Final Olympic sevens qualifiers set for Monaco and Dublin in June

Repêchage events give Hong Kong men and women last chance for Rio 2016

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Christy Cheng and the Hong Kong women’s sevens squad will have one final chance to qualify for Rio 2016, at the repechage event in Dublin next June. Photos: HKRU

Published: 11:15am, 18 Dec 2015Updated: 2:05pm, 31 Aug 2018

Monaco and Dublin will host the final rugby sevens qualification tournaments for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in June next year, World Rugby announced Wednesday.

With 11 of the 12 teams confirmed for both Olympic sevens competitions, the climax to the global qualification process will deliver a final chance for the Hong Kong men’s and women’s teams to reach the Summer Games in Brazil.

The Stade Louis II in Monaco will host the men’s tournament 18-19 June 2016 while Dublin’s UCD Bowl will host the women’s repêchage one week later on 25-26 June.

The final qualifier for Hong Kong’s men will take place in Monaco.

A total of 16 men’s teams will compete in Monaco for the one remaining place for the Olympic sevens men’s competition, which takes place 9-11 August 2016.

Hong Kong’s men will be up against South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Samoa, Uruguay, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Russia, Germany, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Morocco and Tunisia.

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The winning team will join Fiji, South Africa, New Zealand, Great Britain (England), Argentina, USA, France, Japan, Australia, Kenya and hosts Brazil at Rio 2016.