2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series competition was restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.

2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts Russia
 England
 Poland
Date4 June - 17 July
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Great Britain Royals
Runners-up Russia
Third Great Britain Lions
Series details
Top try scorerPoland Szymon Sirocki
Top point scorerUnited Kingdom Luke Treharne
2017

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix.[1][2]

Grand Prix series

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Schedule

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Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third
4–5 June   Moscow   Russia   France   Great Britain Lions
9–10 July   Exeter   Great Britain Royals   France   Spain
16–17 July   Gdynia   Great Britain Royals   Great Britain Lions   Russia

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Standings

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The two highest teams who did not already have "core status" on the World Rugby Sevens Series—Spain and Germany—qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017-18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Legend
Winner
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier
Relegated to Trophy for 2017
Rank Team Moscow Exeter Gdynia Points
-   Great Britain Royals 12 20 20 52
    Russia 20 14 16 50
-   Great Britain Lions 16 12 18 46
    France 18 18 8 44
    Spain 8 16 14 38
4   Germany 14 10 6 30
5   Georgia 10 6 10 26
6   Italy 4 8 12 24
7   Portugal 6 4 3 13
8   Belgium 3 3 4 10
9   Poland 2 2 2 6
10   Lithuania 1 1 1 3
  • The GB teams were not included in the final ranking

Moscow

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Russia 24–7   France   Great Britain Lions (Third)
  Germany
Plate   Great Britain Royals 15–12   Georgia   Spain (Seventh)
  Portugal
Bowl   Italy 14–12   Belgium   Poland (Eleventh)
  Lithuania

Exeter leg

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Great Britain Royals 33–17   France   Spain (Third)
  Russia
Plate   Great Britain Lions 31–19   Germany   Italy (Seventh)
  Georgia
Bowl   Portugal 31–5   Belgium   Poland (Eleventh)
  Lithuania

Gdynia leg

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Great Britain Royals 26-14   Great Britain Lions   Russia (Third)
  Spain
Plate   Italy 26-0   Georgia   France (Seventh)
  Germany
Bowl   Belgium 14-0   Portugal   Poland (Eleventh)
  Lithuania

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Europe official website". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Rugby Europe on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26.[user-generated source]
  3. ^ "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled".