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
Date2–3 December 2016
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Fiji
Third England
Challenge
Winner United States
Tournament details
Matches played45
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 33007250+229
 Wales 32016448+167
 Argentina 31025957+25
 Canada 30033878–403
2 December 2016
10:30
Argentina  19–21  Wales

2 December 2016
10:52
Fiji  26–19  Canada

2 December 2016
14:14
Argentina  21–14  Canada

2 December 2016
14:36
Fiji  24–12  Wales

2 December 2016
19:31
Wales  31–5  Canada

2 December 2016
19:53
Fiji  22–19  Argentina

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33008622+649
 Scotland 32015440+147
 United States 31025140+115
 Uganda 300321110–893
2 December 2016
09:44
United States  5–14  Scotland

2 December 2016
10:06
South Africa  46–0  Uganda

2 December 2016
12:44
United States  29–7  Uganda

2 December 2016
13:06
South Africa  21–5  Scotland

2 December 2016
18:44
Scotland  35–14  Uganda

2 December 2016
19:06
South Africa  19–17  United States

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 33008326+579
 New Zealand 32016452+127
 Samoa 31024560–155
 Russia 30032781–543
2 December 2016
11:14
England  19–7  Samoa

2 December 2016
11:36
New Zealand  26–5  Russia

2 December 2016
14:58
England  38–7  Russia

2 December 2016
15:20
New Zealand  26–21  Samoa

2 December 2016
20:15
Samoa  17–15  Russia

2 December 2016
20:37
New Zealand  12–26  England

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33006426+389
 France 32015942+177
 Kenya 31024348–55
 Japan 30032171–503
2 December 2016
09:00
Kenya  14–24  France

2 December 2016
09:22
Australia  19–14  Japan

2 December 2016
12:00
Kenya  17–7  Japan

2 December 2016
12:22
Australia  28–0  France

2 December 2016
18:00
France  35–0  Japan

2 December 2016
18:22
Australia  17–12  Kenya

Knockout stage

13th place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
3 December 2016 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 Japan19
 
3 December 2016 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Uganda26
 
 Uganda17
 
3 December 2016 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Canada20
 
 Canada27
 
 
 Russia5
 

Challenge trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
3 December 2016 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 Argentina31
 
3 December 2016 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Japan14
 
 Argentina10
 
3 December 2016 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Samoa12
 
 Samoa27
 
3 December 2016 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Uganda19
 
 Samoa14
 
3 December 2016 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 United States28
 
 Kenya22
 
3 December 2016 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Canada14
 
 Kenya19
 
3 December 2016 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 United States21
 
 United States40
 
 
 Russia0
 

5th place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
3 December 2016 – 15:27 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 France17
 
3 December 2016 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Scotland26
 
 Scotland12
 
3 December 2016 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Australia19
 
 Australia20
 
 
 New Zealand12
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
3 December 2016 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 Fiji40
 
3 December 2016 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 France5
 
 Fiji31
 
3 December 2016 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 England12
 
 England24
 
3 December 2016 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Scotland21
 
 Fiji14
 
3 December 2016 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 South Africa26
 
 Australia12
 
3 December 2016 – 17:03 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Wales21
 
 Wales5
 
3 December 2016 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 South Africa36 Bronze Medal Match
 
 South Africa40
 
3 December 2016 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai
 
 New Zealand0
 
 England38
 
 
 Wales10
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 South Africa22
 Fiji19
 England17
4  Wales15
5  Australia13
6  Scotland12
7  France10
 New Zealand10
Place  Team Points
9  United States8
10  Samoa7
11  Kenya5
 Argentina5
13  Canada3
14  Uganda2
15  Japan1
 Russia1

Source: World Rugby (archived)

References


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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