2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series

The 2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series was the 2021 edition of Rugby Europe's annual rugby sevens season. The first edition of the European Championships Series, with the previous tournament title "Grand Prix" being abandoned.

2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series
Hosts Portugal
 Russia
Date5 June – 26 June
Nations9
Final positions
Champions Russia
Runners-up Poland
Third Spain
2022

England, France, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands failed to field teams for this tournament due to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics which took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 and where Great Britain (encompassing the England team) and France participated and national COVID restrictions in Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands. As a punishment, these teams were relegated to the 2022 Trophy tournament. Wales, which was relegated in the previous tournament was awarded a place.

Nine participating nations went through three pool phases and played a total of 12 matches in two legs, in Lisbon, Portugal, and Moscow, Russia. In the second pool phase, the teams were mingled, and in the third pool phase, the teams were grouped in pools according to their intermediate ranking after the 2nd pool phase.[1]

Russia successfully defended their title, winning all 12 matches, while Poland and Spain took the second and third position, respectively.[2][3] It was Poland's first ever top three result in the Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series.

Schedule

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Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third
5–6 June   Lisbon   Russia   Spain   Belgium
25–26 June   Moscow   Russia   Poland   Scotland
Overall

Standings

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Rank Team Lisbon Moscow Points
    Russia 20 20 40
    Poland 14 18 32
    Spain 18 14 32
4   Scotland 12 16 28
5   Belgium 16 12 28
6   Portugal 10 10 20
7   Wales 6 8 14
8   Germany 8 6 14
9   Romania 4 4 8

Lisbon

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All times in Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Pool Phase 1

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 80 0 +80 6
  Romania 2 1 0 1 26 0 +26 4
  Germany 2 0 0 2 12 26 –14 2
5 June 2021
10:00
Russia  41–0  Romania
5 June 2021
12:00
Germany  12–26  Romania
5 June 2021
14:00
Russia  39–0  Germany

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Belgium 2 2 0 0 44 14 +30 6
  Poland 2 1 0 1 43 10 +33 4
  Wales 2 0 0 2 7 70 –63 2
5 June 2021
10:22
Poland  36–0  Wales
5 June 2021
12:22
Belgium  34–7  Wales
5 June 2021
14:22
Poland  7–10  Belgium

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 2 2 0 0 43 17 +26 6
  Portugal 2 1 0 1 20 33 –13 4
  Scotland 2 0 0 2 26 39 –13 2
5 June 2021
11:44
Scotland  14–15  Portugal
5 June 2021
12:44
Spain  19–5  Portugal
5 June 2021
14:44
Scotland  12–24  Spain

Pool Phase 2

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Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 96 5 +91 6
  Portugal 2 1 0 1 15 61 –46 4
  Wales 2 0 0 2 17 62 –45 2
5 June 2021
16:30
Russia  47–5  Wales
5 June 2021
19:30
Portugal  15–12  Wales
6 June 2021
10:30
Russia  49–0  Portugal

Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Scotland 2 2 0 2 48 17 +31 6
  Belgium 2 1 0 1 58 17 +41 4
  Romania 2 0 0 2 5 77 –72 2
5 June 2021
16:52
Belgium  12–17  Scotland
5 June 2021
18:52
Romania  5–31  Scotland
6 June 2021
10:52
Belgium  46–0  Romania

Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 2 2 0 0 40 24 +16 6
  Poland 2 1 0 1 49 27 +22 4
  Germany 2 0 0 2 17 55 –38 2
5 June 2021
17:14
Spain  20–10  Germany
5 June 2021
19:14
Poland  35–7  Germany
6 June 2021
11:14
Spain  20–14  Poland

Pool Phase 3

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Pool G

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 62 5 +57 6
  Spain 2 1 0 1 20 34 –14 4
  Belgium 2 0 0 2 10 53 –43 2
6 June 2021
14:28
Russia  38–0  Belgium
6 June 2021
16:28
Spain  15–10  Belgium
6 June 2021
18:28
Russia  24–5  Spain

Pool H

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Poland 2 2 0 0 35 20 +15 6
  Scotland 2 1 0 1 43 26 +17 4
  Portugal 2 0 0 2 22 54 –32 2
6 June 2021
14:06
Poland  21–10  Portugal
6 June 2021
16:06
Scotland  33–12  Portugal
6 June 2021
18:06
Poland  14–10  Scotland

Pool I

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Germany 2 2 0 0 37 17 +20 6
  Wales 2 1 0 1 52 12 +40 4
  Romania 2 0 0 2 7 67 –60 2
6 June 2021
13:44
Wales  42–0  Romania
6 June 2021
15:44
Germany  12–10  Wales
6 June 2021
17:44
Romania  7–25  Germany

Moscow

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All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)

Pool Phase 1

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 62 14 +48 6
  Portugal 2 0 1 1 33 43 –10 3
  Germany 2 0 1 1 19 57 –38 3
25 June 2021
10:00
Russia  38–0  Germany
25 June 2021
12:00
Portugal  19–19  Germany
25 June 2021
14:00
Russia  24–14  Portugal

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Scotland 2 2 0 0 53 19 +34 6
  Spain 2 1 0 1 33 46 +13 4
  Wales 2 0 0 2 22 43 –21 2
25 June 2021
10:22
Spain  19–17  Wales
25 June 2021
14:22
Scotland  24–5  Wales
25 June 2021
14:22
Spain  14–29  Scotland

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Poland 2 2 0 0 76 0 +76 6
  Belgium 2 1 0 1 21 29 –8 4
  Romania 2 0 0 2 10 78 –68 2
25 June 2021
10:44
Belgium  21–10  Romania
25 June 2021
12:44
Poland  57–0  Romania
25 June 2021
14:44
Belgium  0–19  Poland

Pool Phase 2

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Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 88 0 +88 6
  Belgium 2 1 0 1 31 46 –15 4
  Wales 2 0 0 2 10 83 –73 2
25 June 2021
16:30
Russia  52–0  Wales
25 June 2021
18:30
Belgium  31–10  Wales
26 June 2021
10:00
Russia  36–0  Belgium

Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Scotland 2 2 0 0 61 5 +56 6
  Portugal 2 0 1 1 12 40 –28 3
  Romania 2 0 1 1 17 45 –28 3
25 June 2021
16:52
Scotland  33–5  Romania
25 June 2021
18:52
Portugal  12–12  Romania
26 June 2021
10:22
Scotland  28–0  Portugal

Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 2 1 1 0 57 19 +38 4
  Poland 2 1 1 0 52 41 +11 4
  Germany 2 0 0 2 12 71 –59 2
25 June 2021
17:14
Poland  33–12  Germany
25 June 2021
19:14
Spain  38–0  Germany
26 June 2021
10:44
Poland  19–19  Spain

Pool Phase 3

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Pool G

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 55 10 +45 6
  Poland 2 1 0 1 34 47 –13 4
  Scotland 2 0 0 2 19 51 –32 2
26 June 2021
13:20
Russia  31–5  Poland
26 June 2021
16:42
Scotland  14–29  Poland
26 June 2021
19:16
Russia  22–5  Scotland

Pool H

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 2 1 0 1 41 28 +13 4
  Belgium 2 1 0 1 31 31 0 4
  Portugal 2 1 0 1 33 46 –13 4
26 June 2021
12:56
Spain  29–14  Portugal
26 June 2021
16:20
Belgium  17–19  Portugal
26 June 2021
18:54
Spain  12–14  Belgium

Pool I

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Wales 2 2 0 0 62 19 +43 6
  Germany 2 1 0 1 32 31 +1 4
  Romania 2 0 0 2 12 56 –44 2
26 June 2021
12:34
Romania  12–31  Wales
26 June 2021
15:58
Germany  7–31  Wales
26 June 2021
18:32
Romania  0–25  Germany
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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Europe 7s season for 2021 announced". Scottish Rugby Union. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ @rugby_europe (27 June 2021). "📈As the women's 7s Championship concluded yesterday this was how the teams finished the 2021 competition!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow