2003 European Sevens Championship
The 2003 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Heidelberg, Germany (16 / 17 August 2003). It was the second edition of the European Sevens championship. This event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER). In the final Portugal beat France 26 - 21.[1]
| 2003 European Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 16–17 August 2003 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Third |  |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Qualification
Nine one-day qualifying rugby sevens competitions took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands (17 May 2003), Prague, Czech Republic (24 May 2003), Lunel, France (24 May 2003), Sopot, Poland (31 May 2003), Makarska, Croatia (7 June 2003), Madrid, Spain (14 June 2003), Lisbon, Portugal (21 June 2003), Budapest, Romania (28 June 2002), and Tbilisi, Georgia (28 June 2003).[2] Following these competitions twelve teams consisting of Georgia, France, Portugal, Germany, Scotland, Croatia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, and Netherlands were deemed to have qualified for the European Sevens Championship hosted in Heidelberg, Germany (16-17 August 2003).[3] However, before the tournament commenced Scotland withdrew and Switzerland replaced them.[4]
Heidelberg
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | |
26–21 | |
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| Plate |  |
27–7 |  |
  |
| Bowl |  |
31–24 |  |
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Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl semifinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 43 | +85 | 13 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 69 | +68 | 13 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 53 | +52 | 13 |
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 86 | –24 | 9 |
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 100 | –45 | 7 |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 170 | –136 | 5 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
29–0 | |
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| 12:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
19–12 | |
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| 12:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
10–12 | |
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| 13:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
21–17 | |
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| 14:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
7–22 | |
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| 14:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
26–12 | |
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| 15:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
38–0 | |
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| 16:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
26–12 | |
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| 16:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
28–7 | |
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| 17:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
0–19 | |
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| 18:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
42–10 | |
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| 18:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
26–0 | |
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| 19:20 |
| 17 August 2003 | |
36–14 | |
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| 10:00 |
| 17 August 2003 | |
19–10 | |
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| 10:40 |
| 17 August 2003 | |
40–7 | |
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| 11:20 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 26 | +154 | 15 |
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 46 | +86 | 13 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 62 | +36 | 11 |
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 114 | –47 | 9 |
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 144 | –108 | 7 |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 147 | –121 | 5 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
14–21 | |
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| 12:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
24–14 | |
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| 13:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
35–5 | |
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| 13:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
22–12 | |
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| 14:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
7–17 | |
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| 15:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
5–24 | |
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| 15:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
7–24 | |
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| 16:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
21–7 | |
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| 17:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
38–0 | |
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| 17:40 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
31–0 | |
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| 18:20 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
47–0 | |
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| 19:00 |
| 16 August 2003 | |
47–0 | |
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| 19:40 |
| 17 August 2003 | |
47–7 | |
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| 10:20 |
| 17 August 2003 | |
5–24 | |
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| 11:00 |
| 17 August 2003 | |
24–10 | |
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| 11:40 |
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 August 2003 – 12:40 | ||||||
| 12 | |||||
| 17 August 2003 – 15:20 | ||||||
| 7 | |||||
| 31 | |||||
| 17 August 2003 – 13:00 | ||||||
| 24 | |||||
| 33 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| Eleventh Place | ||||||
| 17 August 2003 – 15:00 | ||||||
| 24 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 August 2003 – 13:20 | ||||||
| 12 | |||||
| 17 August 2003 – 15:45 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 17 August 2003 – 13:40 | ||||||
| 27 | |||||
| 22 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 17 August 2003 – 16:05 | ||||||
| 15 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
Standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
References
- European VII Circuit 2003 FIRA-AER: SAS European Sevens Finals Heidelberg 2003 Standings preliminary round. Archived 11 December 2003. Retrieved via archive.org 21 September 2018
- FIRA-AER Rugby Flash Info (December 2002) Page 3. Archived 17 February 2014. Retrieved via archive.org on 21 September 2018)
- Competitions Rugby VII Organised by FIRA A.E.R. Season 2002-2003. archived on 20 December 2003. Retrieved from Archive.org on 21 September 2018
- European VII Circuit 2003 FIRA-AER: SAS European Sevens Finals Heidelberg 2003 Timetable. Archived 11 December 2003. Retrieved via archive.org 21 September 2018
External links
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=NET-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=FRA-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=CZE-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=POL-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=CRO-2004
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SPA-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=POR-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=TBL-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=HUN-2003
- http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=GER-2003