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 nationFrance France
Date13–15 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 played45
2017

Format

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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

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The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stages

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 85 27 +58 9
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 68 40 +28 7
  Russia 3 1 0 2 34 67 −33 5
  Portugal 3 0 0 3 24 77 −53 3
13 May 2016
19:00
Kenya  29–14  Portugal
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

13 May 2016
19:22
New Zealand  35–10  Russia
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
10:30
Kenya  22–7  Russia
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
10:52
New Zealand  31–0  Portugal
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
13:41
Portugal  10–17  Russia
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
14:03
Kenya  17–19  New Zealand
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 113 31 +82 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 74 64 +10 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 59 62 −3 5
  Wales 3 0 0 3 31 120 −89 3
13 May 2016
19:44
Fiji  38–12  Scotland
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

13 May 2016
20:06
Samoa  52–10  Wales
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
11:14
Fiji  33–14  Wales
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
11:36
Samoa  17–12  Scotland
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
14:25
Scotland  35–7  Wales
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
14:47
Fiji  42–5  Samoa
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

Pool C

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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
13 May 2016
21:12
South Africa  24–5  England
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

13 May 2016
21:34
Australia  38–0  Brazil
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
12:42
South Africa  30–7  Brazil
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
13:04
Australia  24–19  England
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
15:53
England  38–12  Brazil
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
16:15
South Africa  31–0  Australia
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

Pool D

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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
13 May 2016
20:28
Argentina  36–0  United States
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

13 May 2016
20:50
France  42–5  Canada
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
11:58
Argentina  28–7  Canada
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
12:20
France  24–12  United States
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
15:09
United States  33–12  Canada
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

14 May 2016
15:31
Argentina  14–26  France
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
  Russia33
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Canada0
 
  Canada12
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Wales17
 
  England17
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Wales12
 
  Wales19
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Portugal24
 
  United States19
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Portugal17
 
  Portugal24
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Brazil5
 
  Scotland38
 
 
  Brazil14
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
  Russia33
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Canada0
 
  Russia7
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  England19
 
  England17
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Wales12
 
  England10
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Scotland28
 
  United States19
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Portugal17
 
  United States12
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Scotland14
 
  Scotland38
 
 
  Brazil14
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
  New Zealand17
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Argentina19
 
  New Zealand19
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  South Africa29
 
  South Africa10
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Samoa21
 
  South Africa17
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Australia7
 
  France24
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Kenya5
 
  Kenya7
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Australia26
 
  Fiji17
 
 
  Australia15
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
  New Zealand17
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Argentina19
 
  Argentina12
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Samoa14
 
  South Africa10
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Samoa21
 
  Samoa29
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Fiji26
 
  France24
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Kenya5
 
  France5
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Fiji22 Third place
 
  Fiji17
 
15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
  Australia15
 
  Argentina10
 
 
  France26
 
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