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Revision as of 15 : 54, 21 June 2017 by InternetArchiveBot ( talk contribs ) ( Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. # IABot ( v1. 4beta2 ) ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) 2015 -- 16 World Rugby Sevens Series XVII Host nations United Arab Emirates South Africa New Zealand Australia United States Canada Hong Kong Singapore France England Date 4 Dec 2015 -- 22 May 2016 Final positions Champions Fiji Runners - up South Africa Third New Zealand ← 2014 -- 15 2016 -- 17 → The 2015 -- 16 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 1999 -- 2000. This season, the series expanded from nine to ten events. Contents 1 Core teams 2 Tour venues 2.1 Changes 3 Standings 4 Tournaments 4.1 Dubai 4.2 South Africa 4.3 New Zealand 4.4 Australia 4.5 United States of America 4.6 Canada 4.7 Hong Kong 4.8 Singapore 4.9 France 4.10 England 5 Team statistics 6 Players 6.1 Scoring leaders 6.2 Dream Team 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Core teams Fourteen teams from the 2014 - 15 season retained core status for the 2015 -- 16 season. A fifteenth team, Russia, claimed core team status for the 2015 -- 16 series at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The core teams were : Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Kenya New Zealand Portugal Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales Russia replaced Japan, which lost core team status having finished last of the fifteen core teams in the 2014 -- 15 Sevens World Series. Tour venues The official schedule for the 2015 -- 16 World Rugby Sevens Series is as follows : 2015 -- 16 Venues Leg Stadium City Date Winner Dubai The Sevens Dubai 4 -- 5 December 2015 Fiji South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town 12 -- 13 December 2015 South Africa New Zealand Westpac Stadium Wellington 30 -- 31 January 2016 New Zealand Australia Allianz Stadium Sydney 6 -- 7 February 2016 New Zealand United States Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas 4 -- 6 March 2016 Fiji Canada BC Place Vancouver 12 -- 13 March 2016 New Zealand Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 8 -- 10 April 2016 Fiji Singapore National Stadium Singapore 16 -- 17 April 2016 Kenya France Stade Jean - Bouin Paris 13 -- 15 May 2016 Samoa England Twickenham Stadium London 21 -- 22 May 2016 Scotland Changes There were three new tournaments in the series, with two events being discontinued : The Canada Sevens was a new stop at BC Place in Vancouver, paired with the USA Sevens. The Singapore Sevens returned, replacing the Japan Sevens. The France Sevens returned for the first time since 2006, replacing the Scotland Sevens. Two other existing tournaments had venue changes : The Australian Sevens moved from Gold Coast to Sydney. The South Africa Sevens moved from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. Standings Final standings after completion of the ten tournaments in the series : World Sevens Series XVII Pos. Event Team Dubai Cape Town Wellington Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore Paris London Points total 01 ! Fiji 22 13 17 17 22 15 22 19 19 15 181 02 ! South Africa 13 22 19 15 17 19 17 17 13 19 171 03 ! New Zealand 15 10 22 22 13 22 19 12 10 13 158 4 Australia 12 10 13 19 19 17 15 10 12 7 134 5 Argentina 10 19 12 13 10 5 8 15 15 12 119 6 United States 17 12 10 10 15 12 12 7 5 17 117 7 Kenya 5 15 10 12 10 1 10 22 10 3 98 8 England 19 7 15 10 1 5 13 5 7 10 92 9 Samoa 10 3 8 7 3 13 5 13 22 5 89 10 Scotland 7 8 7 5 5 10 7 8 8 22 87 11 France 8 17 3 1 7 7 5 10 17 10 85 12 Wales 5 5 1 3 8 10 10 2 2 8 54 13 Canada 3 5 5 8 2 8 2 1 1 5 40 14 Russia 1 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 2 28 15 Japan 2 - 5 1 12 - - 1 - - 21 16 Portugal 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 5 3 1 21 17 Brazil - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 3 18 Zimbabwe - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 18 South Korea - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Source : World Rugby. Archived Legend Qualification for 2016 -- 17 World Sevens Series No colour Qualified as a core team for Series XVIII Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of Series XVII Yellow Not a core team Tournaments Dubai Main article : 2015 Dubai Sevens 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 striaght wins to finish on top. New Zealand finished on top in their group but not before losing to the United States in Pool C. 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. Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Fiji 28 -- 17 England United States ( Third Place ) New Zealand Plate South Africa 19 -- 14 Australia Argentina Samoa Bowl France 24 -- 14 Scotland Kenya Wales Shield Canada 19 -- 17 Japan Portugal Russia South Africa Main article : 2015 South Africa Sevens 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 South Africa 29 -- 14 Argentina France ( Third Place ) Kenya Plate Fiji 29 -- 19 United States Australia New Zealand Bowl Scotland 19 -- 0 England Canada Wales Shield Samoa 40 -- 5 Russia Portugal Zimbabwe New Zealand Main article : 2016 Wellington Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup New Zealand 24 -- 21 South Africa Fiji ( Third Place ) England Plate Australia 21 -- 5 Argentina Kenya United States Bowl Samoa 19 -- 7 Scotland Japan Canada Shield France 14 -- 7 Russia Portugal Wales Australia Main article : 2016 Sydney Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup New Zealand 27 -- 24 Australia Fiji ( Third Place ) South Africa Plate Argentina 24 -- 0 Kenya United States England Bowl Canada 17 -- 12 Samoa Scotland Portugal Shield Wales 26 -- 19 Russia Japan France United States of America Main article : 2016 USA Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Fiji 21 -- 15 Australia South Africa ( Third Place ) United States Plate New Zealand 27 -- 7 Japan Kenya Argentina Bowl Wales 21 -- 7 France Russia Scotland Shield Samoa 24 -- 12 Canada England Portugal Canada Main article : 2016 Canada Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup New Zealand 19 -- 14 South Africa Australia ( Third Place ) Fiji Plate Samoa 31 -- 19 United States Wales Scotland Bowl Canada 19 -- 17 France Argentina England Shield Russia 17 -- 10 Portugal Kenya Brazil Hong Kong Main article : 2016 Hong Kong Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Fiji 21 - 7 New Zealand South Africa ( Third Place ) Australia Plate England 19 -- 0 United States Wales Kenya Bowl Argentina 26 -- 0 Scotland France Samoa Shield Russia 19 -- 14 Canada South Korea Portugal Singapore Main article : 2016 Singapore Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Kenya 30 -- 7 Fiji South Africa ( Third Place ) Argentina Plate Samoa 26 -- 21 New Zealand Australia France Bowl Scotland 14 -- 10 United States England Portugal Shield Russia 24 -- 7 Wales Japan Canada France Main article : 2016 Paris Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Samoa 29 -- 26 Fiji France ( Third Place ) Argentina Plate South Africa 17 -- 7 Australia New Zealand Kenya Bowl Scotland 28 -- 10 England Russia United States Shield Portugal 24 -- 19 Wales Canada Brazil England Main article : 2016 London Sevens Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists Cup Scotland 27 -- 26 South Africa United States ( Third Place ) Fiji Plate New Zealand 29 -- 14 Argentina France England Bowl Wales 24 -- 19 Australia Canada Samoa Shield Kenya 31 -- 7 Russia Brazil Portugal Team statistics Rank Team Matches Points Ø - Points Tries Ø - Tries 1 Fiji 48 1368 28.50 213 4.44 2 South Africa 48 1199 24.98 187 3.90 3 Australia 46 971 21.11 153 3.33 4 New Zealand 47 964 20.51 156 3.32 5 United States 46 962 20.91 152 3.30 6 Samoa 46 877 19.07 140 3.04 7 Canada 45 864 19.20 140 3.11 8 France 45 829 18.42 131 2.91 9 England 44 760 17.27 118 2.68 10 Kenya 43 751 17.47 120 2.79 11 Scotland 45 745 16.56 119 2.64 12 Argentina 45 740 16.44 116 2.58 13 Wales 43 738 17.16 116 2.70 14 Russia 46 546 11.87 92 2.00 15 Japan 27 442 16.37 70 2.59 16 Portugal 41 332 8.10 54 1.32 17 South Korea 5 35 7.00 5 1.00 18 Brazil 5 19 3.80 3 0.60 19 Zimbabwe 5 17 3.40 3 0.60 Players Scoring leaders Tries scored Rank Player Tries 1 Seabelo Senatla 66 2 Perry Baker 48 3 Samoa Toloa 37 4 Savenaca Rawaca 35 5 Collins Injera 32 Points scored Rank Player Points 1 Madison Hughes 331 2 Seabelo Senatla 330 3 Nathan Hirayama 295 4 Vatemo Ravouvou 287 5 Perry Baker 240 Updated : 24 May 2016 Dream Team Jasa Veremalua Osea Kolinisau Kwagga Smith Seabelo Senatla Perry Baker Collins Injera Fa'alemiga Selesele See also 2015 -- 16 World Rugby Women 's Sevens Series References Jump up ^ `` Gosper : Monumental 12 months for rugby sevens ahead ''. WorldRugby.org ( Press release ). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` HSBC partners with World Rugby for record - breaking sevens properties ''. Australian Rugby. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015. Jump up ^ Kingston, Gary ( 23 February 2015 ). `` BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens ''. Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Australian leg of rugby Sevens World Series set to move to Sydney from Gold Coast in 2016 ''. Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Cape Town confirmed as Sevens host ''. Sport24. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` HSBC Sevens World Series Standings ''. World Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top two reign supreme, while USA create drama in sizzling Dubai ''. World Rugby. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Supreme Fiji lift Dubai title ''. World Rugby. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards : As it happened ! '', World Rugby. Accessed 23 May 2016. External links Official Site 2015 -- 16 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 Kenya New Zealand Portugal Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Wales Other teams Brazil Japan South Korea Sweden Zimbabwe 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=2015 -- 16_World_Rugby_Sevens_Series&oldid = 786784807 '' Categories : 2015 -- 16 World Rugby Sevens Series World Rugby Sevens Series Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 21 June 2017, at 15 : 54. 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Question: who won the 2015/16 hsbc rugby sevens series
Answer: Fiji