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]
| 2016 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  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 |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Format
editSixteen 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
editThe 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stages
editPool A
edit| 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 |
Pool B
edit| 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 |
Pool C
edit| 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 |
Pool D
edit| 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 |
Knockout stage
editShield
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "USA Sevens Recap" Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, USASevens.com, Colin E. Flora, March 12, 2016.