2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
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.
| 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |   |
| Date | 22 June – 20 July |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third |  |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 68 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
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]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Luzhniki Stadium | Moscow | 22–23 June | |
| Poland | Miejski Stadium | Łódź | 20–21 July | |
Series standings
Final standings over the two legs of the Grand Prix series:
| Pos | Team | Moscow | Łódź | Total points | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
14 | 20 | 34 | Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 |
| 2 | |
20 | 12 | 32 | |
| 3 | |
18 | 14 | 32 | |
| 4 |  |
10 | 18 | 28 | |
| 5 |  |
6 | 16 | 22 | Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 |
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12 | 10 | 22 | Excluded from Olympic qualifier |
| 7 |  |
16 | 3 | 19 | |
| 8 |  |
8 | 8 | 16 | Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 |
| 9 |  |
3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | |
4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 11 | |
2 | 2 | 4 | Excluded from Olympic qualifier |
| 12 |  |
1 | 1 | 2 | Excluded from Olympic qualifier, relegated to 2020 Trophy |
Legend Blue fill Entry to Olympic regional qualifier and World Challenger Series No fill Entry to Olympic regional qualifier Dark bar Already a core team for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series Pink fill Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier Red fill Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier and relegated to 2020 European Trophy
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)
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | |
31–26 | |
|
| Plate | |
28–5 | |
|
| Bowl | |
14–0 | |
|
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 79 | –60 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 131 | –107 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 26 | +100 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 108 | –94 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 97 | –63 | 3 |
Knockout stage
9th Place
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 11:28 | ||||||
| 34 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 15:05 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 11:50 | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 24 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 14:43 | ||||||
| 21 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 13:15 | ||||||
| 24 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 16:24 | ||||||
| 29 | |||||
| 28 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 – 13:37 | ||||||
| 5 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 16:02 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 22 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 09:57 | ||||||||||
| 53 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 13:59 | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 17:12 | ||||||||||
| 45 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 14:21 | ||||||||||
| 45 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Third place | ||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2019 – 16:46 | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
Łódź
All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | |
28–14 | |
|
| Plate | |
29–19 | |
|
| Bowl | |
21–12 | |
|
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 83 | –43 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 24 | +78 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 69 | –3 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 102 | –76 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 66 | –18 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 65 | –14 | 3 |
Knockout stage
9th Place
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 12:28 | ||||||
| 26 | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 16:40 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 12:50 | ||||||
| 21 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 16:18 | ||||||
| 26 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 14:15 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 17:24 | ||||||
| | 14 | |||||
| | 19 | |||||
| 21 July 2019 – 14:37 | ||||||
| | 29 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 31 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 17:02 | ||||||
| 19 | |||||
| 40 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 11:00 | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 14:59 | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 12:06 | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 18:09 | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 11:22 | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 15:21 | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 11:44 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Third place | ||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 21 July 2019 – 17:46 | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| | 12 | |||||||||
External links
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.