2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
The 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the top level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2016.In preparation for 2016 Summer Olympics, England and Wales were replaced by two Great Britain representative teams, the Lions and the Royals.France won the Kazan tournament while Russia won the Malemort tournament.Finland and Ukraine were relegated to the 2017 Trophy series.[1][2] The three highest teams who did not already have core team status during the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.