2016 Dubai Sevens
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
The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their 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
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
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 7 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 78 | –40 | 3 |
Pool B
| 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
| 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 |
Knockout stage
13th place
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 19 | |||||
| Australia | 20 | |||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||
Cup
| 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
| 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
- http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/195249
- http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/194340, Uganda set for Dubai after African win
- http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/193845 Olympic heroes set for Dubai opener
| World Sevens Series XVIII | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None (first event) |
2016 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2016 South Africa Sevens |
| Dubai Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2015 Dubai Sevens |
2016 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2017 Dubai Sevens |
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