The 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held on 13–14 July in Kazan at Central Stadium. The champion of the tournament will be eligible to qualify for the European spot in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The two runners-up will be eligible for bids at a 2020 Olympic repechage tournament.[1]
| 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Russia |
| Date | 13–14 July |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England |
| Runners-up | Russia |
| Third |  France |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
2021 → | |
Teams edit
Twelve teams take part in the tournament, of which seven teams qualified through the 2019 Marcoussis Sevens, and are seeded according to their placements. The remaining five spots were awarded based upon performance in the Trophy and Conference tournaments.[2]
- Seedings
France (Marcoussis winner)[3]
Russia (Marcoussis runner-up)
Spain (Marcoussis 3rd)
Ireland (Marcoussis 4th)
England (Marcoussis 5th)[GB 1]
Poland (Marcoussis 7th)
Italy (Marcoussis 9th)
Germany (Trophy winner)
Romania (Trophy runner-up)
Czech Republic (Trophy 3rd)
Sweden (Trophy 5th)
Moldova (Conference winner)
- Note
- ^ By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[4] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.
Pool stage edit
All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 5 | +120 | 9 |
 Poland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 7 |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 5 |
 Moldova
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 125 | -120 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 | +105 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 26 | +88 | 7 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 84 | -55 | 5 |
 Germany
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 143 | -138 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12 | +77 | 9 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 19 | +84 | 7 |
 Romania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 88 | -54 | 5 |
 Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 119 | -107 | 3 |
| 13 July 2019 11:44 |
| Spain | 35–7 | Czech Republic |
| Central Stadium, Kazan Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England) |
Knockout stage edit
Bowl edit
| Semi-finals | Bowl final | |||||
| 14 July – 11:28 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Sweden | 12 | |||||
| 14 July – 15:05 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Sweden | 27 | |||||
| 14 July – 11:50 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Moldova | 7 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Moldova | 12 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 14 July – 14:43 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Germany | 15 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 7 | |||||
Plate edit
| Semi-finals | Plate final | |||||
| 14 July – 13:15 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||
| 14 July – 16:24 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Ireland | 48 | |||||
| Ireland | 33 | |||||
| 14 July – 13:37 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Poland | 5 | |||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||
| Poland | 12 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 14 July – 16:02 – Central Stadium | ||||||
| Romania | 14 | |||||
| Italy | 29 | |||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 July – 10:00 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 55 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 13:59 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 11:06 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 17:11 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 10:22 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Russia | 44 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 14:21 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 10:44 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 17 | |||||||||
| 14 July – 16:46 – Central Stadium | ||||||||||
| Poland | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 17 | |||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
Standings edit
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Green fill | Qualified for the 2020 Olympics |
| Blue fill | Qualified for the 2020 Repechage |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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England
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Russia
|
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France
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| 4 | Spain
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| 5 | Ireland
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| 6 | Poland
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| 7 | Italy
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| 8 | Romania
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| 9 | Sweden
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| 10 | Moldova
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| 11 | Germany
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| 12 | Czech Republic
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External links edit
References edit
- ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020" (PDF). World Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Pools announced for women's sevens Olympic qualifier tournament". Rugby Europe. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "France in Pole Position for the Kazan Olympic Tournament". Rugby Europe. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.