# 2016 Paris Sevens

The 2016 Paris Sevens was the ninth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–15 May 2016 at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, France. It was the first time that the France Sevens had been featured on the Sevens world circuit since 2006.

## Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Russia
* United States
* Wales

## Pool stages
### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 27 | +58 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 7 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 3 |
* 13 May 2016 19:00
| Kenya | 29–14 | Portugal |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2016 19:22
| New Zealand | 35–10 | Russia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 10:30
| Kenya | 22–7 | Russia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 10:52
| New Zealand | 31–0 | Portugal |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 13:41
| Portugal | 10–17 | Russia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 14:03
| Kenya | 17–19 | New Zealand |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 31 | +82 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 120 | −89 | 3 |
* 13 May 2016 19:44
| Fiji | 38–12 | Scotland |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2016 20:06
| Samoa | 52–10 | Wales |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 11:14
| Fiji | 33–14 | Wales |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 11:36
| Samoa | 17–12 | Scotland |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 14:25
| Scotland | 35–7 | Wales |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 14:47
| Fiji | 42–5 | Samoa |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12 | +73 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 106 | −87 | 3 |
* 13 May 2016 21:12
| South Africa | 24–5 | England |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2016 21:34
| Australia | 38–0 | Brazil |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 12:42
| South Africa | 30–7 | Brazil |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 13:04
| Australia | 24–19 | England |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 15:53
| England | 38–12 | Brazil |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 16:15
| South Africa | 31–0 | Australia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 103 | −79 | 3 |
* 13 May 2016 20:28
| Argentina | 36–0 | United States |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2016 20:50
| France | 42–5 | Canada |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 11:58
| Argentina | 28–7 | Canada |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 12:20
| France | 24–12 | United States |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 15:09
| United States | 33–12 | Canada |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 14 May 2016 15:31
| Argentina | 14–26 | France |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Russia | 33 | | | |
| Russia | 33 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | |
| Canada | 0 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | |
| Canada | 0 | Canada | 12 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | Canada | 12 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | Wales | 17 | |
| England | 17 | Wales | 17 | |
| England | 17 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Wales | 12 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Wales | 12 | | | | Wales | 19 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | | Wales | 19 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | Portugal | 24 |
| United States | 19 | | | | Portugal | 24 |
| United States | 19 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | Portugal | 24 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | Portugal | 24 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | Brazil | 5 | |
| Scotland | 38 | Brazil | 5 | |
| Brazil | 14 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Russia | 33 | | | |
| Russia | 33 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | |
| Canada | 0 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | |
| Canada | 0 | Russia | 7 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | Russia | 7 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | England | 19 | |
| England | 17 | England | 19 | |
| England | 17 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Wales | 12 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Wales | 12 | | | | England | 10 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | | England | 10 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| United States | 19 | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| United States | 19 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | United States | 12 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | United States | 12 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | Scotland | 14 | |
| Scotland | 38 | Scotland | 14 | |
| Brazil | 14 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| New Zealand | 17 | | | |
| New Zealand | 17 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | |
| Argentina | 19 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | New Zealand | 19 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | South Africa | 29 | |
| South Africa | 10 | South Africa | 29 | |
| South Africa | 10 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | Australia | 7 |
| France | 24 | | | | Australia | 7 |
| France | 24 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Kenya | 5 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Kenya | 5 | Kenya | 7 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | Kenya | 7 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | Australia | 26 | |
| Fiji | 17 | Australia | 26 | |
| Australia | 15 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| New Zealand | 17 | | | |
| New Zealand | 17 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 12 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | Argentina | 12 | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | Samoa | 14 | |
| South Africa | 10 | Samoa | 14 | |
| South Africa | 10 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | Samoa | 29 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | | Samoa | 29 |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| France | 24 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| France | 24 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Kenya | 5 | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | | |
| Kenya | 5 | France | 5 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | | France | 5 | | | |
| 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | Fiji | 22 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 17 | Fiji | 22 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 17 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Australia | 15 | | | | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris | 15 May 2016 – – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris |
| Australia | 15 | | | | Argentina | 10 |
| | | | | | France | 26 |