2015β16 World Rugby Sevens | |
---|---|
Series XVII | |
Hosts | |
Date | 4 Dec 2015 β 22 May 2016 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
β
2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 17th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999β2000. This season, the series expanded from nine to ten events. [1]
Fourteen teams from the 2014-15 season retained core status for the 2015β16 season. A fifteenth team, Russia, claimed core team status for the 2015β16 series at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The core teams were:
Russia replaced Japan, which lost core team status having finished last of the fifteen core teams in the 2014β15 Sevens World Series.
The official schedule for the 2015β16 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows: [2]
Leg | Stadium | City | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 4β5 December 2015 | ![]() |
South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 12β13 December 2015 | ![]() |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 30β31 January 2016 | ![]() |
Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 6β7 February 2016 | ![]() |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 4β6 March 2016 | ![]() |
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 12β13 March 2016 | ![]() |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 8β10 April 2016 | ![]() |
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 16β17 April 2016 | ![]() |
France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 13β15 May 2016 | ![]() |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 21β22 May 2016 | ![]() |
There were three new tournaments in the series, with two events being discontinued:
Two other existing tournaments had venue changes:
Final standings after completion of the ten tournaments in the series:
Pos. |
Event Team
|
![]() Dubai |
![]() Cape Town |
![]() Wellington |
![]() Sydney |
![]() Las Vegas |
![]() Vancouver |
![]() Hong Kong |
![]() Singapore |
![]() Paris |
![]() London |
Points total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 181 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 171 |
3 | ![]() |
15 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 158 |
4 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 134 |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 119 |
6 | ![]() |
17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 117 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 98 |
8 | ![]() |
19 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 92 |
9 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 89 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 87 |
11 | ![]() |
8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 85 |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 54 |
13 | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40 |
14 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | β | 5 | 1 | 12 | β | β | 1 | β | β | 21 |
16 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
17 | ![]() |
β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1 | 1 | 3 |
18 | ![]() |
β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 |
Source: World Rugby. Archived [6]
Legend | |
---|---|
No colour | Core team in 2015β16 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2016β17 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2015β16 season |
Yellow | Not a core team |
The opening event of the season saw Fiji starting their defense of the title by taking out the opening event of the season in Dubai. On the opening day of competition, Fiji, South Africa and England each recorded three straight wins to finish on top. New Zealand finished on top in their group but not before losing to the United States in Pool C. [7]
South Africa got knocked out in the quarter-finals by the United States but would still end up taking home the plate after they defeated Australia in the final. While for Fiji, they would take the Dubai Sevens after they initially came from behind to win against England and taking the early lead. [8]
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
28β17 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
19β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
24β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
19β17 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
After Dubai, the teams had a back to back with Cape Town being the next stop in the series.
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
29β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
29β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
19β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
40β5 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
24β21 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
21β5 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
19β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
14β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
27β24 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
24β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
17β12 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
26β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
21β15 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
27β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
21β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
24β12 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
19β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
31β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
19β17 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
17β10 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
21-7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
19β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
26β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
19β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
30β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
26β21 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
14β10 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
24β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
29 β26 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
17 β 7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
28 β 10 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
24 β 19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
27 β26 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
29 β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
24 β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
31 β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Rank |
Team | Matches | Points | Γ-Points | Tries | Γ-Tries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
48 | 1368 | 28.50 | 213 | 4.44 |
2 | ![]() |
48 | 1199 | 24.98 | 187 | 3.90 |
3 | ![]() |
46 | 971 | 21.11 | 153 | 3.33 |
4 | ![]() |
47 | 964 | 20.51 | 156 | 3.32 |
5 | ![]() |
46 | 962 | 20.91 | 152 | 3.30 |
6 | ![]() |
46 | 877 | 19.07 | 140 | 3.04 |
7 | ![]() |
45 | 864 | 19.20 | 140 | 3.11 |
8 | ![]() |
45 | 829 | 18.42 | 131 | 2.91 |
9 | ![]() |
44 | 760 | 17.27 | 118 | 2.68 |
10 | ![]() |
43 | 751 | 17.47 | 120 | 2.79 |
11 | ![]() |
45 | 745 | 16.56 | 119 | 2.64 |
12 | ![]() |
45 | 740 | 16.44 | 116 | 2.58 |
13 | ![]() |
43 | 738 | 17.16 | 116 | 2.70 |
14 | ![]() |
46 | 546 | 11.87 | 92 | 2.00 |
15 | ![]() |
27 | 442 | 16.37 | 70 | 2.59 |
16 | ![]() |
41 | 332 | 8.10 | 54 | 1.32 |
17 | ![]() |
5 | 35 | 7.00 | 5 | 1.00 |
18 | ![]() |
5 | 19 | 3.80 | 3 | 0.60 |
19 | ![]() |
5 | 17 | 3.40 | 3 | 0.60 |
Rank | Player | Tries |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
66 |
2 |
![]() |
48 |
3 |
![]() |
37 |
4 |
![]() |
35 |
5 |
![]() |
32 |
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
331 |
2 |
![]() |
330 |
3 |
![]() |
295 |
4 |
![]() |
287 |
5 |
![]() |
240 |
Updated: 24 May 2016
2015β16 World Rugby Sevens | |
---|---|
Series XVII | |
Hosts | |
Date | 4 Dec 2015 β 22 May 2016 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
β
2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 17th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999β2000. This season, the series expanded from nine to ten events. [1]
Fourteen teams from the 2014-15 season retained core status for the 2015β16 season. A fifteenth team, Russia, claimed core team status for the 2015β16 series at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The core teams were:
Russia replaced Japan, which lost core team status having finished last of the fifteen core teams in the 2014β15 Sevens World Series.
The official schedule for the 2015β16 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows: [2]
Leg | Stadium | City | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 4β5 December 2015 | ![]() |
South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 12β13 December 2015 | ![]() |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 30β31 January 2016 | ![]() |
Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 6β7 February 2016 | ![]() |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 4β6 March 2016 | ![]() |
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 12β13 March 2016 | ![]() |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 8β10 April 2016 | ![]() |
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 16β17 April 2016 | ![]() |
France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 13β15 May 2016 | ![]() |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 21β22 May 2016 | ![]() |
There were three new tournaments in the series, with two events being discontinued:
Two other existing tournaments had venue changes:
Final standings after completion of the ten tournaments in the series:
Pos. |
Event Team
|
![]() Dubai |
![]() Cape Town |
![]() Wellington |
![]() Sydney |
![]() Las Vegas |
![]() Vancouver |
![]() Hong Kong |
![]() Singapore |
![]() Paris |
![]() London |
Points total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 181 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 171 |
3 | ![]() |
15 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 158 |
4 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 134 |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 119 |
6 | ![]() |
17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 117 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 98 |
8 | ![]() |
19 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 92 |
9 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 89 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 87 |
11 | ![]() |
8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 85 |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 54 |
13 | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40 |
14 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | β | 5 | 1 | 12 | β | β | 1 | β | β | 21 |
16 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
17 | ![]() |
β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1 | 1 | 3 |
18 | ![]() |
β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 |
Source: World Rugby. Archived [6]
Legend | |
---|---|
No colour | Core team in 2015β16 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2016β17 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2015β16 season |
Yellow | Not a core team |
The opening event of the season saw Fiji starting their defense of the title by taking out the opening event of the season in Dubai. On the opening day of competition, Fiji, South Africa and England each recorded three straight wins to finish on top. New Zealand finished on top in their group but not before losing to the United States in Pool C. [7]
South Africa got knocked out in the quarter-finals by the United States but would still end up taking home the plate after they defeated Australia in the final. While for Fiji, they would take the Dubai Sevens after they initially came from behind to win against England and taking the early lead. [8]
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
28β17 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
19β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
24β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
19β17 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
After Dubai, the teams had a back to back with Cape Town being the next stop in the series.
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
29β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
29β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
19β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
40β5 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
24β21 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
21β5 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
19β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
14β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
27β24 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
24β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
17β12 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
26β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
21β15 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
27β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
21β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
24β12 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
19β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
31β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
19β17 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
17β10 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
21-7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
19β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
26β0 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
19β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
30β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
26β21 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
14β10 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
24β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
29 β26 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
17 β 7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
28 β 10 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
24 β 19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | ![]() |
27 β26 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Plate | ![]() |
29 β14 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Bowl | ![]() |
24 β19 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Shield | ![]() |
31 β7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Rank |
Team | Matches | Points | Γ-Points | Tries | Γ-Tries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
48 | 1368 | 28.50 | 213 | 4.44 |
2 | ![]() |
48 | 1199 | 24.98 | 187 | 3.90 |
3 | ![]() |
46 | 971 | 21.11 | 153 | 3.33 |
4 | ![]() |
47 | 964 | 20.51 | 156 | 3.32 |
5 | ![]() |
46 | 962 | 20.91 | 152 | 3.30 |
6 | ![]() |
46 | 877 | 19.07 | 140 | 3.04 |
7 | ![]() |
45 | 864 | 19.20 | 140 | 3.11 |
8 | ![]() |
45 | 829 | 18.42 | 131 | 2.91 |
9 | ![]() |
44 | 760 | 17.27 | 118 | 2.68 |
10 | ![]() |
43 | 751 | 17.47 | 120 | 2.79 |
11 | ![]() |
45 | 745 | 16.56 | 119 | 2.64 |
12 | ![]() |
45 | 740 | 16.44 | 116 | 2.58 |
13 | ![]() |
43 | 738 | 17.16 | 116 | 2.70 |
14 | ![]() |
46 | 546 | 11.87 | 92 | 2.00 |
15 | ![]() |
27 | 442 | 16.37 | 70 | 2.59 |
16 | ![]() |
41 | 332 | 8.10 | 54 | 1.32 |
17 | ![]() |
5 | 35 | 7.00 | 5 | 1.00 |
18 | ![]() |
5 | 19 | 3.80 | 3 | 0.60 |
19 | ![]() |
5 | 17 | 3.40 | 3 | 0.60 |
Rank | Player | Tries |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
66 |
2 |
![]() |
48 |
3 |
![]() |
37 |
4 |
![]() |
35 |
5 |
![]() |
32 |
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
331 |
2 |
![]() |
330 |
3 |
![]() |
295 |
4 |
![]() |
287 |
5 |
![]() |
240 |
Updated: 24 May 2016