Rugby Europe Sevens

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Rugby Europe Sevens
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series
SportRugby sevens
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
No. of teams12 (Championship)
CountryEuropean
Most recent
champion(s)		 Ireland (2nd title)
Most titles Portugal (8 titles)

The Rugby Europe Sevens are a series of rugby sevens tournaments held by Rugby Europe. It was formerly known as the FIRA-AER Sevens until 2013, and the Sevens Grand Prix Series until 2021.[1] Only one annual tournament existed prior to 2011, when Rugby Europe created a series of tournaments, following the model of the World Rugby Sevens Series. The main division is known as the Rugby Europe Championship Series, formerly known the Grand Prix, followed by the Trophy Series, Conference 1, and Conference 2.[1] The competitions use a promotion/relegation system.

Format[edit]

In the Championship Series, twelve teams play in at least two tournaments each summer throughout Europe. Each tournament spans two to three days — the first day is a pool phase, the second day is a pool and knockout phase, and the third day a knockout phase. During the pool phase, the teams are divided into three pools of four teams each. After the pool phase, the top eight teams (two first of each pool, plus two best-performing third place teams) advance to the Cup tournament; the other four teams play for the Challenge Trophy.

At the end of each tournament, teams are awarded points based on their performance. At the end of the series, the team with the most points is declared the champion. The team with the fewest points is relegated from the Championship Series to the Trophy competition, whereas the champion of the Trophy competition is promoted to next season's Championship Series.

History[edit]

2002–2010[edit]

A number of qualifying tournaments lead up to a finals tournament, which functions as the European championship and, in 2008, also as the qualifying stage for the Sevens World Cup.

Portugal won the first European Championship held in Heidelberg in 2002. Portugal would go onto win eight out of the first ten tournaments. In 2003, Heidelberg again held the tournament. In 2004 Palma de Mallorca was the host. From 2005 to 2007, Moscow hosted the tournament. Hanover held the tournament for the first time in 2008 and did so again in 2009. In 2010, the tournament returned to Moscow.

2011–present[edit]

In 2011, the format of the competition changed. The twelve best teams now meet over the course of several tournaments, following the model of the IRB Sevens World Series. The name also changed from the European Championship to the Sevens Grand Prix Series. The first edition of this competition was held in 2011 and won by Portugal. In 2021 the competition changed its name from the Sevens Grand Prix to the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series.[1]

Tournaments[edit]

Championship Series[edit]

Rugby Europe Sevens
Championship
Edition Year Events Champions Runners-up Third Fourth
I 2002 1  Portugal  Georgia  Germany  France
II 2003 1  Portugal  France  Georgia  Germany
III 2004 1  Portugal  Italy  Ireland  Scotland
IV 2005 1  Portugal  Russia  Italy  France
V 2006 1  Portugal  Russia  Italy  France
VI 2007 1  Russia  France  Moldova  Spain
VII 2008 1  Portugal  Wales  Georgia  Ireland
VIII 2009 1  Russia  France  Italy  Spain
IX 2010 1  Portugal  France  Russia  Spain
Grand Prix Series
X 2011 4  Portugal  England  Spain  Russia
XI 2012 3  England  Portugal  France  Spain
XII 2013 2  England  France  Russia  Portugal
XIII 2014 4  France  Scotland  England  Russia
XIV 2015 3  France  Spain  England  Russia
XV 2016 3  Russia  France  Spain  Germany
XVI 2017 4  Russia  Ireland  Spain  Wales
XVII 2018[2] 4  Ireland  Germany  Russia  England
XVIII 2019[3] 2  Germany  France  Ireland  Spain
– 2020 Series not played because of COVID-19 pandemic.
Championship Series
XIX 2021[4] 2  Spain  Germany  Russia  Lithuania
XX 2022[5] 2  Spain  Germany  France  Belgium
XXI 2023[6] 2  Ireland  France  Spain  Great Britain


Team Records[edit]

Team Champions Runners-up Third Fourth
 Portugal 8 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011) 1 (2012) — 1 (2013)
 Russia 4 (2007, 2009, 2016, 2017) 2 (2005, 2006) 4 (2010, 2013, 2018, 2021) 3 (2011, 2014, 2015)
 France 2 (2014, 2015) 8 (2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2023) 3 (2012, 2022) 3 (2002, 2005, 2006)
 Spain 2 (2021, 2022) 1 (2015) 4 (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023) 5 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019)
 England 2 (2012, 2013) 1 (2011) 2 (2014, 2015) 1 (2018)
 Ireland 2 (2018, 2023) 1 (2017) 2 (2004, 2019) 1 (2008)
 Germany 1 (2019) 2 (2018, 2021) 2 (2002, 2022) 2 (2003, 2016)
 Italy — 1 (2004) 3 (2005, 2006, 2009) —
 Georgia — 1 (2002) 2 (2003, 2008) —
 Scotland — 1 (2014) — 1 (2004)
 Wales — 1 (2008) — 1 (2017)
 Moldova — — 1 (2007) —
 Lithuania — — — 1 (2021)
 Belgium — — — 1 (2022)
 Great Britain — — — 1 (2023)

Updated to 2023

Trophy[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Third Fourth
2011  Germany  Belgium  Sweden  Lithuania
2012  Romania  Belgium  Lithuania  Cyprus
2013  Belgium  Poland  Netherlands  Sweden
2014  Lithuania  Poland  Cyprus  Sweden
2015  Poland  Ukraine  Latvia  Moldova
2016[7]  Ireland  Ukraine  Sweden  Romania
2017  Sweden  Romania  Luxembourg  Ukraine
2018  Romania  Belgium  Lithuania  Denmark
2019  Lithuania  Ukraine  Belgium  Croatia
2020 Series not played because of COVID-19 pandemic.
2021  Czech Republic  Belgium  Ukraine  Sweden
2022[8]  Ireland  England  Wales  Romania
2023[9]  Ukraine  Croatia  Sweden  Latvia

Conference[edit]

Conference 1[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Third
2011  Serbia  Latvia  Hungary
2012  Croatia  Latvia  Norway
2013 North  Latvia  Norway  Luxembourg
South  Monaco  Hungary   Switzerland
2014 North  Czech Republic  Norway  Luxembourg
South  Hungary  Bulgaria   Switzerland
2015[10]  Ireland  Serbia  Slovenia
2016  Croatia  Luxembourg  Hungary
2017  Hungary  Bulgaria  Slovakia
2018  Czech Republic  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Moldova
2019  Hungary  Turkey  Moldova
2020 Series not played because of COVID-19 pandemic.
2021[11]  Bulgaria  Monaco  Moldova
2022[12]   Switzerland  Moldova  Turkey
2023[13]  Turkey  Monaco  Austria

Conference 2[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Third
2015[14]  Ireland  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Serbia
2016  Malta  Montenegro  Austria
2017  Austria  Finland  Estonia
2018   Switzerland  Andorra  Liechtenstein
2019–2021 Competition not held
2022[15]  Malta  San Marino  Slovakia
2023  San Marino  Slovakia  Montenegro

Partners[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ireland's rise in 7s continues as Eddy's men make history with Grand Prix title in Poland". the42. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Grand Prix Series". Rugby 7. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's 7s Championship 2022". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Ireland Men Finish Season As Rugby Europe Sevens Champions". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Trophy Win Sees Ireland Qualify For European Grand Prix Series". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Men's 7s Trophy 2022". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Ukraine men and women both win 2023 Trophy series". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Ireland Men Claim European Sevens Division B Crown". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Belgrade 2021". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Men's Sevens Conference 1 - 2022". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Men's 7s Conference 1 2023". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  14. ^ "Ireland Men's Sevens Team Secure European Division C Title And Promotion". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Men's 7s Conference 2". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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