2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

Malemort Tournament
Malemort Tournament
Host nation	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> France
Date	24–25 September 2016
Cup
Champion	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Russia
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> France
Third	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Great Britain Lions
Plate
Winner	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Netherlands
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Great Britain Royals
Bowl
Winner	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"> Italy
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100"> Finland

Kazan Tournament
Kazan Tournament
Host nation	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Russia
Date	11–12 June 2016
Cup
Champion	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> France
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Russia
Third	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Great Britain Lions
Plate
Winner	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Great Britain Royals
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"> Spain
Bowl
Winner	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"> Italy
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Belgium

2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Russia; France
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runners-up	France
Third	Ireland
	← 2015 (July) 2017 →

The 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the top level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2016. The series featured two tournaments, one hosted in Kazan and one hosted in Malemort. In preparation for 2016 Summer Olympics, England and Wales were replaced by two Great Britain representative teams, the Lions and the Royals. France won the Kazan tournament while Russia won the Malemort tournament. Russia won the overall championship. Finland and Ukraine were relegated to the 2017 Trophy series. ^[1]^[2]

Kazan

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
France	3	3	0	117	17	+100	9
Great Britain Royals	3	2	1	70	41	+29	7
Netherlands	3	1	2	46	61	-15	5
Finland	3	0	3	7	121	-114	3

Matches

11 June 2016
8:00

France	51–0	Finland

11 June 2016
8:22

Netherlands	10–19	Great Britain Royals

11 June 2016
10:45

France	31–7	Great Britain Royals

11 June 2016
11:07

Netherlands	26–7	Finland

11 June 2016
13:30

France	35–10	Netherlands

11 June 2016
13:52

Great Britain Royals	44–0	Finland

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	109	5	+104	9
Ireland	3	2	1	48	36	+12	7
Italy	3	1	2	24	76	-52	5
Belgium	3	0	3	26	90	-64	3

Matches

11 June 2016
9:28

Ireland	31–0	Italy

11 June 2016
9:50

Russia	54–0	Belgium

11 June 2016
12:13

Ireland	12–7	Belgium

11 June 2016
12:35

Russia	26–0	Italy

11 June 2016
14:58

Italy	24–19	Belgium

11 June 2016
15:20

Russia	29–5	Ireland

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Great Britain Lions	3	3	0	152	0	+152	9
Spain	3	2	1	60	78	-18	7
Portugal	3	1	2	45	59	-14	5
Ukraine	3	0	3	14	134	-120	3

Matches

11 June 2016
18:44

Spain	12–7	Portugal

11 June 2016
19:06

Great Britain Lions	48–0	Ukraine

11 June 2016
11:29

Spain	48–7	Ukraine

11 June 2016
11:51

Great Britain Lions	40–0	Portugal

11 June 2016
14:14

Spain	0–64	Great Britain Lions

11 June 2016
14:36

Ukraine	7–38	Portugal

Knockout stage

Bowl

Semi-finals		Final

12 June 2016 – 9:28

Italy	15
		12 June 2016 – 13:05
Ukraine	12
		Italy	19
12 June 2016 – 9:50
		Belgium	0
Belgium	31

Finland	12
		Third place

		12 June 2016 – 12:43

		Ukraine	19

		Finland	0

Plate

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

12 June 2016 – 8:00

France	17
		12 June 2016 – 11:15
Netherlands	0
		Netherlands	17
12 June 2016 – 9:06
		Spain	22
Ireland	19
				12 June 2016 – 14:24
Spain	10
				Spain	0
12 June 2016 – 8:22
				Great Britain Royals	44
Russia	28
		12 June 2016 – 11:37
Portugal	5
		Portugal	0
12 June 2016 – 8:44
		Great Britain Royals	36	Third place
Great Britain Lions	24
				12 June 2016 – 14:02
Great Britain Royals	5
				Netherlands	12

				Portugal	7

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

12 June 2016 – 8:00

France	17
		12 June 2016 – 11:59
Netherlands	0
		France	28
12 June 2016 – 9:06
		Ireland	12
Ireland	19
				12 June 2016 – 14:52
Spain	10
				France	22
12 June 2016 – 8:22
				Russia	12
Russia	28
		12 June 2016 – 12:21
Portugal	5
		Russia	19
12 June 2016 – 8:44
		Great Britain Lions	17	Third place
Great Britain Lions	24
				12 June 2016 – 15:14
Great Britain Royals	5
				Ireland	0

				Great Britain Lions	32

Malemort

Pool stages

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
France	3	3	0	112	14	+98	9
Spain	3	2	1	55	33	+22	7
Netherlands	3	1	2	43	45	-2	5
Finland	3	0	3	0	118	-118	3

Matches

24 September 2016
11:28

Spain	12–7	Netherlands

24 September 2016
11:50

France	53–0	Finland

24 September 2016
14:13

Spain	29–0	Finland

24 September 2016
14:35

France	33–0	Netherlands

24 September 2016
16:58

Netherlands	36–0	Finland

24 September 2016
17:20

France	26–14	Spain

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	148	0	+148	9
Great Britain Royals	3	2	1	56	43	+13	7
Portugal	3	1	2	24	99	-75	5
Ukraine	3	0	3	26	112	-86	3

Matches

24 September 2016
10:44

Russia	51–0	Ukraine

24 September 2016
11:06

Great Britain Royals	19–0	Portugal

24 September 2016
13:29

Russia	59–0	Portugal

24 September 2016
13:51

Great Britain Royals	37–5	Ukraine

24 September 2016
16:14

Portugal	24–21	Ukraine

24 September 2016
16:36

Russia	38–0	Great Britain Royals

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	51	22	+29	8
Great Britain Lions	3	2	0	1	40	51	-11	7
Belgium	3	1	0	2	24	38	-14	5
Italy	3	0	1	2	29	33	-4	4

Matches

24 September 2016
10:00

Great Britain Lions	21–12	Belgium

24 September 2016
10:22

Ireland	12–12	Italy

24 September 2016
12:45

Great Britain Lions	14–12	Italy

24 September 2016
13:07

Ireland	12–5	Belgium

24 September 2016
15:30

Italy	5–7	Belgium

24 September 2016
15:52

Great Britain Lions	5–27	Ireland

Knockout stage

Bowl

Semi-finals		Final

25 September 2016 – 11:28

Portugal	12
		25 September 2016 – 15:05
Finland	19
		Finland	0
25 September 2016 – 11:50
		Italy	34
Italy	14

Ukraine	7
		Third place

		25 September 2016 – 14:43

		Portugal	22

		Ukraine	5

Plate

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

25 September 2016 – 10:00

France	31
		25 September 2016 – 13:15
Belgium	7
		Belgium	7
25 September 2016 – 11:06
		Great Britain Royals	29
Great Britain Royals	5
				25 September 2016 – 16:24
Great Britain Lions	14
				Great Britain Royals	0
25 September 2016 – 10:22
				Netherlands	10
Russia	21
		25 September 2016 – 13:37
Netherlands	0
		Netherlands	24
25 September 2016 – 10:44
		Spain	5	Third place
Ireland	26
				25 September 2016 – 16:02
Spain	0
				Belgium	14

				Spain	19

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

25 September 2016 – 10:00

France	31
		25 September 2016 – 13:59
Belgium	7
		France	22
25 September 2016 – 11:06
		Great Britain Lions	19
Great Britain Royals	5
				25 September 2016 – 17:14
Great Britain Lions	14
				France	5
25 September 2016 – 10:22
				Russia	26
Russia	21
		25 September 2016 – 14:21
Netherlands	0
		Russia	27
25 September 2016 – 10:44
		Ireland	5	Third place
Ireland	26
				25 September 2016 – 16:52
Spain	0
				Great Britain Lions	12

				Ireland	5

Final standings

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
11–12 June	Kazan	France	Russia	Great Britain Lions
24–25 September	Malemort	Russia	France	Great Britain Lions

The three highest teams who did not already have core team status during the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

Legend
Winner
Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Relegated to 2017 Trophy series

Rank	Team	Kazan	Malemort	Points
	Russia	18	20	38
	France	20	18	38
–	Great Britain Lions ^{[Note 1]}	16	16	32
	Ireland	14	14	28
–	Great Britain Royals ^{[Note 1]}	12	10	22
4	Netherlands	8	12	20
5	Spain	10	8	18
6	Belgium	3	6	9
7	Italy	4	4	8
7	Portugal	6	2	8
9	Finland	1	3	4
10	Ukraine	2	1	3

Notes

^1 The two Great Britain representative teams, the Lions and the Royals were not included in the official ranking.

References

^ "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled". www.scottishrugby.org. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
^ "Rugby Europe Women Sevens Grand Prix – Malemort (FR)". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[1] "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled". www.scottishrugby.org. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[love-2] "Rugby Europe Women Sevens Grand Prix – Malemort (FR)". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

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2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Russia France
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runners-up	France
Third	Ireland
← 2015 (July) 2017 →