2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences

The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences were the lower divisions of Rugby Europe's 2016 sevens season. Conference 1 was held in Burgas, Bulgaria, with the two top-placing teams advancing to the 2017 Trophy, while Conference 2 was held in Esztergom, Hungary, with the top two advancing to Conference 1 for 2017.

2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
Host nation	Conference 1: Bulgaria Conference 2: Hungary
Date	2-24 July
Conference 1
Champion	Croatia
Runner-up	Luxembourg
Conference 2
Winner	Malta
Runner-up	Montenegro
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Conference 1

Final standings

Legend
Promoted to Trophy for 2017
Relegated to Conference 2 for 2017

Rank	Team
1	Croatia
2	Luxembourg
3	Hungary
4	Serbia
5	Norway
6	Bulgaria
7	Switzerland
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina
9	Turkey
10	Slovakia

All Matches were held in Burgas, Bulgaria.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Semifinal
Teams that advance to Plate Semifinal

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hungary	4	4	0	0	84	24	+60	12
Serbia	4	3	0	1	102	22	+80	10
Switzerland	4	1	0	3	48	64	-16	6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	1	0	3	36	79	-43	6
Slovakia	4	1	0	3	24	105	-81	6

Matches

2 July 2016 Serbia 0-12 Hungary 2 July 2016 Switzerland 5-12 Slovakia 2 July 2016 Hungary 10-5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 July 2016 Switzerland 5-19 Serbia 2 July 2016 Slovakia 12-19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 July 2016 Hungary 26-19 Switzerland 2 July 2016 Slovakia 0-45 Serbia 2 July 2016 Switzerland 19-7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 July 2016 Hungary 36-0 Slovakia 2 July 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-38 Serbia

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Luxembourg	4	4	0	0	108	41	+67	12
Croatia	4	3	0	1	67	43	+24	10
Bulgaria	4	2	0	2	70	88	-18	8
Norway	4	1	0	3	64	82	-18	6
Turkey	4	0	0	4	43	98	-55	4

Matches
2 July 2016 Turkey 7-17 Croatia 2 July 2016 Norway 19-22 Bulgaria 2 July 2016 Croatia 7-15 Luxembourg 2 July 2016 Norway 31-12 Turkey 2 July 2016 Bulgaria 10-38 Luxembourg 2 July 2016 Croatia 7-15 Norway 2 July 2016 Bulgaria 24-7 Turkey 2 July 2016 Norway 7-29 Luxembourg 2 July 2016 Croatia 24-14 Bulgaria 2 July 2016 Luxembourg 26-17 Turkey

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA
	Slovakia	12
	Turkey	29

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA
	Norway	12
					3 July 2016 - TBA
	Switzerland	5
					Norway	19
	3 July – TBA
					Bulgaria	5
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12
	Bulgaria	19
					Third place
					3 July 2016 - TBA
					Switzerland	33
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	0

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA
	Hungary	5
					3 July 2016 - TBA
	Croatia	17
					Croatia	45
	3 July – TBA
					Luxembourg	14
	Serbia	7
	Luxembourg	36
					Third place
					3 July 2016 - TBA
					Hungary	19
					Serbia	12

Conference 2

All matches were held in Esztergom, Hungary

Final standings

Legend
Promoted to Conference 1 for 2017

Rank	Team
1	Malta
2	Montenegro
3	Austria
4	Iceland
5	Estonia
6	Liechtenstein
7	Belarus
8	San Marino

Pool stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Austria	3	3	0	0	82	19	+63	9
Iceland	3	2	0	1	39	33	+6	7
Liechtenstein	3	1	0	2	42	36	+6	5
San Marino	3	0	0	3	7	82	-75	3

Matches
23 July 2016 Austria 21-14 Liechtenstein 23 July 2016 San Marino 7-19 Iceland 23 July 2016 San Marino 0-14 Liechtenstein 23 July 2016 Austria 12-5 Iceland 23 July 2016 Iceland 15-14 Liechtenstein 23 July 2016 Austria 49-0 San Marino

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Malta	3	3	0	0	92	7	+85	9
Montenegro	3	2	0	1	48	52	-4	7
Estonia	3	1	0	2	19	60	-41	5
Belarus	3	0	0	3	26	66	-40	3

Matches
23 July 2016 Malta 35-0 Montenegro 23 July 2016 Estonia 14-7 Belarus 23 July 2016 Estonia 5-29 Montenegro 23 July 2016 Malta 33-7 Belarus 23 July 2016 Belarus 12-19 Montenegro 23 July 2016 Malta 24-0 Estonia

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July 2016 – TBA
	Liechtenstein	12
					24 July 2016 - TBA
	Belarus	7
					Liechtenstein	5
	24 July – TBA
					Estonia	14
	Estonia	31
	San Marino	0
					Third place
					24 July 2016 - TBA
					Belarus	12
					San Marino	10

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July 2016 – TBA
	Austria	7
					24 July 2016 - TBA
	Montenegro	12
					Montenegro	0
	24 July – TBA
					Malta	19
	Malta	19
	Iceland	0
					Third place
					24 July 2016 - TBA
					Austria	26
					Iceland	7