Pan American Games: Men's Sevens

[LittleGuy]

Men's 7's rugby makes it's Pan-Am games debut this weekend in Guadalajara Mexico, with the pool stages set for Saturday October 29, and the elimination day set for the 30th as the final event of the entire games.

Eight teams will be competing including two of the IRB core teams U.S.A. and Argentina, along with regulars Canada and several emerging minnows. The teams are divided into two pools of four, everyone will advance to finals day with seedings the only object of the first day.

Pool A
Argentina
Uruguay
Guyana
Mexico

Pool B
Canada
Brazil
Chile
United States

 

[LittleGuy]

Here are the standings after the round robin
Pool A
Argentina 3 0 0 92 15 +77 12
Uruguay 2 0 1 52 26 +26 9
Guyana 1 0 2 12 65 –53 6
Mexico 0 0 3 10 60 –50 3

Pool B

Canada 3 0 0 109 28 +81 12
United States 1 1 1 54 55 -1 7
Brazil 1 1 1 33 71 –38 7
Chile 0 0 3 21 63 –42 3

All teams advance to the elimination day with seedings determining the quaterfinal matchups, crossovers between pools where 1st place faces 4th and 2nd plays 3rd.

The medal rounds are complete along with some thrilling contests, here are the final standings....

Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: Argentina
Bronze Medal: United States
4th: Uruguay
5th: Chile
6th: Mexico
7th: Brazil
8th: Guyana