2016 USA Women's Sevens

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]

2016 USA Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series IV
Host nationUnited States United States of America
Date8 – 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 played34
2015
2017

Format

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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

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Pool Stage

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

Pool A

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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
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
13:36
Fiji  41–7  Colombia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
15:58
Australia  34–0  Colombia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
16:20
Fiji  7–28  England
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
18:42
Australia  22–5  Fiji
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
19:04
England  45–0  Colombia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

Pool B

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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
8 April 2016
12:30
Canada  26–5  Russia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
12:52
France  22–0  Ireland
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
15:14
Canada  29–5  Ireland
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
15:36
France  22–7  Russia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
17:58
Canada  17–12  France
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
18:20
Russia  10–7  Ireland
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

Pool C

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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
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
14:20
United States  24–0  Spain
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
16:42
New Zealand  10–5  Spain
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

8 April 2016
17:04
United States  33–12  Japan
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta


8 April 2016
19:48
Japan  15–7  Spain
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
  Japan19
 
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  Colombia7
 
  Japan15
 
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  Ireland26
 
  Spain5
 
 
  Ireland17
 
Third place
 
 
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  Colombia12
 
 
  Spain24

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
  England19
 
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  Russia12
 
  Russia24
 
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  France12
 
  France7
 
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  New Zealand24
 
  Russia7
 
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  United States19
 
  Canada29
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
  Fiji0
 
  Fiji0
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
  United States38 Third place
 
  United States5
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
  Australia22
 
  France28
 
 
  Fiji0
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
 
  England19
 
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  Russia12
 
  England19
 
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  New Zealand24
 
  France7
 
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  New Zealand24
 
  New Zealand19
 
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  Australia24
 
  Canada29
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
  Fiji0
 
  Canada14
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
  Australia26 Third place
 
  United States5
 
9 April 2016 – Atlanta
 
  Australia22
 
  England26
 
 
  Canada14
 

References

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  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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