2016 Canada Sevens
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| 2016 Canada Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  Canada |
| Date | 12–13 March 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Third |  Australia |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | Canada |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Russia |
| Runner-up |  Portugal |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
2017 → | |
The 2016 Canada Sevens is the first edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 12–13 March 2016 at BC Place in Vancouver, BC.
New Zealand won the Cup final.[1]
Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
Pool stages
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24 | +100 | 9 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 7 |
 Kenya |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 5 |
| Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 148 | –136 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 7 |
| Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 124 | –107 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 7 | +89 | 9 |
 Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 7 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 51 | –9 | 5 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 94 | –82 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 9 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 7 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 36 | –10 | 5 |
| France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 80 | –44 | 3 |