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Format: The format for the rugby sevens tournament included a preliminary pool stage followed by quarterfinals, semifinals, finals and placings matches. In the preliminary phase the 12 participating teams were split into three pools of four in a round robin format with each team playing every other team in their group. The top two teams in each pool and de two best no. three advanced to the quarterfinals. The winners of the quarterfinal matches proceeded to the semifinals and the losers to placings matches 5th-8th. |