2016 Canada Women's Sevens

The 2016 Canada Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 16–17 April 2016 at Westhills Stadium in Langford, Victoria, British Columbia.^[1]

2016 Canada Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series IV
Host nation	Canada
Date	16 – 17 April 2016
Cup
Champion	England
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third	Australia
Plate
Winner	Canada
Runner-up	Spain
Bowl
Winner	Fiji
Runner-up	Brazil
Tournament details
Matches played	34
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Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.

Teams

Australia  Brazil  Canada  England  Fiji  France

Ireland  Japan  New Zealand  Russia  Spain  United States

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	61	21	+40	9
France	3	2	0	1	50	24	+26	7
Russia	3	1	0	2	50	48	-2	5
Brazil	3	0	0	3	17	85	-68	3

16 April 2016

Australia	12–7	France

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Russia	31–10	Brazil

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Australia	28–7	Brazil

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Russia	12–17	France

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Australia	21–7	Russia

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

France	26–0	Brazil

Westhills Stadium, Langford

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	76	19	+57	9
United States	3	1	0	2	38	41	-3	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	27	53	-26	5
Fiji	3	1	0	2	32	60	-28	5

16 April 2016

New Zealand	26–5	Fiji

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

United States	7–10	Spain

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

New Zealand	31–7	Spain

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

United States	24–12	Fiji

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

New Zealand	19–7	United States

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Fiji	15–10	Spain

Westhills Stadium, Langford

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	69	0	+69	9
England	3	2	0	1	57	32	+25	7
Ireland	3	1	0	2	26	69	-43	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	36	87	-51	3

16 April 2016

England	29–5	Ireland

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Canada	38–0	Japan

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

England	28–22	Japan

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Canada	26–0	Ireland

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

England	0–5	Canada

Westhills Stadium, Langford

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16 April 2016

Ireland	21–14	Japan

Westhills Stadium, Langford

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 April 2016 – Langford
	Ireland	5
					17 April 2016 – Langford
	Brazil	10
					Brazil	7
	17 April 2016 – Langford
					Fiji	24
	Fiji	33
	Japan	10
					Third place
					17 April 2016 – Langford
					Ireland	12
					Japan	5

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 April 2016 – Langford
	Australia	28
					17 April 2016 – Langford
	Spain	0
					Spain	14
	17 April 2016 – Langford
					United States	12
	United States	7
									17 April 2016 – Langford
	England	29
									Spain	5
	17 April 2016 – Langford
									Canada	21
	New Zealand	43
					17 April 2016 – Langford
	Russia	0
					Russia	0
	17 April 2016 – Langford
					Canada	27			Third place
	Canada	12
									17 April 2016 – Langford
	France	14
									United States	15
									Russia	10

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 April 2016 – Langford
	Australia	28
					17 April 2016 – Langford
	Spain	0
					Australia	5
	17 April 2016 – Langford
					England	15
	United States	7
									17 April 2016 – Langford
	England	29
									England	31
	17 April 2016 – Langford
									New Zealand	14
	New Zealand	43
					17 April 2016 – Langford
	Russia	0
					New Zealand	12
	17 April 2016 – Langford
					France	7			Third place
	Canada	12
									17 April 2016 – Langford
	France	14
									Australia	19
									France	12