2011 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2011 Sevens Grand Prix Series was the tenth edition of the European Sevens Championship.

2011 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts France
 Russia
 Spain
 Romania
Date18 June 2011 - 17 July 2011
Final positions
Champions Portugal
Runners-up England
Series details
Top try scorerEngland Nick Royle (35)
Top point scorerEngland Christian Lewis-Pratt (191)
2010
2012

Format

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The twelve best nations played 4 different tournaments in Lyon, Moscow, Barcelona and Bucharest. The team that finished with the most points was declared European Champion. The last two teams were relegated in Division A.

Schedule

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Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third
18–19 June   Lyon (Stade Vuillermet)[1]   England   Spain   France
25–26 June   Moscow (Annex of Loujniki Stadium)[2]   England   Portugal   Spain
9–10 July   Barcelona (Olympic Stadium)[3]   Russia   Italy   Portugal
16–17 July   Bucharest (Arch of Triumph Stadium)[4]   Portugal   Spain   France


Standings

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Legend
Champions
Relegated to 2012 European Sevens Division A (Trophy) Championship
Rank Team Lyon Moscow Barcelona Bucharest Points
    Portugal 14 16 15 18 63
    England 18 18 14 12 62
    Spain 16 15 12 16 59
4   Russia 12 8 18 14 54
5   France 15 12 8 15 50
6   Georgia 8 14 3 10 35
7   Italy 4 6 16 8 34
8   Wales 10 10 4 6 30
9   Ukraine 3 3 10 4 20
10   Netherlands 6 1 6 2 15
11   Romania 2 4 2 3 11
12   Moldova 1 2 1 1 5


Lyon

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   England 28–14   Spain   France (Third)
  Portugal
Plate   Russia 33–12   Wales   Georgia (Seventh)
  Netherlands
Bowl   Italy 19–5   Ukraine   Romania (Eleventh)
  Moldova

Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Bowl semifinal

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 5 5 0 0 138 22 +116 15
  Portugal 5 4 0 1 97 55 +42 13
  Georgia 5 2 0 3 85 71 +14 9
  Netherlands 5 2 0 3 64 101 –37 9
  Ukraine 5 2 0 3 65 104 –39 9
  Romania 5 0 0 5 29 125 –96 5
18 June 2011   Portugal 24–5   Netherlands  
18 June 2011   Georgia 33–0   Romania  
18 June 2011   Spain 29–0   Ukraine  
18 June 2011   Portugal 21–14   Georgia  
18 June 2011   Spain 41–0   Netherlands  
18 June 2011   Ukraine 19–14   Romania  
18 June 2011   Spain 26–10   Georgia  
18 June 2011   Portugal 14–10   Romania  
18 June 2011   Netherlands 21–17   Ukraine  
18 June 2011   Spain 14–12   Portugal  
18 June 2011   Ukraine 17–14   Georgia  
18 June 2011   Netherlands 31–5   Romania  
18 June 2011   Portugal 26–12   Ukraine  
18 June 2011   Spain 28–0   Romania  
18 June 2011   Georgia 14–7   Netherlands  

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 5 5 0 0 151 48 +103 15
  France 5 4 0 1 125 64 +61 13
  Wales 5 3 0 2 75 86 –11 11
  Russia 5 2 0 3 74 79 –5 9
  Italy 5 1 0 4 82 100 –18 7
  Moldova 5 0 0 5 50 180 –130 5
18 June 2011   France 54–7   Moldova  
18 June 2011   England 19–12   Wales  
18 June 2011   Russia 19–0   Italy  
18 June 2011   England 33–15   France  
18 June 2011   Russia 36–7   Moldova  
18 June 2011   Wales 24–21   Italy  
18 June 2011   England 35–0   Russia  
18 June 2011   France 15–5   Wales  
18 June 2011   Italy 26–19   Moldova  
18 June 2011   France 22–5   Russia  
18 June 2011   Italy 19–21   England  
18 June 2011   Wales 19–17   Moldova  
18 June 2011   France 19–14   Italy  
18 June 2011   Wales 15–14   Russia  
18 June 2011   England 45–0   Moldova  

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Ukraine36
 
19 June 2011
 
  Moldova5
 
  Ukraine5
 
19 June 2011
 
  Italy19
 
  Italy28
 
 
  Romania12
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Moldova7
 
 
  Romania33

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Russia24
 
19 June 2011
 
  Georgia19
 
  Russia33
 
19 June 2011
 
  Wales12
 
  Wales34
 
 
  Netherlands0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Georgia41
 
 
  Netherlands7
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Spain19
 
19 June 2011
 
  France12
 
  Spain14
 
19 June 2011
 
  England28
 
  England33
 
 
  Portugal14
 
Third Place
 
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  France7
 
 
  Portugal0

Moscow

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   England 24–12   Portugal   Spain (Third)
  Georgia
Plate   France 21–12   Wales   Russia (Seventh)
  Italy
Bowl   Romania 7–5   Ukraine   Moldova (Eleventh)
  Netherlands

Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Bowl Semifinal

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Portugal 5 5 0 0 160 50 +110 15
  England 5 3 1 1 151 59 +92 12
  Russia 5 3 1 1 100 47 +53 12
  Italy 5 2 0 3 87 88 –1 9
  Netherlands 5 1 0 4 47 177 –130 9
  Moldova 5 0 0 5 29 153 –124 5
25 June 2011   England 35–7   Moldova  
25 June 2011   Russia 26–0   Netherlands  
25 June 2011   Portugal 31–5   Italy  
25 June 2011   England 14–14   Russia  
25 June 2011   Portugal 35–5   Moldova  
25 June 2011   Italy 46–0   Netherlands  
25 June 2011   Portugal 21–5   Russia  
25 June 2011   England 48–5   Netherlands  
25 June 2011   Italy 19–5   Moldova  
25 June 2011   Portugal 28–21   England  
25 June 2011   Russia 19–12   Italy  
25 June 2011   Netherlands 28–12   Moldova  
25 June 2011   England 33–5   Italy  
25 June 2011   Portugal 45–14   Netherlands  
25 June 2011   Russia 36–0   Moldova  


Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 5 4 0 1 93 57 +36 13
  Georgia 5 4 0 1 66 55 +11 13
  Wales 5 2 1 2 98 94 +4 10
  France 5 2 0 3 106 65 +41 9
  Romania 5 1 1 3 73 116 –43 8
  Ukraine 5 1 0 4 48 97 –49 7
25 June 2011   Romania 14–12   Spain  
25 June 2011   Georgia 14–0   Wales  
25 June 2011   France 26–5   Ukraine  
25 June 2011   Spain 26–19   Wales  
25 June 2011   France 40–7   Romania  
25 June 2011   Georgia 14–12   Ukraine  
25 June 2011   Wales 24–21   France  
25 June 2011   Spain 24–5   Georgia  
25 June 2011   Ukraine 17–14   Romania  
25 June 2011   Spain 17–12   France  
25 June 2011   Wales 29–7   Ukraine  
25 June 2011   Georgia 21–12   Romania  
25 June 2011   Spain 14–7   Ukraine  
25 June 2011   Georgia 12–7   France  
25 June 2011   Wales 26–26   Romania  

Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June 2011
 
 
  Netherlands0
 
19 June 2011
 
  Ukraine7
 
  Ukraine5
 
19 June 2011
 
  Romania7
 
  Romania19
 
 
  Moldova17
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Netherlands12
 
 
  Moldova19

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Russia19
 
19 June 2011
 
  France20
 
  France21
 
19 June 2011
 
  Wales12
 
  Italy19
 
 
  Wales22
 
Seventh Place
 
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Russia24
 
 
  Italy10
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Portugal24
 
19 June 2011
 
  Georgia10
 
  Portugal12
 
19 June 2011
 
  England24
 
  England24
 
 
  Spain14
 
Third Place
 
 
19 June 2011
 
 
  Georgia0
 
 
  Spain27

Barcelona

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Russia 7–5   Italy   Portugal (Third)
  England
Plate   Spain 24–0   Ukraine   France (Seventh)
  Netherlands
Bowl   Wales 33–19   Georgia   Romania (Eleventh)
  Moldova

Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Bowl Semifinal

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 5 5 0 0 130 40 +90 15
  Italy 5 4 0 1 94 46 +48 13
  France 5 3 0 2 73 46 +27 11
  Netherlands 5 1 1 3 64 97 –33 8
  Romania 5 1 0 4 38 120 –82 7
  Georgia 5 0 1 4 33 83 –50 6
9 July 2011   England 26–7   Netherlands  
9 July 2011   Italy 14–7   France  
9 July 2011   Romania 12–7   Georgia  
9 July 2011   England 20–7   France  
9 July 2011   Netherlands 14–14   Georgia  
9 July 2011   Italy 27–12   Romania  
9 July 2011   France 12–0   Georgia  
9 July 2011   England 22–12   Italy  
9 July 2011   Netherlands 31–7   Romania  
9 July 2011   England 33–7   Georgia  
9 July 2011   France 26–0   Romania  
9 July 2011   Italy 29–0   Netherlands  
9 July 2011   England 29–7   Romania  
9 July 2011   Italy 12–5   Georgia  
9 July 2011   France 21–12   Netherlands  

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Portugal 5 4 0 1 88 39 +49 13
  Russia 5 4 0 1 108 40 +68 13
  Spain 5 3 0 2 121 29 +92 11
  Ukraine 5 2 0 3 46 89 +43 9
  Moldova 5 1 0 4 47 177 –118 7
  Wales 5 1 0 4 62 110 –48 7
9 July 2011   Portugal 28–0   Moldova  
9 July 2011   Russia 17–7   Wales  
9 July 2011   Spain 29–0   Ukraine  
9 July 2011   Portugal 22–5   Wales  
9 July 2011   Spain 40–0   Moldova  
9 July 2011   Russia 27–7   Ukraine  
9 July 2011   Spain 35–0   Wales  
9 July 2011   Portugal 21–12   Russia  
9 July 2011   Ukraine 14–7   Moldova  
9 July 2011   Portugal 17–12   Spain  
9 July 2011   Wales 31–15   Ukraine  
9 July 2011   Russia 45–0   Moldova  
9 July 2011   Ukraine 10–0   Portugal  
9 July 2011   Russia 12–5   Spain  
9 July 2011   Moldova 21–19   Wales  


Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 July 2011
 
 
  Romania0
 
10 July 2011
 
  Wales35
 
  Wales33
 
10 July 2011
 
  Georgia19
 
  Moldova5
 
 
  Georgia24
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
10 July 2011
 
 
  Romania17
 
 
  Moldova12

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 July 2011
 
 
  France12
 
10 July 2011
 
  Ukraine14
 
  Ukraine0
 
10 July 2011
 
  Spain24
 
  Spain36
 
 
  Netherlands0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
10 July 2011
 
 
  France28
 
 
  Netherlands21
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 July 2011
 
 
  England14
 
10 July 2011
 
  Russia17
 
  Russia7
 
10 July 2011
 
  Italy5
 
  Portugal7
 
 
  Italy12
 
Third Place
 
 
10 July 2011
 
 
  England19
 
 
  Portugal22

Bucharest

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Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup   Portugal 14–10   Spain   France (Third)
  Russia
Plate   England 29–7   Georgia   Italy (Seventh)
  Wales
Bowl   Ukraine 17–14   Romania   Netherlands (Eleventh)
  Moldova

Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal
Teams advanced to the Bowl Semifinal

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 5 5 0 0 149 21 +128 15
  Russia* 5 3 0 2 106 76 +30 11
  England* 5 3 0 2 142 62 +80 11
  Wales 5 2 1 2 102 105 –3 10
  Netherlands 5 1 1 3 52 145 –93 8
  Moldova 5 0 0 5 22 164 –142 5

* Head-to-Head Russia beat England


16 July 2011   Russia 26–0   Moldova  
16 July 2011   Spain 26–0   Netherlands  
16 July 2011   England 33–17   Wales  
16 July 2011   Spain 40–14   Russia  
16 July 2011   England 42–0   Moldova  
16 July 2011   Netherlands 24–24   Wales  
16 July 2011   Spain 24–0   England  
16 July 2011   Russia 31–0   Netherlands  
16 July 2011   Wales 33–10   Moldova  
16 July 2011   Russia 21–15   England  
16 July 2011   Spain 24–7   Wales  
16 July 2011   Netherlands 28–12   Moldova  
16 July 2011   Wales 21–14   Russia  
16 July 2011   England 52–0   Netherlands  
16 July 2011   Spain 35–0   Moldova  

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Portugal 5 4 0 1 135 49 +86 13
  France 5 4 0 1 95 59 +36 13
  Georgia 5 3 0 2 66 61 +5 11
  Italy 5 2 0 3 36 87 –51 9
  Romania 5 2 0 3 68 87 –19 9
  Ukraine 5 0 0 5 45 102 –57 5


16 July 2011   Italy 7–0   Romania  
16 July 2011   France 14–5   Ukraine  
16 July 2011   Portugal 14–5   Georgia  
16 July 2011   Italy 17–12   Ukraine  
16 July 2011   Romania 21–19   Portugal  
16 July 2011   France 21–14   Georgia  
16 July 2011   Portugal 31–14   Ukraine  
16 July 2011   France 20–5   Italy  
16 July 2011   Georgia 21–12   Romania  
16 July 2011   Portugal 36–7   Italy  
16 July 2011   Georgia 12–7   Ukraine  
16 July 2011   France 33–12   Romania  
16 July 2011   Georgia 19–0   Italy  
16 July 2011   Portugal 28–7   France  
16 July 2011   Romania 28–7   Ukraine  


Knockout stage

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Bowl

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July 2011
 
 
  Netherlands0
 
17 July 2011
 
  Ukraine17
 
  Ukraine17
 
17 July 2011
 
  Romania14
 
  Romania26
 
 
  Moldova10
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
17 July 2011
 
 
  Netherlands28
 
 
  Moldova5

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July 2011
 
 
  England31
 
17 July 2011
 
  Italy17
 
  England29
 
17 July 2011
 
  Georgia7
 
  Georgia26
 
 
  Wales5
 
Seventh Place
 
 
17 July 2011
 
 
  Italy14
 
 
  Wales5
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July 2011
 
 
  Spain19
 
17 July 2011
 
  France12
 
  Spain10
 
17 July 2011
 
  Portugal14
 
  Portugal19
 
 
  Russia7
 
Third Place
 
 
17 July 2011
 
 
  France7
 
 
  Russia0

Player scoring

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Most points

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# Name Points
1 Christian Lewis-Pratt (  England) 191
2 Nick Royle (  England) 175
3 Ignacio Martin (  Spain) 166
4 Carl Murray (  Portugal) 127
5 Leon Koenen (  Netherlands) 126
6 Dimitry Perov (  Russia) 108
7 Justin James (  Wales) 96
8 Vitalii Krasnodemsky (  Ukraine) 93
- Pedro Martin (  Spain) 93
10 Paul Albaladejo (  France) 90

Most tries

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# Name Tries
1 Nick Royle (  England) 35
2 Pablo Feijoo (  Spain) 17
3 Duarte Moreira (  Portugal) 16
4 Vitalii Krasnodemsky (  Ukraine) 15
- Pedro Martin (  Spain) 15
6 Fabrizio Sepe (  Italy) 14
7 Daniel Norton (  England) 13
- Carl Murray (  Portugal) 13
- John Brake (  England) 13
- Irakli Genenava (  Georgia) 13
- Ignacio Martin (  Spain) 13
- Giorgi Kalmakhelidze (  Georgia) 13

New entries in 2012

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Because if its victory in Division A, Germany will play in Sevens Grand Prix Series in 2012. Scotland will also enter the competition in 2012. Romania and Moldova will play in Division A

References

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