2016 Colombo Sevens

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)
Top point scorer	Rimene, Benjamin (39)
Top try scorer	Dharmapala, Richard (6)
← 2015

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 (fourt 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
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

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

Plate

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

Cup

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

Standings

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