2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series - wikipedia 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series XVIII Host nations United Arab Emirates South Africa New Zealand Australia United States Canada Hong Kong Singapore France England Date 2 Dec 2016 -- 21 May 2017 Final positions Champions South Africa Runners - up England Third Fiji ← 2015 -- 16 2017 -- 18 → The 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 18th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999 -- 2000. South Africa won the Series with a comfortable 28 - point margin over England ; South Africa won five of the ten tournaments. The 2016 -- 17 Series also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Nine of the core teams had already qualified but the four highest - placed finishers from among the remaining six core teams also gained qualification for the 2018 RWC Sevens. Contents 1 Core teams 2 Tour venues 3 Standings 4 Players 4.1 Scoring leaders 4.2 Dream Team 5 Tournaments 5.1 Dubai 5.2 Cape Town 5.3 Wellington 5.4 Sydney 5.5 Las Vegas 5.6 Vancouver 5.7 Hong Kong 5.8 Singapore 5.9 Paris 5.10 London 6 Placings summary 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Core teams Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Japan Kenya New Zealand Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales Tour venues The official schedule for the 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows : 2016 -- 17 Venues Leg Stadium City Date Winner Dubai The Sevens Dubai 2 -- 3 December 2016 South Africa South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town 10 -- 11 December 2016 England New Zealand Westpac Stadium Wellington 28 -- 29 January 2017 South Africa Australia Allianz Stadium Sydney 4 -- 5 February 2017 South Africa United States Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 3 -- 5 March 2017 South Africa Canada BC Place Vancouver 11 -- 12 March 2017 England Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 7 -- 9 April 2017 Fiji Singapore National Stadium Singapore 15 -- 16 April 2017 Canada France Stade Jean - Bouin Paris 13 -- 14 May 2017 South Africa England Twickenham Stadium London 20 -- 21 May 2017 Scotland There were no major changes to the schedule. Standings Final table : 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series XVIII Pos Event Team Dubai Cape Town Wellington Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore Paris London Points total 01 ! South Africa 22 19 22 22 22 19 19 12 22 13 192 02 ! England 17 22 10 19 13 22 10 17 15 19 164 03 ! Fiji 19 13 19 13 19 17 22 10 10 8 150 New Zealand 10 17 12 17 15 13 13 13 17 10 137 5 United States 8 10 5 12 17 15 15 19 13 15 129 6 Australia 13 5 7 15 12 10 17 15 7 12 113 7 Scotland 12 15 17 5 8 7 19 22 109 8 Canada 15 10 10 10 22 5 17 98 9 Argentina 5 7 13 10 10 12 12 8 10 90 10 Wales 15 10 5 10 8 8 5 7 73 11 France 10 8 10 7 5 5 5 10 5 66 12 Kenya 5 12 8 8 5 7 10 5 63 13 Samoa 7 5 7 7 5 12 51 14 Russia 5 8 5 29 15 Japan 5 20 16 Chile - - - - 5 - - - - 6 17 Uganda - - - - - - - - 18 Papua New Guinea - - - - - - - - 19 Spain - - - - - - - - 20 South Korea - - - - - - - - - 21 Hong Kong - - - - - - - - - Source : World Rugby Legend Qualification for the 2017 -- 18 World Sevens Series No colour Qualified as a core team for the 2017 -- 18 World Rugby Sevens Series Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series Yellow Not a core team Qualification for 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Already confirmed for 2018 ( host country United States and 2013 quarterfinalists ) Qualified as one of the four highest placed teams from the 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series that have not already qualified. Players Scoring leaders Tries scored Rank Player Tries Perry Baker 57 Dan Norton 51 Justin Douglas 40 Seabelo Senatla 32 5 James Fleming 32 Points scored Rank Player Points Perry Baker 285 Ethan Davies 281 Madison Hughes 279 Nathan Hirayama 269 5 Scott Wight 266 Updated : 22 May 2017 Dream team Forwards : Chris Dry Kalione Nasoko Danny Barrett Backs : Jerry Tuwai Rosko Specman Dan Norton Perry Baker Tournaments In this series, World Rugby abolished the minor trophies of Plate, Bowl and Shield that were previously awarded in the finals play - offs at each tournament. While the winner 's Cup was retained as the major trophy, the awarding of gold, silver and bronze medals to players from the three respective top - placed teams was introduced for this series. A Challenge Trophy was established for teams competing in the lower bracket of the finals play - offs at each tournament. Additionally, the playing time for Cup final matches was reduced from 20 minutes to 14 minutes, in line with all other tournament matches. Dubai Main article : 2016 Dubai Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup South Africa 26 -- 14 Fiji England ( 3rd ) Wales 5th Place Australia 19 -- 12 Scotland France New Zealand Challenge Trophy United States 28 -- 14 Samoa Argentina Kenya 13th Place Canada 20 -- 17 Uganda Japan Russia Cape Town Main article : 2016 South Africa Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup England 19 -- 17 South Africa New Zealand ( 3rd ) Scotland 5th Place Fiji 33 -- 21 Kenya Wales United States Challenge Trophy France 19 -- 7 Argentina Australia Russia 13th Place Canada 19 -- 10 Uganda Japan Samoa Wellington Main article : 2017 Wellington Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup South Africa 26 -- 5 Fiji Scotland ( 3rd ) Canada 5th Place Argentina 17 -- 12 New Zealand England France Challenge Trophy Kenya 19 -- 17 Australia United States Wales 13th Place Samoa 19 -- 12 Russia Japan Papua New Guinea Sydney Main article : 2017 Sydney Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup South Africa 29 -- 14 England New Zealand ( 3rd ) Australia 5th Place Fiji 35 -- 12 United States Argentina Wales Challenge Trophy Russia 26 -- 0 France Samoa Japan 13th Place Canada 10 -- 5 Kenya Papua New Guinea Scotland Las Vegas Main article : 2017 USA Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup South Africa 19 -- 12 Fiji United States ( 3rd ) New Zealand 5th Place England 10 -- 7 Australia Argentina Canada Challenge Trophy Kenya 21 -- 14 Samoa France Scotland 13th Place Wales 21 -- 19 Japan Chile Russia Vancouver Main article : 2017 Canada Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup England 19 -- 7 South Africa Fiji ( 3rd ) United States 5th Place New Zealand 17 -- 14 Argentina Canada Australia Challenge Trophy Wales 19 -- 12 Samoa Kenya Chile 13th Place Scotland 24 -- 19 Japan France Russia Hong Kong Main article : 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Fiji 22 -- 0 South Africa Australia ( 3rd ) United States 5th Place New Zealand 10 -- 7 Argentina Canada England Challenge Trophy Scotland 21 -- 19 Kenya France Russia 13th Place Japan 28 -- 21 Wales South Korea Samoa Singapore Main article : 2017 Singapore Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Canada 26 -- 19 United States England ( 3rd ) Australia 5th Place New Zealand 17 -- 12 South Africa Kenya Fiji Challenge Trophy Wales 24 -- 12 Scotland Samoa France 13th Place Argentina 40 -- 19 Russia Japan Hong Kong Paris Main article : 2017 Paris Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup South Africa 15 -- 5 Scotland New Zealand ( 3rd ) England 5th Place United States 24 -- 19 Samoa Fiji France Challenge Trophy Argentina 33 -- 12 Australia Canada Wales 13th Place Japan 19 -- 10 Russia Spain Kenya London Main article : 2017 London Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Scotland 12 -- 7 England Canada ( 3rd ) United States 5th Place South Africa 28 -- 17 Australia Argentina New Zealand Challenge Trophy Fiji 26 -- 14 Wales France Kenya 13th Place Samoa 24 -- 19 Russia Japan Spain Placings summary Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2016 -- 17 series, by team : Cup Team 01 ! Gold 02 ! Silver 03 ! Bronze Fourth Total South Africa 5 - - 8 England 7 Fiji - 5 Scotland Canada - United States - 5 New Zealand - - Australia - - Wales - - - Totals 10 10 10 10 40 See also Rugby union portal 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Women 's Sevens Series References Jump up ^ http://www.worldrugby.org/text/189809 Jump up ^ `` Japan win promotion to 2016 - 17 Series '' Jump up ^ `` HSBC Sevens World Series ''. Worldrugby.org. 2016 - 05 - 23. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 27. Jump up ^ Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 qualification process. World Rugby. Jump up ^ `` Men 's and women 's sevens winners to strike gold ''. World Rugby.org. 3 October 2016. External links Official Site 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series Legs Dubai South Africa New Zealand Australia USA Canada Hong Kong Singapore France England Core teams Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Japan Kenya New Zealand Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales Other teams Chile Hong Kong South Korea Papua New Guinea Spain Uganda World Rugby Sevens World Series World Rugby Sevens Series Seasons 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2017 -- 18 events Dubai South Africa Australia New Zealand USA Canada Hong Kong Singapore France London Former events Argentina China Fiji Japan Malaysia Scotland Uruguay Wales Current stadiums The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Allianz Stadium Waikato Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium BC Place Hong Kong Stadium Singapore National Stadium Stade Jean - Bouin Twickenham Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016 -- 17_World_Rugby_Sevens_Series&oldid = 787555569 '' Categories : 2016 -- 17 World Rugby Sevens Series World Rugby Sevens Series Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 26 June 2017, at 01 : 43. 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