2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

Fourteen teams from the 2014-15 season retained core status for the 2015–16 season. A fifteenth team, Russia, claimed core team status for the 2015–16 series at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The core teams were: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Russia replaced Japan, which lost core team status having finished last of the fifteen core teams in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. ==Tour venues==

The official schedule for the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows: Changes There were three new tournaments in the series, with two events being discontinued: • The Canada Sevens was a new stop at BC Place in Vancouver, paired with the USA Sevens. • The South Africa Sevens moved from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. ==Standings==

The final standings after completion of the ten tournaments of the series are shown in the table below. The points awarded to teams at each tournament, as well as the overall season totals, are shown. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Bronze indicates the event third place finishers. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. Source: World Rugby. Archived : ==Tournaments==

Dubai The opening event of the season saw Fiji starting their defense of the title by taking out the opening event of the season in Dubai. On the opening day of competition, Fiji, South Africa and England each recorded three straight wins to finish on top. New Zealand finished on top in their group but not before losing to the United States in Pool C. South Africa got knocked out in the quarter-finals by the United States but would still end up taking home the plate after they defeated Australia in the final. While for Fiji, they would take the Dubai Sevens after they initially came from behind to win against England and taking the early lead. South Africa After Dubai, the teams had a back to back with Cape Town being the next stop in the series. New Zealand Australia United States Canada Hong Kong Singapore France England == Team statistics ==

Scoring leaders Updated: 24 May 2016 Dream Team • Jasa Veremalua • Osea Kolinisau • Kwagga Smith • Seabelo Senatla • Perry Baker • Collins Injera • Fa'alemiga Selesele ==See also==