The 2019 Dubai Sevens was the first of ten tournaments in the
2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series with the tournament holding its 50th edition, with it being the 20th time that an World Series event has been held. For Ireland, they would join the series as a core team for the first time after winning the qualifier held at the
2019 Hong Kong Sevens defeating the host nation in the final by 21 points. Throughout the off-season, qualifying for the
2020 Summer Olympics took place via the continental tournaments. Over in the Americas,
Argentina and
Canada qualified through to the Olympics after defeating
Brazil and
Jamaica respectively. The following week saw
Great Britain became the eighth team to qualify after defeating
France in the final at
Colomiers. In early November,
Australia and
Kenya became the ninth and tenth team to qualify as they both won their respective regional tournaments. The final continental spot went to
South Korea after defeating
Hong Kong in the final of the
2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament. ==Format==