2016 USA Women's Sevens

The 2016 USA Sevens was the third tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 8–9 April 2016 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia. Australia won the tournament, defeating New Zealand by 24–19 in the final.[1]

2016 USA Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series IV
Host nation United States of America
Date8 – 9 April 2016
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Third England
Plate
Winner United States
Runner-up Russia
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Runner-up Japan
Tournament details
Matches played34
2015
2017

Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.

Teams

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 94 14 +80 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 63 26 +37 7
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 53 57 -4 5
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 7 120 -113 3
8 April 2016
13:14
Australia  7–21  England

8 April 2016
13:36
Fiji  41–7  Colombia

8 April 2016
15:58
Australia  34–0  Colombia

8 April 2016
16:20
Fiji  7–28  England

8 April 2016
18:42
Australia  22–5  Fiji

8 April 2016
19:04
England  45–0  Colombia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 72 22 +50 9
 France 3 2 0 1 56 24 +32 7
 Russia 3 1 0 2 22 55 -30 5
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 12 61 -49 3
8 April 2016
12:30
Canada  26–5  Russia

8 April 2016
12:52
France  22–0  Ireland

8 April 2016
15:14
Canada  29–5  Ireland

8 April 2016
15:36
France  22–7  Russia

8 April 2016
17:58
Canada  17–12  France

8 April 2016
18:20
Russia  10–7  Ireland

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 69 17 +52 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 53 22 +31 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 32 78 -46 5
 Spain 3 0 0 3 12 49 -37 3
8 April 2016
13:58
New Zealand  38–5  Japan

8 April 2016
14:20
United States  24–0  Spain

8 April 2016
16:42
New Zealand  10–5  Spain

8 April 2016
17:04
United States  33–12  Japan


8 April 2016
19:48
Japan  15–7  Spain

Knockout stage

Bowl

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
 Japan19
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Colombia7
 
 Japan15
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Ireland26
 
 Spain5
 
 
 Ireland17
 
Third place
 
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
 Colombia12
 
 
 Spain24

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
 England19
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Russia12
 
 Russia24
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 France12
 
 France7
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 New Zealand24
 
 Russia7
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 United States19
 
 Canada29
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Fiji0
 
 Fiji0
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 United States38 Third place
 
 United States5
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Australia22
 
 France28
 
 
 Fiji0
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
 England19
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Russia12
 
 England19
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 New Zealand24
 
 France7
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 New Zealand24
 
 New Zealand19
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Australia24
 
 Canada29
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Fiji0
 
 Canada14
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Australia26 Third place
 
 United States5
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 Australia22
 
 England26
 
 
 Canada14
 

References

  1. "Aussie women win Atlanta Sevens". Special Broadcasting Service. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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