2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series

The 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was the nineteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series featured eight international sides and took place over two legs, the first at Lisbon in Portugal and the second at Moscow in Russia.[1] it served as a qualifier to the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.

2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series
Hosts Portugal
 Russia
Date5 June – 27 June
Nations8
Final positions
Champions Spain
Runners-up Germany
Third Russia
2022

Spain were crowned champions having won both the Lisbon and Moscow legs.[2] England, France, Ireland, and Wales did not field teams for this tournament due to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics which took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 - where Great Britain (encompassing England and Wales) and Ireland participated - as well as national COVID restrictions in France.

As a penalty for competing in the Olympic tournament instead of this tournament, England, Ireland, and Wales were all relegated to the 2022 Trophy competition.[3]

Schedule

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The official schedule for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was:[1]

2021 Series schedule
Leg Stadium City Dates Winner
Portugal Estádio Nacional Lisbon 5–6 June   Spain[4]
Russia Luzhniki Stadium Moscow 26–27 June   Spain

Series standings

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Final standings over the two legs of the Championship series:

2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship
 
Pos
Event 
Team
 
Lisbon
 
Moscow
Points
total
1   Spain 20 20 40
2   Germany 18 16 34
3   Russia 16 14 30
4   Lithuania 8 18 26
5   Georgia 12 12 24
6   Portugal 14 8 22
7   Italy 10 10 20
8   Poland 6 6 12

Lisbon

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Pool stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Germany 2 2 0 0 55 5 +50 6
  Portugal 2 2 0 0 45 17 +28 6
  Georgia 2 0 0 2 10 48 −38 2
  Lithuania 2 0 0 2 12 52 −40 2

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 2 2 0 0 41 31 +10 6
  Russia 2 1 0 1 31 26 +5 4
  Italy 2 1 0 1 24 31 −7 4
  Poland 2 0 0 2 31 39 −8 2

Knockout stage

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5th–8th playoffs

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5th place semi finals5th place final
 
      
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 
  Poland0
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Georgia12
 
  Georgia10
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Italy5
 
  Italy21
 
 
  Lithuania12
 
7th place final
 
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 
  Poland5
 
 
  Lithuania43

Championship playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 
  Germany17
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Poland7
 
  Germany7
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Russia5
 
  Russia12
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Georgia5
 
  Germany17
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Spain19
 
  Portugal33
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Italy7
 
  Portugal14
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Spain38 Third
 
  Spain33
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
  Lithuania7
 
  Russia14
 
 
  Portugal12
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
    Spain 20
    Germany 18
    Russia 16
4   Portugal 14
Place  Team Points
5   Georgia 12
6   Italy 10
7   Lithuania 8
8   Poland 6

Moscow

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Pool stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Portugal 3 3 0 0 74 33 +41 9
  Spain 3 2 0 1 90 21 +69 7
  Georgia 3 1 0 2 56 55 +1 5
  Poland 3 0 0 3 0 111 −111 3

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Germany 3 2 1 0 60 26 +34 8
  Russia 3 2 0 1 66 32 +35 7
  Italy 3 1 1 1 54 38 +16 6
  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 19 104 –85 3

Knockout stage

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5th–8th playoffs

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5th place semi finals5th place final
 
      
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 
  Portugal12
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Georgia24
 
  Georgia19
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Italy14
 
  Italy43
 
 
  Poland0
 
7th place final
 
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 
  Portugal48
 
 
  Poland0

Championship playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 
  Portugal22
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Lithuania28
 
  Lithuania21
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Russia19
 
  Russia10
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Georgia5
 
  Lithuania5
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Spain47
 
  Spain36
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Italy7
 
  Spain19
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Germany0 Third
 
  Germany42
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
  Poland5
 
  Russia12
 
 
  Germany19
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
    Spain 20
    Lithuania 18
    Germany 16
4   Russia 14
Place  Team Points
5   Georgia 12
6   Italy 10
7   Portugal 8
8   Poland 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Gillespie, Graeme (10 June 2022). "Promotion the aim for Wales in Rugby Europe". Wales Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's 7s Championship, Lisbon 2021". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2021.