2016 Colombo Sevens

2016 Colombo Sevens
Host nation	Sri Lanka
Date	15–16 October 2015
Cup
Champion	Hongkong
Runner-up	Südkorea
Third	China
Plate
Winner	Malaysia
Runner-up	Japan
Tournament details
Matches played	20
Tries scored	119 (average 5.95 per match)
Most points	Rimene, Benjamin (39)
Most tries	Dharmapala, Richard (6)
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The 2016 Colombo Sevens was the third and final leg of the Asian Sevens Series for the year. The tournament was held between 15 and 16 October 2016 at the Colombo International Rugby Stadium.

Hong Kong had their third straight tournament win in the series, defeating South Korea 24-19 in the Cup final. The victory secured Hong Kong the overall series title and a place in the international qualifier for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, which is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. China defeated Sri Lanka 22-21 in the third/fourth place playoff however the home side secured enough overall points in the series to finish second and also secure a place in the international qualifier at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens. In the plate final Malaysia defeated Japan 19-14. The leading points scorer for the tournament was Benjamin Rimene from Hong Kong with 39 points (comprising three tries and twelve conversions) closely followed by Malaysia's Azwan Mat Zizi on 38 points (four tries and 9 conversions). The top try scorer was Richard Dharmapala from Sri Lanka with six tries.

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hongkong	3	2	0	1	71	46	+25	7
Südkorea	3	2	0	1	89	54	+35	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	43	90	-47	5
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	47	60	-13	5

15 October 2016 12:28

Hongkong	31-12	Japan

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15 October 2016 12:50

Südkorea	29-14	Malaysia

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15 October 2016 15:24

Hongkong	14-19	Malaysia

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15 October 2016 15:46

Südkorea	45-14	Japan

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15 October 2016 18:20

Malaysia	14-17	Japan

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15 October 2016 18:42

Hongkong	26-15	Südkorea

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	86	19	+67	9
Sri Lanka	3	2	0	1	106	31	+75	7
Singapur	3	1	0	2	12	100	-88	5
Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	7	61	-54	3

15 October 2016 13:12

Sri Lanka	26-7	Chinese Taipei

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15 October 2016 13:34

China	34-5	Singapur

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15 October 2016 16:08

Sri Lanka	66-0	Singapur

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15 October 2016 16:30

China	28-0	Chinese Taipei

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15 October 2016 19:04

Sri Lanka	14-24	China

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15 October 2016 19:26

Chinese Taipei	0-7	Singapur

Finals

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 October 2016 - 14:13
	Japan	26
					16 October 2016 - 17:17
	Chinese Taipei	5
					Japan	14
	16 October 2016 - 14:35
					Malaysia	19
	Malaysia	24
	Singapur	12
					Third place
					25 September 2016 - 16:55
					Chinese Taipei	22
					Singapur	17

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 October 2016 - 15:05
	Hongkong	19
					16 October 2016 - 17:39
	Sri Lanka	7
					Hongkong	24
	16 October 2016 - 15:27
					Südkorea	19
	Südkorea	19
	China	14
					Third place
					16 October 2016 - 18:23
					Sri Lanka	21
					China	22

Standings

Pos.	Land	Points
1	Hongkong	12
2	Südkorea	11
3	China	10
4	Sri Lanka	9
5	Malaysia	8
6	Japan	7
7	Chinese Taipei	6
8	Singapur	5