The 2016 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2016 Las Vegas Sevens) is the thirteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–6 March 2016 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] This was the first time a World Rugby Sevens Series event was contested on artificial turf.[2]

2016 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVII
Host nationUnited States United States
Date4–6 March 2016
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Third South Africa
Plate
Winner New Zealand
Runner-up Japan
Bowl
Winner Wales
Runner-up France
Shield
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Canada
Tournament details
Matches played45
2015
2017

Format

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Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

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The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

Pool stages

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kenya 3 3 0 0 84 21 +63 9
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 80 29 +51 7
  Russia 3 1 0 2 52 62 –10 5
  Portugal 3 0 0 3 7 111 –104 3
4 March 2016
15:51
New Zealand  42–7  Portugal
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
16:13
Kenya  24–21  Russia
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
18:52
New Zealand  38–0  Russia
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
19:14
Kenya  38–0  Portugal
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
11:32
Portugal  0–31  Russia
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
11:54
New Zealand  0–22  Kenya
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 97 12 +85 9
  Japan 3 1 1 1 50 73 –23 6
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 43 66 –23 5
  England 3 0 1 2 40 79 –39 4
4 March 2016
Australia  26–0  Scotland
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
England  19–19  Japan
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
Australia  35–5  Japan
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
England  14–24  Scotland
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
Scotland  19–26  Japan
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
Australia  36–7  England
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 81 52 +29 7
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 63 34 +29 7
  France 3 1 0 2 50 85 –35 5
  Samoa 3 1 0 2 57 80 –23 5
4 March 2016
Fiji  24–28  Samoa
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
Argentina  26–7  France
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
Fiji  42–12  France
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

4 March 2016
Argentina  25–12  Samoa
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
Samoa  17–31  France
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
Fiji  15–12  Argentina
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 98 14 +84 9
  United States 3 1 1 1 45 67 –22 6
  Wales 3 1 0 2 36 65 –29 5
  Canada 3 0 1 2 43 76 –33 4

4 March 2016
United States  19–12  Wales
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas


4 March 2016
South Africa  36–7  Wales
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

5 March 2016
Canada  10–17  Wales
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas


Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
  Russia19
 
6 March 2016 – 10:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Canada10
 
  Canada24
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  England7
 
  France21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  England19
 
  Canada12
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Samoa24
 
  Wales31
 
6 March 2016 – 10:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Portugal12
 
  Portugal14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Samoa29
 
  Scotland17
 
 
  Samoa12
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 16:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
  Russia19
 
6 March 2016 – 11:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Canada10
 
  Russia14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  France15
 
  France21
 
6 March 2016 – 14:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  England19
 
  France14
 
5 March 2016 – 16:47 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Wales28
 
  Wales31
 
6 March 2016 – 11:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Portugal12
 
  Wales21
 
5 March 2016 – 17:09 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Scotland14
 
  Scotland17
 
 
  Samoa12
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
  Kenya14
 
6 March 2016 – 11:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  United States26
 
  Kenya14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Japan19
 
  Fiji43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:03 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Japan7
 
  Japan7
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  New Zealand27
 
  South Africa14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  New Zealand7
 
  New Zealand24
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Argentina19
 
  Australia26
 
 
  Argentina12
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 March 2016 – 17:31 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
 
  Kenya14
 
6 March 2016 – 12:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  United States26
 
  United States14
 
5 March 2016 – 17:53 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Fiji21
 
  Fiji43
 
6 March 2016 – 15:57 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Japan7
 
  Fiji21
 
5 March 2016 – 18:15 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Australia15
 
  South Africa14
 
6 March 2016 – 13:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  New Zealand7
 
  South Africa12
 
5 March 2016 – 18:37 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Australia14 Third place
 
  Australia26
 
6 March 2016 – 15:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney
 
  Argentina12
 
  United States10
 
 
  South Africa21
 

References

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  1. ^ "The USA Sevens rugby tournament returns to Las Vegas in 2016" Archived 2012-10-06 at the Library of Congress Web Archives, Los Angeles Times, Susan Stapleton, July 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "USA Sevens Recap" Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, USASevens.com, Colin E. Flora, March 12, 2016.