2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series competition was restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.

2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts Russia
 England
 Poland
Date4 June - 17 July
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Great Britain Royals
Runners-up Russia
Third Great Britain Lions
Series details
Top try scorer Szymon Sirocki
Top point scorer Luke Treharne
2015
2017

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix.[1][2]

Grand Prix series

Schedule

DateVenueWinnerRunner-upThird
4–5 June Moscow Russia France Great Britain Lions
9–10 July Exeter Great Britain Royals France Spain
16–17 July Gdynia Great Britain Royals Great Britain Lions Russia

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Standings

The two highest teams who did not already have "core status" on the World Rugby Sevens Series -- Spain and Germany -- qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017-18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Legend
Winner
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier
Relegated to Trophy for 2017
Rank Team Moscow Exeter Gdynia Points
- Great Britain Royals12202052
 Russia20141650
- Great Britain Lions16121846
 France1818844
 Spain8161438
4 Germany1410630
5 Georgia1061026
6 Italy481224
7 Portugal64313
8 Belgium33410
9 Poland2226
10 Lithuania1113
  • The GB teams were not included in the final ranking

Moscow

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Russia 24–7  France  Great Britain Lions (Third)
 Germany
Plate  Great Britain Royals 15–12  Georgia  Spain (Seventh)
 Portugal
Bowl  Italy 14–12  Belgium  Poland (Eleventh)
 Lithuania

Exeter Leg

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Great Britain Royals 33–17  France  Spain (Third)
 Russia
Plate  Great Britain Lions 31–19  Germany  Italy (Seventh)
 Georgia
Bowl  Portugal 31–5  Belgium  Poland (Eleventh)
 Lithuania

Gdynia leg

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Great Britain Royals 26-14  Great Britain Lions  Russia (Third)
 Spain
Plate  Italy 26-0  Georgia  France (Seventh)
 Germany
Bowl  Belgium 14-0  Portugal  Poland (Eleventh)
 Lithuania

References

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