2016 Women's Rugby Super Series

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Women's Rugby
Super Series 2016
CountriesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Runners-upFlag of England.svg  England
Matches played6
  2015
2019  

The Women's Rugby Super Series 2016 was the second of the Women's Rugby Super Series. It was contested by 2014 world champion England, runner-up Canada, France (who replaced New Zealand from the 2015 tournament) and United States. [1] It was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. [2]

Contents

The tournament was won by Canada with England second, France third and USA last.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 330011432+8215
2Flag of England.svg  England 3201737859
3Flag of France.svg  France 31024259175
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30033191601
Source: [ citation needed ]

Points scoring

4 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss. 1 bonus point awarded for scoring four or more tries and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points.

Fixtures and results

Day one

1 July 2016
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg52–17Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah
1 July 2016
France  Flag of France.svg19–13Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah

Day two

5 July 2016
England  Flag of England.svg17–13Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah
5 July 2016
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg33–5Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah

Day three

9 July 2016
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg29–10Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah
9 July 2016
England  Flag of England.svg39–13Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah

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References

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2016
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