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Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil, hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 6 August to 8 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 8 August.
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Australia beat New Zealand 24–17 in the final.[1][2] Canada secured the bronze medal with a win over Great Britain.[3]
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Qualification
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With Brazil being the hosts, their team automatically qualified despite their sevens team not regularly appearing in the top 6 on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the initial stage of qualification, where the top 4 teams at the end of the series gaining qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. Between June and September 2015, each of the six regional rugby unions held an Olympic qualification event, where one team from each region qualified, bring the total up to 11 team qualified. The final spot was determined by a repechage tournament held in Monaco, where the winner of that event became the final team to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.
As a result of England finishing fourth in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series, Great Britain were awarded a spot in the Olympic games, despite the other nations failing to qualify in the top 4. This is because Great Britain compete as one union in the Olympics and as several in international rugby (England, Wales, Scotland and a combined union from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland), which meant should one of either the England, Wales or Scotland teams qualify, then Great Britain would be awarded a spot in the Olympic Games. It was decided players based in Northern Ireland were not eligible to represent Great Britain in the rugby sevens tournament as these players represent the IRFU, and the union demanded that Northern Irish players, that have committed to play for the Irish rugby union, only play for Ireland despite being eligible under IOC rules to compete for Great Britain.[4][5][6] The three remaining unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14 Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification.
Qualified teams
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Squads
Match officials
On 11 April 2016, World Rugby announced a panel of twelve match officials for the women's sevens.[7][8] Two Brazilians were later added as assistant referees.
- Aimee Barrett (South Africa)
- Jess Beard (New Zealand)
- Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
- James Bolabiu (Fiji)
- Sara Cox (Great Britain)
- Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
- Rose Labreche (Canada)
- Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)
- Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
- Amy Perrett (Australia)
- Alex Pratt (Great Britain)
- Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
- Mariana Wyse (Brazil) – Assistant referee
- Nayara Lima (Brazil) – Assistant referee
Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 28 June 2016. The 12 teams were seeded based on their points they have accumulated over the past two seasons on the Women's Sevens Series circuit. The four teams that qualified directly from the 2014–15 Women's Sevens World Series were guaranteed a top four seeding, with their positioning determined by their combined score over the two seasons.[9][10]
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Pool stage
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Third place teams drop to a third-placed teams table, where the top two third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[9]
Pool A
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016 13:00 |
United States ![]() | 7–12 | ![]() |
Try: Kelter 10' c Con: Baravilala (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Tisolo 4' c Ravisa 8' m Con: Tisolo (1/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
6 August 2016 13:30 |
Australia ![]() | 53–0 | ![]() |
Try: Williams 1' m Caslick (3) 3' c, 7' m, 8' c Tonegato 5' m Parry 7' m Beck (2) 10' c, 13' c Turner 12' m Con: Dalton (3/8) Etheridge (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
6 August 2016 18:00 |
United States ![]() | 48–0 | ![]() |
Try: Kelter (2) 1' c, 6' c Doyle 6' m Johnson (2) 7' m, 13' m Javelet 8' c Carlyle 11' c Fa'avesi 14' m Con: Kelter (2/3) Baravilala (2/3) Stephens (0/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy) |
6 August 2016 18:30 |
Australia ![]() | 36–0 | ![]() |
Try: Cherry 1' c Tonegato (2) 4' m, 13' c Caslick 5' c Green 10' m Dalton 14' m Con: Dalton (3/6) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain) |
7 August 2016 13:00 |
Fiji ![]() | 36–0 | ![]() |
Try: Daveau (2) 1' c, 3' m Tinai 5' c Roqica 7' m Riwai 9' c Nagasau 14' m Con: Tinai (2/4) Riwai (1/1) Tisolo (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada) |
7 August 2016 13:30 |
Australia ![]() | 12–12 | ![]() |
Try: Tonegato (2) 4' m, 14' c Con: Dalton (1/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Javelet (2) 9' c, 11' m Con: Baravilala (1/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
Pool B
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016 11:00 |
France ![]() | 24–7 | ![]() |
Try: Grassineau 3' c Guérin 7' m Ladagnous 9' c Guiglion 13' m Con: Biscarat (2/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: P. García 11' c Con: P. García (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
6 August 2016 11:30 |
New Zealand ![]() | 52–0 | ![]() |
Try: Woodman (3) 1' c, 8' c, 13' m McAlister (2) 3' c, 14' m Manuel 6' c Broughton 10' c Williams 14' c Con: Nathan-Wong (5/6) Brazier (1/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain) |
6 August 2016 16:00 |
France ![]() | 40–7 | ![]() |
Try: Ladagnous (2) 4' c, 14' m Le Pesq 7' c Horta 8' c Guérin 11' c Amiel 14' c Con: Le Pesq (4/5) Biscarat (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Masinde 7' c Con: Awino (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
6 August 2016 16:30 |
New Zealand ![]() | 31–5 | ![]() |
Try: Woodman 2' m McAlister (2) 3' c, 12' m Nathan-Wong 8' c Fitzpatrick 14' c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Casado 11' m Con: P. García (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong) |
7 August 2016 11:00 |
Spain ![]() | 19–10 | ![]() |
Try: Plà 1' m Bravo (2) 9' c, 12' c Con: P. García (2/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Nziwa 6' m Okelo 14' m Con: Awino (0/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) |
7 August 2016 11:30 |
New Zealand ![]() | 26–7 | ![]() |
Try: Brazier 1' c Manuel 3' c Woodman 6' m McAlister 13' c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Grassineau 7' c Con: Biscarat (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
Pool C


Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016 12:00 |
Great Britain ![]() | 29–3 | ![]() |
Try: Watmore 5' c Hunt (2) 9' c, 12' m Joyce 14' m Scott 14' m Con: McLean (2/3) Watmore (0/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Pen: Kochhann (1/1) 7' |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
6 August 2016 12:30 |
Canada ![]() | 45–0 | ![]() |
Try: Landry (2) 1' c, 6' c Moleschi 3' c Farella (2) 4' m, 9' m Benn 13' c Watcham-Roy 14' c Con: Landry (3/4) Russell (2/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) |
6 August 2016 17:00 |
Great Britain ![]() | 40–0 | ![]() |
Try: Wilson-Hardy 1' c Richardson 4' c Watmore 6' c McLean 7' m Scott 10' c Fisher 16' c Con: Richardson (3/3) McLean (0/1) Scott (2/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
6 August 2016 17:30 |
Canada ![]() | 38–0 | ![]() |
Try: Paquin (2) 1' c, 7' c Kish 5' m Moleschi 6' c Farella (2) 12' c, 17' m Con: Russell (3/4) Landry (1/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
7 August 2016 12:00 |
Brazil ![]() | 26–10 | ![]() |
Try: Ishibashi 2' m Muhlbauer (2) 10' c, 14' c Araújo 12' c Con: Kochhann (2/3) Balconi (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Kuwai 7' m Yamaguchi 8' m Con: Okuroda (0/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong) |
7 August 2016 12:30 |
Canada ![]() | 0–22 | ![]() |
Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Richardson 4' m Wilson-Hardy 6' m Scarratt (2) 10' m, 12' c Con: Richardson (1/2) McLean (0/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
Ranking of third-placed teams
The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point differential; 3) Points scored; 4) Lots drawn by World Rugby
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point differential; 3) Points scored; 4) Lots drawn by World Rugby
(H) Hosts
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Knockout stage
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9–12th place playoff
Semi-finals | 9th place final | |||||
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Semi-finals
7 August 2016 16:00 |
Brazil ![]() | 24–0 | ![]() |
Try: Ramalho 3' m Teles (2) 6' c, 7' m Muhlbauer 9' c Con: Kochhann (2/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) |
7 August 2016 16:30 |
Kenya ![]() | 0–24 | ![]() |
Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Yamaguchi (2) 2' m, 6' c Kuwai 8' m Kanematsu 13' c Con: Okuroda (1/2) Yamanaka (1/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Aimee Barrett (South Africa) |
11th place
8 August 2016 12:30 |
Colombia ![]() | 10–22 | ![]() |
Try: S. Acevedo 1' m Medina 7' m Con: Lopera (0/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Okelo (2) 4' m, 11' c I. Otieno 9' m Masinde 14' m Con: Awino (1/3) Nziwa (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada) |
9th place final
8 August 2016 13:00 |
Brazil ![]() | 33–5 | ![]() |
Try: Muhlbauer 5' c Campos 7' m Ishibashi 8' c Scatrut 9' c Cerullo 13' c Con: Kochhann (4/5) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Okuroda 3' m Con: Okuroda (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
5–8th place playoff
Semi-finals | 5th Place final | |||||
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7th Place | ||||||
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Semi-finals
8 August 2016 13:30 |
Spain ![]() | 12–24 | ![]() |
Try: Erbina 12' c Etxebarría 14' m Con: P. García (1/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Mayans 1' m Guérin (3) 3' c, 7' m, 9' c Con: Le Pesq (1/3) Biscarat (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) |
8 August 2016 14:00 |
Fiji ![]() | 7–12 | ![]() |
Try: Tavo 4' c Con: Tinai (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Kelter 10' c Stephens 12' m Con: Kelter (1/1) Baravilala (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
7th place
8 August 2016 17:30 |
Spain ![]() | 21–0 | ![]() |
Try: P. García 3' c Erbina 5' c Etxebarría 7' c Con: P. García (3/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy) |
5th place final
8 August 2016 18:00 |
France ![]() | 5–19 | ![]() |
Try: Grassineau 6' m Con: Le Pesq (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Kelter 8' c Javelet 9' m Fa'avesi 11' c Con: Kelter (1/2) Stephens (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain) |
Medal playoff
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||
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Quarter-finals

7 August 2016 17:00 |
Australia ![]() | 24–0 | ![]() |
Try: Tonegato 3' m Caslick (2) 5' c, 9' c Green 14' m Con: Dalton (2/3) Etheridge (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
7 August 2016 17:30 |
Canada ![]() | 15–5 | ![]() |
Try: Moleschi 6' m Farella 12' m Landry 14' m Con: Landry (0/2) Russell (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Le Pesq 3' m Con: Le Pesq (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
7 August 2016 18:00 |
Great Britain ![]() | 26–7 | ![]() |
Try: Brown (2) 1' c, 12' c Richardson 4' c Waterman 7' m Con: McLean (3/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Naiqato 3' c Con: Tinai (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
7 August 2016 18:30 |
New Zealand ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
Try: Woodman 7' m Con: Nathan-Wong (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
Semi-finals
8 August 2016 14:30 |
Australia ![]() | 17–5 | ![]() |
Try: Cherry (2) 2' c, 7' m Dalton 10' m Con: Dalton (1/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Williams 13' m Con: Landry (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
8 August 2016 15:00 |
Great Britain ![]() | 7–25 | ![]() |
Try: Richardson 4' c Con: McLean (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Woodman (3) 2' m, 7' m, 8' m Tui 5' m Manuel 10' m Con: Nathan-Wong (0/5) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
Bronze medal match
8 August 2016 18:30 |
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Try: Paquin 3' c Landry (2) 6' c, 16' c Farella 9' m Russell 10' c Con: Landry (4/5) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Waterman 4' m Joyce 13' m Con: McLean (0/1) Richardson (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
Gold medal match

8 August 2016 19:00 |
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Try: Tonegato 7' m Pelite 10' m Green 12' c Caslick 15' c Con: Dalton (2/4) | Report 1 Report 2 | Try: McAlister (2) 4' m, 18' m Woodman 20' c Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
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Final ranking
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Statistics
Try scorers
- 10 tries
- 7 tries
- 6 tries
- 5 tries
- 4 tries
- 3 tries
- 2 tries
Nicole Beck
Chloe Dalton
Paula Ishibashi
Cláudia Teles
Raijieli Daveua
Jade Le Pesq
Abbie Brown
Natasha Hunt
Jasmine Joyce
Emily Scarratt
Emily Scott
Danielle Waterman
Joanne Watmore
Amy Wilson-Hardy
Ano Kuwai
Celestine Navalayo Masinde
Marina Bravo
Amaia Erbina
Iera Etxebarría
Patricia García
Joanne Fa'avesi
Kathryn Johnson
- 1 try
Shannon Parry
Evania Pelite
Amy Turner
Sharni Williams
Amanda Araújo
Luiza Campos
Isadora Cerullo
Mariana Barbosa Ramalho
Haline Scatrut
Brittany Benn
Jen Kish
Kelly Russell
Natasha Watcham-Roy
Charity Williams
Sharon Acevedo
Khaterinne Medina
Rusila Nagasau
Litia Naiqato
Timaima Ravisa
Viniana Riwai
Ana Maria Roqica
Rebecca Tavo
Lavenia Tinai
Luisa Tisolo
Audrey Amiel
Fanny Horta
Elodie Guiglion
Marjorie Mayans
Heather Fisher
Katy McLean
Yuka Kanematsu
Yume Okuroda
Doreen Remour Nziwa
Irene Awino Otieno
Kelly Brazier
Gayle Broughton
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Ruby Tui
Niall Williams
María Casado
Bárbara Pla
Ryan Carlyle
Lauren Doyle
Richelle Stephens
Point scorers
- 50 points
- 41 points
- 35 points
- 34 points
- 33 points
- 30 points
- 29 points
- 28 points
- 25 points
- 24 points
- 20 points
- 19 points
- 17 points
- 15 points
- 14 points
- 13 points
- 10 points
- 8 points
- 7 points
- 5 points
Shannon Parry
Evania Pelite
Amy Turner
Sharni Williams
Amanda Araújo
Luiza Campos
Isadora Cerullo
Mariana Barbosa Ramalho
Haline Scatrut
Brittany Benn
Jen Kish
Natasha Watcham-Roy
Charity Williams
Sharon Acevedo
Khaterinne Medina
Rusila Nagasau
Litia Naiqato
Timaima Ravisa
Ana Maria Roqica
Rebecca Tavo
Audrey Amiel
Fanny Horta
Elodie Guiglion
Marjorie Mayans
Heather Fisher
Yuka Kanematsu
Doreen Remour Nziwa
Irene Awino Otieno
Gayle Broughton
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Ruby Tui
Niall Williams
María Casado
Bárbara Pla
Ryan Carlyle
Lauren Doyle
- 4 points
- 2 points
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