Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 European Games was held from 25 to 27 June at the Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków.[2][3]

Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host Poland
VenueStadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana
Date25–27 June
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place Spain
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored203 (5.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Juan Ramos[1]
(55 points)
Most triesSpain Pol Pla
(8 tries)
2027

Seeding edit

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to results of first leg of the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series.[4]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  Ireland (1)   Georgia (2)   Great Britain (4)
  Germany (7)   Spain (6)   Portugal (5)
  Italy (8)   Belgium (9)   Lithuania (10)
  Poland (–)   Czechia (12)   Romania (11)

Pool stage edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Ireland 3 3 0 0 123 14 +109 9 Quarterfinals
2   Germany 3 1 1 1 71 38 +33 6
3   Italy 3 1 1 1 76 57 +19 6
4   Poland (H) 3 0 0 3 0 161 −161 3
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 101 33 +68 9 Quarterfinals
2   Georgia 3 2 0 1 38 56 −18 7
3   Belgium 3 1 0 2 59 47 +12 5
4   Czechia 3 0 0 3 35 97 −62 3
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Pool C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Great Britain 3 3 0 0 100 5 +95 9 Quarterfinals
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 88 50 +38 7
3   Lithuania 3 1 0 2 36 72 −36 5
4   Romania 3 0 0 3 17 114 −97 3
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Ranking of third-placed teams edit

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A   Italy 3 1 1 1 76 57 +19 6 Quarterfinals
2 B   Belgium 3 1 0 2 59 47 +12 5
3 C   Lithuania 3 1 0 2 36 72 −36 5
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage edit

9–12th place playoff edit

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place match
 
      
 
26 June
 
 
  Lithuania33
 
27 June
 
  Poland10
 
  Lithuania (a.e.t.)24
 
26 June
 
  Czechia19
 
  Czechia21
 
 
  Romania15
 
Eleventh place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
  Poland21
 
 
  Romania19

5–8th place playoff edit

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
27 June
 
 
  Belgium21
 
27 June
 
  Georgia5
 
  Belgium24
 
27 June
 
  Germany0
 
  Italy19
 
 
  Germany21
 
Seventh place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
  Georgia19
 
 
  Italy7

Medal playoff edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
26 June
 
 
  Ireland26
 
27 June
 
  Belgium12
 
  Ireland24
 
26 June
 
  Portugal0
 
  Georgia5
 
27 June
 
  Portugal31
 
  Ireland26
 
26 June
 
  Great Britain12
 
  Spain36
 
27 June
 
  Italy7
 
  Spain7
 
26 June
 
  Great Britain19 Bronze medal match
 
  Great Britain14
 
27 June
 
  Germany10
 
  Portugal0
 
 
  Spain42
 

Quarterfinals edit

26 June
19:14
Ireland  26–12  Belgium
Try: O'Grady 5' c
Kennedy 7' c
McNamara (2) 9' c, 12' m
Con: Roche (3/4) 5', 7', 9'
ReportTry: Benoy 2' c
Lalli 14' m
Con: Remue (1/2) 3'
Cards: Bontems   8'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

26 June
19:36
Spain  36–7  Italy
Try: Serres 1' c
López (2) 4' m, 7' m
Pla 6' c
Laforga (2) 12' m, 14' c
Con: Ramos (3/6) 1', 7', 14+1'
ReportTry: Pani 9' c
Con: Bonavolonta 9'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

26 June
19:58
Great Britain  14–10  Germany
Try: McFarland 2' c
T. Williams 8' c
Con: Emery (2/2) 2', 9'
ReportTry: Lichtenberg 7+2' m
P. Gleitze 13' m
Con: Klewinghaus (0/2)
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

26 June
20:20
Georgia  5–31  Portugal
Try: Lomidze 14' m
Con: Lomidze (0/1)
ReportTry: Antunes 1' c
Couto 2' c
Marta 5' c
Rodrigues 7+1' m
Câmara 11' m
Con: Marta (3/5) 2', 3', 5'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Semifinals edit

27 June
15:03
Ireland  24–0  Portugal
Try: Dardis (2) 5' c, 6' c
Ward 9' m
Conroy 11' m
Con: Dardis (2/4) 5', 6'
ReportCards: Dos Santos   10'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

27 June
15:25
Spain  7–19  Great Britain
Try: Pla 2' c
Con: Ramos (1/1) 2'
ReportTry: McFarland 3' c
T. Williams 6' m
Farndale 10' c
Con: Emery (2/3) 4', 11'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Bronze medal match edit

27 June
20:35
Portugal  0–42  Spain
ReportTry: Pla (2) 2' c, 10' c
Serres 3' c
Ramos (2) 6' c, 7'+2 c
Laforga 13' c
Con: Ramos (6/6) 3', 4', 6', 7+2', 11', 14'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

Gold medal match edit

27 June
21:35
Ireland  26–12  Great Britain
Try: Dardis 4' c
Kennedy 7+2' c
Conroy (2) 12' c, 14' m
Con: Dardis (2/2) 4', 7+3'
Roche (1/2) 13'
Cards: Mollen   14+2'
ReportTry: T. Williams 7' c
Sofolarin 14+2' m
Con: Barreto (1/1) 7'
Roddick (0/1)
Cards: Fergusson   7+2'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Final standings edit

Rank[5] Team Matches W D L Points Tries[6]
    Ireland 6 6 0 0 199 31
    Great Britain 6 5 0 1 145 23
    Spain 6 5 0 1 186 28
4   Portugal 6 3 0 3 119 19
5   Belgium 6 3 0 3 116 18
6   Germany 6 2 1 3 102 16
7   Georgia 6 3 0 3 67 11
8   Italy 6 1 1 4 109 17
9   Lithuania 5 3 0 2 93 15
10   Czechia 5 1 0 4 75 11
11   Poland 5 1 0 4 31 5
12   Romania 5 0 0 5 51 9

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Leading Player Statistics" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Competition Schedule" (PDF). european-games.org. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Three days of exciting action to come at the 2023 European Games". Rugby Europe. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualification System – 3rd European Games – Rugby Sevens" (PDF). EOC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Final Results Table" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Cumulative Team Statistics" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.