The 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was the twenty-first edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Algarve in Portugal and the second at Hamburg in Germany. Ireland won the first leg of the tournament defeating Georgia in the Algarve final, 19–10.[1] Ireland earned a third place finish at the Hamburg event, thereby clinching the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship.[2]
| 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series XXI | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 9 June – 9 July 2023 |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ireland |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third |  Spain |
| Team changes | |
| Relegated |  Lithuania Czech Republic |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Teams edit
The current list of teams confirmed to be participating in the Sevens Championship Series.
Poland, were relegated to the 2023 Trophy tournament after finishing last in the previous year's Championship tournament.
Participating teams increased from ten to twelve teams for this year's tournament. This enabled three groups of four teams as opposed to the two groups of five teams that participated in the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series. Both Ireland and England were promoted from the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy. However, Great Britain replaced England in the tournament following World Rugby's mandate of Olympic teams competing on the World Rugby Sevens Series from 2023 to 2024 season and the decision by the rugby authorities of England, Scotland, and Wales to merge and compete as Great Britain in advance of the 2024 Olympic games. Romania who finished fourth behind Wales in the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy benefited from the three British teams merging by taking up the final position in the tournament.[3][4][5]
Schedule edit
The official schedule for the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series is:[6]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António |
Algarve | 9–11 June | Ireland
|
 Georgia
|
France
|
| Germany | Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | Hamburg | 7–9 July | Spain
|
France
|
Ireland
|
Standings edit
| Pos |
Event Team
|
 Algarve |
 Hamburg |
Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
20 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | France
|
16 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | Spain
|
10 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 |  Great Britain
|
14 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Georgia *
|
18 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Portugal *
|
12 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Germany
|
8 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 |  Italy
|
6 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 |  Belgium
|
4 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 |  Romania *
|
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Lithuania *
|
3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Czech Republic
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Blue fill | Entry to World Challenger Series |
| Dark bar | Already a core team for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series |
| Red fill | Relegated to 2024 European Trophy |
Notes:
^* As per Rugby Europe rules, Romania was placed higher than Lithuania due to a better head-to-head record and superior points difference for the series. Georgia was placed higher than Portugal due to a better head-to-head record and superior points difference for the series.
First leg – Algarve edit
Pool stage edit
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 24 | 76 | 9 |
| Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 24 | 71 | 7 |
| Lithuania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 72 | –41 | 5 |
| Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 116 | –106 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 9 |
| Italy
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 7 |
| Georgia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | –5 | 5 |
| Romania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 74 | –48 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 21 | 56 | 9 |
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 60 | –19 | 7 |
| Great Britain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 5 |
| Belgium
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 67 | –41 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
9th Place edit
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| Lithuania | 41 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 14 | |||||
| Lithuania | 5 | |||||
| Belgium | 26 | |||||
| Belgium | 45 | |||||
| Romania | 7 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 14 | |||||
| Romania | 26 | |||||
5th Place edit
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| Spain | 38 | |||||
| Italy | 21 | |||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| Portugal | 17 | |||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||
| Germany | 17 | |||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 24 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 10 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 22 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 17 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ireland | 29 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 10 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||||||
Second leg – Hamburg edit
Pool stage edit
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 28 | 56 | 7 |
| Spain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 38 | 52 | 7 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 7 |
| Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 | –136 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 7 |
| Italy
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 64 | 23 | 7 |
| Georgia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 6 |
| Romania
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 90 | –52 | 4 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 7 |
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 44 | 28 | 7 |
| Great Britain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 7 |
| Lithuania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 75 | –58 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
9th Place edit
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 8 July 2023 16:18 UTC | ||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||
| 9 July 2023 11:12 UTC | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 7 | |||||
| Georgia | 17 | |||||
| 8 July 2023 16:40 UTC | ||||||
| Romania | 12 | |||||
| Romania | 20 | |||||
| Lithuania | 0 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 9 July 2023 10:50 UTC | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 19 | |||||
| Lithuania | 24 | |||||
5th Place edit
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 9 July 2023 09:22 UTC | ||||||
| Germany | 31 | |||||
| 9 July 2023 12:50 UTC | ||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||
| Germany | 26 | |||||
| 9 July 2023 09:44 UTC | ||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||
| Portugal | 28 | |||||
| Belgium | 10 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 9 July 2023 12:28 UTC | ||||||
| Italy | 28 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 July 2023 17:02 UTC | ||||||||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||||||
| 9 July 2023 10:06 UTC | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 21 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 July 2023 18:08 UTC | ||||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 July 2023 14:47 UTC | ||||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 8 July 17:24 UTC | ||||||||||
| Spain | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| 9 July 2023 10:28 UTC | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| 8 July 2023 17:46 UTC | ||||||||||
| Spain | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 July 2023 13:47 UTC | ||||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
External links edit
- Rugby Europe Algarve Men's 7s Championship Series 2023
- Rugby Europe Hamburg Men's 7s Championship Series 2023
References edit
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- ^ "Ireland Men Finish Season As Rugby Europe Sevens Champions". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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- ^ Joyce, Jasmine (20 July 2022). "Great Britain Model Announced for 2023 World Sevens Series". Team GB. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Algarve and Hamburg to host 7s Championship this summer". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-04-26.