# 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the top level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2016. The series featured two tournaments, one hosted in Kazan and one hosted in Malemort. In preparation for 2016 Summer Olympics, England and Wales were replaced by two Great Britain representative teams, the Lions and the Royals. France won the Kazan tournament while Russia won the Malemort tournament. Russia won the overall championship. Finland and Ukraine were relegated to the 2017 Trophy series.

## Kazan
### Pool stages
#### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 17 | +100 | 9 |
| Great Britain Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 61 | -15 | 5 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 121 | -114 | 3 |
Matches :
11 June 2016 8:00 France51–0 Finland
11 June 2016 8:22 Netherlands10–19 Great Britain Royals
11 June 2016 10:45 France31–7 Great Britain Royals
11 June 2016 11:07 Netherlands26–7 Finland
11 June 2016 13:30 France35–10 Netherlands
11 June 2016 13:52 Great Britain Royals44–0 Finland :

#### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 5 | +104 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 76 | -52 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 90 | -64 | 3 |
Matches :
11 June 2016 9:28 Ireland31–0 Italy
11 June 2016 9:50 Russia54–0 Belgium
11 June 2016 12:13 Ireland12–7 Belgium
11 June 2016 12:35 Russia26–0 Italy
11 June 2016 14:58 Italy24–19 Belgium
11 June 2016 15:20 Russia29–5 Ireland :

#### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Great Britain Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | +152 | 9 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 78 | -18 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 134 | -120 | 3 |
Matches :
11 June 2016 18:44 Spain12–7 Portugal
11 June 2016 19:06 Great Britain Lions48–0 Ukraine
11 June 2016 11:29 Spain48–7 Ukraine
11 June 2016 11:51 Great Britain Lions40–0 Portugal
11 June 2016 14:14 Spain0–64 Great Britain Lions
11 June 2016 14:36 Ukraine7–38 Portugal :

### Knockout stage
#### Bowl

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:28 | 12 June 2016 – 9:28 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Italy | 15 | 12 June 2016 – 13:05 | 12 June 2016 – 13:05 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 12 June 2016 – 13:05 | 12 June 2016 – 13:05 |
| Ukraine | 12 | Italy | 19 |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:50 | 12 June 2016 – 9:50 | | Italy | 19 |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:50 | 12 June 2016 – 9:50 | Belgium | 0 |
| Belgium | 31 | Belgium | 0 |
| Finland | 12 | | |
| Finland | 12 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 June 2016 – 12:43 | 12 June 2016 – 12:43 |
| | | Ukraine | 19 |
| | | Finland | 0 |

#### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:00 | 12 June 2016 – 8:00 | | | |
| France | 17 | | | |
| France | 17 | 12 June 2016 – 11:15 | 12 June 2016 – 11:15 | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 12 June 2016 – 11:15 | 12 June 2016 – 11:15 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | Netherlands | 17 | |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | | Netherlands | 17 | |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | Spain | 22 | |
| Ireland | 19 | Spain | 22 | |
| Ireland | 19 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 14:24 | 12 June 2016 – 14:24 |
| Spain | 10 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 14:24 | 12 June 2016 – 14:24 |
| Spain | 10 | | | | Spain | 0 |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | | | | | Spain | 0 |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | | | | Great Britain Royals | 44 |
| Russia | 28 | | | | Great Britain Royals | 44 |
| Russia | 28 | 12 June 2016 – 11:37 | 12 June 2016 – 11:37 | | | |
| Portugal | 5 | 12 June 2016 – 11:37 | 12 June 2016 – 11:37 | | | |
| Portugal | 5 | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | Great Britain Royals | 36 | | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain Lions | 24 | Great Britain Royals | 36 | | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain Lions | 24 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 14:02 | 12 June 2016 – 14:02 |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 14:02 | 12 June 2016 – 14:02 |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | | | | Netherlands | 12 |
| | | | | | Portugal | 7 |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:00 | 12 June 2016 – 8:00 | | | |
| France | 17 | | | |
| France | 17 | 12 June 2016 – 11:59 | 12 June 2016 – 11:59 | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 12 June 2016 – 11:59 | 12 June 2016 – 11:59 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | France | 28 | |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | | France | 28 | |
| 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | 12 June 2016 – 9:06 | Ireland | 12 | |
| Ireland | 19 | Ireland | 12 | |
| Ireland | 19 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 14:52 | 12 June 2016 – 14:52 |
| Spain | 10 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 14:52 | 12 June 2016 – 14:52 |
| Spain | 10 | | | | France | 22 |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | | | | | France | 22 |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | 12 June 2016 – 8:22 | | | | Russia | 12 |
| Russia | 28 | | | | Russia | 12 |
| Russia | 28 | 12 June 2016 – 12:21 | 12 June 2016 – 12:21 | | | |
| Portugal | 5 | 12 June 2016 – 12:21 | 12 June 2016 – 12:21 | | | |
| Portugal | 5 | Russia | 19 | | | |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | | Russia | 19 | | | |
| 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | 12 June 2016 – 8:44 | Great Britain Lions | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain Lions | 24 | Great Britain Lions | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain Lions | 24 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 15:14 | 12 June 2016 – 15:14 |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | | | | 12 June 2016 – 15:14 | 12 June 2016 – 15:14 |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | | | | Ireland | 0 |
| | | | | | Great Britain Lions | 32 |

## Malemort
### Pool stages
#### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 14 | +98 | 9 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 5 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 | -118 | 3 |
Matches :
24 September 2016 11:28 Spain12–7 Netherlands
24 September 2016 11:50 France53–0 Finland
24 September 2016 14:13 Spain29–0 Finland
24 September 2016 14:35 France33–0 Netherlands
24 September 2016 16:58 Netherlands36–0 Finland
24 September 2016 17:20 France26–14 Spain :

#### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | +148 | 9 |
| Great Britain Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 99 | -75 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 112 | -86 | 3 |
Matches :
24 September 2016 10:44 Russia51–0 Ukraine
24 September 2016 11:06 Great Britain Royals19–0 Portugal
24 September 2016 13:29 Russia59–0 Portugal
24 September 2016 13:51 Great Britain Royals37–5 Ukraine
24 September 2016 16:14 Portugal24–21 Ukraine
24 September 2016 16:36 Russia38–0 Great Britain Royals :

#### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 8 |
| Great Britain Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 7 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 4 |
Matches :
24 September 2016 10:00 Great Britain Lions21–12 Belgium
24 September 2016 10:22 Ireland12–12 Italy
24 September 2016 12:45 Great Britain Lions14–12 Italy
24 September 2016 13:07 Ireland12–5 Belgium
24 September 2016 15:30 Italy5–7 Belgium
24 September 2016 15:52 Great Britain Lions5–27 Ireland :

### Knockout stage
#### Bowl

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:28 | 25 September 2016 – 11:28 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| Portugal | 12 | 25 September 2016 – 15:05 | 25 September 2016 – 15:05 |
| Finland | 19 | 25 September 2016 – 15:05 | 25 September 2016 – 15:05 |
| Finland | 19 | Finland | 0 |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:50 | 25 September 2016 – 11:50 | | Finland | 0 |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:50 | 25 September 2016 – 11:50 | Italy | 34 |
| Italy | 14 | Italy | 34 |
| Ukraine | 7 | | |
| Ukraine | 7 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 25 September 2016 – 14:43 | 25 September 2016 – 14:43 |
| | | Portugal | 22 |
| | | Ukraine | 5 |

#### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:00 | 25 September 2016 – 10:00 | | | |
| France | 31 | | | |
| France | 31 | 25 September 2016 – 13:15 | 25 September 2016 – 13:15 | | |
| Belgium | 7 | 25 September 2016 – 13:15 | 25 September 2016 – 13:15 | |
| Belgium | 7 | Belgium | 7 | |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | | Belgium | 7 | |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | Great Britain Royals | 29 | |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | Great Britain Royals | 29 | |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 16:24 | 25 September 2016 – 16:24 |
| Great Britain Lions | 14 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 16:24 | 25 September 2016 – 16:24 |
| Great Britain Lions | 14 | | | | Great Britain Royals | 0 |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | | | | | Great Britain Royals | 0 |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | | | | Netherlands | 10 |
| Russia | 21 | | | | Netherlands | 10 |
| Russia | 21 | 25 September 2016 – 13:37 | 25 September 2016 – 13:37 | | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 25 September 2016 – 13:37 | 25 September 2016 – 13:37 | | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | Netherlands | 24 | | | |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | | Netherlands | 24 | | | |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | Spain | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 26 | Spain | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 26 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 16:02 | 25 September 2016 – 16:02 |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 16:02 | 25 September 2016 – 16:02 |
| Spain | 0 | | | | Belgium | 14 |
| | | | | | Spain | 19 |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:00 | 25 September 2016 – 10:00 | | | |
| France | 31 | | | |
| France | 31 | 25 September 2016 – 13:59 | 25 September 2016 – 13:59 | | |
| Belgium | 7 | 25 September 2016 – 13:59 | 25 September 2016 – 13:59 | |
| Belgium | 7 | France | 22 | |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | | France | 22 | |
| 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | 25 September 2016 – 11:06 | Great Britain Lions | 19 | |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | Great Britain Lions | 19 | |
| Great Britain Royals | 5 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 17:14 | 25 September 2016 – 17:14 |
| Great Britain Lions | 14 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 17:14 | 25 September 2016 – 17:14 |
| Great Britain Lions | 14 | | | | France | 5 |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | | | | | France | 5 |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | 25 September 2016 – 10:22 | | | | Russia | 26 |
| Russia | 21 | | | | Russia | 26 |
| Russia | 21 | 25 September 2016 – 14:21 | 25 September 2016 – 14:21 | | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 25 September 2016 – 14:21 | 25 September 2016 – 14:21 | | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | Russia | 27 | | | |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | | Russia | 27 | | | |
| 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | 25 September 2016 – 10:44 | Ireland | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 26 | Ireland | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 26 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 16:52 | 25 September 2016 – 16:52 |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 25 September 2016 – 16:52 | 25 September 2016 – 16:52 |
| Spain | 0 | | | | Great Britain Lions | 12 |
| | | | | | Ireland | 5 |

## Final standings

| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 11–12 June | Kazan | France | Russia | Great Britain Lions |
| 24–25 September | Malemort | Russia | France | Great Britain Lions |
The three highest teams who did not already have core team status during the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
* Legend
* Winner
* Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
* Relegated to 2017 Trophy series
| Rank | Team | Kazan | Malemort | Points |
| | Russia | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| | France | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| – | Great Britain Lions | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| | Ireland | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| – | Great Britain Royals | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Spain | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Belgium | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 3 |

### Notes

* ^1 The two Great Britain representative teams, the Lions and the Royals were not included in the official ranking.