Twelve men's teams were eligible to compete in the repechage tournament, being the second and third ranked teams from the six continental qualifiers. Two teams, Brazil and China, withdrew a month before the competition due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] A third team, Uganda, had to withdraw after members of their squad recorded positive COVID-19 test results on arrival in Monaco. This reduced the number of teams competing to nine.[5]
Ireland won the repechage tournament, defeating France by 28–19 in the final, to qualify for the men's sevens tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.[2][5]
^ abBrazil and China withdrew a month before the tournament due to challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
^Uganda was a late withdrawal from the tournament following positive COVID-19 test results from the squad on arrival in Monaco.[5]
Pool stage
The teams were drawn into two pools with each team playing against all opponents in their own pool.[6] Due to the late withdrawal of Uganda, all matches involving them were recorded as a bye for their opponents in Pool B.[5][7]
Stade Louis II, Monaco Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
Combined standings
After completion of the pool stage, the top two teams from each pool progressed to the knockout stage, with the winner of the final gaining qualification for the Olympic Sevens in Tokyo.[8][5] Seedings for the knockouts were based on (a) pool placing, (b) competition points awarded (for a win, draw or loss) in the respective pool standings, and (c) difference between points scored and conceded across all pool matches played.
