2016 Dubai Women's Sevens

2016 Dubai Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series V
Host nation United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Date 1–2 December 2016
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  Australia
Third  Russia
Plate
Champions  Fiji
Bowl
Champions  Ireland
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played 34
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The 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens was the opening tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1] It was held on 1–2 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, and was the 5th edition of the Women's Dubai Sevens as part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[2][3][4] The defending champions Australia started their first game against the invited South Africans. The opening game of the Dubai tournament matched Spain up against England.[5]

Bill Beaumont, the World Rugby Chairman, said: "With the excitement of the Olympic Games still fresh in people's memories, anticipation has never been higher ahead of a new HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series season kicking off".

Format

The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

The participating teams include:[6]

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33007722+559
 Russia 31023646–105
 South Africa 31024564–195
 United States 31022955–265
1 December 2016
13:28
United States  12–10  Russia
1 December 2016
13:50
Australia  38–5  South Africa
1 December 2016
16:24
United States  7–26  South Africa
1 December 2016
16:46
Australia  20–7  Russia
1 December 2016
19:21
Russia  19–14  South Africa
1 December 2016
19:43
Australia  19–10  United States

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33007715+629
 Fiji 31114850–26
 France 31023866–285
 Ireland 30123668–324
1 December 2016
12:44
France  14–21  Fiji
1 December 2016
13:06
New Zealand  27–5  Ireland
1 December 2016
15:40
France  24–14  Ireland
1 December 2016
16:02
New Zealand  19–10  Fiji
1 December 2016
18:37
Fiji  17–17  Ireland
1 December 2016
18:59
New Zealand  31–0  France

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 33007738+399
 England 32017138+337
 Spain 31023563–285
 Brazil 30033175–443
1 December 2016
12:00
England  31–7  Spain
1 December 2016
12:22
Canada  26–19  Brazil
1 December 2016
14:56
England  28–7  Brazil
1 December 2016
15:18
Canada  27–7  Spain
1 December 2016
17:53
Spain  21–5  Brazil
1 December 2016
18:15
Canada  24–12  England

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

Semi-finals Final
2 December 2016 – 11:52 – Dubai
  Spain  22  
  Brazil  7  
 
2 December 2016 – 16:25 – Dubai
      Spain  12
    Ireland  14
Third place
2 December 2016 – 12:14 Dubai 4 December 2016 – 15:02 – Dubai
  United States  5   Brazil  17
  Ireland  28     United States  26

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
2 December 2016 – 09:00 – Dubai        
  New Zealand  39
2 December 2016 – 12:36 – Dubai
  South Africa  0  
  South Africa  12
2 December 2016 – 09:22 – Dubai
    Canada  19  
  Canada  7
2 December 2016 – 15:46 – Dubai
  Russia  17  
  Canada  14
2 December 2016 – 09:44 – Dubai
    Fiji  17
  Fiji  17
2 December 2016 – 12:58 – Dubai
  England  19  
  Fiji  31 Third place
2 December 2016 – 10:06 – Dubai
    France  12  
  Australia  42   South Africa  5
  France  0     France  31
2 December 2016 – 15:24 – Dubai

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
2 December 2016 – 09:00 – Dubai        
  New Zealand  39
2 December 2016 – 13:28 – Dubai
  South Africa  0  
  New Zealand  24
2 December 2016 – 09:22 – Dubai
    Russia  5  
  Canada  7
2 December 2016 – 17:15 – Dubai
  Russia  17  
  New Zealand  17
2 December 2016 – 09:44 – Dubai
    Australia  5
  Fiji  17
2 December 2016 – 13:50 – Dubai
  England  19  
  England  10 Third place
2 December 2016 – 10:06 – Dubai
    Australia  31  
  Australia  42   Russia  17
  France  0     England  14
2 December 2016 – 16:50 – Dubai

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://dubairugby7s.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-26/aussie-womens-team-to-play-world-series-event-at-sydney-7s/7788252
  3. ↑ http://ur7s.com/news/sydney-added-to-become-host-of-womens-world-sevens-series-as-schedule-is-announced
  4. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/news/194514
  5. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/stage/1719/fixtures
  6. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/stage/1719/pools
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