# 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

The 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens was the 15th edition of the Sudamérica Sevens. It was held in San José, Costa Rica from 27–28 November. It was a qualifier for the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Chile and 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. Uruguay and Chile were the two teams that qualified as winner and runner-up.

## Format

The unconventional format for the tournament was played out in two/three parts: a pool stage (three teams per pool) in which three teams played each other once. This was followed by several inter-pool matches, with only the top two teams in each pool vying for a place in the semi-finals (teams whom finished bottom of their pool were vying for a placing position). Following the pool stage and ranking matches, there was a four team knockout round. The two semi-final winners qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The stadium of the tournament was Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.
* Outside stadium
* Inside stadium

## Teams

There were nine teams competing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. As Argentina already qualified they didn't compete at the tournament.
* Brazil
* Chile
* Uruguay
* Guatemala
* Peru
* El Salvador
* Nicaragua
* Costa Rica
* Panama

## Pool stage – Phase I
### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | +151 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 92 | –75 |
| Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 88 | –76 |
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Guatemala | 17–12 | Panama |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Brazil | 71–0 | Panama |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Brazil | 80–0 | Guatemala |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± |
| Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | +72 |
| Peru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 43 | –16 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 | –56 |
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Peru | 27–5 | El Salvador |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Chile | 34–0 | El Salvador |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Chile | 38–0 | Peru |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | +114 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 48 | –7 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | –107 |
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Costa Rica | 41–0 | Nicaragua |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Uruguay | 66–0 | Nicaragua |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Uruguay | 48–0 | Costa Rica |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

### Inter-pool matches – Phase II

* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Panama | 10–10 | Nicaragua |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Brazil | 54–0 | Costa Rica |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 27 November CST (UTC–6)
| Uruguay | 15–0 | Chile |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 28 November CST (UTC–6)
| Costa Rica | 0–28 | Peru |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 28 November CST (UTC–6)
| Chile | 55–0 | Guatemala |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 28 November CST (UTC–6)
| El Salvador | 10–7 | Panama |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 28 November CST (UTC–6)
| Brazil | 41–0 | Peru |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 28 November CST (UTC–6)
| Uruguay | 58–0 | Guatemala |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
* 28 November CST (UTC–6)
| El Salvador | 12–12 | Nicaragua |
| | Report Result | |
* Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

### Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ± | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | +246 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | +187 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 15 | +112 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 4 | Peru | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 84 | –29 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 130 | –89 | Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs |
| 6 | Guatemala | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 205 | –188 | Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs |
| 7 | El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 80 | –53 | Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 129 | –107 | Eliminated in Phase II; advance to 5th–8th playoffs |
| 9 | Panama | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 108 | –79 | Eliminated in Phase II |

## Knockout stage
### 5th–8th playoffs

| Final | Final |
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Costa Rica | 15 |
| Guatemala | 12 |
| 7th Place Final | 7th Place Final |
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| El Salvador | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 7 |
Matches :

### Cup playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Brazil | 14 |
| Brazil | 14 | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Chile | 21 | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Chile | 21 | Chile | 0 |
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | | Chile | 0 |
| 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | Uruguay | 21 |
| Uruguay | 47 | Uruguay | 21 |
| Peru | 0 | | |
| Peru | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | 28 November – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| | | Brazil | 47 |
| | | Peru | 0 |
Matches :

## Final standings

| Legend |
| | Qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Uruguay |
| 2 | Chile |
| 3 | Brazil |
| 4 | Peru |
| 5 | Costa Rica |
| 6 | Guatemala |
| 7 | Nicaragua |
| 8 | El Salvador |
| 9 | Panama |