# 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. It was the thirteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.
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. 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:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Russia
* United States
* Wales

## 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 |
* 6 February 2016 13:12
| New Zealand | 27–12 | Canada |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 13:34
| Australia | 24–7 | Portugal |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 17:10
| New Zealand | 40–5 | Portugal |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 17:32
| Australia | 26–12 | Canada |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 20:41
| Canada | 17–26 | Portugal |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 21:03
| New Zealand | 17–17 | Australia |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

### 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 |
* 6 February 2016 11:44
| South Africa | 33–7 | Scotland |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 12:06
| Kenya | 24–10 | Russia |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 15:02
| South Africa | 40–0 | Russia |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 15:24
| Kenya | 17–14 | Scotland |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 18:43
| Scotland | 40–5 | Russia |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 19:05
| South Africa | 26–19 | Kenya |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

### 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 |
* 6 February 2016 11:00
| Fiji | 31–0 | Samoa |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 11:22
| Argentina | 17–7 | France |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 14:18
| Fiji | 49–5 | France |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 14:40
| Argentina | 14–12 | Samoa |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 17:59
| Samoa | 29–14 | France |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 18:21
| Fiji | 19–14 | Argentina |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

### 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 |
* 6 February 2016 12:28
| England | 26–5 | Japan |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 12:50
| United States | 42–0 | Wales |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 16:26
| England | 21–5 | Wales |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 16:48
| United States | 33–17 | Japan |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 19:57
| Japan | 21–26 | Wales |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
* 6 February 2016 20:19
| England | 17–14 | United States |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Portugal | 31 | | | |
| Portugal | 31 | 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium | | |
| Japan | 17 | 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 13:18 – Sydney Football Stadium | |
| Japan | 17 | Japan | 17 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Japan | 17 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | Russia | 24 | |
| Samoa | 28 | Russia | 24 | |
| Samoa | 28 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Russia | 24 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 17:11 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Russia | 24 | | | | Russia | 19 |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | Russia | 19 |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | Wales | 26 |
| Wales | 21 | | | | Wales | 26 |
| Wales | 21 | 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 32 | 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 13:40 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 32 | Wales | 22 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Wales | 22 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | France | 5 | |
| Scotland | 22 | France | 5 | |
| France | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 09:45 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Portugal | 31 | | | |
| Portugal | 31 | 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium | | |
| Japan | 17 | 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 14:02 – Sydney Football Stadium | |
| Japan | 17 | Portugal | 10 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Portugal | 10 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | Samoa | 14 | |
| Samoa | 28 | Samoa | 14 | |
| Samoa | 28 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Russia | 24 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 17:39 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Russia | 24 | | | | Samoa | 12 |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | Samoa | 12 |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:29 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | Canada | 17 |
| Wales | 21 | | | | Canada | 17 |
| Wales | 21 | 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 32 | 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 14:24 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 32 | Canada | 35 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Canada | 35 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 10:51 – Sydney Football Stadium | Scotland | 12 | |
| Scotland | 22 | Scotland | 12 | |
| France | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium | | |
| United States | 7 | 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 15:13 – Sydney Football Stadium | |
| United States | 7 | United States | 21 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | | United States | 21 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | Kenya | 24 | |
| Fiji | 28 | Kenya | 24 | |
| Fiji | 28 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 18:07 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | Argentina | 24 |
| England | 12 | | | | Argentina | 24 |
| England | 12 | 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Australia | 17 | 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 15:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Australia | 17 | England | 14 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | | England | 14 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | Argentina | 19 | |
| South Africa | 26 | Argentina | 19 | |
| Argentina | 0 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 11:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | | |
| United States | 7 | 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 15:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | |
| United States | 7 | New Zealand | 14 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | | New Zealand | 14 | |
| 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 11:57 – Sydney Football Stadium | Fiji | 12 | |
| Fiji | 28 | Fiji | 12 | |
| Fiji | 28 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 19:04 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | New Zealand | 27 |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | | New Zealand | 27 |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | | Australia | 24 |
| England | 12 | | | | Australia | 24 |
| England | 12 | 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Australia | 17 | 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 16:19 – Sydney Football Stadium | | | |
| Australia | 17 | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | | Australia | 12 | | | |
| 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 12:41 – Sydney Football Stadium | South Africa | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 26 | South Africa | 7 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 26 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Argentina | 0 | | | | 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium | 7 February 2016 – 18:35 – Sydney Football Stadium |
| Argentina | 0 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| | | | | | South Africa | 12 |