2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference

The 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference was the third tier tournament of Rugby Europe's 2021 sevens season. It was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 5–6 June 2021, with the top two advancing to the 2022 Sevens Trophy.[1] As winner of the tournament, Bulgaria advances to Trophy tournament in 2021, with second placed Monaco.[2]

2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
Hosts Serbia
Date5–6 June 2021
Nations9
Final positions
Champions Bulgaria
Runners-up Monaco
Third Moldova
Series details
Matches played27
2019
2022

Tournament consist of three phases, with first two used as qualifications for third where teams played for places.

Phase 1

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All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 76 26 +50 6
  Andorra 2 1 0 1 36 34 +2 4
  Montenegro 2 0 0 2 17 69 -52 2
5 June 2021
10:00
Bulgaria  29–14  Andorra
5 June 2021
12:15
Montenegro  5–22  Andorra
5 June 2021
14:30
Bulgaria  47–12  Montenegro

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Moldova 2 2 0 0 49 19 +30 6
  Serbia 2 1 0 1 45 37 +8 4
  Slovenia 2 0 0 2 17 55 -38 2
5 June 2021
10:22
Moldova  29–0  Slovenia
5 June 2021
12:37
Serbia  26–17  Slovenia
5 June 2021
14:52
Moldova  20–19  Serbia

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Monaco 2 2 0 0 86 33 +53 6
  Austria 2 1 0 1 57 53 +4 4
  San Marino 2 0 0 2 19 76 -57 2
5 June 2021
10:44
Monaco  45–7  San Marino
5 June 2021
12:59
Austria  31–12  San Marino
5 June 2021
15:14
Monaco  41–26  Austria

Phase 2

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All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 57 19 +38 6
  Austria 2 1 0 1 45 31 +14 4
  Slovenia 2 0 0 2 19 71 -52 2
5 June 2021
16:45
Bulgaria  33–12  Slovenia
5 June 2021
19:30
Austria  38–7  Slovenia
6 June 2021
11:00
Bulgaria  24–7  Austria

Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Moldova 2 2 0 0 45 10 +35 6
  Andorra 2 1 0 1 34 17 +17 4
  San Marino 2 0 0 2 12 64 -52 2
5 June 2021
17:27
Moldova  35–5  San Marino
5 June 2021
19:52
Andorra  29–7  San Marino
6 June 2021
11:22
Moldova  10–5  Andorra

Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Monaco 2 2 0 0 60 31 +29 6
  Montenegro 2 1 0 1 43 53 -10 4
  Serbia 2 0 0 2 25 44 -19 2
5 June 2021
17:47
Monaco  38–21  Montenegro
5 June 2021
20:14
Serbia  15–22  Montenegro
6 June 2021
11:44
Monaco  22–10  Serbia

Phase 3

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All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool G

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 38 29 +9 6
  Monaco 2 1 0 1 39 42 -3 4
  Moldova 2 0 0 2 35 41 -6 2
6 June 2021
13:59
Bulgaria  17–14  Moldova
6 June 2021
16:14
Monaco  24–21  Moldova
6 June 2021
18:29
Bulgaria  21–15  Monaco

Pool H

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Austria 2 2 0 0 49 26 +23 6
  Andorra 2 0 1 1 36 38 -2 3
  Serbia 2 0 1 1 24 45 -21 3
6 June 2021
13:37
Andorra  17–17  Serbia
6 June 2021
15:52
Austria  28–7  Serbia
6 June 2021
18:07
Andorra  19–21  Austria

Pool I

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Montenegro 2 1 0 1 36 17 +19 4
  Slovenia 2 1 0 1 24 29 -5 4
  San Marino 2 1 0 1 24 38 -14 4
6 June 2021
13:15
Montenegro  26–5  San Marino
6 June 2021
15:30
Slovenia  12–19  San Marino
6 June 2021
17:45
Montenegro  10–12  Slovenia

Standings

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Legend
Promoted to 2021 Trophy
Rank Team
    Bulgaria
    Monaco
    Moldova
4   Austria
5   Andorra
6   Serbia
7   Montenegro
8   Slovenia
9   San Marino
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References

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  1. ^ "Four Tournaments kicks off Rugby Europe 7s season". Rugby Europe. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Israel and Bulgaria pick up silverware after six of the best". Rugby Europe. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 9 July 2021.