2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series Explained
The 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was the nineteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series featured eight international sides and took place over two legs, the first at Lisbon in Portugal and the second at Moscow in Russia. it served as a qualifier to the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.
Spain were crowned champions having won both the Lisbon and Moscow legs.[1] England, France, Ireland, and Wales did not field teams for this tournament due to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics which took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 - where Great Britain (encompassing England and Wales) and Ireland participated - as well as national COVID restrictions in France.
As a penalty for competing in the Olympic tournament instead of this tournament, England, Ireland, and Wales were all relegated to the 2022 Trophy competition.[2]
Schedule
The official schedule for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was:[3]
2021 Series scheduleLeg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
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Portugal | | Lisbon | 5–6 June | [4] |
Russia | | | | | |
Series standings
Final standings over the two legs of the Championship series:
Pos! ! style="width:5.2em;;font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;padding-left:4px;;padding-right:4px;;" Lisbon | Moscow | Points total |
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1 | | 20 | 20 | 40 |
2 | | 18 | 16 | 34 |
3 | | 16 | 14 | 30 |
4 | | 8 | 18 | 26 |
5 | | 12 | 12 | 24 |
6 | | 14 | 8 | 22 |
7 | | 10 | 10 | 20 |
8 | | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Lisbon
Pool stage
Pool A
width=190 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=25 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 | +50 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 48 | −38 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 52 | −40 | 2 | |
Pool B
width=190 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=25 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 2 | |
Knockout stage
Placings
Place | Team | Points |
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| | 20 |
| | 18 |
| | 16 |
4 | | 14 | |
Moscow
Pool stage
Pool A
width=190 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=25 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 21 | +69 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | −111 | 3 | |
Pool B
width=190 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=25 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 32 | +35 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 104 | –85 | 3 | |
Knockout stage
Placings
Place | Team | Points |
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5 | | 12 |
6 | | 10 |
7 | | 8 |
8 | | 6 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow . Rugby Europe . 29 July 2021.
- Web site: Gillespie . Graeme . Promotion the aim for Wales in Rugby Europe . 10 June 2022 . Wales Rugby Union . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610120645/https://www.wru.wales/2022/06/promotion-the-aim-for-wales-in-rugby-europe/ . 10 June 2022.
- Web site: Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced . Rugby Europe . 12 May 2021.
- Web site: Men's 7s Championship, Lisbon 2021 . Rugby Europe . 6 June 2021.