# 2016 London Sevens

The 2016 London Sevens was the tenth and final tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 21–22 May 2016 at Twickenham in London.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The pools and schedule were announced in April 2016.
* Argentina
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* South Africa
* Samoa
* Scotland
* United States
* Wales

## Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 6 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 58 | -34 | 3 |
* 21 May 2016 10:14
| Samoa | 5–12 | United States |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 10:36
| South Africa | 21–7 | Canada |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 13:20
| Samoa | 19–24 | Canada |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 13:42
| South Africa | 14–10 | United States |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 16:26
| United States | 12–12 | Canada |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 16:48
| Samoa | 0–22 | South Africa |
* Twickenham

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 22 | +43 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 88 | -68 | 3 |
* 21 May 2016 11:42
| Australia | 22–10 | Wales |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 12:04
| Fiji | 10–31 | England |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 14:48
| Fiji | 42–5 | Wales |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 15:10
| Australia | 7–10 | England |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 17:54
| Fiji | 26–0 | Australia |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 18:16
| England | 24–5 | Wales |
* Twickenham

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 40 | +48 | 8 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 8 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 98 | -53 | 3 |
* 21 May 2016 09:30
| France | 14–14 | Scotland |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 09:52
| Kenya | 22–17 | Portugal |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 12:36
| France | 45–14 | Portugal |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 12:58
| Kenya | 12–24 | Scotland |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 15:42
| Scotland | 31–14 | Portugal |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 16:04
| France | 29–12 | Kenya |
* Twickenham

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 8 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 8 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 73 | -61 | 3 |
* 21 May 2016 10:58
| Argentina | 22–12 | Russia |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 11:20
| New Zealand | 31–0 | Brazil |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 14:04
| Argentina | 28–7 | Brazil |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 14:26
| New Zealand | 33–10 | Russia |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 17:10
| Russia | 14–5 | Brazil |
* Twickenham
* 21 May 2016 17:32
| Argentina | 14–14 | New Zealand |
* Twickenham

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 May 2016 – 09:30 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 09:30 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| Canada | 19 | | | |
| Canada | 19 | 22 May 2016 – 12:36 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:36 – Twickenham, London | | |
| Brazil | 7 | 22 May 2016 – 12:36 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:36 – Twickenham, London | |
| Brazil | 7 | Brazil | 5 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | | Brazil | 5 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | Kenya | 38 | |
| Kenya | 19 | Kenya | 38 | |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 16:02 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 16:02 – Twickenham, London |
| Wales | 21 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 16:02 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 16:02 – Twickenham, London |
| Wales | 21 | | | | Kenya | 31 |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | | | | | Kenya | 31 |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | | | | Russia | 7 |
| Russia | 17 | | | | Russia | 7 |
| Russia | 17 | 22 May 2016 – 12:58 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:58 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| Samoa | 22 | 22 May 2016 – 12:58 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:58 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| Samoa | 22 | Russia | 26 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | | Russia | 26 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | Portugal | 7 | |
| Australia | 17 | Portugal | 7 | |
| Portugal | 12 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 May 2016 – 09:30 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 09:30 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| Canada | 19 | | | |
| Canada | 19 | 22 May 2016 – 13:20 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 13:20 – Twickenham, London | | |
| Brazil | 7 | 22 May 2016 – 13:20 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 13:20 – Twickenham, London | |
| Brazil | 7 | Canada | 17 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | | Canada | 17 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 09:52 – Twickenham, London | Wales | 21 | |
| Kenya | 19 | Wales | 21 | |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 16:32 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 16:32 – Twickenham, London |
| Wales | 21 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 16:32 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 16:32 – Twickenham, London |
| Wales | 21 | | | | Wales | 24 |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | | | | | Wales | 24 |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:14 – Twickenham, London | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Russia | 17 | | | | Australia | 19 |
| Russia | 17 | 22 May 2016 – 13:42 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 13:42 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| Samoa | 22 | 22 May 2016 – 13:42 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 13:42 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| Samoa | 22 | Samoa | 21 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | | Samoa | 21 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:36 – Twickenham, London | Australia | 22 | |
| Australia | 17 | Australia | 22 | |
| Portugal | 12 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:58 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:58 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | 22 May 2016 – 14:04 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 14:04 – Twickenham, London | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 22 May 2016 – 14:04 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 14:04 – Twickenham, London | |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 31 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | | Argentina | 31 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | France | 5 | |
| France | 7 | France | 5 | |
| France | 7 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 17:02 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 17:02 – Twickenham, London |
| Fiji | 40 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 17:02 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 17:02 – Twickenham, London |
| Fiji | 40 | | | | Argentina | 14 |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | | | | | Argentina | 14 |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| New Zealand | 14 | | | | New Zealand | 29 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 22 May 2016 – 14:26 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 14:26 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| United States | 42 | 22 May 2016 – 14:26 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 14:26 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| United States | 42 | New Zealand | 35 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | | New Zealand | 35 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | England | 10 | |
| England | 0 | England | 10 | |
| Scotland | 17 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 May 2016 – 10:58 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 10:58 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | | | |
| South Africa | 21 | 22 May 2016 – 14:48 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 14:48 – Twickenham, London | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 22 May 2016 – 14:48 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 14:48 – Twickenham, London | |
| Argentina | 19 | South Africa | 26 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | | South Africa | 26 | |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:20 – Twickenham, London | Fiji | 21 | |
| France | 7 | Fiji | 21 | |
| France | 7 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 17:57 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 17:57 – Twickenham, London |
| Fiji | 40 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 17:57 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 17:57 – Twickenham, London |
| Fiji | 40 | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 11:42 – Twickenham, London | | | | Scotland | 27 |
| New Zealand | 14 | | | | Scotland | 27 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 22 May 2016 – 15:10 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 15:10 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| United States | 42 | 22 May 2016 – 15:10 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 15:10 – Twickenham, London | | | |
| United States | 42 | United States | 17 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | | United States | 17 | | | |
| 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 12:04 – Twickenham, London | Scotland | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 0 | Scotland | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 0 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 17:32 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 17:32 – Twickenham, London |
| Scotland | 17 | | | | 22 May 2016 – 17:32 – Twickenham, London | 22 May 2016 – 17:32 – Twickenham, London |
| Scotland | 17 | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| | | | | | United States | 26 |