2016 USA Women's Sevens

2016 USA Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series IV
Host nation United States United States of America
Date 8 – 9 April 2016
Cup
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third  England
Plate
Champions  United States
Runners-up  Russia
Bowl
Champions  Ireland
Runners-up  Japan
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played 34
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The 2016 USA Sevens was the third tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 8–9 April 2016 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia. Australia won the tournament, defeating New Zealand by 24–19 in the final.[1]

Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.

Teams

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 94 14 +80 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 63 26 +37 7
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 53 57 -4 5
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 7 120 -113 3
8 April 2016
13:14
Australia  7–21  England
8 April 2016
13:36
Fiji  41–7  Colombia
8 April 2016
15:58
Australia  34–0  Colombia
8 April 2016
16:20
Fiji  7–28  England
8 April 2016
18:42
Australia  22–5  Fiji
8 April 2016
19:04
England  45–0  Colombia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 72 22 +50 9
 France 3 2 0 1 56 24 +32 7
 Russia 3 1 0 2 22 55 -30 5
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 12 61 -49 3
8 April 2016
12:30
Canada  26–5  Russia
8 April 2016
12:52
France  22–0  Ireland
8 April 2016
15:14
Canada  29–5  Ireland
8 April 2016
15:36
France  22–7  Russia
8 April 2016
17:58
Canada  17–12  France
8 April 2016
18:20
Russia  10–7  Ireland

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 69 17 +52 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 53 22 +31 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 32 78 -46 5
 Spain 3 0 0 3 12 49 -37 3
8 April 2016
13:58
New Zealand  38–5  Japan
8 April 2016
14:20
United States  24–0  Spain
8 April 2016
16:42
New Zealand  10–5  Spain
8 April 2016
17:04
United States  33–12  Japan
8 April 2016
19:48
Japan  15–7  Spain

Knockout stage

Bowl

Semi-finals Final
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  Japan  19  
  Colombia  7  
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
      Japan  15
    Ireland  26
Third place
9 April 2016 – Atlanta 9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  Spain  5   Colombia  12
  Ireland  17     Spain  24

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 April 2016 – Atlanta        
  England  19
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  Russia  12  
  Russia  24
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
    France  12  
  France  7
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  New Zealand  24  
  Russia  7
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
    United States  19
  Canada  29
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  Fiji  0  
  Fiji  0 Third place
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
    United States  38  
  United States  5   France  28
  Australia  22     Fiji  0
9 April 2016 – Atlanta

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 April 2016 – Atlanta        
  England  19
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  Russia  12  
  England  19
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
    New Zealand  24  
  France  7
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  New Zealand  24  
  New Zealand  19
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
    Australia  24
  Canada  29
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
  Fiji  0  
  Canada  14 Third place
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
    Australia  26  
  United States  5   England  26
  Australia  22     Canada  14
9 April 2016 – Atlanta

References

  1. ↑ "Aussie women win Atlanta Sevens". Special Broadcasting Service. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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