2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Host nations  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 point scorer United Kingdom Luke Treharne
Top try scorer Poland Szymon Sirocki
← 2015
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

Schedule

DateVenueWinnerRunner-upThird
4–5 JuneRussia Moscow Russia France Great Britain Lions
9–10 JulyEngland Exeter Great Britain Royals France Spain
16–17 JulyPoland Gdynia Great Britain Royals Great Britain Lions Russia

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Standings

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
- Great Britain Royals12202052
1st, gold medalist(s) Russia20141650
- Great Britain Lions16121846
2nd, silver medalist(s) France1818844
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Spain8161438
4 Germany1410630
5 Georgia1061026
6 Italy481224
7 Portugal64313
8 Belgium33410
9 Poland2226
10 Lithuania1113
  • The GB teams were not included in the final ranking

Moscow

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
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

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
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

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
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

  1. ↑ http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/group-290.htm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/rugbyeurope/photos/a.1969135839893178.1073741828.1967347856738643/2273731132766979/?type=3&theater
  3. ↑ http://scottishrugby.org/news/16/04/08/gb-sevens-fixtures-unveiled
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