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.
| 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Russia England Poland |
| Date | 4 June - 17 July |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Great Britain Royals |
| Runners-up | Russia |
| Third | Great Britain Lions |
| Series details | |
| Top try scorer | Szymon Sirocki |
| Top point scorer | Luke Treharne |
2017 → | |
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
editSchedule
edit| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–5 June | Moscow |
Russia |
 France |
Great Britain Lions
|
| 9–10 July | Exeter |
Great Britain Royals |
France |
 Spain
|
| 16–17 July | Gdynia |
Great Britain Royals |
Great Britain Lions |
Russia
|
Standings
editThe 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 |
| Rank | Team | Moscow | Exeter | Gdynia | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Great Britain Royals |
12 | 20 | 20 | 52 |
 |
Russia |
20 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
| - | Great Britain Lions |
16 | 12 | 18 | 46 |
 |
France |
18 | 18 | 8 | 44 |
 |
Spain |
8 | 16 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 |  Germany |
14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 |  Georgia |
10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 |  Italy |
4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 |  Portugal |
6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 |  Belgium |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Poland |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Lithuania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- The GB teams were not included in the final ranking
Moscow
edit| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Russia
|
24–7 | France
|
Great Britain Lions (Third) Germany
|
| Plate | Great Britain Royals
|
15–12 | Georgia
|
Spain (Seventh) Portugal
|
| Bowl | Italy
|
14–12 | Belgium
|
Poland (Eleventh) Lithuania
|
Exeter leg
edit| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Great Britain Royals
|
33–17 | France
|
Spain (Third) Russia
|
| Plate | Great Britain Lions
|
31–19 | Germany
|
Italy (Seventh) Georgia
|
| Bowl | Portugal
|
31–5 | Belgium
|
Poland (Eleventh) Lithuania
|
Gdynia leg
edit| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Great Britain Royals
|
26-14 | Great Britain Lions
|
Russia (Third) Spain
|
| Plate | Italy
|
26-0 | Georgia
|
France (Seventh) Germany
|
| Bowl | Belgium
|
14-0 | Portugal
|
Poland (Eleventh) Lithuania
|
References
edit- ^ "Rugby Europe official website". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Europe on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26.[user-generated source]
- ^ "GB Sevens fixtures unveiled".