2016 Colombo Sevens

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2016 Colombo Sevens
Host nation	Sri Lanka
Date	15–16 October 2015
Cup
Champion	Hong Kong
Runner-up	South Korea
Third	China
Plate
Winner	Malaysia
Runner-up	Japan
Tournament details
Matches played	20
Tries scored	119 (average 5.95 per match)
Most points	Rimene, Benjamin (39)
Most tries	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[edit]

Pool A[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Plate[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final
	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[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final
	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[edit]

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