2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Russia; France; England; Poland
Date	19 May – 8 September
Final positions
Champions	Ireland
Runners-up	Germany
Third	Russia
Series details
Top try scorer	Terry Kennedy (23)
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The three top placing 2018-2019 non-core World Series teams — Ireland, Germany, and Russia — advance to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualification tournament. Ireland won the series, winning three out of the four tournaments.

The non-hosting team with the fewest points — Sweden — is relegated to the 2019 Trophy tournament.[1]

Schedule

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
19–20 May	Moscow	Ireland	Germany	Italy
30 June – 1 July	Marcoussis	Ireland	Germany	England
7–8 July	Exeter	England	Russia	Ireland
8–9 September	Łódź	Ireland	Germany	Portugal
Overall		Ireland	Germany	Russia

Standings

Legend
Top 2018-2019 non-core teams qualify to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier
Relegated to 2019 Trophy

Rank	Team	Moscow	Marcoussis	Exeter	Łódź	Points
	Ireland	20	20	16	20	76
	Germany	18	18	6	18	60
	Russia ⍻	12	14	18	12	56
4	England ✓	10	16	20	8	54
5	Portugal	6	12	14	16	48
6	France ✓	14	10	8	14	46
7	Italy	16	8	3	3	30
8	Wales ✓	4	6	12	2	24
9	Spain ✓	8	2	4	10	24
10	Georgia	2	3	10	4	19
11	Sweden	3	1	1	6	11
12	Poland*	1	4	2	1	8

⍻ Russia started this series as a World Series core team but lost its core status at the 2018 Paris Sevens on June 10, 2018.

✓ indicates 2018-2019 World Series core nation

* Poland cannot be relegated due to being a host nation

Moscow

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Ireland	28–7	Germany	Italy (Third) France
Plate	Russia	29–10	England	Spain (Seventh) Portugal
Bowl	Wales	26–12	Sweden	Georgia (Eleventh) Poland

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	57	10	+47	9
France	3	2	1	50	36	+14	7
Sweden	3	1	2	34	55	–21	5
Georgia	3	0	3	24	64	–40	3

19 May 2018	France	21–12	Georgia
10:28				Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)

19 May 2018	Russia	24–0	Sweden
10:50				Referee: Mike English (Wales)

19 May 2018	France	19–10	Sweden
13:13				Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

19 May 2018	Russia	19–0	Georgia
13:35				Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

19 May 2018	Georgia	12–24	Sweden
15:58				Referee: George Kopp (Russia)

19 May 2018	Russia	14–10	France
16:20				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	97	0	+97	9
Portugal	3	2	1	42	47	–5	7
Germany	3	1	2	48	54	–6	5
Poland	3	0	3	12	98	–86	3

19 May 2018	Ireland	29–0	Poland
9:44

19 May 2018	Germany	0–21	Portugal
10:06

19 May 2018	Ireland	35–0	Portugal
12:29				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

19 May 2018	Germany	48–0	Poland
12:51				Referee: Mike English (Wales)

19 May 2018	Portugal	21–12	Poland
15:14				Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)

19 May 2018	Ireland	33–0	Germany
15:36				Referee: Mike English (Wales)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PD	Pts
England	3	2	1	+6	7
Italy	3	2	1	+16	7
Spain	3	1	2	+7	5
Wales	3	1	2	–29	5

19 May 2018	Spain	5–12	Italy
9:00				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

19 May 2018	Wales	21–14	England
9:22				Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

19 May 2018	Spain	19–22	England
11:45				Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)

19 May 2018	Wales	0–19	Italy
12:07				Referee: George Kopp (Russia)

19 May 2018	England	17–7	Italy
14:30				Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

19 May 2018	Spain	22–5	Wales
14:52				Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

Semi-finals		Final

20 May 2018 – 10:28 – Oktyabr Stadium

Sweden	12
		20 May 2018 – 14:05 – Oktyabr Stadium
Poland	10
		Sweden	12
20 May 2018 – 10:50 – Oktyabr Stadium
		Wales	26
Wales	26

Georgia	7
		Eleventh Place

		20 May 2018 – 13:43 – Oktyabr Stadium

		Poland	7

		Georgia	34

5th Place

Semi-finals		Final

20 May 2018 – 12:15 – Oktyabr Stadium

Russia	24
		20 May 2018 – 15:24 – Oktyabr Stadium
Portugal	7
		Russia	29
20 May 2018 – 12:37 – Oktyabr Stadium
		England	10
Spain	0

England	14
		Seventh Place

		20 May 2018 – 15:02 – Oktyabr Stadium

		Portugal	7

		Spain	17

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

20 May 2018 – 9:00 – Oktyabr Stadium

Russia	5
		20 May 2018 – 12:58 – Oktyabr Stadium
Germany	12
		Germany	22
20 May 2018 – 10:06 – Oktyabr Stadium
		Italy	7
Portugal	7
				20 May 2018 – 16:11 – Oktyabr Stadium
Italy	14
				Germany	7
20 May 2018 – 9:44 – Oktyabr Stadium
				Ireland	28
England	5
		20 May 2018 – 13:21 – Oktyabr Stadium
France	14
		Ireland	31
20 May 2018 – 9:22 – Oktyabr Stadium
		France	0	Third place
Ireland	26
				20 May 2018 – 15:49 – Oktyabr Stadium
Spain	0
				Italy	14

				France	5

Marcoussis

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Ireland	49–7	Germany	England (Third) Russia
Plate	Portugal	17-12	France	Italy (Seventh) Wales
Bowl	Poland	19-10	Georgia	Spain (Eleventh) Sweden

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	113	14	+99	9
England	3	2	1	90	35	+55	7
Poland	3	1	2	28	116	–88	5
Spain	3	0	3	26	92	–66	3

30 June 2018	Ireland	52–0	Poland
9:00

30 June 2018	England	31–7	Spain
9:22

30 June 2018	Ireland	40–0	Spain
13:44

30 June 2018	England	45–7	Poland
14:06

30 June 2018	Ireland	21–14	England
18:28

30 June 2018	Spain	19–21	Poland
18:50

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	17	10	+43	9
Russia	3	2	1	21	10	+32	7
Portugal	3	1	2	10	21	–15	5
Georgia	3	0	3	10	17	–60	3

30 June 2018	Germany	17–10	Georgia
9:44

30 June 2018	Russia	21–10	Portugal
10:06

30 June 2018	Germany	38–5	Portugal
14:28

30 June 2018	Russia	38–14	Georgia
14:50

30 June 2018	Germany	17–14	Russia
19:12

30 June 2018	Portugal	36–7	Georgia
19:34

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	136	12	+124	9
Wales	3	1	2	39	80	-41	7
Italy	3	1	2	67	51	+31	5
Sweden	3	0	3	17	116	–99	3

30 June 2018	Italy	36–5	Sweden
10:28

30 June 2018	France	49–0	Wales
10:50

30 June 2018	Italy	19–22	Wales
15:12

30 June 2018	France	63–0	Sweden
15:34

30 June 2018	Wales	17–12	Sweden
19:56

30 June 2018	Italy	12–24	France
20:18

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

Semi-finals		Final

1 July 2018 – 11:28

Poland	19
		1 July 2018 – 15:05
Sweden	12
		Poland	19
1 July 2018 – 11:50
		Georgia	10
Georgia	21

Spain	17
		Eleventh Place

		1 July 2018 – 14:43

		Sweden	19

		Spain	29

5th Place

Semi-finals		Final

1 July 2018 – 13:15

Portugal	38
		1 July 2018
Wales	12
		Portugal	17
1 July 2018 – 13:37
		France	12
Italy	12

France	38
		Seventh Place

		1 July 2018

		Wales	21

		Italy	24

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

1 July 2018 – 10:00

Ireland	17
		1 July 2018 – 13:59
Portugal	12
		Ireland	35
1 July 2018 – 11:06
		Russia	0
Russia	26
				1 July 2018 – 17:11
Wales	14
				Ireland	49
1 July 2018 – 10:22
				Germany	7
Germany	24
		1 July 2018 – 14:21
Italy	0
		Germany	12
1 July 2018 – 10:44
		England	10	Third place
France	21
				1 July 2018 – 16:49
England	26
				Russia	12

				England	26

Exeter

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	England	15-5	Russia	Ireland (Bronze) Portugal
Plate	Wales	26-21	Georgia	France (7th) Germany
Bowl	Spain	24-7	Italy	Poland (11th) Sweden

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	119	12	+107	9
France	3	2	1	55	57	–2	7
Italy	3	1	2	52	79	–25	5
Sweden	3	0	2	26	93	–67	3

7 July 2018	Ireland	43-0	Sweden
11:30

7 July 2018	France	31-12	Italy
11:52

7 July 2018	Ireland	43-7	Italy
14:15

7 July 2018	France	19-12	Sweden
14:37

7 July 2018	Ireland	33-5	France
17:00

7 July 2018	Italy	31-14	Sweden
17:22

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Wales	3	3	0	9
Germany	3	2	1	7
Portugal	3	1	2	5
Spain	3	0	3	3

7 July 2018	Germany	31-15	Spain
12:14

7 July 2018	Portugal	19-24	Wales
12:36

7 July 2018	Germany	12-17	Wales
14:59

7 July 2018	Portugal	31-7	Spain
15:21

7 July 2018	Germany	21–17	Portugal
17:44

7 July 2018	Wales	28–5	Spain
18:06

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	9
England	3	2	1	7
Georgia	3	1	2	5
Poland	3	0	3	3

7 July 2018	Russia	43-12	Poland
12:58

7 July 2018	England	43-5	Georgia
13:20

7 July 2018	Russia	19-7	Georgia
15:43

7 July 2018	England	19-12	Poland
16:05

7 July 2018	Poland	5–38	Georgia
18:28

7 July 2018	England	14–27	Russia
18:50

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Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

Semi-finals		Final

8 July 2018 – 12:58 – Sandy Park

Italy	19
		8 July 2018 – 16:35 – Sandy Park
Poland	12
		Italy	7
8 July 2018 – 13:20 – Sandy Park
		Spain	24
Spain	25

Sweden	7
		Eleventh Place

		8 July 2018 – 16:13 – Sandy Park

		Poland	26

		Sweden	12

5th Place

Semi-finals		Final

8 July 2018 – 14:45 – Sandy Park

Georgia	36
		8 July 2018 – 17:54 – Sandy Park
Germany	17
		Georgia	21
8 July 2018 – 15:07 – Sandy Park
		Wales	26
Wales	36

France	14
		Seventh Place

		8 July 2018 – 17:32 – Sandy Park

		Germany	12

		France	17

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

8 July 2018 – 11:30 – Sandy Park

Ireland	22
		8 July 2018 – 15:29 – Sandy Park
Georgia	12
		Ireland	19
8 July 2018 – 12:14 – Sandy Park
		England	31
England	31
				8 July 2018 – 18:16 – Sandy Park
Germany	10
				England	15
8 July 2018 – 12:36 – Sandy Park
				Russia	5
Wales	14
		8 July 2018 – 15:51 – Sandy Park
Portugal	21
		Portugal	14
8 July 2018 – 11:52 – Sandy Park
		Russia	17	Third place
Russia	42
				8 July 2018 – 18:38 – Sandy Park
France	0
				Ireland	29

				Portugal	7

Łódź

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Ireland	35–5	Germany	Portugal (Third) France
Plate	Russia	26-17	Spain	England (Seventh) Sweden
Bowl	Georgia	31-12	Italy	Wales (Eleventh) Poland

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	2	1	56	38	+18	7
Sweden	3	2	1	41	43	–2	7
France	3	1	2	28	39	–11	5
Georgia	3	1	2	38	43	–5	5

8 September 2018	Georgia	5–7	France
10:00

8 September 2018	England	22–05	Sweden
10:22

8 September 2018	England	17–14	France
12:45

8 September 2018	Georgia	14–19	Sweden
13:07

8 September 2018	England	17–19	Georgia
15:30

8 September 2018	France	7–17	Sweden
15:52

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	67	26	+41	9
Germany	3	1	2	48	39	+9	5
Poland	3	1	2	27	43	–16	5
Wales	3	1	2	33	67	–34	5

8 September 2018	Wales	12–24	Germany
11:28

8 September 2018	Russia	19–5	Poland
11:50

8 September 2018	Russia	15–14	Germany
14:13

8 September 2018	Wales	14–10	Poland
14:35

8 September 2018	Russia	33–7	Wales
16:58

8 September 2018	Germany	10–12	Poland
17:20

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	71	26	+45	9
Spain	3	2	1	46	43	+3	7
Portugal	3	1	2	45	57	–12	5
Italy	3	0	3	26	62	–36	3

8 September 2018	Portugal	14–15	Spain
10:44

8 September 2018	Ireland	19–7	Italy
11:06

8 September 2018	Ireland	17–7	Spain
13:29

8 September 2018	Portugal	19–7	Italy
13:51

8 September 2018	Ireland	35–12	Portugal
16:14

8 September 2018	Spain	24–12	Italy
16:36

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

Semi-finals		Final

9 September 2018 – 11:28

Poland	7
		9 September 2018 – 15:05
Italy	17
		Italy	12
9 September 2018 – 11:50
		Georgia	31
Georgia	28

Wales	5
		Eleventh Place

		9 September 2018 – 14:43

		Poland	10

		Wales	14

5th Place

Semi-finals		Final

9 September 2018 – 13:15

England	24
		9 September 2018 – 16:24
Spain	26
		Spain	17
9 September 2018 – 13:37
		Russia	26
Russia	26

Sweden	7
		Seventh Place

		9 September 2018 – 16:02

		England	29

		Sweden	24

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9 September 2018 – 10:00

England	7
		9 September 2018 – 13:59
Portugal	19
		Portugal	7
9 September 2018 – 11:06
		Germany	14
Germany	14
				9 September 2018 – 17:11
Spain	7
				Germany	5
9 September 2018 – 10:22
				Ireland	35
Russia	21
		9 September 2018 – 14:21
France	24
		France	0
9 September 2018 – 10:44
		Ireland	42	Third place
Ireland	47
				9 September 2018 – 16:46
Sweden	5
				Portugal	26

				France	14

References

"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.
"Tournament:7's GPS Men Exeter, England" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

External links

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[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.

[2] "Tournament:7's GPS Men Exeter, England" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.