2023 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series

The 2023 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series was the 2023 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.

2023 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series
Hosts Portugal
 Germany
Date9 June – 9 July
Nations12
Final positions
Champions France
Runners-up Spain
Third Great Britain
Team changes
Relegated Sweden
 Romania
2022
2024

France were crowned Series champions after winning both tournaments in Algrave and Hamburg.[1]

Teams edit

The current list of teams confirmed to be participating in the Women's Sevens Championship Series.

Great Britain, will participate after England, Scotland and Wales decided to combine.[2]

Italy, Portugal and Sweden were promoted from the 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy, as they were the three highest-ranked teams from the two-legged series.

Schedule edit

The official schedule for the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was:[3]

2023 Series schedule
Leg Stadium City Dates Winners Runners-up Third place
Portugal Complexo Desportivo de
Vila Real de Santo António
Algarve 9–11 June   France   Great Britain   Ireland
Germany Sports Park Steinwiesenweg Hamburg 7–9 July   France   Spain   Belgium

Standings edit

2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship
 
Pos
Event 
Team
 
Algarve
 
Hamburg
Points
total
1   France 20 20 40
2   Spain 12 18 30
3   Great Britain 18 12 30
4   Poland 14 14 28
5   Belgium 10 16 26
6   Ireland 16 6 22
7   Czech Republic 6 10 16
8   Germany 8 8 16
9   Italy 4 4 8
10   Portugal 3 3 6
11   Sweden 2 2 4
12   Romania 1 1 2
Legend
Blue fill Entry to World Challenger Series
Dark bar Already a core team for the 2023–24 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Red fill Relegated to 2024 European Trophy

First leg – Algarve edit

Pool stage edit

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Poland 3 3 0 0 77 24 +53 9
  Belgium 3 2 0 1 44 36 +8 7
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 53 46 +9 5
  Romania 3 0 0 3 22 92 -70 3
Poland  43–5  Romania
Belgium  22–7  Czech Republic
Poland  17–12  Czech Republic
Belgium  15–12  Romania
Poland  17–7  Belgium
Czech Republic  34–5  Romania

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 3 2 1 0 82 17 +65 8
  Spain 3 2 1 0 60 17 +43 8
  Germany 3 1 0 2 38 70 -32 5
  Sweden 3 0 0 3 5 81 -76 3
Ireland  27–0  Sweden
Spain  22–5  Germany
Ireland  43–5  Germany
Spain  26–0  Sweden
Spain  12–12  Ireland
Germany  28–5  Sweden

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 111 12 +99 9
  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 86 43 +43 7
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 24 90 -66 5
  Italy 3 0 0 3 17 93 -76 3
France  31–0  Italy
Great Britain  31–5  Portugal
Great Britain  43–5  Italy
France  47–0  Portugal
Great Britain  12–33  France
Italy  12–19  Portugal

Knockout stage edit

9th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Portugal22
 
 
  Sweden7
 
  Portugal14
 
 
  Italy34
 
  Romania0
 
 
  Italy20
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
  Sweden (aet)17
 
 
  Romania12

5th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Spain38
 
 
  Germany14
 
  Spain12
 
 
  Belgium0
 
  Czech Republic7
 
 
  Belgium12
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
  Germany (aet)17
 
 
  Czech Republic12

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
  Poland31
 
 
  Germany0
 
  Poland7
 
 
  Great Britain31
 
  Spain10
 
 
  Great Britain14
 
  Great Britain7
 
 
  France19
 
  Ireland22
 
 
  Czech Republic5
 
  Ireland0
 
 
  France29 Third place
 
  France36
 
 
  Belgium0
 
  Poland7
 
 
  Ireland20
 

Second leg – Hamburg edit

Pool stage edit

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 129 5 +134 9
  Belgium 3 2 0 1 43 72 -29 7
  Germany 3 1 0 2 29 62 -33 5
  Romania 3 0 0 3 12 84 -72 3
France  41–0  Romania
Belgium  14–10  Germany
Belgium  24–12  Romania
France  48–0  Germany
France  50–5  Belgium
Germany  19–0  Romania

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 95 26 +69 9
  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 52 47 +5 7
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 39 58 -19 5
  Sweden 3 0 0 3 22 77 -55 3
Great Britain  19–10  Sweden
Spain  32–7  Czech Republic
Spain  41–5  Sweden
Czech Republic  17–7  Sweden
Great Britain  14–22  Spain

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 68 41 +27 7
  Poland 3 2 0 1 86 36 +50 7
  Italy 3 1 0 2 34 74 -40 5
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 41 78 -37 5
Ireland  32–5  Portugal
Poland  38–0  Italy
Ireland  19–24  Italy
Poland  36–19  Portugal
Italy  10–17  Portugal
Ireland  17–12  Poland

Knockout stage edit

9th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Portugal27
 
 
  Romania0
 
  Portugal19
 
 
  Italy28
 
  Italy29
 
 
  Sweden7
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
  Romania5
 
 
  Sweden15

5th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Germany12
 
 
  Great Britain22
 
  Great Britain19
 
 
  Czech Republic12
 
  Czech Republic29
 
 
  Ireland12
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
  Germany15
 
 
  Ireland5

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
  France52
 
 
  Germany0
 
  France49
 
 
  Poland7
 
  Great Britain10
 
 
  Poland17
 
  France26
 
 
  Spain7
 
  Spain12
 
 
  Czech Republic10
 
  Spain17
 
 
  Belgium12 Third place
 
  Ireland19
 
 
  Belgium22
 
  Poland14
 
 
  Belgium20
 

References edit

  1. ^ Heatly, Gary. "France and Ireland become 2023 7s European Champions". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ^ Heagney, Liam (2022-07-20). "World Rugby statement: England, Scotland and Wales' GB 7s decision". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ^ "Algarve and Hamburg to host 7s Championship this summer". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-04-26.