The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series competition was restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.
In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix.
The two highest teams who did not already have "core status" on the World Rugby Sevens SeriesâÂÂSpain and GermanyâÂÂqualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier, which in turn was a qualifying event for promotion to core team status on the 2017-18 World Rugby Sevens Series.