Rugby tournaments
2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series |
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Hosts | Russia
Poland |
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Date | 22 June – 20 July |
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Nations | 12 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Germany |
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Runners-up | France |
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Third | Ireland |
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Series details |
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Matches played | 68 |
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The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was the eighteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Moscow in Russia and the second at Łódź in Poland.
France won in Moscow but Germany won the Łódź tournament to take out the series championship title for the first time.
Germany, Italy and Portugal, as the three highest-placed nations without core team status on the World Rugby Sevens Series, gained entry to the inaugural World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for a chance to qualify to the World Sevens Series in 2020–21.[1]
The Moscow leg of the tournament also served as a pre-qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The nine highest-placed eligible European teams from that tournament advanced to the Olympic regional qualifier held in Colomiers, France.[2]
Schedule
The official schedule for the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was:[3]
Series standings
Final standings over the two legs of the Grand Prix series:
Notes:
^* As per Rugby Europe rules, France was placed higher than Ireland due to a better head-to-head record and superior points difference for the series. Italy was placed higher than Wales due to a superior points difference for the series.
^GB By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[4] The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.
Moscow
All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 5 |
Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 79 | –60 | 3 |
Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia) |
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 9 |
Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 7 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 5 |
Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 131 | –107 | 3 |
Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia) |
Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 9 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 26 | +100 | 7 |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 108 | –94 | 5 |
Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 97 | –63 | 3 |
Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia) |
Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
Knockout stage
9th Place
5th Place
Cup
Łódź
All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 9 |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 5 |
Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 83 | –43 | 3 |
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain) |
Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France) |
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 24 | +78 | 9 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 69 | –3 | 7 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 5 |
Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 102 | –76 | 3 |
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain) |
Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France) |
Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 9 |
Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 7 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 66 | –18 | 5 |
Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 65 | –14 | 3 |
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain) |
Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France) |
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
Knockout stage
9th Place
5th Place
Cup
External links
Sports portal
References
- ^ "New Challenger Series to boost rugby sevens' expansion". World Rugby. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 - Men7s - Grand Prix Series". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Calendar for 2018-19" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.
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