The 2016 Paris Sevens was the ninth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–15 May 2016 at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, France. It was the first time that the France Sevens had been featured on the Sevens world circuit since 2006.
| 2016 Paris Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  Frankreich |
| Date | 13–15 May 2016 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  Fidschi |
| Third | Frankreich |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Südafrika |
| Runner-up |  Australien |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
2017 → | |
Format
editSixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. 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
editThe 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stages
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Neuseeland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 27 | +58 | 9 |
 Kenia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 7 |
 Russland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 5 |
| Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidschi
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 31 | +82 | 9 |
| Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 7 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 5 |
| Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 120 | −89 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Südafrika
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12 | +73 | 9 |
| Australien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 7 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 5 |
 Brasilien
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 106 | −87 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankreich
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 9 |
 Argentinien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 7 |
 Vereinigte Staaten
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 5 |
 Kanada
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 103 | −79 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editShield
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| Russland | 33 | |||||||||
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| Kanada | 0 | |||||||||
| Kanada | 12 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 19 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
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| Brasilien | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 38 | |||||||||
| Brasilien | 14 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Russland | 33 | |||||||||
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| Kanada | 0 | |||||||||
| Russland | 7 | |||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 10 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 28 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 19 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 12 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 38 | |||||||||
| Brasilien | 14 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Neuseeland | 17 | |||||||||
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| Argentinien | 19 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 19 | |||||||||
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| Südafrika | 29 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 10 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australien | 7 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 24 | |||||||||
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| Kenia | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 7 | |||||||||
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| Australien | 26 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 17 | |||||||||
| Australien | 15 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Neuseeland | 17 | |||||||||
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| Argentinien | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentinien | 12 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 10 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 29 | |||||||||
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| Fidschi | 26 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 24 | |||||||||
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| Kenia | 5 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 5 | |||||||||
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| Fidschi | 22 | Third place | ||||||||
| Fidschi | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australien | 15 | |||||||||
| Argentinien | 10 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 26 | |||||||||