2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

Hosts|  Russia
England
Poland
Date| 4 June - 17 July
Nations| 12
Final positions
Champions|  Great Britain Royals
Runners-up|  Russia
Third|  Great Britain Lions
Series details
Top try scorer|  Szymon Sirocki
Top point scorer|  Luke Treharne

← 2015 (July)

2017 →

The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series competition was restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix.[1][2]

## Grand Prix series

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### Schedule

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Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Third

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4–5 June |  Moscow |  Russia |  France |  Great Britain Lions
9–10 July |  Exeter |  Great Britain Royals |  France |  Spain
16–17 July |  Gdynia |  Great Britain Royals |  Great Britain Lions |  Russia

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### Standings

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The two highest teams who did not already have "core status" on the World Rugby Sevens Series—Spain and Germany—qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017-18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Legend

Winner
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier
Relegated to Trophy for 2017
Rank  | Team  | Moscow  | Exeter  | Gdynia  | Points

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- |  Great Britain Royals | 12 | 20 | 20 | 52
|  Russia | 20 | 14 | 16 | 50
- |  Great Britain Lions | 16 | 12 | 18 | 46
|  France | 18 | 18 | 8 | 44
|  Spain | 8 | 16 | 14 | 38
4 |  Germany | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30
5 |  Georgia | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26
6 |  Italy | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24
7 |  Portugal | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13
8 |  Belgium | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10
9 |  Poland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6
10 |  Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3

* The GB teams were not included in the final ranking

### Moscow

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Main article: 2016 Moscow Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Russia | 24–7  |  France |  Great Britain Lions (Third)
Germany
Plate  |  Great Britain Royals  | 15–12  |  Georgia |  Spain (Seventh)
Portugal
Bowl  |  Italy | 14–12  |  Belgium |  Poland (Eleventh)
Lithuania

### Exeter leg

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Main article: 2016 Exeter Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Great Britain Royals  | 33–17  |  France |  Spain (Third)
Russia
Plate  |  Great Britain Lions  | 31–19  |  Germany |  Italy (Seventh)
Georgia
Bowl  |  Portugal | 31–5  |  Belgium |  Poland (Eleventh)
Lithuania

### Gdynia leg

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Main article: 2016 Gdynia Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semifinalists

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Cup  |  Great Britain Royals  | 26-14  |  Great Britain Lions  |  Russia (Third)
Spain
Plate  |  Italy | 26-0  |  Georgia |  France (Seventh)
Germany
Bowl  |  Belgium | 14-0  |  Portugal |  Poland (Eleventh)
Lithuania

## References

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1. ^ "Rugby Europe official website". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
2. ^ "Rugby Europe on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26.[user-generated source]
3. ^ "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled".

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