2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

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2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
HostsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Date4 June - 17 July
Nations12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Royals
Runners-upFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
ThirdFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lions
Series details
Top try scorer Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Sirocki
Top point scorer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Treharne
2017

The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series competition was restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.

Contents

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix. [1] [2]

Grand Prix series

Schedule

DateVenueWinnerRunner-upThird
4–5 June Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lions
9–10 July Flag of England.svg Exeter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain RoyalsFlag of France.svg  France Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
16–17 July Flag of Poland.svg Gdynia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain RoyalsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain LionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia

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Standings

The two highest teams who did not already have "core status" on the World Rugby Sevens Series—Spain and Germany—qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017-18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Legend
Winner
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier
Relegated to Trophy for 2017
RankTeamMoscowExeterGdyniaPoints
-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Royals12202052
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 20141650
-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lions16121846
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France 1818844
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 8161438
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1410630
5Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1061026
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 481224
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 64313
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 33410
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2226
10Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1113

Moscow

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
CupFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 24–7Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lions (Third)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
PlateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Royals15–12Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (Seventh)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
BowlFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 14–12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Eleventh)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

Exeter leg

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
CupFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Royals33–17Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (Third)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
PlateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lions31–19Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Seventh)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
BowlFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31–5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Eleventh)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

Gdynia leg

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalists
CupFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Royals26-14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain LionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (Third)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
PlateFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 26-0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of France.svg  France (Seventh)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
BowlFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14-0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Eleventh)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

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