The 2016 Paris Sevens was the ninth tournament of the
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
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 ...
. The tournament was played on 13–15 May 2016 at
Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, France. It was the first time that the
France Sevens
The France Sevens, also called the Paris Sevens, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament that is one of ten competitions on the annual World Rugby Sevens Series. The France Sevens is generally held in May or June on the weekend follo ...
had been featured on the Sevens world circuit since 2006.
Format
Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
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Pool stages
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
External links
Official Site
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France Sevens
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
2015–16 in French rugby union