2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy Explained
The 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy was the second level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2016. The competition featured two tournaments, one hosted in Prague and one hosted in Esztergom. Sweden won both tournaments. Sweden and Poland were promoted to the 2017 Grand Prix series while Norway and Denmark were relegated to the 2017 Conferences.[1] [2]
Tournament 1 (Prague)
| Prague Tournament |
| Countries: |  Czech Republic |
| Date: | 18–19 June 2016 |
| Nations: | 12 |
Pool stage
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 17 | +82 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 88 | -68 | 3 | |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 100 | -74 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 74 | -40 | 3 | |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 80 | -58 | 3 | |
Knockout stage
Cup
Tournament 2 (Esztergom)
| Esztergom Tournament |
| Countries: |  Hungary |
| Date: | 9–10 July 2016 |
| Nations: | 12 |
Pool stage
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 17 | +57 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 60 | -34 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 55 | -41 | 3 | |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 48 | -34 | 4 | |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | +85 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 103 | -77 | 3 | |
Knockout stage
Cup
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|
| 18–19 June | | | | |
| 9–10 July | | | | | |
Final standings
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=55 | Prague | width=55 | Esztergom | width=55 | Points |
|---|
| align=left | | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| align=left | | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| align=left | | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | align=left | | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| 5 | align=left | | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | align=left | | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 | align=left | | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | align=left | | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | align=left | | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | align=left | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | align=left | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | align=left | | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Sweden win European Trophy first leg. 20 June 2016.
- Web site: Sweden and Poland promoted to Grand Prix. 10 July 2016.
- Web site: Rugby Europe official website . www.rugbyeurope.eu . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160712025228/http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competition-124.htm . 12 July 2016 . dead.
