2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

17th annual international series in men's rugby sevens

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens

Series XVII
Hosts|

* United Arab Emirates
* South Africa
* New Zealand
* Australia
* United States
* Canada
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* France
* England

Date| 4 Dec 2015 – 22 May 2016
Final positions
Champions|  Fiji
Runners-up|  South Africa
Third|  New Zealand

← 2014–15

2016–17 →

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 World Rugby since 1999–2000. This season, the series expanded from nine to ten events.[1]

## Core teams

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Fourteen teams from the 2014-15 season retained core status for the 2015–16 season. A fifteenth team, Russia, claimed core team status for the 2015–16 series at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The core teams were:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales

Russia replaced Japan, which lost core team status having finished last of the fifteen core teams in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.

## Tour venues

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The official schedule for the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows:[2]

2015–16 Venues  Leg  | Stadium  | City  | Date  | Winner

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Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 4–5 December 2015 |  Fiji
South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 12–13 December 2015 |  South Africa
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 30–31 January 2016 |  New Zealand
Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 6–7 February 2016 |  New Zealand
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 4–6 March 2016 |  Fiji
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 12–13 March 2016 |  New Zealand
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 8–10 April 2016 |  Fiji
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 16–17 April 2016 |  Kenya
France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 13–15 May 2016 |  Samoa
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 21–22 May 2016 |  Scotland

### Changes

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There were three new tournaments in the series, with two events being discontinued:

* The Canada Sevens was a new stop at BC Place in Vancouver, paired with the USA Sevens.[3]
* The Singapore Sevens returned, replacing the Japan Sevens.
* The France Sevens returned for the first time since 2006, replacing the Scotland Sevens.

Two other existing tournaments had venue changes:

* The Australian Sevens moved from Gold Coast to Sydney.[4]
* The South Africa Sevens moved from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town.[5]

## Standings

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For the tie-breaker rules, see World Rugby Sevens Series § Tiebreakers.

Final standings after completion of the ten tournaments in the series:

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens – Series XVII
Pos.  |

Event

Team

Dubai |
Cape Town |
Well­ington |
Sydney |
Las Vegas |
Van­couver |
Hong Kong |
Singa­pore |
Paris |
London | Points
total

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1 |  Fiji | 22 | 13 | 17 | 17  | 22 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 181
2 |  South Africa | 13 | 22 | 19 | 15  | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 171
3 |  New Zealand | 15 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 158
4 |  Australia | 12 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 134
5 |  Argentina | 10 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 119
6 |  United States | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 117
7 |  Kenya | 5 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 98
8 |  England | 19 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 92
9 |  Samoa | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 89
10 |  Scotland | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 87
11 |  France | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 85
12 |  Wales | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 54
13 |  Canada | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40
14 |  Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28
15 |  Japan | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21
16 |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21
17 |  Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3
18 |  Zimbabwe | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
19 |  South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1

Source: World Rugby. Archived [6]

Legend

No colour  | Core team in 2015–16 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series
Pink  | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2015–16 season
Yellow  | Not a core team

## Tournaments

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### Dubai

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Main article: 2015 Dubai Sevens

The opening event of the season saw Fiji starting their defense of the title by taking out the opening event of the season in Dubai. On the opening day of competition, Fiji, South Africa and England each recorded three straight wins to finish on top. New Zealand finished on top in their group but not before losing to the United States in Pool C.[7]

South Africa got knocked out in the quarter-finals by the United States but would still end up taking home the plate after they defeated Australia in the final. While for Fiji, they would take the Dubai Sevens after they initially came from behind to win against England and taking the early lead.[8]

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 28–17 |  England |  United States (third place)
New Zealand
Plate  |  South Africa | 19–14 |  Australia |  Argentina
Samoa
Bowl  |  France | 24–14 |  Scotland |  Kenya
Wales
Shield  |  Canada | 19–17 |  Japan |  Portugal
Russia

### South Africa

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Main article: 2015 South Africa Sevens

After Dubai, the teams had a back to back with Cape Town being the next stop in the series.

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  South Africa | 29–14 |  Argentina |  France (third place)
Kenya
Plate  |  Fiji | 29–19 |  United States |  Australia
New Zealand
Bowl  |  Scotland | 19–0 |  England |  Canada
Wales
Shield  |  Samoa | 40–5 |  Russia |  Portugal
Zimbabwe

### New Zealand

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Main article: 2016 Wellington Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 24–21 |  South Africa |  Fiji (third place)
England
Plate  |  Australia | 21–5 |  Argentina |  Kenya
United States
Bowl  |  Samoa | 19–7 |  Scotland |  Japan
Canada
Shield  |  France | 14–7 |  Russia |  Portugal
Wales

### Australia

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Main article: 2016 Sydney Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 27–24 |  Australia |  Fiji (third place)
South Africa
Plate  |  Argentina | 24–0 |  Kenya |  United States
England
Bowl  |  Canada | 17–12 |  Samoa |  Scotland
Portugal
Shield  |  Wales | 26–19 |  Russia |  Japan
France

### United States

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Main article: 2016 USA Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 21–15 |  Australia |  South Africa (third place)
United States
Plate  |  New Zealand | 27–7 |  Japan |  Kenya
Argentina
Bowl  |  Wales | 21–7 |  France |  Russia
Scotland
Shield  |  Samoa | 24–12 |  Canada |  England
Portugal

### Canada

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Main article: 2016 Canada Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 19–14 |  South Africa |  Australia (third place)
Fiji
Plate  |  Samoa | 31–19 |  United States |  Wales
Scotland
Bowl  |  Canada | 19–17 |  France |  Argentina
England
Shield  |  Russia | 17–10 |  Portugal |  Kenya
Brazil

### Hong Kong

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Main article: 2016 Hong Kong Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 21-7 |  New Zealand |  South Africa (third place)
Australia
Plate  |  England | 19–0 |  United States |  Wales
Kenya
Bowl  |  Argentina | 26–0 |  Scotland |  France
Samoa
Shield  |  Russia | 19–14 |  Canada |  South Korea
Portugal

### Singapore

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Main article: 2016 Singapore Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Kenya | 30–7 |  Fiji |  South Africa (third place)
Argentina
Plate  |  Samoa | 26–21 |  New Zealand |  Australia
France
Bowl  |  Scotland | 14–10 |  United States |  England
Portugal
Shield  |  Russia | 24–7 |  Wales |  Japan
Canada

### France

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Main article: 2016 Paris Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Samoa | 29 –26  |  Fiji |  France (third place)
Argentina
Plate  |  South Africa | 17 – 7 |  Australia |  New Zealand
Kenya
Bowl  |  Scotland | 28 – 10 |  England |  Russia
United States
Shield  |  Portugal | 24 – 19 |  Wales |  Canada
Brazil

### England

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Main article: 2016 London Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Scotland | 27 –26 |  South Africa |  United States (third place)
Fiji
Plate  |  New Zealand | 29 –14 |  Argentina |  France
England
Bowl  |  Wales | 24 –19 |  Australia |  Canada
Samoa
Shield  |  Kenya | 31 –7 |  Russia |  Brazil
Portugal

## Team statistics

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Rank
| Team  | Matches  | Points  | Ø-Points  | Tries  | Ø-Tries

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1  |  Fiji | 48  | 1368 | 28.50  | 213 | 4.44
2  |  South Africa | 48  | 1199 | 24.98  | 187 | 3.90
3  |  Australia | 46  | 971 | 21.11  | 153 | 3.33
4  |  New Zealand | 47  | 964 | 20.51  | 156 | 3.32
5  |  United States | 46  | 962 | 20.91  | 152 | 3.30
6  |  Samoa | 46  | 877 | 19.07  | 140 | 3.04
7  |  Canada | 45  | 864 | 19.20  | 140 | 3.11
8  |  France | 45  | 829 | 18.42  | 131 | 2.91
9  |  England | 44  | 760 | 17.27  | 118 | 2.68
10  |  Kenya | 43  | 751 | 17.47  | 120 | 2.79
11  |  Scotland | 45  | 745 | 16.56  | 119 | 2.64
12  |  Argentina | 45  | 740 | 16.44  | 116 | 2.58
13  |  Wales | 43  | 738 | 17.16  | 116 | 2.70
14  |  Russia | 46  | 546 | 11.87  | 92 | 2.00
15  |  Japan | 27  | 442 | 16.37  | 70 | 2.59
16  |  Portugal | 41  | 332 | 8.10  | 54 | 1.32
17  |  South Korea | 5  | 35 | 7.00  | 5 | 1.00
18  |  Brazil | 5  | 19 | 3.80  | 3 | 0.60
19  |  Zimbabwe | 5  | 17 | 3.40  | 3 | 0.60

## Players

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### Scoring leaders

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Tries scored  Rank | Player | Tries

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1 |  Seabelo Senatla | 66
2 |  Perry Baker | 48
3 |  Samoa Toloa | 37
4 |  Savenaca Rawaca | 35
5 |  Collins Injera | 32

Points scored  Rank | Player | Points

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1 |  Madison Hughes | 331
2 |  Seabelo Senatla | 330
3 |  Nathan Hirayama | 295
4 |  Vatemo Ravouvou | 287
5 |  Perry Baker | 240

Updated: 24 May 2016

### Dream Team

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* Jasa Veremalua
* Osea Kolinisau
* Kwagga Smith
* Seabelo Senatla
* Perry Baker
* Collins Injera
* Fa'alemiga Selesele[9]

## See also

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* 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

## References

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1. ^ "Gosper: Monumental 12 months for rugby sevens ahead". WorldRugby.org (Press release). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
2. ^ "HSBC partners with World Rugby for record-breaking sevens properties". Australian Rugby. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
3. ^ Kingston, Gary (23 February 2015). "BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
4. ^ "Australian leg of rugby Sevens World Series set to move to Sydney from Gold Coast in 2016". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
5. ^ "Cape Town confirmed as Sevens host". Sport24. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
6. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016.
7. ^ "Top two reign supreme, while USA create drama in sizzling Dubai". World Rugby. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
8. ^ "Supreme Fiji lift Dubai title". World Rugby. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
9. ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards: As it happened!", World Rugby. Accessed 23 May 2016.

## External links

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* Official Site

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2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

Legs|

* Dubai
* South Africa
* New Zealand
* Australia
* USA
* Canada
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* France
* England

Core teams|

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales

Other teams|

* Brazil
* Japan
* South Korea
* Sweden
* Zimbabwe

* World Rugby
* Sevens Series

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SVNS

Seasons|

* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

2023–24 events|

* Dubai
* Cape Town
* Perth
* Vancouver
* Los Angeles
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* Madrid (Grand Final)

Former events|

* Argentina
* Chile
* China
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* London (England)
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Uruguay
* Wales

Current stadiums|

* BC Place
* Cape Town Stadium
* Dignity Health Sports Park
* Hong Kong Stadium
* Metropolitano Stadium
* National Stadium, Singapore
* Perth Rectangular Stadium
* The Sevens

Related articles|

* Sevens Challenger Series
* Olympic Sevens
* Rugby World Cup Sevens

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