The 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the top level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2016. The series featured two tournaments, one hosted in

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and one hosted in Malemort. In preparation for 2016 Summer Olympics,

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and

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were replaced by two

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representative teams, the Lions and the Royals.

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won the Kazan tournament while

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won the Malemort tournament. Russia won the overall championship.

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and

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were relegated to the 2017 Trophy series.

Kazan

Pool stages

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Knockout stage

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Malemort

Pool stages

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Knockout stage

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Final standings

The three highest teams who did not already have core team status during the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. ;Notes * The two

representative teams, the Lions and the Royals were not included in the official ranking.

References

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