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{{Infobox Rugby World Sevens
| countries = {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| image = Belfield Bowl (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 290px
| caption = The tournament venue, [[UCD Bowl]] in Dublin.
| date = 25–26 June 2016
| nations = 16 
| champions = {{ru7w|ESP}}
| runnersup = {{ru7w|RUS}}
| third = {{ru7w|IRE}}
| top point scorer = 
| top try scorer = 
| prevseason = 
| nextseason = [[2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament|2020]]
}}

The '''2016 Rugby World Women's Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament''' was a qualification tournament for the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|women's rugby sevens 2016 Summer Olympics]] which was held on 25–26 June 2016.<ref>[http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/olympic-qualification-tournaments Olympic qualification tournaments]</ref><ref>[http://www.scrumqueens.com/features/olympic-sevens-qualification-explained Olympic sevens qualification explained]</ref> The tournament used a round-robin format, with the top team qualifying directly to the Olympics.

The tournament took place at the [[UCD Bowl]] in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].

== Teams ==
{| class="wikitable" width=900
|-
! width=41%|Means of qualification !! width=17%|Completed date !! width=16%|Venue !! width=5%|Berths !! width=21%|Qualified 
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[2015 CONSUR Women's Sevens]] || rowspan="2"| 7 June 2015 || rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]] || rowspan="2" align=center| 2 ||{{ru7w|ARG}}
|-
|{{ru7w|VEN}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[2015 NACRA Women's Sevens]] || rowspan="2"| 14 June 2015 || rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]] || rowspan="2" align=center| 2 ||{{ru7w|MEX}}
|-
|{{ru7w|TRI}}
|-
| [[2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships#Series|2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix]] || 21 June 2015 || Various ||align=center| 1 || {{ru7w|RUS}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships#Final repechage tournament|2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Repechage]] || rowspan="3"| 19 July 2015 || rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|POR}} [[Lisbon]] || rowspan="3" align=center| 3 || {{ru7w|IRE}}
|-
|{{ru7w|POR}}
|-
|{{ru7w|ESP}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens]] || rowspan="3"| 27 September 2015 || rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johannesburg]] || rowspan="3" align=center| 3 ||{{ru7w|MAD}}{{Ref|N1|[1]}}
|-
|{{ru7w|TUN}}
|-
|{{ru7w|ZIM}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships]] || rowspan="2"| 15 November 2015 || rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]] || rowspan="2" align=center| 2 ||{{ru7w|COK}}
|-
|{{ru7w|SAM}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships]] || rowspan="3"| 29 November 2015 || rowspan="3" | Various || rowspan="3" align=center| 3 ||{{ru7w|CHN}}
|-
|{{ru7w|HKG}}
|-
|{{ru7w|KAZ}}
|-
! colspan=3|Total !! 16 !! 
|}

{{note|N1}}1. [[Kenya women's national rugby union team (sevens)|Kenya]], as the runners-up in the African qualifying tournament, would have qualified to this tournament, but instead qualified directly for the Olympics after [[South Africa women's national rugby union team (sevens)|South Africa]] withdrew.<ref>[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2015/12/11/kenya-women-replace-south-africa-for-rio/ Kenya women replace South Africa for Rio]</ref> Madagascar, the fifth-place finisher in qualifying, was named as a replacement.<ref>[http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/south-africa-reject-olympic-invitation South Africa reject Olympic invitation]</ref>

==Pool stage==

===Pool A===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="245"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|RUS}}
|3||3||0||0||164||0||+164||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|SAM}}
|3||2||0||1||79||62||+17||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|MAD}}
|3||1||0||2||29||97||–68||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|ZIM}}
|3||0||0||3||22||135||–113||'''3'''
|}

'''Matches'''
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 11:28
|home = {{ru7w-rt|SAM}}
|score = 57–5
|away = {{ru7w|ZIM}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 11:50
|home = {{ru7w-rt|RUS}}
|score = 58–0
|away = {{ru7w|MAD}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 14:34
|home = {{ru7w-rt|SAM}}
|score = 22–10
|away = {{ru7w|MAD}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 14:56
|home = {{ru7w-rt|RUS}}
|score = 59–0
|away = {{ru7w|ZIM}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 17:40
|home = {{ru7w-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 17–19
|away = {{ru7w|MAD}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 18:02
|home = {{ru7w-rt|RUS}}
|score = 47–0
|away = {{ru7w|SAM}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}

===Pool B===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="245"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|ESP}}
|3||3||0||0||121||0||+121||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|TUN}}
|3||2||0||1||39||48||–9||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|VEN}}
|3||0||1||2||15||67||–52||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|MEX}}
|3||0||1||2||5||65||–60||'''4'''
|}
'''Matches'''
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 10:44
|home = {{ru7w-rt|MEX}}
|score = 5–5
|away = {{ru7w|VEN}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 11:06
|home = {{ru7w-rt|ESP}}
|score = 38–0
|away = {{ru7w|TUN}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 13:50
|home = {{ru7w-rt|MEX}}
|score = 0–22
|away = {{ru7w|TUN}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 14:12
|home = {{ru7w-rt|ESP}}
|score = 45–0
|away = {{ru7w|VEN}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 16:56
|home = {{ru7w-rt|VEN}}
|score = 10–17
|away = {{ru7w|TUN}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 17:18
|home = {{ru7w-rt|ESP}}
|score = 38–0
|away = {{ru7w|MEX}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}

===Pool C===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="245"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|IRE}}
|3||3||0||0||87||12||+75||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}}
|3||2||0||1||58||22||+36||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|POR}}
|3||1||0||2||59||48||+11||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|TRI}}
|3||0||0||3||5||127||–122||'''3'''
|}

'''Matches'''
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 12:12
|home = {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score = 24–5
|away = {{ru7w|POR}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 12:34
|home = {{ru7w-rt|IRE}}
|score = 51–0
|away = {{ru7w|TRI}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 15:18
|home = {{ru7w-rt|CHN}}
|score = 34–5
|away = {{ru7w|TRI}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 15:40
|home = {{ru7w-rt|IRE}}
|score = 24–12
|away = {{ru7w|POR}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 18:24
|home = {{ru7w-rt|POR}}
|score = 42–0
|away = {{ru7w|TRI}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 18:46
|home = {{ru7w-rt|IRE}}
|score = 12–0
|away = {{ru7w|CHN}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}

===Pool D===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="245"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|KAZ}}
|3||3||0||0||69||22||+47||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7w|ARG}}
|3||2||0||1||39||63||–24||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|HKG}}
|3||0||1||2||39||50||–11||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7w|COK}}
|3||0||1||2||29||41||–12||'''4'''
|}

'''Matches'''
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 10:00
|home = {{ru7w-rt|ARG}}
|score = 5–36
|away = {{ru7w|KAZ}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 10:22
|home = {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score = 12–12
|away = {{ru7w|COK}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 13:06
|home = {{ru7w-rt|ARG}}
|score = 17–12
|away = {{ru7w|COK}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 13:28
|home = {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score = 12–21
|away = {{ru7w|KAZ}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 16:12
|home = {{ru7w-rt|KAZ}}
|score = 12–5
|away = {{ru7w|COK}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 25 June 2016
|time = 16:34
|home = {{ru7w-rt|HKG}}
|score = 15–17
|away = {{ru7w|ARG}}
|report =
|stadium =
}}

==Knockout stage==
===Shield===
{{Round4|team-width=190
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|
|'''{{Ru7w|MAD}}'''|'''10'''|{{ru7w|MEX}}|0
|
|'''{{ru7w|ZIM}}'''|'''12'''|{{ru7w|TRI}}|5
<!--final  -->
|
|'''{{ru7w|MAD}}'''|'''22'''|{{ru7w|ZIM}}|12
}}

===Bowl===
{{Round8|team-width=190
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|
|{{ru7w|MAD}}|0|'''{{ru7w|COK}}'''|'''7'''
|
|'''{{ru7w|POR}}'''|'''29'''|{{ru7w|MEX}}|0
|
|'''{{ru7w|HKG}}'''|'''20'''|{{ru7w|ZIM}}|0
|
|'''{{ru7w|VEN}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7w|TRI}}|0
<!--semi finals  -->
|
|'''{{Ru7w|COK}}'''|'''24'''|{{ru7w|POR}}|14
|
|'''{{ru7w|HKG}}'''|'''24'''|{{ru7w|VEN}}|5
<!--final  -->
|
|'''{{ru7w|COK}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7w|HKG}}|12
}}

===Plate===
{{Round4|team-width=190
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|
|'''{{ru7w|ARG}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7w|TUN}}|7
|
|{{ru7w|SAM}}|5|'''{{ru7w|CHN}}'''|'''28'''
<!--final  -->
|
|{{ru7w|ARG}}|0|'''{{ru7w|CHN}}'''|'''33'''
}}

===Cup===
{{Round8-with third|team-width=190
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|
|'''{{ru7w|RUS}}'''|'''34'''|{{ru7w|ARG}}|0
|
|'''{{ru7w|IRE}}'''|'''38'''|{{ru7w|TUN}}|0
|
|'''{{ru7w|KAZ}}'''|'''26'''|{{ru7w|SAM}}|0
|
|'''{{ru7w|ESP}}'''|'''21'''|{{ru7w|CHN}}|0
<!--semi finals  -->
|
|'''{{ru7w|RUS}}'''|'''19'''|{{ru7w|IRE}}|10
|
|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|0|'''{{ru7w|ESP}}'''|'''28'''
<!--final  -->
|
|{{ru7w|RUS}}|12|'''{{ru7w|ESP}}'''|'''19'''
<!--third  -->
|
|'''{{ru7w|IRE}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7w|KAZ}}|5
}}

== See also ==
* [[Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olympics}}
[[Category:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Qual]]
[[Category:2016 in women's rugby union]]
[[Category:2016 rugby sevens competitions]]
[[Category:2015–16 in Irish rugby union]]
[[Category:2016 in Irish women's sport]]
[[Category:International women's rugby union competitions hosted by Ireland]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by University College Dublin|Rugby]]
[[Category:Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rugby]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens in Ireland]]