2020 Canada Sevens

Rugby Sevens tournament hosted in Canada

2020 Canada Sevens

Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation|  Canada
Date| 7–8 March 2020
Cup
Champion|  New Zealand
Runner-up|  Australia
Third|  Canada
Tournament details
Matches played| 45
Tries scored| 267 (average 5.93 per match)
Most points|  Nathan Hirayama (43)
Most tries|  Jordan Conroy (7)
Lachie Anderson (7)

← 2019

2021 →

The 2020 Canada Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held at BC Place in Vancouver on 7–8 March 2020.[1] The tournament was the seventh event of the 2019–20 Sevens World Series for men's teams, and the fifth edition of the Canada Sevens.[2]

## Format

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The sixteen are drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings.

## Teams

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Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, Japan.[3]

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales

## Pool stage

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All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:  Team advanced to the quarterfinals

### Pool A

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Team  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD  |  Pts

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South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 5 | +62 | 9
England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 7
Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 4
Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 4

7 March 2020
9:44

England | 31–0|  Argentina

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Try: Edwards (2) 2'c, 6'c
Bowen 8'm
Burgess 10'c
Emery 11'm
Con: Mitchell (3/4) 3', 6', 10'
Edwards (0/1)| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

7 March 2020
10:06

South Africa | 12–0|  Japan

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Try: du Plessis 5'c
Makata 6'm
Con: du Preez (1/2) 5'| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

7 March 2020
12:56

England | 29–0|  Japan

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Try: Davis (2) 0'm, 4'm
Bowen 2'm
Emery 7'c
Kerr 9'c
Con: Mitchell (1/4) 7'
Edwards (1/1) 9'| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

7 March 2020
13:18

South Africa | 17–5|  Argentina

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Try: du Plessis 3'c
Oosthuizen 9'm
Gans 12'
Con: du Preez (1/1) 4'
S. Davids (0/1)| Report| Try: Moneta 1'c
Con: Revol (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

7 March 2020
16:08

Argentina | 14–14|  Japan

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Try: Osadczuk (2) 4'c, 14'c
Con: Revol (2/2) 5', 14'| Report| Try: Tsuoka 6'c
Hayashi 13'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 7'
Sakai (1/1) 13'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

7 March 2020
16:30

South Africa | 38–0|  England

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Try: du Plessis (3) 1'c, 3'c, 8'c
Gans 6'm
Davids 10'c
Dry 12'm
Con: du Preez (3/4) 1', 4', 8'
Davids (1/2) 11'| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

### Pool B

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Team  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD  |  Pts

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Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 9
Fiji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 7
Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 74 | –27 | 5
France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 3

7 March 2020
11:15

France | 21–31|  Canada

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Try: Veredamu (2) 8'c, 9'c
Dumortier 14'c
Con: Riva (2/2) 8', 10'
Colombet (1/1) 14'| Report| Try: Hirayama 1'c
Hammond 4'c
Jones 5'm
Berna 6'c
Braid 11'm
Con: Hirayama (3/5) 1', 4', 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

7 March 2020
11:37

Fiji | 26–19|  Wales

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Try: Vakurunabili (2) 1'c, 3'c
Bolaca 7'm
Derenalagi 12'c
Con: Bolaca (2/3) 1', 3'
Nacuqu (1/1) 12'| Report| Try: Woolerton 7'
Treharne 8'c
Smith 10'c
Con: Treharne (2/2) 9', 10'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

7 March 2020
14:27

France | 19–21|  Wales

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Try: Dumortier (2) 1'c, 11'c
Riva 6'm
Con: Riva (1/2) 2'
Parez (1/1) 11'| Report| Try: Benjamin 8'c
Carson 10'c
Lewis 14'c
Con: Treharne (2/2) 8', 10'
Davies (1/1) 14'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

7 March 2020
14:49

Fiji | 21–26|  Canada

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Try: Bolaca 1'c
Tuivuaka 7'c
Naduva 14'c
Con: Bolaca (2/2) 2', 7'
Nacuqu (1/1) 14'| Report| Try: Sauder (2) 0'm, 6'c
Kay 12'c
Douglas 13'c
Con: Kay (2/3) 6', 12'
Hirayama (1/1) 13'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

7 March 2020
18:05

Canada | 29–7|  Wales

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Try: Hirayama 0'm
Jones 2'm
Kaay 4'm
Kay 6'c
Sauder 13'c
Con: Hirayama (2/5) 6', 13'| Report| Try: Thomas 12'c
Con: Treharne (1/1) 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

7 March 2020
18:33

Fiji | 26–17|  France

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Try: Bolaca 2'c
Tuwai 6'm
Tuivuaka 9'c
Naduva 10'c
Con: Bolaca (3/4) 3', 10', 11'| Report| Try: Riva 1'c
Jacquelin 13'm
Bouhraoua 14'c
Con: Riva (2/3) 2', 14'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

### Pool C

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Team  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD  |  Pts

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New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 24 | +69 | 9
Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 71 | –26 | 7
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 73 | –9 | 5
Kenya | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 3

7 March 2020
10:31

Ireland | 26–28|  Spain

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Try: Conroy (2) 0'c, 13'c
Kennedy 4'm
Horan 11'c
Con: Dardis (3/4) 0', 11', 13'| Report| Try: Mateu 2'c
Hernández 6'c
Alonso 8'c
Sainz-Trapaga 14'c
Con: Hernández (4/4) 3', 6', 9', 14'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

7 March 2020
10:53

New Zealand | 29–0|  Kenya

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Try: Ravouvou 2'c
Koroi (2) 4'm, 8'c
Ng Shiu 7'm
Clarke 11'm
Con: Koroi (2/4) 2', 8'
Rokolisoa (0/1)| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

7 March 2020
13:43

Ireland | 14–12|  Kenya

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Try: Roche 1'c
Curtis 7'c
Con: Roche (2/2) 2', 7'| Report| Try: Onyala 3'm
Odhiambo 5'c
Con: Injera (1/2) 6'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

7 March 2020
14:05

New Zealand | 31–0|  Spain

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Try: Knewstubb 0'c
Mikkelson 3'c
Dickson 5'm
Clarke 7'c
Ravouvou 13'm
Con: Koroi (3/4) 1', 4', 7'
Rokolisoa (0/1)| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

7 March 2020
17:07

Spain | 17–14|  Kenya

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Try: Fontes 1'm
Pol Pla 4'm
Sainz-Trapaga 12'c
Con: Hernández (1/3) 13'| Report| Try: Injera (2) 2'c, 9'c
Con: Oliech (2/2) 3', 9'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

7 March 2020
17:35

New Zealand | 33–24|  Ireland

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Try: Rokoliosa (2) 1', 7'
Clarke 6'c
Koroi 12'm
Nicole 13'c
Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 1'
Knewstubb (2/2) 7', 7'
Koroi (1/2) 13'| Report| Try: Turner 3'c
Kelly (2) 4'm, 10'c
Conroy 9'm
Con: Roche (1/2) 3'
Dardis (1/2) 10'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

### Pool D

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Team  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  PF  |  PA  |  PD  |  Pts

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Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 38 | +64 | 9
United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 7
Scotland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 80 | −30 | 4
Samoa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 4

7 March 2020
9:00

United States | 19–5|  Samoa

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Try: Baker 1'm
Brown 4'c
Iosefo 8'c
Con: Hughes (1/2) 4'
Tomasin (1/1) 9'| Report| Try: Maliko 12'm
Con: Matavao (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

7 March 2020
9:22

Australia | 33–19|  Scotland

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Try: Anderson (2) 3'c, 6'm
Pincus 4'c
Miller 7'c
Anstee 12'c
Con: Holland (4/5) 3', 5', 7', 12'| Report| Try: Farndale 1'c
Brown 8'm
Rowe 13'c
Con: Lowe (1/2) 2'
Elms (1/1) 14'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

7 March 2020
12:12

United States | 28–12|  Scotland

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Try: Unufe (2) 2'c, 6'c
Hughes 11'c
Tomasin 12'c
Con: Hughes (3/3) 3', 7', 11'
Tomasin (1/1) 13'| Report| Try: Rowe 7'c
Elms 14'm
Con: Lowe (1/1) 8'm
Fergusson (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

7 March 2020
12:34

Australia | 40–12|  Samoa

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Try: Anstee 1'c
Miller 2'm
Anderson 3'c
Pincus 6'c
Turner 8'c
Dunbar 11'c
Con: Holland (4/5) 1', 4', 6', 9'
Dunbar (1/1) 11'| Report| Try: Filipo 8'c
Alosio 12'm
Con: Matavao (1/2) 9'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

7 March 2020
15:24

Samoa | 19–19|  Scotland

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Try: Scanlan 7'm
Maliko 11'c
Alosio 12'c
Con: Scanlan (1/1) 12'
Alosio (1/1) 12'
Matavao (0/1)| Report| Try: McFarland 3'c
Elms 9'm
Farndale 10'c
Con: Fergusson (2/3) 3', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

7 March 2020
15:46

Australia | 29–7|  United States

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Try: Miller (3) 0'm, 5'm, 12'c
Hutchison (2) 8'm, 9'c
Con: Holland (2/5) 9', 12'| Report| Try: Tomasin 2'c
Con: Hughes (1/1) 3'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

## Knockout stage

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### Thirteenth place

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| 13th place semifinals| | 13th place final

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| 8 March 2020 – 12:54 – BC Place | |

|  Japan| 12

| 8 March 2020 – 15:58 – BC Place

|  Ireland| 21 |

|  Ireland (a.e.t.)| 31

| 8 March 2020 – 13:16 – BC Place

| |  Argentina| 26

|  Argentina| 31

|  Wales| 7 |

Matches

13th place semifinals

| 8 March 2020
12:54

Japan | 12–21|  Ireland

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
13:16

Argentina | 31–7|  Wales

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

13th place final

8 March 2020
15:58

Ireland | 31–26|  Argentina

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

### Ninth place

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| 9th place quarterfinals| | 9th place semifinals| | 9th place final

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| 8 March 2020 – 9:43 – BC Place | | | | |

|  Japan| 19

| 8 March 2020 – 13:38 – BC Place

|  Samoa| 50 |

|  Samoa|  0

| 8 March 2020 – 10:05 – BC Place

| |  France| 19 |

|  Ireland| 21

| | 8 March 2020 – 17:07 – BC Place

|  France| 22 |

|  France|  7

| 8 March 2020 – 10:27 – BC Place

| |  Scotland| 12

|  Scotland| 28

| 8 March 2020 – 14:00 – BC Place |

|  Argentina| 17 |

|  Scotland|  12

| 8 March 2020 – 10:49 – BC Place

| |  Kenya| 7 |

|  Wales| 0

|  Kenya| 28 |

Matches

9th place quarterfinals

| 8 March 2020
9:43

Japan | 19–50|  Samoa

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
10:05

Ireland | 21–22|  France

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
10:27

Scotland | 28–17|  Argentina

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
10:49

Wales | 0–28|  Kenya

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

9th place semifinals

8 March 2020
13:38

Samoa | 0–19|  France

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
14:00

Scotland | 12–7|  Kenya

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

9th place final

8 March 2020
17:07

France | 7–12|  Scotland

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

### Fifth place

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| 5th place semifinals| | 5th place final

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| 8 March 2020 – 14:30 – BC Place | |

|  United States| 40

| 8 March 2020 – 17:31 – BC Place

|  Fiji| 14|

|  United States| 24

| 8 March 2020 – 14:52 – BC Place

| |  England| 26

|  England| 26

|  Spain| 17 |

Matches

5th place semifinals

| 8 March 2020
14:30

United States | 40–14|  Fiji

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
14:52

England | 26–17|  Spain

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

5th place final

8 March 2020
17:31

United States | 24–26|  England

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

### Cup

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| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

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| 8 March 2020 – 11:19 – BC Place | | | | |

|  South Africa| 26

| 8 March 2020 – 15:14 – BC Place

|  United States| 10 |

|  South Africa| 15

| 8 March 2020 – 11:41 – BC Place

| |  New Zealand| 27 |

|  New Zealand| 17

| | 8 March 2020 – 18:28 – BC Place

|  Fiji| 5 |

|  New Zealand| 17

| 8 March 2020 – 12:03 – BC Place

| |  Australia| 14

|  Australia| 31

| 8 March 2020 – 15:36 – BC Place |

|  England| 12 |

|  Australia| 19

| 8 March 2020 – 12:25 – BC Place

| |  Canada| 14 | | 3rd place final

|  Canada| 21

| | 8 March 2020 – 17:58 – BC Place

|  Spain| 0 |

|  South Africa| 19

|  Canada| 26

Matches

Quarterfinals

| 8 March 2020
11:19

South Africa | 26–10|  United States

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
11:41

New Zealand | 17–5|  Fiji

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
12:03

Australia | 31–12|  England

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
12:25

Canada | 21–0|  Spain

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

Semifinals

8 March 2020
15:14

South Africa | 15–27|  New Zealand

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

8 March 2020
15:36

Australia | 19–14|  Canada

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

Third place

8 March 2020
17:58

South Africa | 19–26|  Canada

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

Final

8 March 2020
18:28

New Zealand | 17–14|  Australia

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| Report|
BC Place, Vancouver

## Tournament placings

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Place  |  Team  | Points

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|  New Zealand | 22
|  Australia | 19
|  Canada | 17
4  |  South Africa | 15
5  |  England | 13
6  |  United States | 12
7  |  Fiji | 11
8  |  Spain | 10

Place  |  Team  | Points

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9  |  Scotland | 8
10  |  France | 7
11  |  Samoa | 6
12  |  Kenya | 5
13  |  Ireland | 4
14  |  Argentina | 3
15  |  Wales | 2
16  |  Japan | 1

## References

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1. ^ Hall, Mike; McMahon, Martin (28 February 2020). "Rugby Sevens to go ahead at BC Place amid coronavirus concerns". City News.
2. ^ Collins, Robert (2 March 2019). "5 unforgettable memories from Canada Sevens rugby in Vancouver". Daily Hive.
3. ^ Krishant, Naveel. "Vancouver 7s: Fiji pooled with France, Canada and Wale". Fiji Village. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

## External links

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* Tournament page Archived 2015-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
* World Rugby page

World Sevens Series XXI

Preceded by

2020 USA Sevens

|  2020 Canada Sevens  | Succeeded by

2020 London Sevens

Canada Sevens
Preceded by

2019 Canada Sevens

|  2020 Canada Sevens  | Succeeded by

2021 Canada Sevens

* v
* t
* e

2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series

Tournaments|

* Dubai
* Cape Town
* Hamilton
* Sydney
* Las Vegas
* Vancouver

Core teams|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales

Invited teams|

* Japan
* South Korea

Related articles|

* 2019–20 World Series core qualification
* 2020 World Challenger Series

* World Rugby
* Sevens Series

* v
* t
* e

Canada Sevens

Men's events|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2024

Women's events|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2024

Venues|

* BC Place
* Commonwealth Stadium
* Westhills Stadium

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*[ D ]: Games drawn
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PF ]: Points scored for
*[ PA ]: Points scored against
*[ PD ]: Point score difference
*[ Pts]: Standings points
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