It was held over the weekend of 2–3 February 2019 at Spotless Stadium in Sydney, with former venue Allianz Stadium closed for rebuilding.

It was run alongside the women's tournament.

The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.

The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship, Tonga:[2] All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) Semifinals Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Semifinals Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Final Source: World Rugby Source: World Rugby The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]