2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy

The 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy is the second division of Rugby Europe's 2023 sevens season. This edition is hosted by the cities of Zagreb and Budapest on 16–18 June and 8–9 July. The two highest-placed teams will be promoted to the 2024 Championship series. The two teams with the fewest points will be relegated to the 2024 Conference.[1]

2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
Hosts Croatia
 Hungary
Date16 June–9 July 2023
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Ukraine
Runners-up Croatia
Third Sweden
Series details
Matches played136
2022
2024

Schedule edit

Date Venue Stadium Winner
16–18 June Zagreb Stadion Lučko   Ukraine
8–9 July Budapest Budapest Rugby Centre   Latvia

Standings edit

Legend
Promoted to 2024 Championship
Relegated to 2024 Conference
2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
 
Pos
Event 
Team
 
Zagreb
 
Budapest
Points
total
1   Ukraine 20 18 38
2   Croatia 18 14 32[a]
3   Sweden 16 16 32[a]
4   Latvia 10 20 30
5   Hungary 14 12 26
6    Switzerland 12 10 22
7   Luxembourg 6 4 10[b]
8   Poland 8 2 10[b]
9   Moldova 2 8 10[b]
10   Israel 3 6 9
11   Denmark 4 3 7
12   Bulgaria 1 1 2

Zagreb edit

Pool stage edit

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 83 34 +49 9
  Poland 3 2 0 1 54 59 –5 7
  Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 47 60 –13 5
  Denmark 3 0 0 3 39 70 –31 3
Luxembourg  26–17  Denmark
Poland  17–33  Ukraine
Luxembourg  7–21  Ukraine
Poland  15–12  Denmark
Denmark  10–29  Ukraine
Poland  22–14  Luxembourg

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Hungary 3 3 0 0 80 45 +35 9
  Latvia 3 2 0 1 72 28 +44 7
  Israel 3 1 0 2 43 78 –35 5
  Moldova 3 0 0 3 42 86 –44 3
Israel  0–29  Latvia
Hungary  31–14  Moldova
Israel  24–21  Moldova
Hungary  21–12  Latvia
Latvia  31–7  Moldova
Hungary  28–19  Israel

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Croatia 3 3 0 0 77 43 +34 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 52 50 +2 7
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 60 61 –1 5
  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 52 87 –35 3
Sweden  14–12   Switzerland
Croatia  25–19  Bulgaria
Sweden  21–14  Bulgaria
Croatia  28–7   Switzerland
Bulgaria  19–41   Switzerland
Sweden  17–24  Croatia

Knockout stage edit

9th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Israel19
 
 
  Moldova7
 
  Israel14
 
 
  Denmark21
 
  Denmark38
 
 
  Bulgaria5
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
  Moldova26
 
 
  Bulgaria10

5th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Luxembourg14
 
 
  Latvia15
 
  Latvia19
 
 
   Switzerland21
 
   Switzerland33
 
 
  Poland29
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
  Luxembourg19
 
 
  Poland29

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
  Ukraine26
 
 
  Luxembourg12
 
  Ukraine26
 
 
  Sweden5
 
  Latvia12
 
 
  Sweden17
 
  Ukraine41
 
 
  Croatia5
 
  Hungary24
 
 
   Switzerland17
 
  Hungary21
 
 
  Croatia26 Third place
 
  Croatia31
 
 
  Poland12
 
  Sweden22
 
 
  Hungary14
 

Budapest edit

Pool stage edit

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 90 22 +68 9
  Latvia 3 1 1 1 60 54 +6 6
  Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 50 77 –27 5
  Poland 3 0 1 2 22 69 –47 4
Ukraine  36–5  Bulgaria
Latvia  12–12  Poland
Ukraine  33–0  Poland
Latvia  31–21  Bulgaria
Poland  10–24  Bulgaria
Ukraine  21–17  Latvia

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Croatia 3 3 0 0 81 26 +55 9
  Moldova 3 2 0 1 50 86 –36 7
   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 55 52 +3 5
  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 59 81 –22 3
Croatia  43–0  Moldova
Switzerland  26–19  Luxembourg
Croatia  24–14  Luxembourg
Switzerland  17–19  Moldova
Luxembourg  26–31  Moldova
Croatia  14–12   Switzerland

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Israel 3 3 0 0 36 24 +12 9
  Sweden 3 1 1 1 55 34 +21 6
  Hungary 3 0 2 1 31 38 –7 5
  Denmark 3 0 1 2 36 62 –26 4
Sweden  14–15  Israel
Hungary  19–19  Denmark
Sweden  29–7  Denmark
Hungary  0–7  Israel
Denmark  10–14  Israel
Sweden  12–12  Hungary

Knockout stage edit

9th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Bulgaria12
 
 
  Luxembourg22
 
  Luxembourg24
 
 
  Denmark12
 
  Denmark17
 
 
  Poland12
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
  Bulgaria14
 
 
  Poland33

5th Place edit

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Hungary28
 
 
  Moldova19
 
  Hungary19
 
 
   Switzerland7
 
   Switzerland33
 
 
  Israel5
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
  Moldova26
 
 
  Israel14

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
  Ukraine19
 
 
  Hungary12
 
  Ukraine19
 
 
  Sweden14
 
  Moldova12
 
 
  Sweden26
 
  Ukraine17
 
 
  Latvia29
 
  Croatia38
 
 
   Switzerland15
 
  Croatia14
 
 
  Latvia26Third place
 
  Israel12
 
 
  Latvia24
 
  Sweden12
 
 
  Croatia10
 

References edit

  1. ^ "2023 Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Croatia +86, Sweden +26.
  2. ^ a b c Tie-breaker margin of points scored for and against in all matches: Luxembourg –38, Poland –51, Moldova –87.