The 2016 Rugby World Women's Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament was a qualification tournament for the
women's rugby sevens 2016 Summer Olympics which was held on 25–26 June 2016. The tournament used a round-robin format, with the top team qualifying directly to the Olympics.
The tournament took place at the
UCD Bowl
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in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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.
Teams
1.
Kenya
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, as the runners-up in the African qualifying tournament, would have qualified to this tournament, but instead qualified directly for the Olympics after
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
withdrew. Madagascar, the fifth-place finisher in qualifying, was named as a replacement.
South Africa reject Olympic invitation
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Pool stage
Pool A
Matches
Pool B
Matches
Pool C
Matches
Pool D
Matches
Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
See also
* Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
References
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Qual
2016 in women's rugby union
2016 rugby sevens competitions
2015–16 in Irish rugby union
2016 in Irish women's sport
International women's rugby union competitions hosted by Ireland
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby union: 15 players per side
*** American flag rugby
*** Beach rugby
*** Mini rugby
*** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side
*** Rugby tens, 10 players per side
*** Snow rugby
*** Tou ...
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby union: 15 players per side
*** American flag rugby
*** Beach rugby
*** Mini rugby
*** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side
*** Rugby tens, 10 players per side
*** Snow rugby
*** Tou ...
Rugby sevens in Ireland