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competitions organised by

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during 2016. The series featured two tournaments, one hosted in

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and one hosted in

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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

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qualified for the

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, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the

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. ;Notes * The two

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

References

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