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2016 Sydney Sevens
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. It was the thirteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
| 2016 Sydney Sevens |
|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII |
| Australia |
| 6–7 February 2016 |
| New Zealand |
| Australia |
| Fiji |
| Argentina |
| Kenya |
| Canada |
| Samoa |
| Wales |
| Russia |
| 45 |
| ← 2014 Gold Coast 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. 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. 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
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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