2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Hosts	France
Date	13–14 July
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	England (for Great Britain)
Runners-up	France
Third	Ireland
Series details
Matches played	34
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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

France (Moscow winner)^[3]
Ireland (Moscow runner-up)
England (Moscow 3rd; for Great Britain)^{[GB 1]}
Germany (Moscow 4th)
Spain (Moscow 6th)
Portugal (Moscow 7th)
Italy (Moscow 8th)
Russia (Moscow 9th)
Georgia (Moscow 10th)
Lithuania (Trophy winner)^[4]
Ukraine (Trophy runner-up)
Hungary (Conference winner)^[5]

Note

^ 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	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	86	15	+71	9
Italy	3	2	1	63	46	+17	7
Portugal	3	1	2	64	29	+35	5
Hungary	3	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	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	97	14	+83	9
Germany	3	2	1	64	59	+5	7
Georgia	3	1	2	52	57	–5	5
Lithuania	3	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-finals		Semi-finals		Final

14 July – 11:00 – Stade Michel Bendichou

France	28
		14 July – 14:59 – Stade Michel Bendichou
Georgia	0
		France	19
14 July – 12:06 – Stade Michel Bendichou
		Ireland	12
Ireland	21
				14 July – 18:11 – Stade Michel Bendichou
Germany	0
				France	7
14 July – 11:22 – Stade Michel Bendichou
				England	31
Spain	5
		14 July – 15:21 – Stade Michel Bendichou
Portugal	14
		Portugal	12
14 July – 11:44 – Stade Michel Bendichou
		England	29	Third place
England	35
				14 July – 17:46 – Stade Michel Bendichou
Italy	0
				Ireland	26

				Portugal	12

Plate

Semi-finals		Plate final

14 July – 14:15 – Stade Michel Bendichou

Georgia	0
		14 July – 17:24 – Stade Michel Bendichou
Germany	19
		Germany	19
14 July – 14:37 – Stade Michel Bendichou
		Spain	21
Spain	47

Italy	7
		Seventh place

		14 July – 17:02 – Stade Michel Bendichou

		Georgia	19

		Italy	21

Bowl

Semi-finals		Bowl final

14 July – 12:28 – Stade Michel Bendichou

Russia	31
		14 July – 16:05 – Stade Michel Bendichou
Hungary	5
		Russia	29
14 July – 12:50 – Stade Michel Bendichou
		Lithuania	24
Lithuania	14

Ukraine	0
		Eleventh place

		14 July – 15:43 – Stade Michel Bendichou

		Hungary	12

		Ukraine	29

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
	England
	France
	Ireland
4	Portugal
5	Spain
6	Germany
7	Italy
8	Georgia
9	Russia
10	Lithuania
11	Ukraine
12	Hungary

External links

Tournament page

References

^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020" (PDF). World Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "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.
^ "France win Moscow Sevens Grand Prix 2019". Rugby Europe. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.

[britain-4] 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.

[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.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

[7] "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.

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