2016 USA Sevens





























































2016 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVII
Host nation
United States United States
Date 4–6 March 2016
Cup
Champion
 Fiji
Runner-up
 Australia
Third
 South Africa
Plate
Winner
 New Zealand
Runner-up
 Japan
Bowl
Winner
 Wales
Runner-up
 France
Shield
Winner
 Samoa
Runner-up
 Canada
Tournament details
Matches played 45

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The 2016 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2016 Las Vegas Sevens) is the thirteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–6 March 2016 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] This was the first time a World Rugby Sevens Series event was contested on artificial turf.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Format


  • 2 Teams


  • 3 Pool stages


    • 3.1 Pool A


    • 3.2 Pool B


    • 3.3 Pool C


    • 3.4 Pool D




  • 4 Knockout stage


    • 4.1 Shield


    • 4.2 Bowl


    • 4.3 Plate


    • 4.4 Cup




  • 5 References





Format


Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool one time. 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


  •  Canada


  •  England


  •  Fiji


  •  France


  •  Japan


  •  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

 Kenya
 3 3 0 0 84 21 +63
9

 New Zealand
 3 2 0 1 80 29 +51
7

 Russia
 3 1 0 2 52 62 –10
5

 Portugal
 3 0 0 3 7 111 –104
3



4 March 2016
15:51














New Zealand 
 42–7
 Portugal






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016
16:13














Kenya 
 24–21
 Russia






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016
18:52














New Zealand 
 38–0
 Russia






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016
19:14














Kenya 
 38–0
 Portugal






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016
11:32














Portugal 
 0–31
 Russia






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016
11:54














New Zealand 
 0–22
 Kenya






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas







Pool B


























































Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 PF
 PA
 PD
 Pts

 Australia
 3 3 0 0 97 12 +85
9

 Japan
 3 1 1 1 50 73 –23
6

 Scotland
 3 1 0 2 43 66 –23
5

 England
 3 0 1 2 40 79 –39
4



4 March 2016















Australia 
 26–0
 Scotland






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















England 
 19–19
 Japan






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















Australia 
 35–5
 Japan






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















England 
 14–24
 Scotland






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016















Scotland 
 19–26
 Japan






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016















Australia 
 36–7
 England






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas







Pool C


























































Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 PF
 PA
 PD
 Pts

 Fiji
 3 2 0 1 81 52 +29
7

 Argentina
 3 2 0 1 63 34 +29
7

 France
 3 1 0 2 50 85 –35
5

 Samoa
 3 1 0 2 57 80 –23
5



4 March 2016















Fiji 
 24–28
 Samoa






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















Argentina 
 26–7
 France






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















Fiji 
 42–12
 France






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















Argentina 
 25–12
 Samoa






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016















Samoa 
 17–31
 France






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016















Fiji 
 15–12
 Argentina






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas







Pool D


























































Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 PF
 PA
 PD
 Pts

 South Africa
 3 3 0 0 98 14 +84
9

 United States
 3 1 1 1 45 67 –22
6

 Wales
 3 1 0 2 36 65 –29
5

 Canada
 3 0 1 2 43 76 –33
4



4 March 2016















South Africa 
 33–7
 Canada






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















United States 
 19–12
 Wales






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















United States 
 26–26
 Canada






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








4 March 2016















South Africa 
 36–7
 Wales






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016















Canada 
 10–17
 Wales






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas








5 March 2016















South Africa 
 29–0
 United States






Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas







Knockout stage



Shield
















































































































































 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Russia
 19
 
6 March 2016 – 10:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Canada
10
 
  Canada 24
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England
 7
 
 France
 21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  England
19
 
 Canada
 12
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Samoa
24
 
 Wales
 31
 
6 March 2016 – 10:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Portugal
12
 
 Portugal
 14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Samoa
29
 
 Scotland
 17
 
 
  Samoa
12
 


Bowl
















































































































































 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
  Russia 19
 
6 March 2016 – 11:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Canada
 10
 
 Russia
 14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  France
15
 
  France 21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England
 19
 
 France
 14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Wales
28
 
  Wales 31
 
6 March 2016 – 11:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Portugal
 12
 
  Wales 21
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Scotland
 14
 
  Scotland 17
 
 
 Samoa
 12
 


Plate
















































































































































 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
  Kenya 14
 
6 March 2016 – 11:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 United States
 26
 
 Kenya
 14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Japan
19
 
 Fiji
 43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Japan
7
 
 Japan
 7
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand
27
 
 South Africa
 14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  New Zealand
7
 
 New Zealand
 24
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Argentina
 19
 
 Australia
 26
 
 
  Argentina
12
 


Cup
































































































































































 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Kenya
 14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  United States
26
 
 United States
 14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Fiji
21
 
  Fiji 43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:57 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan
 7
 
  Fiji 21
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Australia
 15
 
  South Africa 14
 
6 March 2016 – 13:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand
 7
 
 South Africa
 12
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Australia
14
 Third place
 
  Australia 26
 
6 March 2016 – 15:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Argentina
 12
 
 United States
 10
 
 
  South Africa
21
 


References





  1. ^ "The USA Sevens rugby tournament returns to Las Vegas in 2016", Los Angeles Times, Susan Stapleton, July 3, 2015.


  2. ^ "USA Sevens Recap", USASevens.com, Colin E. Flora, March 12, 2016.











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