Host nation United Arab Emirates Champions South Africa Third England | Date 2–3 December 2016 Runners-up Fiji Champions Australia | |
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.
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Format
The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their 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 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships, Uganda:
References
2016 Dubai Sevens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA