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. It was held on 1–2 December 2016 at

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, and was the 5th edition of the Women's Dubai Sevens as part of the

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started their first game against the invited

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up against

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. Bill Beaumont, the

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Chairman, said: "With the excitement of the Olympic Games still fresh in people's memories, anticipation has never been higher ahead of a new HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series season kicking off".

Format

The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

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Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

5th place

Cup

Tournament placings

Source

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References

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Format

Teams

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

5th place

Cup

Tournament placings

See also

References