2016 Exeter Sevens

The 2016 Exeter Sevens is the second tournament of the 2016 Sevens Grand Prix Series. It will be held over the weekend of 9–10 July 2016.

2016 Exeter Sevens
Sevens Grand Prix Series VI
Host nation	England
Date	9–10 July 2016
Cup
Champion	Great Britain Royals
Runner-up	France
Third	Spain
Plate
Winner	Great Britain Lions
Runner-up	Germany
Bowl
Winner	Portugal
Runner-up	Belgium
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Teams

12 teams participated in the tournament. In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding individual teams, two unified Great Britain teams will compete.[1]

•  Belgium
•  France
•  Georgia
•  Germany
•  Great Britain Royals
•  Great Britain Lions
•  Italy
•  Lithuania
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Spain

Pool Stage

[2]

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	55	14	41	9
Russia	3	1	1	1	28	28	0	6
Georgia	3	0	2	1	31	36	-5	5
Lithuania	3	0	1	2	27	39	-12	4

9 July 2016

Russia	12–5	Lithuania

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9 July 2016

Georgia	7–12	Spain

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9 July 2016

Russia	14–21	Spain

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9 July 2016

Georgia	12–12	Lithuania

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9 July 2016

Russia	12–12	Georgia

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9 July 2016

Spain	22–0	Lithuania

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Great Britain Royals	3	3	0	0	91	10	81	9
France	3	2	0	1	81	36	45	7
Poland	3	1	0	2	31	93	-62	5
Portugal	3	0	0	3	21	85	-64	3

9 July 2016

France	36–12	Poland

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9 July 2016

Great Britain Royals	31–0	Portugal

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9 July 2016

France	35–7	Portugal

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9 July 2016

Great Britain Royals	43–0	Poland

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9 July 2016

France	10–17	Great Britain Royals

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9 July 2016

Portugal	14–19	Poland

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Great Britain Lions	3	3	0	0	103	5	57	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	31	58	-27	7
Germany	3	1	0	2	38	79	-41	5
Belgium	3	0	0	3	34	64	-30	3

9 July 2016

Great Britain Lions	31–5	Belgium

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9 July 2016

Germany	17–19	Italy

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9 July 2016

Great Britain Lions	31–0	Italy

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9 July 2016

Germany	21–19	Belgium

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9 July 2016

Great Britain Lions	41–0	Germany

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9 July 2016

Italy	12–10	Belgium

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Portugal	26
					10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Poland	17
					Portugal	31
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
					Belgium	5
	Lithuania	5
	Belgium	35
					Third place
					10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
					Poland	17
					Lithuania	0

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Spain	26
					10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Germany	0
					Germany	21
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
					Italy	12
	France	10
									10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Italy	5
									Germany	19
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
									Great Britain Lions	31
	Great Britain Royals	24
					10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Georgia	7
					Georgia	7
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
					Great Britain Lions	22			Third place
	Great Britain Lions	5
									10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Russia	7
									Italy	7
									Georgia	0

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Spain	26
					10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Germany	0
					Spain	0
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
					France	31
	France	10
									10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Italy	5
									France	17
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
									Great Britain Royals	33
	Great Britain Royals	24
					10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Georgia	7
					Great Britain Royals	12
	10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
					Russia	10			Third place
	Great Britain Lions	5
									10 July 2016 – TBD – Exeter
	Russia	7
									Spain	17
									Russia	7

References

1. "Rugby Europe official website". Rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
2. "Rugby Europe official website". Rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-05-25.