2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy

The 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy was the second level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2017. The competition featured two tournaments, one hosted in Ostrava and one hosted in Esztergom. Scotland won both tournaments, defeating Germany in both cup finals. Scotland and Germany were promoted to the 2018 Grand Prix series while Malta and Moldova were relegated to the 2018 Conference.

2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy
Hosts Czech Republic
 Hungary
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Scotland
Runners-up Germany
2016
2018

Tournament 1 (Ostrava)

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Ostrava Tournament
Host nation  Czech Republic
Date10–11 June 2017
Cup
Champion  Scotland
Runner-up  Germany
Third  Ukraine
5th Place
Winner  Hungary
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Challenge Trophy
Winner  Moldova
Runner-up  Latvia

Pool stage

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Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Finland 3 3 0 0 52 12 +40 9
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 61 22 +39 7
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 41 41 0 5
  Malta 3 0 0 3 12 91 -79 3

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 51 15 +36 9
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 48 34 +14 7
  Romania 3 1 0 2 36 44 -8 5
  Latvia 3 0 0 3 24 66 -42 3

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Scotland 3 3 0 0 128 0 +128 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 77 36 +41 7
  Moldova 3 1 0 2 19 99 -80 5
  Israel 3 0 0 3 12 101 -89 3

Knockout stage

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Challenge Trophy

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June 2017 – 11:28
 
 
  Moldova14
 
11 June 2017
 
  Israel10
 
  Moldova10
 
11 June 2017 – 11:50
 
  Latvia5
 
  Latvia20
 
 
  Malta15
 
Third place
 
 
11 June 2017
 
 
  Israel39
 
 
  Malta0

5th place

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June 2017 – 10:00
 
 
  Finland0
 
4 June 2017 – 13:15
 
  Romania20
 
  Finland10
 
4 June 2017 – 11:06
 
  Czech Republic19
 
  Czech Republic10
 
4 June 2017
 
  Germany32
 
  Czech Republic5
 
4 June 2017 – 10:22
 
  Hungary19
 
  Ukraine40
 
4 June 2017 – 13:37
 
   Switzerland0
 
   Switzerland5
 
4 June 2017 – 10:44
 
  Hungary24 Third place
 
  Scotland46
 
4 June 2017
 
  Hungary0
 
  Finland12
 
 
   Switzerland10
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June 2017 – 10:00
 
 
  Finland0
 
4 June 2017 – 13:59
 
  Romania20
 
  Romania12
 
4 June 2017 – 11:06
 
  Germany22
 
  Czech Republic10
 
4 June 2017 – 17:14
 
  Germany32
 
  Germany0
 
4 June 2017 – 10:22
 
  Scotland46
 
  Ukraine40
 
4 June 2017 – 14:21
 
   Switzerland0
 
  Ukraine7
 
4 June 2017 – 10:44
 
  Scotland26 Third place
 
  Scotland46
 
4 June 2017 – 16:52
 
  Hungary0
 
  Romania5
 
 
  Ukraine20
 

Tournament 2 (Esztergom)

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Esztergom Tournament
Host nation  Hungary
Date22–23 July 2017
Cup
Champion  Scotland
Runner-up  Germany
Third  Ukraine
5th place
Winner  Czech Republic
Runner-up   Switzerland
Challenge Trophy
Winner  Hungary
Runner-up  Israel

Pool stage

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Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Scotland 3 3 0 0 124 0 +124 9
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 69 55 +14 7
  Finland 3 1 0 2 43 64 −21 5
  Malta 3 0 0 3 0 117 −117 3

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 108 17 +91 9
   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 72 68 +4 6
  Israel 3 1 0 2 42 78 −36 5
  Hungary 3 0 1 2 41 100 −59 4

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 85 7 +78 9
  Romania 3 2 0 1 58 34 +24 7
  Latvia 3 1 0 2 30 57 −27 5
  Moldova [Note 1] 3 0 0 3 0 75 −75 3
Notes

* ^1 Moldova did not show up for the Esztergom Tournament. Their three pool opponents were awarded 25−0 wins.

Knockout round

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Challenge Trophy

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 July 2017– 11:28
 
 
  Hungary43
 
23 July 2017 – 15:05
 
  Malta5
 
  Hungary14
 
23 July 2017 – 11:50
 
  Israel5
 
  IsraelW.O.
 
 
  Moldova
 
Third place
 
 
23 July 2017 – 14:43
 
 
  MaltaW.O.
 
 
  Moldova

5th place

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July 2017 – 10:00
 
 
  Scotland50
 
23 July 2017 – 13:15
 
  Latvia0
 
  Latvia0
 
23 July 2017 – 11:06
 
   Switzerland31
 
   Switzerland10
 
23 July 2017 – 16:24
 
  Romania21
 
   Switzerland17
 
23 July 2017 – 10:22
 
  Czech Republic21
 
  Germany15
 
23 July 2017 – 13:37
 
  Finland14
 
  Finland5
 
23 July 2017 – 10:44
 
  Czech Republic22 Third place
 
  Ukraine24
 
23 July 2017 – 16:02
 
  Czech Republic7
 
  Latvia12
 
 
  Finland24
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July 2017 – 10:00
 
 
  Scotland50
 
23 July 2017 – 13:59
 
  Latvia0
 
  Scotland32
 
23 July 2017 – 11:06
 
  Romania0
 
   Switzerland10
 
23 July 2017 – 17:14
 
  Romania21
 
  Scotland33
 
23 July 2017 – 10:22
 
  Germany5
 
  Germany15
 
23 July 2017 – 14:21
 
  Finland14
 
  Germany17
 
23 July 2017 – 10:44
 
  Ukraine7 Third place
 
  Ukraine24
 
23 July 2017 – 16:52
 
  Czech Republic7
 
  Romania5
 
 
  Ukraine17
 

Final standings

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Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third
17–18 June   Ostrava   Scotland   Germany   Ukraine
22–23 July   Esztergom   Scotland   Germany   Ukraine
Legend
Promoted to 2018 Grand Prix
Relegated to 2018 Conference
Rank Team Ostrava Esztergom Points
    Scotland 20 20 40
    Germany 18 18 36
    Ukraine 16 16 32
4   Romania 14 14 28
5   Czech Republic 10 12 22
6   Hungary 12 4 16
7   Finland 8 8 16
8    Switzerland 6 10 16
9   Latvia 3 6 9
10   Israel 2 3 5
11   Malta 1 2 3
12   Moldova [Note 1] 4 0 0
Notes
  • ^1 Moldova were disqualified and relegated after failing to show up at the Esztergom Tournament.

References

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