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.
Format
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
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
Pool Stage
Key to colours in group tables |
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
Pool A
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Pool B
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
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 |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Pool D
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
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 |
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| France | 19 | |
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Bowl
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | |
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| 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 |
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| France | 19 | |
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Plate
Cup
Notes
References
- ^ Payten, Iain (25 January 2016). "Rugby Sevens Sydney: Tickets almost sold out as tournament success looms". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Cup Final, Allianz Stadium, Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016.
- ^ All Blacks Sevens go back to back after success in Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016.
External links
- Sydney 7s official webpage
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