The 2016 Hong Kong Sevens was the 41st edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 8–10 April 2016 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong.
Format
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series.
Teams
The teams confirmed for both the World Series and World Series Qualifier events at the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens are listed below:
Main draw
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World Series Qualifier
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Main draw
Pool stage
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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 New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 9 |
 Kenya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 5 |
 France
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 5 |
 Samoa
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 5 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 8 |
 South Africa
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 21 | +74 | 7 |
 Scotland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 5 |
 Russia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 90 | −63 | 4 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 9 |
 Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 29 | +51 | 7 |
 Argentina
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 5 |
 Portugal
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 90 | −78 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 27 | +85 | 9 |
 Wales
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 7 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 5 |
 South Korea
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 128 | −100 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 13:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 22 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 22 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 13:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 09:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 14:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 09:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 22 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 14:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 15:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 27 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 15:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 12:04 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 33 | |||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 15:44 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 16:06 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 34 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 12:04 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
World Series Qualifier
Pool stage
Pool E
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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 Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 19 | +55 | 8 |
 Zimbabwe
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 8 |
 Hong Kong
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 5 |
 Cayman Islands
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 126 | −121 | 3 |
Pool F
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | +93 | 9 |
 Chile
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 7 |
 Mexico
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 5 |
 Papua New Guinea
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 3 |
Pool G
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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 Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | +112 | 9 |
 Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 6 |
 Tonga
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 5 |
 Brazil
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 4 |
Knockout stage
| Qualifier Quarterfinals | Qualifier Semi-finals | Qualifier Final | ||||||||
| 9 April 2016 – 18:16 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 12:26 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 12 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2016 – 18:38 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Germany | 7 | |||||||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 14 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 14 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2016 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 April 2016 – 12:48 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Chile | 5 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 April 2016 – 19:22 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 22 | |||||||||
| Japan | 33 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
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