2016 USA Women's Sevens
| 2016 USA Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Women's Sevens Series IV | |
| Host nation |  United States of America |
| Date | 8 – 9 April 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  England |
| Plate | |
| Winner | United States |
| Runner-up |  Russia |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Ireland |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
Pool Stage[edit]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A[edit]
| 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 |
Pool B[edit]
| 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 | -33 | 5 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 61 | -49 | 3 |
Pool C[edit]
| 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 |
Knockout stage[edit]
Bowl[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 April 2016 – Atlanta | ||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||
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| Colombia | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 15 | |||||
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| Ireland | 26 | |||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| Ireland | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 April 2016 – Atlanta | ||||||
| Colombia | 12 | |||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||
Plate[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||||||
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| France | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||||||
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| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
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| United States | 38 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
Cup[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 26 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Aussie women win Atlanta Sevens". Special Broadcasting Service. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.