2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

There were five tournament events in 2015–16. Twelve teams competed at each event; eleven being "core" teams, with a twelfth team invited to participate in particular events (similar to previous women's series as well as the men's counterpart). The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across the five events.[3]

For the second time, the women's series held a core team qualifying tournament, similar to that held in the men's HSBC Sevens World Series.[4] The qualifying event was held at University College Dublin, in Ireland, and resulted in Japan and hosts Ireland qualifying as core teams for the main 2015-16 tournament.[5]

Events

2015–16 Itinerary
Leg	Venue	Dates	Winner
Dubai	The Sevens, Dubai	3–4 December 2015	Australia
Brazil	Arena Barueri, São Paulo	20–21 February 2016	Australia
United States	Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Georgia (Atlanta)	8–9 April 2016	Australia
Canada	Westhills Stadium, Langford, British Columbia (Victoria)	16–17 April 2016	England
France	Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand	28–29 May 2016	Canada

The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. The scoring system is the same used in the previous year's series.

• Cup winner (1st place): 20 points
• Cup runner-up (2nd place): 18 points
• Cup third-place play-off winner (3rd place): 16 points
• Cup semi-finalist (4th place): 14 points
• Plate winner (5th place): 12 points
• Plate runner-up (6th place): 10 points
• Plate third-place play-off winner (7th place): 8 points
• Plate semi-finalist (8th place): 6 points
• Bowl winner (9th place): 4 points
• Bowl runner-up (10th place): 3 points
• Bowl third-place play-off winner (11th place): 2 points
• Bowl semi-finalist (12th place): 1 point

In the event of a tournament being abandoned, no series points are allocated.

If two or more teams are level on series points at the end of the season, the following tiebreakers are used to determine placement:[2]

1. Overall difference in points scored and allowed during the season.
2. Total try count during the season.
3. If neither of the above produces a winner, the teams are considered tied.

Source: World Rugby[2]

Final standings for the 2015–16 series:

Women's Rugby Sevens World Series IV
Pos.	Event  Team	Dubai	São Paulo	Atlanta	Langford	Clermont	Points total
	Australia	20	20	20	16	18	94
	New Zealand	12	16	18	18	16	80
	Canada	10	18	14	12	20	74
4	England	16	8	16	20	14	74
5	France	14	12	8	14	12	60
6	United States	2	14	12	8	10	46
7	Russia	18	4	10	6	4	42
8	Fiji	8	10	6	4	6	34
9	Spain	6	2	2	10	8	28
10	Brazil	3	6	–	3	–	12
11	Japan	4	3	3	1	1	12
12	Ireland	1	1	4	2	3	11
13	Kenya	–	–	–	–	2	2
14	Colombia	–	–	1	–	–	1

Source: World Rugby[2]

	Legend
	Qualified as a core team for women's rugby sevens World Series V
	Did not directly qualify for women's rugby sevens World Series V