2016 Sydney Sevens
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| 2016 Sydney Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 6–7 February 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | Australia |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  Russia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
2017 → | |
The 2016 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, held over the weekend of 6–7 February 2016 at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia.[1] It was the thirteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
The Cup final was won by New Zealand, defeating Australia by 27–24 in front of a sold-out crowd of over 37,000 fans.[2] Fiji defeated South Africa in the third place play-off.
The teams were divided into pools of four teams each, and a round-robin played within each pool. Points were awarded for each match as 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the play-offs for the Cup and Plate. The bottom two teams in each pool progressed to the play-offs for the Bowl and Shield
Teams
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 8 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 8 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 79 | -38 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 9 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 7 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 5 |
| Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 104 | -89 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19 | +80 | 9 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 7 |
| Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 5 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 95 | -69 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 9 |
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 7 |
| Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | -53 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 85 | -42 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 31 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 32 | |||||||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 31 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 32 | |||||||||
| Canada | 35 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final a | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 27 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||