The 2016 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament of the
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 17th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by ...
, held over the weekend of 6–7 February 2016 at
Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Football Stadium may refer to:
* Sydney Football Stadium (1988), the original stadium which was demolished in 2019.
* Sydney Football Stadium (2022)
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Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
,
Australia
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.
[ It was the thirteenth edition of the ]Australian Sevens
The Australia Sevens is an international rugby sevens tournament that was first played in 1986. Currently hosted as the Sydney Sevens, the event is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was held in Brisbane, in Adelaide, and on ...
tournament.
The Cup final was won by New Zealand, defeating Australia by 27–24 in front of a sold-out crowd of over 37,000 fans. Fiji defeated South Africa in the third place play-off.
Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams each, and a round-robin played within each pool. Points were awarded for each match as 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the play-offs for the Cup and Plate. The bottom two teams in each pool progressed to the play-offs for the Bowl and Shield
Teams
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
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Pool Stage
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Notes
The match was Australia's fourth Cup final on home soil. The Australian try scorers were
Henry Hutchison, who scored two in the first half, while
Sam Myers
Samuel Joseph Myers (February 19, 1936 – July 17, 2006) was an American blues musician and songwriter. He was an accompanist on dozens of recordings by blues artists over five decades. He began his career as a drummer for Elmore James but was ...
and
Greg Jeloudev each scored a try in the second half.
All Blacks Sevens go back to back after success in Sydney
World Rugby. 7 February 2016. For New Zealand, Rieko Ioane
Rieko Edward Ioane (; born 18 March 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Centre (rugby union), centre or Wing (rugby union), wing for the Blues (Super Rugby), Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland Rugby Union, Auckland in the Bu ...
scored a hat-trick, while captain Tim Mikkelson
Timothy John Mikkelson (born 13 August 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team.
International career
Mikkelson plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens t ...
and Kurt Baker
Kurt Baker (born 7 October 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a fullback or wing for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Between 2008 and 2022, Baker played for the New Zealand Sevens team in 233 World R ...
each scored a try.
References
External links
Sydney 7s
official webpage
{{Australian Sevens
Australian Sevens
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
Sydney Sevens
Sports competitions in Sydney