Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Pool A edit

Argentina edit

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On August 9, Bruzzone replaced Etchart and Rojas by injury.[1][2]

Head coach: Santiago Gómez Cora

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Fernando Luna (1990-05-12)May 12, 1990 (aged 26) 28 178   Córdoba Athletic
2 FW Santiago Álvarez (1994-02-17)February 17, 1994 (aged 22) 22 100   CASI
3 FW Germán Schulz (1994-02-05)February 5, 1994 (aged 22) 18 120   Tala
4 FW Juan Pablo Estelles (1988-05-05)May 5, 1988 (aged 28) 3 60   Atlético del Rosario
5 FW Axel Müller (1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 22) 21 212   Marista
6 BK Matías Moroni (1991-03-29)March 29, 1991 (aged 25) 13 139   CUBA
7 BK Javier Rojas (1991-04-15)April 15, 1991 (aged 25) 10 243   Universitario
8 BK Gastón Revol (c) (1986-11-26)November 26, 1986 (aged 29) 49 566   La Tablada
9 BK Rodrigo Etchart (1994-01-24)January 24, 1994 (aged 22) 19 175   SIC
10 BK Bautista Ezcurra (1995-01-16)January 16, 1995 (aged 21) 10 107   Hindú
11 BK Juan Imhoff (1988-05-11)May 11, 1988 (aged 28) 2 5   Racing 92
12 BK Franco Sábato (1990-01-13)January 13, 1990 (aged 26) 25 205   Alumni
13 BK Nicolás Bruzzone (1985-10-24)October 24, 1985 (aged 30) 54 292   Universitario

Brazil edit

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Andrés Romagnoli

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Daniel Sancery (1994-05-27)May 27, 1994 (aged 22) 2 20   São José
2 FW Martin Schaefer (1989-10-18)October 18, 1989 (aged 26) 5 5   SPAC
3 FW Juliano Fiori (1985-06-27)June 27, 1985 (aged 31) 6 5   Richmond
4 BK Felipe Silva (1986-02-28)February 28, 1986 (aged 30) 4 7   SPAC
5 FW Stefano Giantorno (1991-09-27)September 27, 1991 (aged 24) 1 5   San Luis
6 BK Moisés Duque (1988-12-21)December 21, 1988 (aged 27) 6 55   São José
7 BK Lucas Duque (c) (1984-03-15)March 15, 1984 (aged 32) 6 42   São José
8 FW Felipe Sancery (1994-05-27)May 27, 1994 (aged 22) 3 0   São José
9 BK Laurent Bourda-Couhet (1994-07-12)July 12, 1994 (aged 22) 3 0   Band Saracens
10 FW Arthur Bergo (1994-03-07)March 7, 1994 (aged 22) 1 0   SPAC
11 BK Gustavo Albuquerque (1991-06-28)June 28, 1991 (aged 25) 6 20   Curitiba
12 BK André Silva (1988-03-22)March 22, 1988 (aged 28) 5 20   SPAC

Fiji edit

The following is the Fiji roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Ben Ryan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Apisai Domolailai (1989-04-16)April 16, 1989 (aged 27) 20 117   Daveta
2 FW Jasa Veremalua (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 28) 24 255   Red Rock
3 FW Semi Kunatani (1990-10-27)October 27, 1990 (aged 25) 19 295   Toulouse
4 FW Viliame Mata (1991-10-22)October 22, 1991 (aged 24) 9 55   Edinburgh
5 FW Leone Nakarawa (1988-04-02)April 2, 1988 (aged 28) 7 35   Racing 92
6 BK Kitione Taliga (1993-04-21)April 21, 1993 (aged 23) 9 183   Wardens
7 BK Osea Kolinisau (c) (1985-11-17)November 17, 1985 (aged 30) 52 1,026   Covenant Brothers
8 BK Josua Tuisova (1994-02-04)February 4, 1994 (aged 22) 2 30   Toulon
9 BK Jerry Tuwai (1989-03-23)March 23, 1989 (aged 27) 18 222   Daveta
10 BK Samisoni Nasagavesi (1988-04-25)April 25, 1988 (aged 28) 24 520   Montauban
11 BK Savenaca Rawaca (1991-08-20)August 20, 1991 (aged 24) 16 385   Saracens
12 BK Vatemo Ravouvou (1990-07-31)July 31, 1990 (aged 26) 12 542   Westfield Dragons
13 FW Masivesi Dakuwaqa (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 (aged 22) 5 55   Westfield Dragons

United States edit

The following is the American roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Mike Friday

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Carlin Isles (1989-11-21)November 21, 1989 (aged 26) 29 390  Unattached
2 FW Ben Pinkelman (1994-06-13)June 13, 1994 (aged 22) 7 40   Denver Barbarians
3 FW Danny Barrett (1990-03-23)March 23, 1990 (aged 26) 23 167  Unattached
4 FW Garrett Bender (1991-12-02)December 2, 1991 (aged 24) 24 55  Unattached
5 FW Zack Test (1989-10-13)October 13, 1989 (aged 26) 62 721  Unattached
6 FW Andrew Durutalo (1987-10-25)October 25, 1987 (aged 28) 30 132   Sunwolves
7 BK Folau Niua (1985-01-27)January 27, 1985 (aged 31) 40 390  Unattached
8 BK Maka Unufe (1991-09-28)September 28, 1991 (aged 24) 23 200  Unattached
9 BK Chris Wyles (1983-09-12)September 12, 1983 (aged 32) 13 270   Saracens
10 BK Madison Hughes (c) (1992-10-26)October 26, 1992 (aged 23) 23 725  Unattached
11 BK Perry Baker (1986-06-29)June 29, 1986 (aged 30) 19 380  Unattached
12 FW Nate Ebner (1988-12-14)December 14, 1988 (aged 27) 3 10   New England Patriots

Pool B edit

Australia edit

The following is the Australia roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] Tom Kingston replaced injured Lewis Holland after he injured his hamstring on Day 1.[7]

Head coach: Andy Friend

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Nick Malouf (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 23) 22 175   University of Queensland
2 FW Jesse Parahi (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 27) 35 125   Northern Suburbs
3 BK Henry Hutchison (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 19) 7 135   Randwick
4 BK Lewis Holland (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 23) 31 469   Queanbeyan Whites
5 BK James Stannard (1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 33) 31 794   Souths
6 FW Con Foley (1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 23) 42 309   University of Queensland
7 BK Cameron Clark (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 23) 30 632   Northern Suburbs
8 FW Pat McCutcheon (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 29) 14 100   Sydney University
9 FW Ed Jenkins (c) (1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 30) 45 522   Sydney University
10 FW Allan Fa'alava'au (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22) 28 257   Endeavour Hills
11 BK John Porch (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 22) 5 62   Northern Suburbs
12 FW Tom Cusack (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) 15 60   Canberra Royals
13 BK Tom Kingston (1991-06-19)19 June 1991 (aged 25) 9 45   Sydney Stars

France edit

The following is the France roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Jonathan Laugel (1993-01-30)January 30, 1993 (aged 23) 40 95  Unattached
2 FW Manoël Dall'igna (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 31) 50 255  Unattached
3 FW Damien Cler (1983-10-02)October 2, 1983 (aged 32) 10 65  Unattached
4 BK Terry Bouhraoua (c) (1987-08-26)August 26, 1987 (aged 28) 37 915  Unattached
5 BK Stephen Parez (1994-08-01)August 1, 1994 (aged 22) 24 273  Unattached
6 BK Steeve Barry (1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 25) 39 274   Stade Rochelais
7 BK Virimi Vakatawa (1992-05-01)May 1, 1992 (aged 24) 16 300  Unattached
8 FW Pierre-Gilles Lakafia (1987-03-12)March 12, 1987 (aged 29) 21 115  Unattached
9 BK Jérémy Aicardi (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 27) 16 114  Unattached
10 BK Julien Candelon (1980-07-08)July 8, 1980 (aged 36) 35 546  Unattached
11 FW Sacha Valleau (1996-10-08)October 8, 1996 (aged 19) 10 42  Unattached
12 BK Vincent Inigo (1983-02-10)February 10, 1983 (aged 33) 29 109  Unattached

South Africa edit

The following is the South Africa roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Neil Powell

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Dylan Sage (1992-01-24)January 24, 1992 (aged 24) 7 40   SARU
2 FW Philip Snyman (1987-04-26)April 26, 1987 (aged 29) 37 211   SARU
3 FW Tim Agaba (1989-07-23)July 23, 1989 (aged 27) 7 25   SARU
4 FW Kwagga Smith (1993-06-11)June 11, 1993 (aged 23) 24 250   SARU
5 FW Werner Kok (1993-01-17)January 17, 1993 (aged 23) 19 210   SARU
6 FW Kyle Brown (c) (1987-02-06)February 6, 1987 (aged 29) 56 385   SARU
7 BK Cheslin Kolbe (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 22) 12 192   Stormers
8 BK Rosko Specman (1989-04-28)April 28, 1989 (aged 27) 13 169   SARU
9 BK Justin Geduld (1993-10-01)October 1, 1993 (aged 22) 25 558   SARU
10 BK Cecil Afrika (1988-03-03)March 3, 1988 (aged 28) 45 1,123   SARU
11 BK Seabelo Senatla (1993-03-10)March 10, 1993 (aged 23) 29 785   Stormers
12 BK Juan de Jongh (1988-04-15)April 15, 1988 (aged 28) 6 40   Stormers
13 BK Francois Hougaard (1988-04-06)April 6, 1988 (aged 28) 6 25   Worcester Warriors

Spain edit

The following is Spain's roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coach: José Ignacio Incháusti

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age*) Events Points Union
1 FW Ignacio Martín (1983-10-15)October 15, 1983 (aged 32) 11 129   Bera Bera
2 FW Matías Tudela (c) (1984-10-06)October 6, 1984 (aged 31) 16 45   Tatami
3 FW Iñaki Villanueva (1991-02-10)February 10, 1991 (aged 25) 2 5   Complutense Cisneros
4 BK Pablo Feijoo (1982-05-18)May 18, 1982 (aged 34) 12 69   Complutense Cisneros
5 BK Ángel López (1992-01-16)January 16, 1992 (aged 24) 13 39   Complutense Cisneros
6 FW Francisco Hernández (1988-10-28)October 28, 1988 (aged 27) 9 82   Complutense Cisneros
7 BK Marcos Poggi (1985-03-08)March 8, 1985 (aged 31) 8 40   Complutense Cisneros
8 BK César Sempere (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 (aged 32) 4 112   Tatami
9 BK Igor Genua (1988-06-05)June 5, 1988 (aged 28) 5 34   Hernani
10 BK Joan Losada (1992-06-20)June 20, 1992 (aged 24) 1 5   FC Barcelona
11 BK Pol Pla (1993-02-18)February 18, 1993 (aged 23) 0 0   FC Barcelona
12 BK Javier Carrión (1990-11-09)November 9, 1990 (aged 25) 16 67   La Vila
*Ages given as in 2016.

Pool C edit

Great Britain edit

The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Simon Amor

No. Pos. Player Country Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Mark Robertson   Scotland (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 31) 47 426  Unattached
2 BK Ruaridh McConnochie   England (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24) 9 45  Unattached
3 FW Phil Burgess   England (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 28) 22 212  Unattached
4 BK Dan Norton   England (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 28) 57 1,064  Unattached
5 FW James Rodwell   England (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 31) 69 445  Unattached
6 BK Tom Mitchell (c)   England (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 27) 34 897   Harlequins
7 BK Dan Bibby   England (1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 25) 25 321  Unattached
8 FW James Davies   Wales (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 25) 14 180   Scarlets
9 BK Ollie Lindsay-Hague   England (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25) 15 110   Harlequins
10 FW Sam Cross   Wales (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 23) 27 170   Newport
11 BK Marcus Watson   England (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 25) 32 424   Newcastle Falcons
12 BK Mark Bennett   Scotland (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23) 2 35   Glasgow Warriors

Japan edit

The following is the Japan roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Tomohiro Segawa

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Lomano Lemeki (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 27) 14 221   Honda Heat
2 FW Lote Tuqiri (1987-11-12)12 November 1987 (aged 28) 20 125   Kubota Spears
3 FW Yoshitaka Tokunaga (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 24) 3 5   Toshiba Brave Lupus
4 FW Yusaku Kuwazuru (c) (1985-10-23)23 October 1985 (aged 30) 31 45   Coca-Cola Red Sparks
5 FW Kameli Soejima (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 33) 8 92   Genkai Tangaroa
6 FW Masakatsu Hikosaka (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25) 12 35   Toyota Verblitz
7 BK Katsuyuki Sakai (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 (aged 27) 23 424   Toyota Industries Shuttles
8 BK Kazushi Hano (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25) 13 45   NTT Communications Shining Arcs
9 BK Shohei Toyoshima (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27) 11 105   Toshiba Brave Lupus
10 BK Teruya Goto (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 24) 4 15   NEC Green Rockets
11 BK Kenki Fukuoka (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 23) 2 10   Panasonic Wild Knights
12 BK Kazuhiro Goya (1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 23) 12 53   Kubota Spears

Kenya edit

The following is the Kenya roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics - age represents each players age when the Olympics took place.[13]

Head coach: Benjamin Ayimba

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 BK Oscar Ayodi (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 26) 26 180   Homeboyz
2 FW Bush Mwale (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 22) 13 75   Homeboyz
3 FW Oscar Ouma Achieng (1989-05-03)3 May 1989 (aged 27) 32 320   Nakuru
4 BK Lugonzo Ligamy (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 24) 10 51   Homeboyz
5 BK Billy Odhiambo (1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 22) 27 250   Strathmore University
6 FW Humphrey Kayange (1982-07-20)20 July 1982 (aged 34) 67 799   Mwamba
7 BK Biko Adema (1987-09-01)1 September 1987 (aged 28) 53 702   Nondescripts
8 FW Andrew Amonde (c) (1983-12-25)25 December 1983 (aged 32) 48 170   Kenya Commercial Bank
9 FW Dennis Ombachi (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 24) 22 130   Mwamba
10 BK Samuel Oliech (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 22) 6 99   Impala Saracens
11 BK Collins Injera (1986-10-18)18 October 1986 (aged 29) 66 1,211   Mwamba
12 FW Willy Ambaka (1990-05-14)14 May 1990 (aged 26) 29 325   Kenya Harlequin

New Zealand edit

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coach: Gordon Tietjens

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Scott Curry (c) (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 28) 31 360   Bay of Plenty
2 BK Tim Mikkelson (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29) 62 882   Waikato
3 FW Akira Ioane (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 21) 9 77   Blues
4 FW DJ Forbes (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 33) 79 687   Counties Manukau
5 BK Lewis Ormond (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22) 8 82   Taranaki
6 BK Augustine Pulu (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 26) 6 45   Blues
7 FW Sam Dickson (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 26) 29 232   Canterbury
8 BK Gillies Kaka (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 26) 30 721   Hawke's Bay
9 BK Regan Ware (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21) 9 85   Bay of Plenty
10 BK Rieko Ioane (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 19) 10 265   Blues
11 BK Joe Webber (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 22) 23 357   Bay of Plenty
12 BK Sonny Bill Williams (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31) 6 20   Blues
13 BK Sione Molia (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 22) 6 35   Counties Manukau

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ El Litoral [dead link]
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  5. ^ "USA Rugby Names 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Rugby Team". usarugby.org. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. ^ Payten, Iain (10 August 2016). "Star playmaker Lewis Holland ruled out of remaining games as Aussie campaign derails". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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  9. ^ "South Africa 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Los Leones olimpicos". Federación Española de Rugby. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Team GB Names 2016 GB Olympic Men's Rugby Team". teamgb.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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