2016 Sydney Sevens

AUS Australia Sevens World Series XVII 6–7 February 2016 New Zealand Australia Fiji Argentina Kenya Canada Samoa Wales Russia 45 2014 Gold Coast 2017 The 2016 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, held over the weekend of 6–7 February 2016 at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia. It was the thirteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament. The Cup final was won by New Zealand, defeating Australia by 27–24 in front of a sold-out crowd of over 37,000 fans.Cup Final, Allianz Stadium, Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016. Fiji defeated South Africa in the third place play-off. Format The teams were divided into pools of four teams each, and a round-robin played within each pool. Points were awarded for each match as 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the play-offs for the Cup and Plate. The bottom two teams in each pool progressed to the play-offs for the Bowl and Shield Teams The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were: 15em ARG AUS CAN ENG FIJ FRA JPN KEN NZL POR SAM SCO RSA RUS USA WAL Pool Stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsNZL32108434+508AUS32106736+318POR31023881-435CAN30034179-383 6 February 2016 13:12 New Zealand 27–12 Canada Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 13:34 Australia 24–7 Portugal Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 17:10 New Zealand 40–5 Portugal Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 17:32 Australia 26–12 Canada Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 20:41 Canada 17–26 Portugal Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 21:03 New Zealand 17–17 Australia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsRSA33009926+739KEN32016050+107SCO31026155+65RUS300315104-893 6 February 2016 11:44 South Africa 33–7 Scotland Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 12:06 Kenya 24–10 Russia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 15:02 South Africa 40–0 Russia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 15:24 Kenya 17–14 Scotland Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 18:43 Scotland 40–5 Russia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 19:05 South Africa 26–19 Kenya Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsFJI33009919+809ARG32014538+77SAM31024159-185FRA30032695-693 6 February 2016 11:00 Fiji 31–0 Samoa Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 11:22 Argentina 17–7 France Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 14:18 Fiji 49–5 France Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 14:40 Argentina 14–12 Samoa Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 17:59 Samoa 29–14 France Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 18:21 Fiji 19–14 Argentina Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsENG33006424+409USA32018934+557WAL31023184-535JPN30034385-423 6 February 2016 12:28 England 26–5 Japan Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 12:50 United States 42–0 Wales Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 16:26 England 21–5 Wales Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 16:48 United States 33–17 Japan Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 19:57 Japan 21–26 Wales Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 6 February 2016 20:19 England 17–14 United States Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Knockout stage Shield 190 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium POR 31 JPN 17 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium SAM 28 RUS 24 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium WAL 21 CAN 32 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium SCO 22 FRA 19 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium JPN 17 RUS 24 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium WAL 22 FRA 5 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium RUS 19 WAL 26 Bowl 190 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium POR 31 JPN 17 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium SAM 28 RUS 24 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium WAL 21 CAN 32 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium SCO 22 FRA 19 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium POR 10 SAM 14 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium CAN 35 SCO 12 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium SAM 12 CAN 17 Plate 190 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium NZL 24 USA 7 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium FIJ 28 KEN 12 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium ENG 12 AUS 17 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium RSA 26 ARG 0 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium USA 21 KEN 24 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium ENG 14 ARG 19 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium KEN 0 ARG 24 Cup yes 190 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium NZL 24 USA 7 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium FIJ 28 KEN 12 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium ENG 12 AUS 17 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium RSA 26 ARG 0 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium NZL 14 FIJ 12 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium AUS 12 RSA 7 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium NZL 27 AUS 24 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium FIJ 26 RSA 12 Final final a Notes final a The match was Australia's fourth Cup final on home soil. The Australian try scorers were Henry Hutchison, who scored two in the first half, while Sam Myers and Greg Jeloudev each scored a try in the second half.All Blacks Sevens go back to back after success in Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016. For New Zealand, Rieko Ioane scored a hat-trick, while captain Tim Mikkelson and Kurt Baker each scored a try. References 25 January 2016 Iain Payten Rugby Sevens Sydney: Tickets almost sold out as tournament success looms The Daily Telegraph 31 January 2016 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/rugby-sevens-sydney-tickets-almost-sold-out-as-tournament-success-looms/news-story/8999713f7f904970638297e628d018f2?nk=57922bc0e119d6cef99329b3b81a31fa-1454208996 External links Sydney 7s official webpage Category:Australian Sevens Category:2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series Sydney Sevens Category:International sports competitions in Sydney