The 2016 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2016 Las Vegas Sevens) is the thirteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–6 March 2016 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada."The USA Sevens rugby tournament returns to Las Vegas in 2016" , Los Angeles Times, Susan Stapleton, July 3, 2015. This was the first time a World Rugby Sevens Series event was contested on artificial turf."USA Sevens Recap" , USASevens.com, Colin E. Flora, March 12, 2016.
Format Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stages
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008421+63932018029+51731025262–10530037111–1043
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33009712+85931115073–23631024366–23530124079–394
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts32018152+29732016334+29731025085–35531025780–235
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33009814+84931114567–22631023665–29530124376–334
Knockout stage Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
References