2016 Colombo Sevens
| 2016 Colombo Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Sri Lanka Sri Lanka |
| Date | 15–16 October 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| Third | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Plate | |
| Winner | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Tries scored | 119 (average 5.95 per match) |
| Most points | Hong Kong Rimene, Benjamin (39) |
| Most tries | Sri Lanka Dharmapala, Richard (6) |
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The 2016 Colombo Sevens was the third and final leg of the Asian Sevens Series for the year. The tournament was held between 15 and 16 October 2016 at the Colombo International Rugby Stadium. Hong Kong had their third straight tournament win in the series, defeating South Korea 24-19 in the Cup final. The victory secured Hong Kong the overall series title and a place in the international qualifier for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, which is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. China defeated Sri Lanka 22-21 in the third/fourth place playoff however the home side secured enough overall points in the series to finish second and also secure a place in the international qualifier at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens. In the plate final Malaysia defeated Japan 19-14. The leading points scorer for the tournament was Benjamin Rimene from Hong Kong with 39 points (comprising three tries and twelve conversions) closely followed by Malaysia's Azwan Mat Zizi on 38 points (four tries and 9 conversions). The top try scorer was Richard Dharmapala from Sri Lanka with six tries.
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 7 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 54 | +35 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 90 | -47 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 5 |
| 15 October 2016 18:42 |
| Hong Kong File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | 26-15 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 19 | +67 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 31 | +75 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 100 | -88 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 61 | -54 | 3 |
| 15 October 2016 13:12 |
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 26-7 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 15 October 2016 13:34 |
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 34-5 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
| 15 October 2016 16:30 |
| China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 28-0 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| 15 October 2016 19:04 |
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 14-24 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| 15 October 2016 19:26 |
| Chinese Taipei File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | 0-7 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore |
Finals
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 October 2016 - 14:13 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 26 | |||||
| 16 October 2016 - 17:17 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 14 | |||||
| 16 October 2016 - 14:35 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 19 | |||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 24 | |||||
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 12 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 September 2016 - 16:55 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 22 | |||||
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 17 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 October 2016 - 15:05 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 19 | |||||
| 16 October 2016 - 17:39 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 7 | |||||
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 24 | |||||
| 16 October 2016 - 15:27 | ||||||
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 19 | |||||
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 19 | |||||
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 October 2016 - 18:23 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 21 | |||||
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 22 | |||||