Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games was held in Kraków, Poland.[1][2] The gold medalists in the men’s and women’s tournaments qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Stadion Miejski |
| Location | Kraków, Poland |
| Dates | 25–27 June |
| Competitors | 312 from 15 nations |
The sport was making its European Games debut.[4]
In both events, the World Series teams of Great Britain and Spain (and Ireland in the men's tournament) were the top seeds. Other seedings were made following the end of the first round of the Rugby Europe Championship Sevens.
Qualification edit
Men's edit
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  Poland
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| 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series | 4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023 | Various | 3 |  Great Britain
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 Ireland
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 Spain
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| 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | 25 June – 3 July 2022 |  Lisbon Kraków
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7 |  Germany
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 Belgium
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 Italy
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| Portugal
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 Georgia
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 Lithuania
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 Czech Republic
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| 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy | 11–19 June 2022 |  Zagreb Budapest
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1 |  Romania
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| 12 | ||||
Women's edit
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Poland
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| 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023 | Various | Great Britain
| |
| Ireland | ||||
| Spain
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| 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series | 25 June – 3 July 2022 | Lisbon Kraków
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4 | Belgium
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| Czech Republic
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| Germany
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| Romania
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| 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy | 11–19 June 2022 | Zagreb Budapest
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4 | Italy
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| Portugal
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 Sweden
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 Turkey
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| Replacing Ireland following their qualification for Paris 2024[a] | — | 1 |  Norway
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| 12 | ||||
- ^ As Ireland have already secured their place in the women's Olympic event with a top four placement in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, the Irish women's team vacated their European Games quota, which was subsequently awarded to Norway.
Participating NOCs edit
The following National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as per the outcome of qualification events, will participate (the number of participating athletes of each NOC are shown in parentheses).
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Poland* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men[5] |
Ireland Jack Kelly Andrew Smith Harry McNulty Zac Ward Niall Comerford Billy Dardis Jordan Conroy Liam McNamara Dylan O'Grady Terry Kennedy Mark Roche Sean Cribbin Bryan Mollen |
Great Britain Jamie Farndale Thomas Glyn Williams Alexander Davis Kaleem Barreto Ross McCann James Barden Olufemi Sofolarin Frederick Roddick Morgan Williams Robbie Fergusson Thomas Emery Will Homer Max McFarland |
Spain Tobias Sainz-Trápaga Josep Serres Asier Pérez Juan Ramos Nicolás Nieto Jaime Mata Pol Pla Miguel Reina Alejandro Laforga Manuel Moreno Tiago Romero Eduardo López Jaime Manteca |
| Women[6] |
Great Britain Lisa Thomson Abbie Brown Rhona Lloyd Jade Shekells Shona Campbell Lauren Torley Emma Uren Heather Cowell Isla Norman-Bell Megan Jones Jasmine Joyce Amy Wilson-Hardy Ellie Boatman |
Poland Patrycja Zawadzka Julianna Schuster Tamara Czumer-Iwin Małgorzata Kołdej Marta Morus Katarzyna Paszczyk Anna Klichowska Hanna Maliszewska Julia Druzgała Natalia Pamięta Sylwia Witkowska Klaudia Respondek Martyna Wardaszka |
Czech Republic Julie Doležilová Pavlína Čuprová Kristýna Plevová Christine Tesařová Kristýna Riegertová Julie Petříková Anežka Sládková Vera Gärtnerová Petra Vacková Jana Urbanová Tereza Baťhová Veronika Bolfová Veronika Oupicová |
Paris 2024 qualification edit
The rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 European Games is a direct qualification event for the rugby sevens program in Paris 2024. A total of 2 (team) quota places will be awarded in two events:
| Event | Qualification path | Quotas | NOCS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament: | The winner of the European Games rugby sevens tournament will earn one team quota place | 1 | Ireland
|
| Women's tournament | The winner of the European Games rugby sevens tournament will earn one team quota place | 1 | Great Britain
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| Total quota places | 2 | ||
Teams finishing second and third will progress to the final Paris 2024 qualifier.
References edit
- ^ "7s Rugby to be introduced in the European Games 2023". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Participation of teams confirmed for Rugby 7s at European Games". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Participation of teams confirmed for Rugby 7s at European Games". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Barker, Philip (6 July 2022). "Rugby sevens to feature on programme for 2023 European Games". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Medallists" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Rugby 7s – Women's – Medallists" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.