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For the men's competition, see 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series.

World Rugby
Women's Sevens Series IV
Hosts Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
 Brasilien
 Vereinigte Staaten
 Kanada
 Frankreich
Date3 Dec 2015 – 29 May 2016
Final positions
Champions Australien
Runners-up Neuseeland
Series details
Top try scorerNeuseeland Portia Woodman (24)
Top point scorerKanada Ghislaine Landry (158)

The 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the fourth edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (formerly the IRB Women's Sevens World Series), an annual series of tournaments organised by World Rugby for women's national teams in rugby sevens. The tour was a companion to the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series for men.

The series was won by Australia who won three tour events on their way to claiming their first World Series title.[1] The previous women's champions New Zealand finished in second place ahead of Canada and England.[2]

The competition

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There were five tournament events in 2015–16. Twelve teams competed at each event; eleven being "core" teams, with a twelfth team invited to participate in particular events (similar to previous women's series as well as the men's counterpart). The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across the five events.[3]

For the second time, the women's series held a core team qualifying tournament, similar to that held in the men's HSBC Sevens World Series.[4] The qualifying event was held at University College Dublin, in Ireland, and resulted in Japan and the hosts Ireland qualifying as core teams for the main 2015-16 tournament.[5]

Teams

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Eleven "core teams" participated in all series events for the 2015–16 series, the same number as the previous season. The top nine finishers in the 2014–15 series were granted core team status for 2014–15:

Two additional core teams were determined in a qualifying tournament:

Events

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2015–16 Itinerary
Leg Venue Dates Winner
Dubai The Sevens, Dubai 3–4 December 2015  Australien
Brasilien Arena Barueri, São Paulo 20–21 February 2016  Australien
Vereinigte Staaten Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Georgia (Atlanta) 8–9 April 2016  Australien
Kanada Westhills Stadium, Langford, British Columbia (Victoria) 16–17 April 2016  England
Frankreich Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand 28–29 May 2016  Kanada

Qualifying tournament

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The core team qualifying tournament was held at the UCD Bowl on 22–23 August 2015.[6]

The qualifier began with a single round-robin pool stage, with teams divided into three four-team pools. The top two teams from each pool, plus the top two third-place finishers, advanced to a knockout stage. The two finalists (the semifinal winners) qualified as core teams for 2015–16.

  1.  Japan (qualified)
  2.  Irland (qualified)
  3.  Südafrika
  4.  Niederlande
  5.  Brasilien
  6.  Hongkong
  2.  Wales
  3.  China
  4.  Kenia
  5.  Kolumbien
  6.  Samoa
  7.  Mexiko

Points schedule

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The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. The scoring system is the same used in the previous year's series.

  • Cup winner (1st place): 20 points
  • Cup runner-up (2nd place): 18 points
  • Cup third-place play-off winner (3rd place): 16 points
  • Cup semi-finalist (4th place): 14 points
  • Plate winner (5th place): 12 points
  • Plate runner-up (6th place): 10 points
  • Plate third-place play-off winner (7th place): 8 points
  • Plate semi-finalist (8th place): 6 points
  • Bowl winner (9th place): 4 points
  • Bowl runner-up (10th place): 3 points
  • Bowl third-place play-off winner (11th place): 2 points
  • Bowl semi-finalist (12th place): 1 point

In the event of a tournament being abandoned, no series points are allocated.

If two or more teams are level on series points at the end of the season, the following tiebreakers are used to determine placement:[2]

  1. Overall difference in points scored and allowed during the season.
  2. Total try count during the season.
  3. If neither of the above produces a winner, the teams are considered tied.

Source: World Rugby[2]

Table

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Final standings for the 2015–16 series:

Women's Rugby Sevens
World Series IV
 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
São Paulo
Atlanta
Langford
Clermont 		Points
total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australien 20 20 20 16 18 94
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Neuseeland 12 16 18 18 16 80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kanada 10 18 14 12 20 74
4  England 16 8 16 20 14 74
5  Frankreich 14 12 8 14 12 60
6  Vereinigte Staaten 2 14 12 8 10 46
7  Russland 18 4 10 6 4 42
8  Fidschi 8 10 6 4 6 34
9  Spanien 6 2 2 10 8 28
10  Brasilien 3 6 - 3 - 12
11  Japan 4 3 3 1 1 12
12  Irland 1 1 4 2 3 11
13  Kenia - - - - 2 2
14  Kolumbien - - 1 - - 1

Source: World Rugby[2]

  Legend
Qualified as a core team for women's rugby sevens World Series V
Did not directly qualify for women's rugby sevens World Series V

Tournaments

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Dubai

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Main article: 2015 Dubai Women's Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Australien 31–12  Russland  England (3rd)
 Frankreich
Plate  Neuseeland 24–19  Kanada  Fidschi (7th)
 Spanien
Bowl  Japan 13–0  Brasilien  Vereinigte Staaten (11th)
 Irland

Brasilien

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Main article: 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Australien 29–0  Kanada  Neuseeland (3rd)
 Vereinigte Staaten
Plate  Frankreich 15–7  Fidschi  England (7th)
 Brasilien
Bowl  Russland 38–12  Japan  Spanien (11th)
 Irland

Vereinigte Staaten

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Main article: 2016 USA Women's Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Australien 24–19  Neuseeland  England (3rd)
 Kanada
Plate  Vereinigte Staaten 19–7  Russland  Frankreich (7th)
 Fidschi
Bowl  Irland 26–15  Japan  Spanien (11th)
 Kolumbien

Kanada

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Main article: 2016 Canada Women's Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  England 31–14  Neuseeland  Australien (3rd)
 Frankreich
Plate  Kanada 21–5  Spanien  Vereinigte Staaten (7th)
 Russland
Bowl  Fidschi 24–7  Brasilien  Irland (11th)
 Japan

Frankreich

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Main article: 2016 France Women's Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Kanada 29–19  Australien  Neuseeland (3rd)
 England
Plate  Frankreich 22–19  Vereinigte Staaten  Spanien (7th)
 Fidschi
Bowl  Russland 24–5  Irland  Kenia (11th)
 Japan

References

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  1. ^ "Australian women's side secure rugby sevens world series title". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "2015/16 Series Standings". World Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's Sevens Series tournament rules". World Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Ireland to host Women's Sevens Series qualifier - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
  5. ^ "Japan and Ireland qualify for Women's Sevens Series | World Rugby".
  6. ^ "Ireland And Japan Qualify For Women's Sevens Series". www.irishrugby.ie. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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