Sevens, Dubai
9th place final
4 December 13:38Fiji 31–7 SpainReportThe Sevens, Dubai :

### 5th to 8th playoffs – Event II

| 5th place semifinals | 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | 5th place final |
| 4 Dec 2021 –13:35 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –13:35 – The Sevens |
| Ireland | 19 |
| Ireland | 19 | 4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens |
| Great Britain | 24 | 4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens |
| Great Britain | 24 | Great Britain | 10 |
| 4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens | | Great Britain | 10 |
| 4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens | Kenya | 5 |
| United States | 0 | Kenya | 5 |
| Kenya | 29 | | |
| Kenya | 29 | 7th place final | 7th place final |
| | | 4 Dec 2021 –17:26 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –17:26 – The Sevens |
| | | Ireland | 19 |
| | | United States | 26 |
Matches :
5th place semifinals
4 December 13:35Ireland 19–24 Great BritainReportThe Sevens, Dubai
4 December 13:57United States 0–29 KenyaReportThe Sevens, Dubai
7th place final
4 December 17:26Ireland 19–26 United StatesReportThe Sevens, Dubai
5th place final
4 December 17:03Great Britain 10–5 KenyaReportThe Sevens, Dubai :

### Cup playoffs – Event II

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens | | | |
| Australia | 24 | | | |
| Australia | 24 | 4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens | | |
| Ireland | 12 | 4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens | |
| Ireland | 12 | Australia | 40 | |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | | Australia | 40 | |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | Argentina | 0 | |
| Argentina | 33 | Argentina | 0 | |
| Argentina | 33 | | | | 4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens |
| Great Britain | 12 | | | | 4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens |
| Great Britain | 12 | | | | Australia | 7 |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens | | | | | Australia | 7 |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| United States | 12 | | | | South Africa | 10 |
| United States | 12 | 4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens | | | |
| France | 28 | 4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens | | | |
| France | 28 | France | 12 | | | |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens | | France | 12 | | | |
| 4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens | South Africa | 19 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| South Africa | 31 | South Africa | 19 | | 3rd place final | 3rd place final |
| South Africa | 31 | | | | 4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens | 4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | Argentina | 38 |
| | | | | | France | 21 |
Matches :
Quarterfinals
4 December 09:44Australia 24–12 IrelandReportThe Sevens, Dubai
4 December 10:06Argentina 33–12 Great BritainReportThe Sevens, Dubai
4 December 10:28United States 12–28 FranceReportThe Sevens, Dubai
4 December 10:50South Africa 31–19 KenyaReportThe Sevens, Dubai
Semifinals
4 December 14:24Australia 40–0 ArgentinaReportThe Sevens, Dubai
4 December 14:46France 12–19 South AfricaReportThe Sevens, Dubai
3rd place final
4 December 18:29Argentina 38–21 FranceReportThe Sevens, Dubai
Final
4 December 19:26Australia 7–10 South AfricaReportThe Sevens, Dubai :

### Placings – Event II

| Place | Team | Points |
| | South Africa | 22 |
| | Australia | 19 |
| | Argentina | 17 |
| 4 | France | 15 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 13 |
| 6 | Kenya | 12 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 7 | United States | 11 |
| 8 | Ireland | 10 |
| 9 | Fiji | 8 |
| 10 | Spain | 7 |
| 11 | Japan | 6 |
| 12 | Canada | 5 |
Source: World Rugby