2015–16 United States national rugby sevens team season
The United States national rugby sevens team season began the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series by "shocking the world" when it defeated New Zealand for the first time at 2015 Dubai Sevens. The United States team beat the 12-time World Series champion in pool play and again in the tournament's third-place match before a third victory in as many matches in the 2015 South Africa Sevens Plate Semifinal. The U.S. once again finished the season in sixth, tying its best ever finish. The previous season's scoring records were broken again, as Perry Baker notched 48 tries and Madison Hughes scored 331 points.
World Rugby Sevens Series
Dubai Sevens
Coming into the tournament, the U.S. had lost 28 consecutive matches to New Zealand. In pool play at the 2015 Dubai Sevens, however, the U.S. notched its first win, despite missing regular forwards Danny Barrett and Andrew Durutalo. The U.S. won 14–12 behind two tries from Perry Baker, and a touchline conversion from Madison Hughes at the end of the match.The U.S. lineup against New Zealand was:
| 2015 Dubai Sevens pool play: U.S. vs. New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players
World Series
Updated:2016 Summer Olympics squad
The table below shows the U.S. roster assembled for the most recent tournament. The statistics refer to statistics generated in World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments.| Player | Age | Events | Points | Tries |
| 60 | 691 | 137 | ||
| 21 | 665 | 49 | ||
| 38 | 380 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 380 | 76 | ||
| 17 | 335 | 67 | ||
| 13 | 270 | 54 | ||
| 21 | 185 | 37 | ||
| 21 | 162 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 127 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 60 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 55 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Player | Age | Events | Points | Tries |
| 41 | 328 | 20 | ||
| 30 | 265 | 53 | ||
| 13 | 180 | 36 | ||
| 6 | 57 | 11 | ||
| 16 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 |