The 2016 Paris Sevens was the ninth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–15 May 2016 at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, France. It was the first time that the France Sevens had been featured on the Sevens world circuit since 2006.
| 2016 Paris Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  France |
| Date | 13–15 May 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third | France |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
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Format edit
Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams edit
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stages edit
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 27 | +58 | 9 |
 Kenya
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 7 |
 Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 5 |
| Portugal
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 31 | +82 | 9 |
| Samoa
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 7 |
| Scotland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 5 |
| Wales
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 120 | −89 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12 | +73 | 9 |
| Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 7 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 5 |
 Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 106 | −87 | 3 |
Pool D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 7 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 5 |
 Canada
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 103 | −79 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
Shield edit
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| Russia | 33 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 38 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Russia | 33 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 10 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 38 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 14 | |||||||||
Plate edit
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| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 29 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 29 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 22 | Third place | ||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||