2016 Colombo Sevens

Final leg of the 2016 Asian Seven Series June 2019 noref (GreenC bot) October 2019 2016 Colombo Sevens SRI Sri Lanka Knockout 15–16 October 2015 8 20 119 HKG Rimene, Benjamin (39) SRI Dharmapala, Richard (6) Colombo International Rugby Stadium, Colombo HKG KOR CHN MAS JPN 2015 2017 The 2016 Colombo Sevens was the third and final leg of the Asian Sevens Series for the year. The tournament was held between 15 and 16 October 2016 at the Colombo International Rugby Stadium. Hong Kong had their third straight tournament win in the series, defeating South Korea 24-19 in the Cup final. The victory secured Hong Kong the overall series title and a place in the international qualifier for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, which is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. China defeated Sri Lanka 22-21 in the third/fourth place playoff; however the home side secured enough overall points in the series to finish second and also secure a place in the international qualifier at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens. In the Plate final Malaysia defeated Japan 19-14. The leading points scorer for the tournament was Benjamin Rimene from Hong Kong with 39 points (comprising three tries and twelve conversions) closely followed by Malaysia's Azwan Mat Zizi on 38 points (four tries and 9 conversions). The top try scorer was Richard Dharmapala from Sri Lanka with six tries. Pool Stage Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsHKG32017146+257KOR32018954+357JPN31024390-475MAS31024760-135 15 October 2016 12:28 HKG 31-12 JPN 15 October 2016 12:50 KOR 29-14 MAS 15 October 2016 15:24 HKG 14-19 MAS 15 October 2016 15:46 KOR 45-14 JPN 15 October 2016 18:20 MAS 14-17 JPN 15 October 2016 18:42 HKG 26-15 KOR Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsCHN33008619+679SRI320110631+757SIN310212100-885TPE3003761-543 15 October 2016 13:12 SRI 26-7 TPE 15 October 2016 13:34 CHN 34-5 SIN 15 October 2016 16:08 SRI 66-0 SIN 15 October 2016 16:30 CHN 28-0 TPE 15 October 2016 19:04 SRI 14-24 CHN 15 October 2016 19:26 TPE 0-7 SIN Finals Plate 16 October 2016 - 14:13 JPN 26 TPE 5 16 October 2016 - 14:35 MAS 24 SIN 12 16 October 2016 - 17:17 JPN 14 MAS 19 25 September 2016 - 16:55 TPE 22 SIN 17 Cup 16 October 2016 - 15:05 HKG 19 SRI 7 16 October 2016 - 15:27 KOR 19 CHN 14 16 October 2016 - 17:39 HKG 24 KOR 19 16 October 2016 - 18:23 SRI 21 CHN 22 Standings Pos. CountryPoints 1 HKG 12 2 KOR 11 3 CHN 10 4 SRI 9 5 MAS 8 6 JPN 7 7 TPE 6 8 SIN 5 2016 Category:2016 Asian Seven Series Category:2016 rugby sevens competitions Category:2016 in Asian rugby union rugby sevens