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With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the top 6 on the [[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]]. The [[2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]] was the initial stage of qualification, where the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bring the total up to 11 team qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in [[Monaco]], where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.
With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the top 6 on the [[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]]. The [[2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]] was the initial stage of qualification, where the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bring the total up to 11 team qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in [[Monaco]], where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.


As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, [[Great Britain at the Olympics|Great Britain]] were awarded a spot in the Olympic games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby ([[Rugby Football Union|England]], [[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]], [[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]] and a combined union from [[Irish Rugby Football Union|Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland]]), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union demanded that Northern Irish players, that have committed to play for the Irish rugby union, only play for Ireland despite being eligible under IOC rules to compete for Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2070257.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.irb.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222180047/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2070257.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/mm/document/aboutirb/irborganisation/02/06/18/19/120327ljrugbysevensplanfinal.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.irb.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424195138/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/aboutirb/irborganisation/02/06/18/19/120327ljrugbysevensplanfinal.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mackay|first1=Duncan|title=Rio 2016 qualifying system for rugby sevens revealed|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1013475/rio-2016-qualifying-system-for-rugby-sevens-revealed|website=Inside the Games|access-date=20 April 2016|date=23 March 2013}}</ref> The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the [[2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series|2013–14 Sevens World Series]] that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.
As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, [[Great Britain at the Olympics|Great Britain]] were awarded a spot in the Olympic games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby ([[Rugby Football Union|England]], [[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]], [[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]] and a combined union from [[Irish Rugby Football Union|Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland]]), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union demanded that Northern Irish players, that have committed to play for the Irish rugby union, only play for Ireland despite being eligible under IOC rules to compete for Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2070257.html |title=International Rugby Board - Olympic Rugby Sevens qualification confirmed |website=www.irb.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222180047/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2070257.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/mm/document/aboutirb/irborganisation/02/06/18/19/120327ljrugbysevensplanfinal.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.irb.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424195138/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/aboutirb/irborganisation/02/06/18/19/120327ljrugbysevensplanfinal.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mackay|first1=Duncan|title=Rio 2016 qualifying system for rugby sevens revealed|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1013475/rio-2016-qualifying-system-for-rugby-sevens-revealed|website=Inside the Games|access-date=20 April 2016|date=23 March 2013}}</ref> The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the [[2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series|2013–14 Sevens World Series]] that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.


===Qualified teams===
===Qualified teams===

Revision as of 05:14, 21 August 2022

2016 Women's Olympic Rugby sevens Tournament
Aerial view of the Deodoro Stadium, where the Women's Rugby Sevens tournament took place.
Tournament details
Host Brasilien
VenueDeodoro Stadium
Date6–8 August 2016
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Australien (1st title)
Runner-up Neuseeland
Third place Kanada
Fourth place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored180 (5.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Neuseeland Portia Woodman
(50 points)
Most triesNeuseeland Portia Woodman
(10 tries)
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The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil, hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 6 August to 8 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 8 August.

Australia beat New Zealand 24–17 in the final.[1][2] Canada secured the bronze medal with a win over Great Britain.[3]

Qualification

With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the top 6 on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the initial stage of qualification, where the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bring the total up to 11 team qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in Monaco, where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.

As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, Great Britain were awarded a spot in the Olympic games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby (England, Wales, Scotland and a combined union from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union demanded that Northern Irish players, that have committed to play for the Irish rugby union, only play for Ireland despite being eligible under IOC rules to compete for Great Britain.[4][5][6] The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14 Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.

Qualified teams

Nation Means of qualification
 Brasilien Host nation
 Australien 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series top 4 finishers
 Kanada
 Great Britain
 Neuseeland
 Kolumbien 2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens Champions
 Vereinigte Staaten 2015 NACRA Women's Sevens Champions
 Frankreich 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Champions
 Kenia 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens Champions
 Fidschi 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship Champions
 Japan 2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships Champions
 Spanien 2016 Women's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament Champions

Squads

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Match officials

On 11 April 2016, World Rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials for the women's sevens.[7][8] Two Brazilians were later added as assistant referees.

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 28 June 2016. The 12 teams were seeded based on their points they have accumulated over the past two seasons on the Women's Sevens Series circuit. The four teams that qualified directly from the 2014–15 Women's Sevens World Series were guaranteed a top four seeding, with their positioning determined by their combined score over the two seasons.[9][10]

Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3

Pool stage

Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Third place teams drop to a third-placed teams table, where the top two third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[9]

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

Canada vs Japan
Brazil vs Great Britain

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Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A  Vereinigte Staaten 3 1 1 1 67 24 +43 6 Knockout stage
2 B  Spanien 3 1 0 2 31 65 −34 5
3 C  Brasilien (H) 3 1 0 2 29 77 −48 5
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point differential; 3) Points scored; 4) Lots drawn by World Rugby
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

9–12th place playoff

 
Semi-finals9th place final
 
      
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Brasilien24
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Kolumbien0
 
 Brasilien33
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Japan5
 
 Kenia0
 
 
 Japan24
 
11th place
 
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Kolumbien10
 
 
 Kenia22

Semi-finals

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11th place

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9th place final

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5–8th place playoff

 
Semi-finals5th Place final
 
      
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Spanien12
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Frankreich24
 
 Frankreich5
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Vereinigte Staaten19
 
 Fidschi7
 
 
 Vereinigte Staaten12
 
7th Place
 
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Spanien21
 
 
 Fidschi0

Semi-finals

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7th place

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5th place final

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Medal playoff

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold Medal Match
 
          
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 
 Australien24
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Spanien0
 
 Australien17
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Kanada5
 
 Kanada15
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Frankreich5
 
 Australien24
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Neuseeland17
 
 Great Britain26
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Fidschi7
 
 Great Britain7
 
7 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Neuseeland25 Bronze Medal Match
 
 Neuseeland5
 
8 August 2016 – Deodoro Stadium
 
 Vereinigte Staaten0
 
 Kanada33
 
 
 Great Britain10
 

Quarter-finals

USA vs New Zealand

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

Team's line up before the final

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Final ranking

Rank Team Matches Points Avg points Tries Avg tries
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australien 6 166 27.67 28 4.67
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Neuseeland 6 156 26.00 26 4.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kanada 6 136 22.67 22 3.67
4  Great Britain 6 134 22.33 22 3.67
5  Vereinigte Staaten 6 98 16.33 16 2.67
6  Frankreich 6 105 17.50 17 2.83
7  Spanien 6 64 10.67 10 1.67
8  Fidschi 6 62 7.75 10 1.67
9  Brasilien 5 86 17.20 13 2.60
10  Japan 5 39 7.80 7 1.40
11  Kenia 5 39 7.80 7 1.40
12  Kolumbien 5 10 2.00 2 0.40

Statistics

Try scorers

Point scorers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Australia beat New Zealand to win inaugural rugby sevens gold". BBC Sport. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympics rugby sevens: Australian women win gold against New Zealand". Guardian. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Australia win historic first Olympic sevens gold medal". worldrugby.org. 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "International Rugby Board - Olympic Rugby Sevens qualification confirmed". www.irb.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.irb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Mackay, Duncan (23 March 2013). "Rio 2016 qualifying system for rugby sevens revealed". Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Referees announced for sevens' Olympic Games debut" (Press release). World Rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Olympic Games 2016 – Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Olympic Draw and Competition Process". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Rugby sevens groups announced for Rio 2016 Olympic Games as stadium nears completion". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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