The 2016 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 2–3 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Format The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.
Teams Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the winner of the 2016 Africa Cup Sevens, Uganda:
Pool stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33007250+22932016448+16731025957+2530033878–403
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008622+64932015440+14731025140+115300321110–893
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008326+57932016452+12731024560–15530032781–543
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33006426+38932015942+17731024348–5530032171–503
Knockout stage
13th place
Challenge trophy
5th place
Cup
Tournament placings
PlaceTeam Points 22 19 17 4 15 5 13 6 12 7 10 10
PlaceTeam Points 9 810 7 11 5 513 314 2 15 1 1
Source: (archived)
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