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2016 Colombo Sevens

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2016 Colombo Sevens
Host nationSri Lanka Sri Lanka
Date15–16 October 2015
Cup
Champion Hong Kong
Runner-up South Korea
Third China
Plate
Winner Malaysia
Runner-up Japan
Tournament details
Matches played20
Tries scored119 (average 5.95 per match)
Most pointsHong Kong Rimene, Benjamin (39)
Most triesSri Lanka Dharmapala, Richard (6)
2015
2017

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

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Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 71 46 +25 7
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 89 54 +35 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 43 90 -47 5
 Malaysia 3 1 0 2 47 60 -13 5
15 October 2016
12:28
Hong Kong 31-12 Japan

15 October 2016
12:50
South Korea 29-14 Malaysia

15 October 2016
15:24
Hong Kong 14-19 Malaysia

15 October 2016
15:46
South Korea 45-14 Japan

15 October 2016
18:20
Malaysia 14-17 Japan

15 October 2016
18:42
Hong Kong 26-15 South Korea

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 86 19 +67 9
 Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 106 31 +75 7
 Singapore 3 1 0 2 12 100 -88 5
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 7 61 -54 3
15 October 2016
13:12
Sri Lanka 26-7 Chinese Taipei

15 October 2016
13:34
China 34-5 Singapore

15 October 2016
16:08
Sri Lanka 66-0 Singapore

15 October 2016
16:30
China 28-0 Chinese Taipei

15 October 2016
19:04
Sri Lanka 14-24 China

15 October 2016
19:26
Chinese Taipei 0-7 Singapore

Finals

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Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 October 2016 - 14:13
 
 
 Japan 26
 
16 October 2016 - 17:17
 
 Chinese Taipei 5
 
 Japan 14
 
16 October 2016 - 14:35
 
 Malaysia 19
 
 Malaysia 24
 
 
 Singapore 12
 
Third place
 
 
25 September 2016 - 16:55
 
 
 Chinese Taipei 22
 
 
 Singapore 17

Cup

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 October 2016 - 15:05
 
 
 Hong Kong 19
 
16 October 2016 - 17:39
 
 Sri Lanka 7
 
 Hong Kong 24
 
16 October 2016 - 15:27
 
 South Korea 19
 
 South Korea 19
 
 
 China 14
 
Third place
 
 
16 October 2016 - 18:23
 
 
 Sri Lanka 21
 
 
 China 22

Standings

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Pos. Country Points
1  Hong Kong 12
2  South Korea 11
3  China 10
4  Sri Lanka 9
5  Malaysia 8
6  Japan 7
7  Chinese Taipei 6
8  Singapore 5