The 2016 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 2–3 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| 2016 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 2–3 December 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third |  England |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Format edit
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.[1]
Teams edit
Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the winner of the 2016 Africa Cup Sevens, Uganda:[2][3]
Pool stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 9 |
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 7 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 5 |
 Canada
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 78 | –40 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 22 | +64 | 9 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 7 |
| United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 5 |
 Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 110 | –89 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 26 | +57 | 9 |
 New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 7 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 60 | –15 | 5 |
 Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 81 | –54 | 3 |
Pool D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 7 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 48 | –5 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 71 | –50 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
13th place edit
| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 3 December 2016 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||
| 3 December 2016 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Uganda | 26 | |||||
| Uganda | 17 | |||||
| 3 December 2016 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Canada | 20 | |||||
| Canada | 27 | |||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||
Challenge trophy edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | ||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 31 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 27 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 28 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 22 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| United States | 40 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
5th place edit
| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 3 December 2016 – 15:27 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| France | 17 | |||||
| 3 December 2016 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||
| 3 December 2016 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||
| Australia | 20 | |||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 17:03 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 36 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| South Africa | 40 | |||||||||
| 3 December 2016 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 38 | |||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
Tournament placings edit
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
South Africa |
22 |
|
Fiji |
19 |
|
England |
17 |
| 4 | Wales |
15 |
| 5 | Australia |
13 |
| 6 | Scotland |
12 |
| 7 | France |
10 |
| New Zealand |
10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | United States |
8 |
| 10 | Samoa |
7 |
| 11 | Kenya |
5 |
| Argentina |
5 | |
| 13 | Canada |
3 |
| 14 | Uganda |
2 |
| 15 | Japan |
1 |
| Russia |
1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)
References edit
- ^ "Men's and women's sevens winners to strike gold - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Uganda set for Dubai after African win - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Fiji to start world series defence against Canada - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-17.