2016 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XVII
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date6–7 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 played45
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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

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
6 February 2016
13:12
New Zealand 27–12 Canada
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
13:34
Australia 24–7 Portugal
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
17:10
New Zealand 40–5 Portugal
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
17:32
Australia 26–12 Canada
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
20:41
Canada 17–26 Portugal
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
21:03
New Zealand 17–17 Australia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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
6 February 2016
11:44
South Africa 33–7 Scotland
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
12:06
Kenya 24–10 Russia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
15:02
South Africa 40–0 Russia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
15:24
Kenya 17–14 Scotland
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
18:43
Scotland 40–5 Russia
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
19:05
South Africa 26–19 Kenya
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
6 February 2016
11:00
Fiji 31–0 Samoa
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
11:22
Argentina 17–7 France
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
14:18
Fiji 49–5 France
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
14:40
Argentina 14–12 Samoa
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
17:59
Samoa 29–14 France
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
18:21
Fiji 19–14 Argentina
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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
6 February 2016
12:28
England 26–5 Japan
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
12:50
United States 42–0 Wales
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
16:26
England 21–5 Wales
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
16:48
United States 33–17 Japan
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
19:57
Japan 21–26 Wales
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
6 February 2016
20:19
England 17–14 United States
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
 Portugal31
 
7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Japan17
 
 Japan17
 
7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Russia24
 
 Samoa28
 
7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Russia24
 
 Russia19
 
7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Wales26
 
 Wales21
 
7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Canada32
 
 Wales22
 
7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 France5
 
 Scotland22
 
 
 France19
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
 Portugal31
 
7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Japan17
 
 Portugal10
 
7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Samoa14
 
 Samoa28
 
7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Russia24
 
 Samoa12
 
7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Canada17
 
 Wales21
 
7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Canada32
 
 Canada35
 
7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Scotland12
 
 Scotland22
 
 
 France19
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand24
 
7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 United States7
 
 United States21
 
7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Kenya24
 
 Fiji28
 
7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Kenya12
 
 Kenya0
 
7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Argentina24
 
 England12
 
7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Australia17
 
 England14
 
7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Argentina19
 
 South Africa26
 
 
 Argentina0
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal a
 
          
 
7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand24
 
7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 United States7
 
 New Zealand14
 
7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Fiji12
 
 Fiji28
 
7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Kenya12
 
 New Zealand27
 
7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Australia24
 
 England12
 
7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Australia17
 
 Australia12
 
7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 South Africa7 Third place
 
 South Africa26
 
7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium
 
 Argentina0
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 South Africa12
 

Notes

^a The match was Australia's fourth Cup final on home soil. The Australian try scorers were Henry Hutchison, who scored two in the first half, while Sam Myers and Greg Jeloudev each scored a try in the second half.[3] For New Zealand, Rieko Ioane scored a hat-trick, while captain Tim Mikkelson and Kurt Baker each scored a try.

References

  1. ^ Payten, Iain (25 January 2016). "Rugby Sevens Sydney: Tickets almost sold out as tournament success looms". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ Cup Final, Allianz Stadium, Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ All Blacks Sevens go back to back after success in Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016.

External links

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
Australia Sevens
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