2016 Sydney Sevens

The 2016 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, held over the weekend of 6–7 February 2016 at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia. It was the thirteenth edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.

The Cup final was won by New Zealand, defeating Australia by 27–24 in front of a sold-out crowd of over 37,000 fans. Fiji defeated South Africa in the third place play-off.

Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams each, and a round-robin played within each pool. Points were awarded for each match as 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the play-offs for the Cup and Plate. The bottom two teams in each pool progressed to the play-offs for the Bowl and Shield

Teams
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were: