2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy

2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
Hosts Croatia
 Lithuania
Date8 June – 1 July
Final positions
Champions Romania
Runners-up Belgium
Third Lithuania
2017
2019

The 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy is the second division of Rugby Europe's 2018 sevens season. This edition was hosted by the cities of Zagreb and Šiauliai from 7 June to 1 July, with the winner promoted to the 2019 Grand Prix and the two teams with the fewest points relegated to 2019 Conference 1.[1]

Schedule

Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third
8–9 June Croatia Zagreb  Romania  Lithuania  Belgium
30 June – 1 July Lithuania Šiauliai  Romania  Belgium  Latvia

Standings

Legend
Promoted to the 2019 Grand Prix series
Relegated to 2019 Conference 1
Rank Team Zagreb Šiauliai Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Romania 20 20 40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 16 18 34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Lithuania 18 12 30
4  Denmark 12 14 26
5  Israel 14 8 22
6  Luxembourg 8 10 18
7  Latvia 1 16 17
8  Ukraine 10 3 13
9  Croatia 6 6 12
10  Bulgaria 4 2 6
11  Hungary 2 4 6
12  Cyprus 3 1 4

Zagreb

Was held 8–9 June.

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Romania 31–26  Lithuania  Belgium (Third)
 Israel
5th Place  Denmark 12–10  Ukraine  Luxembourg (Seventh)
 Croatia
Challenge Trophy  Bulgaria 43–17  Cyprus  Hungary (Eleventh)
 Latvia
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinals

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Belgium 3 3 0 0 67 12 +55 9
 Israel 3 2 0 1 48 29 +19 7
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 38 60 –22 5
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 29 81 –52 3
7 June 2018 Belgium  33–7  Bulgaria  
12:28
7 June 2018 Croatia  7–26  Israel  
12:50
7 June 2018 Belgium  12–5  Israel  
15:13
7 June 2018 Croatia  31–12  Bulgaria  
15:35
7 June 2018 Israel  17–10  Bulgaria  
17:58
7 June 2018 Belgium  22–0  Croatia  
18:20

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Romania 3 2 1 0 86 17 +69 7
 Lithuania 3 2 1 0 83 31 +52 7
 Hungary 3 1 0 2 26 57 –31 5
 Cyprus 3 0 0 3 19 109 –90 3
7 June 2018 Romania  24–0  Hungary  
11:44
7 June 2018 Lithuania  45–7  Cyprus  
12:06
7 June 2018 Romania  45–0  Cyprus  
14:29
7 June 2018 Lithuania  21–7  Hungary  
14:51
7 June 2018 Cyprus  12–19  Hungary  
17:14
7 June 2018 Romania  17–17  Lithuania  
17:36

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 77 24 +53 9
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 65 41 +24 7
 Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 36 49 -13 5
 Latvia 3 0 0 3 12 76 -64 3
7 June 2018 Luxembourg  17–5  Latvia  
11:00
7 June 2018 Ukraine  17–22  Denmark  
11:22
7 June 2018 Luxembourg  7–24  Denmark  
13:45
7 June 2018 Ukraine  28–7  Latvia  
14:07
7 June 2018 Denmark  31–0  Latvia  
16:30
7 June 2018 Luxembourg  12–20  Ukraine  
16:52

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June 2018 – 11:28
 
 
 Hungary19
 
9 June 2018 – 15:05
 
 Cyprus20
 
 Cyprus17
 
9 June 2018 – 11:50
 
 Bulgaria43
 
 Bulgaria21
 
 
 Latvia14
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
9 June 2018 – 14:43
 
 
 Hungary21
 
 
 Latvia12

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June 2018 – 13:15
 
 
 Croatia5
 
9 June 2018 – 16:26
 
 Ukraine12
 
 Ukraine10
 
9 June 2018 – 13:37
 
 Denmark12
 
 Luxembourg7
 
 
 Denmark17
 
Seventh Place
 
 
9 June 2018 – 16:02
 
 
 Croatia7
 
 
 Luxembourg14

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 June 2018 – 10:00
 
 
 Belgium26
 
9 June 2018 – 13:59
 
 Croatia7
 
 Belgium7
 
9 June 2018 – 11:06
 
 Lithuania17
 
 Lithuania17
 
9 June 2018 – 18:15
 
 Ukraine7
 
 Lithuania26
 
9 June 2018 – 10:22
 
 Romania31
 
 Romania27
 
9 June 2018 – 14:21
 
 Luxembourg14
 
 Romania26
 
9 June 2018 – 10:44
 
 Israel12 Third place
 
 Denmark7
 
9 June 2018 – 17:14
 
 Israel10
 
 Belgium22
 
 
 Israel7
 

Šiauliai

Will be held 30 June – 1 July.

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Romania 35–5  Belgium  Latvia (Third)
 Denmark
5th place  Lithuania 22–5  Luxembourg  Israel (Seventh)
 Croatia
Challenge Trophy  Hungary 17–14  Ukraine  Bulgaria (Eleventh)
 Cyprus
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Challenge Trophy Semifinals

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Luxembourg 3 1 2 0 46 44 +2 7
 Romania 3 2 0 1 93 24 +69 7
 Latvia 3 1 1 1 53 55 –2 6
 Ukraine 3 0 1 2 5 74 –69 4
30 June 2018 Romania  38–0  Latvia  
9:00
30 June 2018 Ukraine  5–5  Luxembourg  
9:22
30 June 2018 Romania  22–24  Luxembourg  
11:45
30 June 2018 Ukraine  0–36  Latvia  
12:07
30 June 2018 Romania  33–0  Ukraine  
14:30
30 June 2018 Luxembourg  17–17  Latvia  
14:52

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 3 3 0 0 99 33 +66 0
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 90 66 +24 0
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 69 81 –12 5
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 33 111 –78 3
30 June 2018 Denmark  14–43  Croatia  
10:28
30 June 2018 Lithuania  42–0  Hungary  
10:50
30 June 2018 Denmark  36–14  Hungary  
13:13
30 June 2018 Lithuania  33–14  Croatia  
13:35
30 June 2018 Croatia  33–19  Hungary  
15:58
30 June 2018 Lithuania  24–19  Denmark  
16:20

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Israel 3 3 0 0 102 26 +76 9
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 78 52 +26 7
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 33 95 –62 5
 Cyprus 3 0 0 3 50 90 –40 3
30 June 2018 Belgium  26–12  Cyprus  
9:44
30 June 2018 Israel  31–7  Bulgaria  
10:06
30 June 2018 Belgium  40–7  Bulgaria  
12:29
30 June 2018 Israel  38–14  Cyprus  
12:51
30 June 2018 Belgium  12–33  Israel  
15:14
30 June 2018 Bulgaria  26–24  Cyprus  
15:36

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July 2018 – 10:28
 
 
 Bulgaria7
 
1 July 2018 – 14:05
 
 Hungary14
 
 Hungary17
 
1 July 2018 – 10:50
 
 Ukraine14
 
 Cyprus14
 
 
 Ukraine31
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
1 July 2018 – 13:43
 
 
 Bulgaria24
 
 
 Cyprus12

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July 2018 – 12:15
 
 
 Luxembourg24
 
1 July 2018 – 15:24
 
 Croatia21
 
 Luxembourg5
 
1 July 2018 – 12:37
 
 Lithuania22
 
 Lithuania28
 
 
 Israel0
 
Seventh Place
 
 
1 July 2018 – 15:02
 
 
 Croatia19
 
 
 Israel35

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 July 2018 – 9:00
 
 
 Luxembourg0
 
1 July 2018 – 12:59
 
 Denmark34
 
 Denmark7
 
1 July 2018 – 10:06
 
 Belgium14
 
 Croatia14
 
1 July 2018 – 15:52
 
 Belgium17
 
 Belgium5
 
1 July 2018 – 9:22
 
 Romania35
 
 Lithuania12
 
1 July 2018 – 13:21
 
 Latvia14
 
 Latvia0
 
1 July 2018 – 9:44
 
 Romania40 Third place
 
 Israel10
 
1 July 2018 – 16:14
 
 Romania17
 
 Denmark10
 
 
 Latvia38
 

References

  1. ^ "Rugby Europe Competitions Calendar 2017/2018" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.