2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Hosts France
Date13–14 July
Nations12
Final positions
Champions England (for  Great Britain)
Runners-up France
Third Ireland
Series details
Matches played34
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The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held on 13–14 July in Colomiers at Stade Michel Bendichou. The champion of the tournament, England, qualified on behalf of Great Britain for the European spot in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The two runners-up, France and Ireland, advance to the 2020 Olympic repechage tournament.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams take part in the tournament, of which nine teams qualified through the 2019 Moscow Sevens, and are seeded according to their placements. The remaining three spots were awarded based upon performance in the Trophy and Conference tournaments.[2]

Seedings
  1.  France (Moscow winner)[3]
  2.  Ireland (Moscow runner-up)
  3.  England (Moscow 3rd; for Great Britain)[GB 1]
  4.  Germany (Moscow 4th)
  5.  Spain (Moscow 6th)
  6.  Portugal (Moscow 7th)
  7.  Italy (Moscow 8th)
  8.  Russia (Moscow 9th)
  9.  Georgia (Moscow 10th)
  10.  Lithuania (Trophy winner)[4]
  11.  Ukraine (Trophy runner-up)
  12.  Hungary (Conference winner)[5]
Note
  1. ^ By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[6] The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

Pool stage

All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 86 15 +71 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 63 46 +17 7
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 64 29 +35 5
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 0 123 –123 3
13 July 2019
13:28
Portugal 12–19 Italy
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
13 July 2019
13:50
France 42–0 Hungary
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
13 July 2019
16:13
Portugal 47–0 Hungary
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
13 July 2019
16:35
France 34–10 Italy
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
13 July 2019
18:58
Italy 34–0 Hungary
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
13 July 2019
19:20
France 10–5 Portugal
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 104 22 +82 8
 Ireland 3 2 1 0 110 31 +79 8
 Russia 3 1 0 2 54 106 –52 5
 Ukraine 3 0 0 3 12 121 –109 3
13 July 2019
12:44
Ireland 41–0 Ukraine
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
13 July 2019
13:06
Spain 47–0 Russia
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
13 July 2019
15:29
Ireland 52–14 Russia
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
13 July 2019
15:51
Spain 40–5 Ukraine
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
13 July 2019
18:14
Russia 40–7 Ukraine
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
13 July 2019
18:36
Ireland 17–17 Spain
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 97 14 +83 9
 Germany 3 2 0 1 64 59 +5 7
 Georgia 3 1 0 2 52 57 –5 5
 Lithuania 3 0 0 3 19 102 –83 3
13 July 2019
11:56
England 40–0 Lithuania
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
13 July 2019
12:22
Germany 33–7 Georgia
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
13 July 2019
14:45
England 24–7 Georgia
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Iñigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
13 July 2019
15:07
Germany 24–19 Lithuania
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
13 July 2019
17:30
Georgia 38–0 Lithuania
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
13 July 2019
17:52
England 33–7 Germany
Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Knockout stage

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 July – 11:00 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 
 France28
 
14 July – 14:59 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Georgia0
 
 France19
 
14 July – 12:06 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Ireland12
 
 Ireland21
 
14 July – 18:11 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Germany0
 
 France7
 
14 July – 11:22 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 England31
 
 Spain5
 
14 July – 15:21 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Portugal14
 
 Portugal12
 
14 July – 11:44 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 England29 Third place
 
 England35
 
14 July – 17:46 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Italy0
 
 Ireland26
 
 
 Portugal12
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate final
 
      
 
14 July – 14:15 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 
 Georgia0
 
14 July – 17:24 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Germany19
 
 Germany19
 
14 July – 14:37 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Spain21
 
 Spain47
 
 
 Italy7
 
Seventh place
 
 
14 July – 17:02 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 
 Georgia19
 
 
 Italy21

Bowl

 
Semi-finalsBowl final
 
      
 
14 July – 12:28 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 
 Russia31
 
14 July – 16:05 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Hungary5
 
 Russia29
 
14 July – 12:50 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 Lithuania24
 
 Lithuania14
 
 
 Ukraine0
 
Eleventh place
 
 
14 July – 15:43 – Stade Michel Bendichou
 
 
 Hungary12
 
 
 Ukraine29

Standings

Legend
Green fill Qualified for the Rugby seven's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Blue fill Qualified for the Final Olympic Qualification Repechage competition
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ireland
4  Portugal
5  Spain
6  Germany
7  Italy
8  Georgia
9  Russia
10  Lithuania
11  Ukraine
12  Hungary

References

  1. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020" (PDF). World Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Pools announced for mens [sic] sevens Olympic qualifier tournament". Rugby Europe. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "France win Moscow Sevens Grand Prix 2019". Rugby Europe. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Lithuania joins the top of European sevens rugby". Rugby Europe. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Hungary Men's 7s on the Road to Colomiers". Rugby Europe. 9 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.