2016 Sydney Sevens
The 2016 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, held over the weekend of 6–7 February 2016 at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia.[1] It was the thirteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
| 2016 Sydney Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Date | 6–7 February 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | Australia |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  Russia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
2017 → | |
The Cup final was won by New Zealand, defeating Australia by 27–24 in front of a sold-out crowd of over 37,000 fans.[2] Fiji defeated South Africa in the third place play-off.
Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams each, and a round-robin played within each pool. Points were awarded for each match as 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the play-offs for the Cup and Plate. The bottom two teams in each pool progressed to the play-offs for the Bowl and Shield
Teams
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 8 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 8 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 79 | -38 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 9 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 7 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 5 |
| Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 104 | -89 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19 | +80 | 9 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 7 |
| Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 5 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 95 | -69 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 9 |
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 7 |
| Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | -53 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 85 | -42 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 31 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 32 | |||||||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 31 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||||||
| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 32 | |||||||||
| Canada | 35 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final a | ||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 27 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
Notes
^a The match was Australia's fourth Cup final on home soil. The Australian try scorers were Henry Hutchison, who scored two in the first half, while Sam Myers and Greg Jeloudev each scored a try in the second half.[3] For New Zealand, Rieko Ioane scored a hat-trick, while captain Tim Mikkelson and Kurt Baker each scored a try.
References
- Payten, Iain (25 January 2016). "Rugby Sevens Sydney: Tickets almost sold out as tournament success looms". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- Cup Final, Allianz Stadium, Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016.
- All Blacks Sevens go back to back after success in Sydney. World Rugby. 7 February 2016.