2016 London Sevens
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| 2016 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 21–22 May 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Third |  United States |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Russia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
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The 2016 London Sevens was the tenth and final tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 21–22 May 2016 at Twickenham in London.
Format[]
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams[]
The pools and schedule were announced in April 2016.
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Pool Stage[]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 9 |
| United States
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 6 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 6 |
 Samoa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 58 | -34 | 3 |
Pool B[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 9 |
 Fiji
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 7 |
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 5 |
| Wales
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 88 | -68 | 3 |
Pool C[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 40 | +48 | 8 |
| Scotland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 8 |
| Kenya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 5 |
 Portugal
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 98 | -53 | 3 |
Pool D[]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 8 |
| Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 8 |
| Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 5 |
 Brazil
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 73 | -61 | 3 |
Knockout stage[]
Shield[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 09:30 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 12:36 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 38 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 16:02 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 31 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 12:58 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 22 | |||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
Bowl[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 09:30 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 13:20 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 16:32 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 13:42 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 22 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
Plate[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 10:58 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 14:04 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 31 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 17:02 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 14:26 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| United States | 42 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 35 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| England | 10 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
Cup[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 10:58 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 14:48 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 17:57 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 27 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 15:10 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| United States | 42 | |||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 May 2016 – 17:32 – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
External links[]
Categories:
- London Sevens
- 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
- 2015–16 in English rugby union