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new fans on World Rugby social media platformstries were scored across the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2015-16of them were scored by South Africa’s Seabelo Senatlain and out-of-competition anti-doping tests conducted by World Rugby in 2016In 2016, five teams booked their place at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland, including first-time qualifiers Hong Kongmen, women and children now playing the game in World Rugby member unions 4.7m5 8.5m3,506 662 ,387 new users visited World Rugby sites over the course of 2016900,000 HIGHLIGHTS OF 201608 WORLD RUGBY YEAR IN REVIEW 2016INFORM | HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016