2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

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2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts Russia
 England
 Poland
Date4 June - 17 July
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Great Britain Royals
Runners-up Russia
Third Great Britain Lions
Series details
Top try scorerPoland Szymon Sirocki
Top point scorerUnited Kingdom Luke Treharne
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series competition was restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix.[1][2]

Grand Prix series[]

Schedule[]

Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third
4–5 June Russia Moscow  Russia  France  Great Britain Lions
9–10 July England Exeter  Great Britain Royals  France  Spain
16–17 July Poland Gdynia  Great Britain Royals  Great Britain Lions  Russia

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Standings[]

The two highest teams who did not already have "core status" on the World Rugby Sevens Series -- Spain and Germany -- qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017-18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Legend
Winner
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier
Relegated to Trophy for 2017
Rank Team Moscow Exeter Gdynia Points
-  Great Britain Royals 12 20 20 52
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia 20 14 16 50
-  Great Britain Lions 16 12 18 46
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 18 18 8 44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain 8 16 14 38
4  Germany 14 10 6 30
5  Georgia 10 6 10 26
6  Italy 4 8 12 24
7  Portugal 6 4 3 13
8  Belgium 3 3 4 10
9  Poland 2 2 2 6
10  Lithuania 1 1 1 3
  • The GB teams were not included in the final ranking

Moscow[]

Main article: 2016 Moscow Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Russia 24–7  France  Great Britain Lions (Third)
 Germany
Plate  Great Britain Royals 15–12  Georgia  Spain (Seventh)
 Portugal
Bowl  Italy 14–12  Belgium  Poland (Eleventh)
 Lithuania

Exeter Leg[]

Main article: 2016 Exeter Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Great Britain Royals 33–17  France  Spain (Third)
 Russia
Plate  Great Britain Lions 31–19  Germany  Italy (Seventh)
 Georgia
Bowl  Portugal 31–5  Belgium  Poland (Eleventh)
 Lithuania

Gdynia leg[]

Main article: 2016 Gdynia Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Great Britain Royals 26-14  Great Britain Lions  Russia (Third)
 Spain
Plate  Italy 26-0  Georgia  France (Seventh)
 Germany
Bowl  Belgium 14-0  Portugal  Poland (Eleventh)
 Lithuania

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/group-290.htm[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/rugbyeurope/photos/a.1969135839893178.1073741828.1967347856738643/2273731132766979/?type=3&theater
  3. ^ "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled".
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