# 2016 Dubai Sevens

The 2016 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 2–3 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

## Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the winner of the 2016 Africa Cup Sevens, Uganda:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Russia
* United States
* Wales
* Uganda

## 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 |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 78 | –40 | 3 |
* 2 December 2016 10:30
| Argentina | 19–21 | Wales |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 10:52
| Fiji | 26–19 | Canada |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 14:14
| Argentina | 21–14 | Canada |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 14:36
| Fiji | 24–12 | Wales |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 19:31
| Wales | 31–5 | Canada |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 19:53
| Fiji | 22–19 | Argentina |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 22 | +64 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 5 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 110 | –89 | 3 |
* 2 December 2016 09:44
| United States | 5–14 | Scotland |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 10:06
| South Africa | 46–0 | Uganda |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 12:44
| United States | 29–7 | Uganda |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 13:06
| South Africa | 21–5 | Scotland |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 18:44
| Scotland | 35–14 | Uganda |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 19:06
| South Africa | 19–17 | United States |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 26 | +57 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 60 | –15 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 81 | –54 | 3 |
* 2 December 2016 11:14
| England | 19–7 | Samoa |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 11:36
| New Zealand | 26–5 | Russia |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 14:58
| England | 38–7 | Russia |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 15:20
| New Zealand | 26–21 | Samoa |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 20:15
| Samoa | 17–15 | Russia |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 20:37
| New Zealand | 12–26 | England |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 7 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 48 | –5 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 71 | –50 | 3 |
* 2 December 2016 09:00
| Kenya | 14–24 | France |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 09:22
| Australia | 19–14 | Japan |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 12:00
| Kenya | 17–7 | Japan |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 12:22
| Australia | 28–0 | France |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 18:00
| France | 35–0 | Japan |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2016 18:22
| Australia | 17–12 | Kenya |
* The Sevens, Dubai

## Knockout stage
### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 3 December 2016 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Japan | 19 |
| Japan | 19 | 3 December 2016 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Uganda | 26 | 3 December 2016 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Uganda | 26 | Uganda | 17 |
| 3 December 2016 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Uganda | 17 |
| 3 December 2016 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | Canada | 20 |
| Canada | 27 | Canada | 20 |
| Russia | 5 | | |

### Challenge trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 3 December 2016 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 31 | | | |
| Argentina | 31 | 3 December 2016 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Japan | 14 | 3 December 2016 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Japan | 14 | Argentina | 10 | |
| 3 December 2016 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Argentina | 10 | |
| 3 December 2016 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 27 | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 27 | | | | 3 December 2016 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Uganda | 19 | | | | 3 December 2016 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Uganda | 19 | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| 3 December 2016 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| 3 December 2016 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | United States | 28 |
| Kenya | 22 | | | | United States | 28 |
| Kenya | 22 | 3 December 2016 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Canada | 14 | 3 December 2016 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Canada | 14 | Kenya | 19 | | | |
| 3 December 2016 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Kenya | 19 | | | |
| 3 December 2016 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | United States | 21 | |
| United States | 40 | United States | 21 | |
| Russia | 0 | | | |

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 3 December 2016 – 15:27 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 15:27 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| France | 17 |
| France | 17 | 3 December 2016 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 26 | 3 December 2016 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 26 | Scotland | 12 |
| 3 December 2016 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Scotland | 12 |
| 3 December 2016 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | Australia | 19 |
| Australia | 20 | Australia | 19 |
| New Zealand | 12 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 3 December 2016 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 40 | | | |
| Fiji | 40 | 3 December 2016 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| France | 5 | 3 December 2016 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| France | 5 | Fiji | 31 | |
| 3 December 2016 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Fiji | 31 | |
| 3 December 2016 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | England | 12 | |
| England | 24 | England | 12 | |
| England | 24 | | | | 3 December 2016 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 21 | | | | 3 December 2016 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 21 | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| 3 December 2016 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| 3 December 2016 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| Australia | 12 | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| Australia | 12 | 3 December 2016 – 17:03 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 17:03 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Wales | 21 | 3 December 2016 – 17:03 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 17:03 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Wales | 21 | Wales | 5 | | | |
| 3 December 2016 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Wales | 5 | | | |
| 3 December 2016 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | South Africa | 36 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| South Africa | 40 | South Africa | 36 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| South Africa | 40 | | | | 3 December 2016 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| New Zealand | 0 | | | | 3 December 2016 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai | 3 December 2016 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| New Zealand | 0 | | | | England | 38 |
| | | | | | Wales | 10 |

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | South Africa | 22 |
| | Fiji | 19 |
| | England | 17 |
| 4 | Wales | 15 |
| 5 | Australia | 13 |
| 6 | Scotland | 12 |
| 7 | France | 10 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | United States | 8 |
| 10 | Samoa | 7 |
| 11 | Kenya | 5 |
| 11 | Argentina | 5 |
| 13 | Canada | 3 |
| 14 | Uganda | 2 |
| 15 | Japan | 1 |
| 15 | Russia | 1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)