2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships

2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships
Host nations	Russia  France  England
Date	6 June - 12 July
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	France
Runners-up	Spain
Third	England
Series details
Matches played	102
Tries scored	525 (average 5.147 per match)
Top point scorer	Terry, Bouhraoua  France - 184
Top try scorer	Julien, Candelon  France; Denis, Simplikevich  Russia - 17
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The 2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships, also known as the 2015 Sevens Grand Prix Series, was an Olympic qualification tournament for Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held over three legs in the cities of Moscow, Lyon and Exeter.^[1]

The top team qualified directly to the Olympic Games, whereas the runner-up qualified to the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2016. France won the 2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championship, and qualified directly to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Spain finished second and qualified directly to the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament, avoiding the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament.^[2] Russia won the European repechage tournament, and qualified for the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament along with runner-up Germany and third place Ireland.^[3]

Promotion and relegation

Poland won the A Division Tournament and was promoted to the Top Division for the 2016 Competition. They will replace Romania who was Relegated from the Top Division to Division A for the 2016 Competition.

Ireland won the B Division Tournament and was promoted to Division A along with runner-up Serbia for the 2016 Competition.^[4] They will replace Hungary and either Denmark or Sweden (Tiebreaker TBD) who were both Relegated from Division A to Division B for the 2016 Competition.

Due to Olympic Qualification procedures, Relegation for Division C will be determined prior to next year based on the number of countries who enter.

Grand Prix series

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
6–7 June	Moscow	France	Russia	Spain
13–14 June	Lyon	France	Spain	Belgium
11–12 July	Exeter	France	England	Spain

Moscow

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	40–17	Russia	Spain (Third)  England
Plate	Portugal	35–7	Germany	Wales (Seventh)  Lithuania
Bowl	Georgia	14-12	Belgium	Italy (Eleventh)  Romania

Lyon leg

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	20–7	Spain	Belgium (Third)  Germany
Plate	England	26–14	Russia	Portugal (Seventh)  Italy
Bowl	Georgia	20–17	Lithuania	Wales (Eleventh)  Romania

Exeter leg

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	14–5	England	Spain (Third)  Germany
Plate	Wales	14–10	Russia	Lithuania (Seventh)  Georgia
Bowl	Portugal	26–12	Italy	Romania (Eleventh)  Belgium

Grand Prix standings

Legend
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Qualified for the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament
Qualified for the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament and relegated to Division A for 2016.
Ineligible for Olympic Qualification – Already Qualified for Olympics

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Rank	Team	Moscow	Lyon	Exeter	Points
01 !	France	20	20	20	60
02 !	Spain	16	18	16	50
03 !	England	14	12	18	44
4	Russia	18	10	10	38
5	Germany	10	14	14	38
6	Portugal	12	8	4	24
7	Wales	8	2	12	22
8	Belgium	3	16	1	20
9	Lithuania	6	3	8	17
10	Georgia	4	4	6	14
11	Italy	2	6	3	11
12	Romania	1	1	2	4

Note Russia finishes above Germany due to tiebreaker of highest single tournament finish.

Division A tournament

Esztergom leg

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Semifinal
Teams that advance to Plate Semifinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ukraine	4	3	0	1	119	22	+97	10
Poland	4	3	0	1	114	40	+74	10
Israel	4	3	0	1	89	24	+65	10
Moldova	4	1	0	3	33	129	-96	6
Hungary	4	0	0	4	7	147	-140	4

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Czech Republic	4	4	0	0	111	55	+56	12
Latvia	4	3	0	1	96	47	+49	10
Denmark	4	2	0	2	88	85	+3	8
Sweden	4	1	0	3	52	62	-10	6
Cyprus	4	0	0	4	19	117	-98	4

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Knockout stage

Bowl

	Final
	7 June 2015 – 13:42 – Esztergom
	Hungary	14
	Cyprus	10

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 June 2015 – 11:00 – Esztergom
	Israel	22
	Sweden	0
					7 June 2015 – 14:36 – Esztergom
					Israel	19
					Moldova	21
					Third place
	7 June 2015 – 11:22 – Esztergom			7 June 2015 – 14:09 – Esztergom
	Moldova	28		Sweden	0
	Denmark	26			Denmark	33

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 June 2015 – 11:44 – Esztergom
	Ukraine	12
	Latvia	0
					7 June 2015 – 15:30 – Esztergom
					Ukraine	10
					Poland	14
					Third place
	7 June 2015 – 12:06 – Esztergom			7 June 2015 – 15:03 – Esztergom
	Poland	36		Latvia	5
	Czech Republic	0			Czech Republic	17

Gdańsk leg

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Semifinal
Teams that advance to Plate Semifinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Poland	4	4	0	0	131	24	+107	12
Latvia	4	3	0	1	84	40	+49	10
Moldova	4	2	0	2	73	61	+12	8
Sweden	4	1	0	3	57	81	-24	6
Hungary	4	0	0	4	17	156	-139	4

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Cyprus	4	3	0	1	93	40	+50	10
Ukraine	4	3	0	1	72	22	+50	10
Israel	4	3	0	1	70	33	+37	10
Denmark	4	1	0	3	41	93	-52	6
Czech Republic	4	0	0	4	28	101	-73	4

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Knockout stage

Bowl

	Final
	21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
	Czech Republic	38
	Hungary	0

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
	Moldova	12
	Denmark	10
					21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
					Moldova	7
					Israel	29
					Third place
	21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk			21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
	Israel	17		Denmark	14
	Sweden	12			Sweden	19

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
	Poland	20
	Ukraine	0
					21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
					Poland	34
					Cyprus	19
					Third place
	21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk			21 June 2015 – TBD – Gdańsk
	Cyprus	29		Ukraine	36
	Latvia	0			Latvia	0

Division A standings

Legend
Qualified for the Rugby Europe repechage tournament and Promoted to the Top Division for 2016.
Qualified for the Rugby Europe repechage tournament.
Relegated to Division B for 2016.

Rank	Team	Esztergom	Gdańsk	Points
01 !	Poland	20	20	40
02 !	Ukraine	18	16	34
03 !	Latvia	14	14	28
4	Moldova	12	10	22
5	Israel	10	12	22
6	Cyprus	3	18	21
7	Czech Republic	16	4	20
8	Denmark	8	6	14
8	Sweden	6	8	14
10	Hungary	4	3	7

Note Tiebreaker for Sweden and Denmark for Relegation TBD

Division B tournament

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	0	108	0	+108	9
Slovakia	3	2	0	1	62	77	-15	7
Malta	3	1	0	2	38	66	-28	5
Greece	3	0	0	3	24	89	-65	3

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	175	0	+175	9
Slovenia	3	2	0	1	68	71	–3	7
Bulgaria	3	1	0	2	34	125	–91	5
Austria	3	0	0	3	33	114	–81	3

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Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Serbia	3	2	1	0	67	62	+5	8
Norway	3	2	0	1	72	58	+14	7
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	74	40	+34	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	1	2	29	82	-53	4

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Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Bulgaria	38
	Austria	0
					21 June 2015 – Zagreb
					Bulgaria	33
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	17
					Third place
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb			21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19		Austria	49
	Greece	7			Greece	14

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Ireland	76
					21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Malta	0
					Malta	12
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
					Norway	33
	Norway	14
									21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Slovenia	22
									Norway	21
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
									Switzerland	12
	Croatia	21
					21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Switzerland	12
					Switzerland	55			Third place
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
					Slovakia	5			21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Serbia	26
									Malta	15
	Slovakia	10
									Slovakia	19

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Ireland	76
					21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Malta	0
					Ireland	59
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
					Slovenia	0
	Norway	14
									21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Slovenia	22
									Ireland	74
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
									Serbia	0
	Croatia	21
					21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Switzerland	12
					Croatia	10			Third place
	21 June 2015 – Zagreb
					Serbia	15			21 June 2015 – Zagreb
	Serbia	26
									Slovenia	7
	Slovakia	10
									Croatia	5

Division B standings

Legend
Qualified for the Rugby Europe repechage tournament and Promoted to Division A for 2016.
Promoted to Division A for 2016.
Relegated to Division C for 2016.

Rank	Team
01 !	Ireland
02 !	Serbia
03 !	Slovenia
4	Croatia
5	Norway
6	Switzerland
7	Slovakia
8	Malta
9	Bulgaria
10	Bosnia and Herzegovina
11	Austria
12	Greece

Division C tournament

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advance to Quarterfinals

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	79	17	+62	9
Malta	3	1	1	1	47	41	+6	6
Austria	3	0	2	1	34	55	-21	5
Iceland	3	0	1	2	24	71	-47	4

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland[6]	3	3	0	0	162	10	+152	9
Turkey	3	2	0	1	50	60	-10	7
Montenegro	3	1	0	2	50	94	-44	5
Belarus	3	0	0	3	14	122	-98	3

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Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Serbia	3	3	0	0	94	12	+82	9
Estonia	3	2	0	1	57	42	+15	7
San Marino	3	1	0	2	48	60	-12	5
Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	24	109	-85	3

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Knockout Stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 June 2015 – 11:28 – Zenica
	Montenegro	14
	Belarus	24
					7 June 2015 – 15:02 – Zenica
					Belarus	17
					Iceland	28
					Third place
	7 June 2015 – 11:50 – Zenica			7 June 2015 – 14:40 – Zenica
	Iceland	40		Montenegro	57
	Liechtenstein	5			Liechtenstein	0

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	7 June 2015 – 10:00 – Zenica
	Ireland	38
					7 June 2015 – 13:12 – Zenica
	Austria	10
					Austria	24
	7 June 2015 – 11:06 – Zenica
					Estonia	21
	Estonia	10
									7 June 2015 – 16:16 – Zenica
	Turkey	45
									Austria	24
	7 June 2015 – 10:22 – Zenica
									Malta	14
	Serbia	35
					7 June 2015 – 13:34 – Zenica
	San Marino	7
					San Marino	0			Third place
	7 June 2015 – 10:44 – Zenica
					Malta	24			7 June 2015 – 15:54 – Zenica
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	26
									Estonia	33
	Malta	17
									San Marino	21

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	7 June 2015 – 10:00 – Zenica
	Ireland	38
					7 June 2015 – 13:56 – Zenica
	Austria	10
					Ireland	41
	7 June 2015 – 11:06 – Zenica
					Turkey	0
	Estonia	10
									7 June 2015 – 17:05 – Zenica
	Turkey	45
									Ireland	50
	7 June 2015 – 10:22 – Zenica
									Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
	Serbia	35
					7 June 2015 – 14:18 – Zenica
	San Marino	7
					Serbia	10			Third place
	7 June 2015 – 10:44 – Zenica
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	29			7 June 2015 – 16:43 – Zenica
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	26
									Turkey	5
	Malta	17
									Serbia	21

Division C standings

Legend
Qualified for the Division B tournament.
Qualified for the Division B tournament, but declined invitation.
Invited to the Division B tournament in place of Turkey.

Rank	Team
01 !	Ireland
02 !	Bosnia and Herzegovina
03 !	Serbia
4	Turkey
5	Austria
6	Malta
7	Estonia
8	San Marino
9	Iceland
10	Belarus
11	Montenegro
12	Liechtenstein

Final repechage tournament

The remaining 12 teams played a final repechage tournament. The 12 teams were broken into three pools of four teams each, although the groups turned out not to be of even strength -- three teams from Pool A made it to the semifinals, whereas no teams from Pool C finished in the top six.

July 18–19, 2015

•  Russia (Grand Prix 4th place)
•  Germany (Grand Prix 5th place)
•  Portugal (Grand Prix 6th place)
•  Belgium (Grand Prix 8th place)
•  Lithuania (Grand Prix 9th place)
•  Georgia (Grand Prix 10th place)
•  Italy (Grand Prix 11th place)
•  Romania (Grand Prix 12th place)
•  Poland (Division A winner)
•  Ukraine (Division A runner-up)
•  Latvia (Division A 3rd place)
•  Ireland (Division B winner)

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	73	53	+20	8
Georgia	3	2	0	1	39	35	+4	7
Russia	3	1	1	1	57	36	+21	6
Italy	3	0	0	3	29	76	–45	3

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	112	12	+100	9
Lithuania	3	2	0	1	57	60	–3	7
Romania	3	1	0	2	24	74	–50	5
Latvia	3	0	0	3	22	69	–47	3

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Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	116	21	+95	9
Belgium	3	2	0	1	71	49	+22	7
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	33	88	–55	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	24	86	–62	3

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Knockout Stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 July 2015 – 12:28 – Lisbon
	Ukraine	21
	Poland	14
					19 July 2015 – 16:02 – Lisbon
					Ukraine	12
					Italy	19
					Third place
	19 July 2015 – 12:50 – Lisbon			19 July 2015 – 15:40 – Lisbon
	Italy	12		Poland	19
	Latvia	5			Latvia	12

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 July 2015 – 11:00 – Lisbon
	Germany	26
					19 July 2015 – 14:12 – Lisbon
	Romania	5
					Romania	24
	19 July 2015 – 12:06 – Lisbon
					Belgium	19
	Belgium	5
									19 July 2015 – 17:16 – Lisbon
	Georgia	21
									Romania	22
	19 July 2015 – 11:22 – Lisbon
									Lithuania	0
	Portugal	0
					19 July 2015 – 14:34 – Lisbon
	Russia	24
					Portugal	12			Third place
	19 July 2015 – 11:44 – Lisbon
					Lithuania	21
	Ireland	17							Belgium	26
	Lithuania	0							Portugal	22
									19 July 2015 – 16:54 – Lisbon

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 July 2015 – 11:00 – Lisbon
	Germany	26
					19 July 2015 – 14:56 – Lisbon
	Romania	5
					Germany	26
	19 July 2015 – 12:06 – Lisbon
					Georgia	5
	Belgium	5
									19 July 2015 – 18:10 – Lisbon
	Georgia	21
									Germany	12
	19 July 2015 – 11:22 – Lisbon
									Russia	38
	Portugal	0
					19 July 2015 – 15:18 – Lisbon
	Russia	24
					Russia	24			Third place
	19 July 2015 – 11:44 – Lisbon
					Ireland	10
	Ireland	17							Georgia	7
	Lithuania	0							Ireland	15
									19 July 2015 – 17:43 – Lisbon

Repechage standings

Legend
Qualified for the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Rank	Team	Record	Pool
01 !	Russia	4-1-1	A
02 !	Germany	5-1	B
03 !	Ireland	4-1-1	A
4	Georgia	3-3	A
5	Romania	3-3	B
6	Lithuania	3-3	B
7	Belgium	3-3	C
8	Portugal	3-3	C
9	Italy	2-3	A
10	Ukraine	2-3	C
11	Poland	1-4	C
12	Latvia	0-5	B

Russia, Germany, and Ireland qualified for the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament. At that tournament, all three teams progressed to the quarterfinals with a chance to advance to the Olympics. Germany was knocked out in the semifinal 14-26 by Samoa. Spain knocked out Ireland 12-7 in the quarterfinals and Russia 17-12 in the semifinals. In the final, Spain upset favorite Samoa 22-19 to advance to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

See also

• 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships

References

External links

• Rugby Europe website