Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification


Twelve teams qualify for women's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan automatically qualifies as host, with the top four teams of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series securing their spots. Afterwards, qualification is determined with each of the six continental confederations determining a representative, and the remaining qualification spot determined through an international sevens tournament to be determined.

Table

As a principal route for the tournament, four places were determined by performance in the series over six tournaments.
held the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens on 12–13 October 2019 at Jemmal, Tunisia. With South Africa declining their Olympic qualification spot, Kenya advanced to the Olympic tournament.
;Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33001230+1239
32013656−207
31022263−415
30032082−623

;Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
3300990+999
32012547−227
31021748−315
30031763−463

;Pool C
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
3300897+829
32017614+627
31024165−245
30030120−1203

;Knockout Round

Asia

held a tournament on 9–10 November 2019 in Guangzhou, China. Japan, already qualified for the Olympics as the host country, did not enter. China won the tournament and gained direct qualification.
;Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33001467+1399
32018149+327
31022687–615
30035115–1103

;Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33009717+809
32018117+647
31022098–785
30032490–663

;Knockout round

Europe

held a tournament on 13–14 July 2019 in Kazan, Russia.
England won the tournament, meaning that Great Britain qualified for the Olympics.
Teams eligible to compete in the tournament included:
;Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33001255+1209
32016746+217
31024869–215
30035125–1203

;Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33001105+1059
320111426+887
31022984–555
30035143–1383

;Pool C
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33008912+779
320110319+847
31023488–545
300312119–1073

;Knockout stage

North America

held the 2019 RAN Women's Sevens on 6–7 July 2019 at George Town, Cayman Islands. With the United States and Canada both qualifying through the Women's Sevens Series, the first and second placed teams Jamaica and Mexico advanced to the final qualifying tournament.
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
550016424+14015
531111249+6310
53027342+319
52128861+277
510415156–1413
500520140–1200

Oceania

held the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship on 7–9 November 2019 at Suva, Fiji. With Australia and New Zealand already qualified through the Women's Sevens Series, Fiji gained direct qualification to the Olympics while Papua New Gunea and Samoa advanced to the final qualifying tournament.
;Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33001890+1899
31024197–565
31022985–565
310227104–775

;Pool C
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
33008822+669
32017436+387
31025645+115
30035120–1153

;Knockout stage

South America

held a tournament on 1–2 June 2019 in Lima, Peru. Brazil won direct qualification to the Olympics while the second and third placed teams Colombia and and Argentina advanced to the final qualifying tournament.
;Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
440020017+18312
43018050+3010
42026579–148
410336123–876
400415127–1124

;Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
431016431+13311
431015424+13011
42024564–198
410325112–876
40040157–1574

;Knockout

Olympic qualification event

A 12-team repechage tournament was scheduled to be held from 20–21 June 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new venue and date for the tournament has yet to be announced. Two runners-up from each of the six continental qualification tournaments will play, with the winner and runner-up advancing to the Olympic tournament.
ContinentQualifiers
Africa
Africa
Asia
Asia
Europe
Europe
North America
North America
Oceania
Oceania
South America
South America
Total12