2016 Rugby World Women's Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament Explained

Countries:	Ireland
Date:	25–26 June 2016
Nations:	16
Nextseason:	2020

The 2016 Rugby World Women's Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament was a qualification tournament for the women's rugby sevens 2016 Summer Olympics which was held on 25–26 June 2016.^{[1] [2]} The tournament used a round-robin format, with the top team qualifying directly to the Olympics.

The tournament took place at the UCD Bowl in Dublin, Ireland.

Teams

width=41%	Means of qualification !	width=17%	Completed date !	width=16%	Venue !	width=5%	Berths !	width=21%	Qualified
	7 June 2015		2
	14 June 2015		2
	21 June 2015	Various	1
	19 July 2015		3
	27 September 2015		3
	15 November 2015		2
	29 November 2015	Various	3
Total			16

1. Kenya, as the runners-up in the African qualifying tournament, would have qualified to this tournament, but instead qualified directly for the Olympics after South Africa withdrew.^[3] Madagascar, the fifth-place finisher in qualifying, was named as a replacement.^[4]

Pool stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	164	0	+164	9
	3	2	0	1	79	62	+17	7
	3	1	0	2	29	97	–68	5
	3	0	0	3	22	135	–113	3

Matches

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	121	0	+121	9
	3	2	0	1	39	48	–9	7
	3	0	1	2	15	67	–52	4
	3	0	1	2	5	65	–60	4

Matches

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	87	12	+75	9
	3	2	0	1	58	22	+36	7
	3	1	0	2	59	48	+11	5
	3	0	0	3	5	127	–122	3

Matches

Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	69	22	+47	9
	3	2	0	1	39	63	–24	7
	3	0	1	2	39	50	–11	4
	3	0	1	2	29	41	–12	4

Matches

Knockout stage

Cup

See also

• Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Notes and References

1. http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/olympic-qualification-tournaments Olympic qualification tournaments
2. http://www.scrumqueens.com/features/olympic-sevens-qualification-explained Olympic sevens qualification explained
3. http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2015/12/11/kenya-women-replace-south-africa-for-rio/ Kenya women replace South Africa for Rio
4. http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/south-africa-reject-olympic-invitation South Africa reject Olympic invitation