2016 USA Sevens

2016 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVII
Host nationUnited States United States
Date4–6 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 played45
2015
2017

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]

Format

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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

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The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stages

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Pool A

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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
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

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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
England 19–19 Japan
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas





Pool C

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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
Fiji 42–12 France
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas


5 March 2016
Samoa 17–31 France
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas


Pool D

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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




5 March 2016
Canada 10–17 Wales
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas


Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Russia19
 
6 March 2016 – 10:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Canada10
 
 Canada24
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England7
 
 France21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England19
 
 Canada12
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Samoa24
 
 Wales31
 
6 March 2016 – 10:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Portugal12
 
 Portugal14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Samoa29
 
 Scotland17
 
 
 Samoa12
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Russia19
 
6 March 2016 – 11:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Canada10
 
 Russia14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 France15
 
 France21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 England19
 
 France14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Wales28
 
 Wales31
 
6 March 2016 – 11:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Portugal12
 
 Wales21
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Scotland14
 
 Scotland17
 
 
 Samoa12
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Kenya14
 
6 March 2016 – 11:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 United States26
 
 Kenya14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan19
 
 Fiji43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan7
 
 Japan7
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand27
 
 South Africa14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand7
 
 New Zealand24
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Argentina19
 
 Australia26
 
 
 Argentina12
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
 Kenya14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 United States26
 
 United States14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Fiji21
 
 Fiji43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:57 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Japan7
 
 Fiji21
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Australia15
 
 South Africa14
 
6 March 2016 – 13:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 New Zealand7
 
 South Africa12
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Australia14 Third place
 
 Australia26
 
6 March 2016 – 15:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 Argentina12
 
 United States10
 
 
 South Africa21
 

References

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  1. ^ "The USA Sevens rugby tournament returns to Las Vegas in 2016" Archived 2012-10-06 at the Library of Congress Web Archives, Los Angeles Times, Susan Stapleton, July 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "USA Sevens Recap" Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, USASevens.com, Colin E. Flora, March 12, 2016.