2016 USA Sevens

The 2016 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2016 Las Vegas Sevens) is the thirteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–6 March 2016 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] This was the first time a World Rugby Sevens Series event was contested on artificial turf.[2]

2016 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVII
Host nation United States
Date4–6 March 2016
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Third South Africa
Plate
Winner New Zealand
Runner-up Japan
Bowl
Winner Wales
Runner-up France
Shield
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Canada
Tournament details
Matches played45
2015
2017

Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenya 33008421+639
 New Zealand 32018029+517
 Russia 31025262–105
 Portugal 30037111–1043
4 March 2016
15:51
New Zealand  42–7  Portugal

4 March 2016
16:13
Kenya  24–21  Russia

4 March 2016
18:52
New Zealand  38–0  Russia

4 March 2016
19:14
Kenya  38–0  Portugal

5 March 2016
11:32
Portugal  0–31  Russia

5 March 2016
11:54
New Zealand  0–22  Kenya

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33009712+859
 Japan 31115073–236
 Scotland 31024366–235
 England 30124079–394
4 March 2016
Australia  26–0  Scotland

4 March 2016
England  19–19  Japan

4 March 2016
Australia  35–5  Japan

4 March 2016
England  14–24  Scotland

5 March 2016
Scotland  19–26  Japan

5 March 2016
Australia  36–7  England

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 32018152+297
 Argentina 32016334+297
 France 31025085–355
 Samoa 31025780–235
4 March 2016
Fiji  24–28  Samoa

4 March 2016
Argentina  26–7  France

4 March 2016
Fiji  42–12  France

4 March 2016
Argentina  25–12  Samoa

5 March 2016
Samoa  17–31  France

5 March 2016
Fiji  15–12  Argentina

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33009814+849
 United States 31114567–226
 Wales 31023665–295
 Canada 30124376–334
4 March 2016
South Africa  33–7  Canada

4 March 2016
United States  19–12  Wales

4 March 2016
United States  26–26  Canada

4 March 2016
South Africa  36–7  Wales

5 March 2016
Canada  10–17  Wales


Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Russia19
 
6 March 2016 – 10:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Canada10
 
 Canada24
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England7
 
 France21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England19
 
 Canada12
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Samoa24
 
 Wales31
 
6 March 2016 – 10:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Portugal12
 
 Portugal14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Samoa29
 
 Scotland17
 
 
 Samoa12
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Russia19
 
6 March 2016 – 11:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Canada10
 
 Russia14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 France15
 
 France21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England19
 
 France14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Wales28
 
 Wales31
 
6 March 2016 – 11:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Portugal12
 
 Wales21
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Scotland14
 
 Scotland17
 
 
 Samoa12
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Kenya14
 
6 March 2016 – 11:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 United States26
 
 Kenya14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan19
 
 Fiji43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan7
 
 Japan7
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand27
 
 South Africa14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand7
 
 New Zealand24
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Argentina19
 
 Australia26
 
 
 Argentina12
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Kenya14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 United States26
 
 United States14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Fiji21
 
 Fiji43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:57 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan7
 
 Fiji21
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Australia15
 
 South Africa14
 
6 March 2016 – 13:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand7
 
 South Africa12
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Australia14 Third place
 
 Australia26
 
6 March 2016 – 15:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Argentina12
 
 United States10
 
 
 South Africa21
 

References

  1. "The USA Sevens rugby tournament returns to Las Vegas in 2016", Los Angeles Times, Susan Stapleton, July 3, 2015.
  2. "USA Sevens Recap", USASevens.com, Colin E. Flora, March 12, 2016.
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