2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy

2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
Hosts Croatia
 Hungary
Date16 June–9 July 2023
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Ukraine
Runners-up Croatia
Third Sweden
Series details
Matches played136
2022
2024

The 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy is the second division of Rugby Europe's 2023 sevens season. This edition is hosted by the cities of Zagreb and Budapest on 16–18 June and 8–9 July. The two highest-placed teams will be promoted to the 2024 Championship series. The two teams with the fewest points will be relegated to the 2024 Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Venue Stadium Winner
16–18 June Zagreb Stadion Lučko  Ukraine
8–9 July Budapest Budapest Rugby Centre  Latvia

Standings

Legend
Promoted to 2024 Championship
Relegated to 2024 Conference
2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
 
Pos
Event 
Team

Zagreb

Budapest
Points
total
1  Ukraine 20 18 38
2  Croatia 18 14 32[a]
3  Sweden 16 16 32[a]
4  Latvia 10 20 30
5  Hungary 14 12 26
6   Switzerland 12 10 22
7  Luxembourg 6 4 10[b]
8  Poland 8 2 10[b]
9  Moldova 2 8 10[b]
10  Israel 3 6 9
11  Denmark 4 3 7
12  Bulgaria 1 1 2

Zagreb

Pool stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ukraine 3 3 0 0 83 34 +49 9
 Poland 3 2 0 1 54 59 –5 7
 Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 47 60 –13 5
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 39 70 –31 3
Poland 17–33 Ukraine
Poland 15–12 Denmark
Denmark 10–29 Ukraine
Poland 22–14 Luxembourg

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 80 45 +35 9
 Latvia 3 2 0 1 72 28 +44 7
 Israel 3 1 0 2 43 78 –35 5
 Moldova 3 0 0 3 42 86 –44 3
Israel 0–29 Latvia
Hungary 31–14 Moldova
Israel 24–21 Moldova
Hungary 21–12 Latvia
Latvia 31–7 Moldova
Hungary 28–19 Israel

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 0 77 43 +34 9
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 52 50 +2 7
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 60 61 –1 5
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 52 87 –35 3
Sweden 14–12  Switzerland
Croatia 25–19 Bulgaria
Sweden 21–14 Bulgaria
Croatia 28–7  Switzerland
Bulgaria 19–41  Switzerland
Sweden 17–24 Croatia

Knockout stage

9th Place

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 Israel19
 
 
 Moldova7
 
 Israel14
 
 
 Denmark21
 
 Denmark38
 
 
 Bulgaria5
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 Moldova26
 
 
 Bulgaria10

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 Luxembourg14
 
 
 Latvia15
 
 Latvia19
 
 
  Switzerland21
 
  Switzerland33
 
 
 Poland29
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 Luxembourg19
 
 
 Poland29

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 Ukraine26
 
 
 Luxembourg12
 
 Ukraine26
 
 
 Sweden5
 
 Latvia12
 
 
 Sweden17
 
 Ukraine41
 
 
 Croatia5
 
 Hungary24
 
 
  Switzerland17
 
 Hungary21
 
 
 Croatia26 Third place
 
 Croatia31
 
 
 Poland12
 
 Sweden22
 
 
 Hungary14
 

Budapest

Pool stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ukraine 3 3 0 0 90 22 +68 9
 Latvia 3 1 1 1 60 54 +6 6
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 50 77 –27 5
 Poland 3 0 1 2 22 69 –47 4
Ukraine 36–5 Bulgaria
Latvia 12–12 Poland
Ukraine 33–0 Poland
Latvia 31–21 Bulgaria
Poland 10–24 Bulgaria
Ukraine 21–17 Latvia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 0 81 26 +55 9
 Moldova 3 2 0 1 50 86 –36 7
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 55 52 +3 5
 Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 59 81 –22 3
Croatia 43–0 Moldova
Croatia 14–12  Switzerland

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Israel 3 3 0 0 36 24 +12 9
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 55 34 +21 6
 Hungary 3 0 2 1 31 38 –7 5
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 36 62 –26 4
Sweden 14–15 Israel
Hungary 19–19 Denmark
Sweden 29–7 Denmark
Hungary 0–7 Israel
Denmark 10–14 Israel
Sweden 12–12 Hungary

Knockout stage

9th Place

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 Bulgaria12
 
 
 Luxembourg22
 
 Luxembourg24
 
 
 Denmark12
 
 Denmark17
 
 
 Poland12
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 Bulgaria14
 
 
 Poland33

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 Hungary28
 
 
 Moldova19
 
 Hungary19
 
 
  Switzerland7
 
  Switzerland33
 
 
 Israel5
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 Moldova26
 
 
 Israel14

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 Ukraine19
 
 
 Hungary12
 
 Ukraine19
 
 
 Sweden14
 
 Moldova12
 
 
 Sweden26
 
 Ukraine17
 
 
 Latvia29
 
 Croatia38
 
 
  Switzerland15
 
 Croatia14
 
 
 Latvia26Third place
 
 Israel12
 
 
 Latvia24
 
 Sweden12
 
 
 Croatia10
 

References

  1. ^ "2023 Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Croatia +86, Sweden +26.
  2. ^ a b c Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Luxembourg –38, Poland –51, Moldova –87.