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

The women'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 – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host Poland
VenueStadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana
Date25–27 June
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored212 (6.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Julie Doležilová[1]
(55 points)
Most triesPoland Małgorzata Kołdej
(8 tries)
2027

Seeding

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

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  Great Britain (2CS)   Poland (4CS)   Spain (5CS)
  Czechia (8CS)   Germany (7CS)   Belgium (6CS)
  Italy (9CS)   Portugal (10CS)   Sweden (11CS)
  Norway (11TR)   Turkey (2TR)   Romania (12CS)

Pool stage

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Great Britain 3 3 0 0 128 10 +118 9 Quarterfinals
2   Czechia 3 2 0 1 64 42 +22 7
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 67 64 +3 5
4   Norway 3 0 0 3 0 143 −143 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 B

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 119 7 +112 9 Quarterfinals
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 55 48 +7 7
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 55 67 −12 5
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 10 117 −107 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 C

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 106 7 +99 9 Quarterfinals
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 86 29 +57 7
3   Romania 3 1 0 2 19 92 −73 5
4   Sweden 3 0 0 3 12 95 −83 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

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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 0 2 67 64 +3 5 Quarterfinals
2 B   Germany 3 1 0 2 55 67 −12 5
3 C   Romania 3 1 0 2 19 92 −73 5
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

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9–12th place playoff

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9–12th place semifinalsNinth place match
 
      
 
26 June
 
 
  Romania33
 
27 June
 
  Norway0
 
  Romania5
 
26 June
 
  Sweden25
 
  Sweden10
 
 
  Turkey7
 
Eleventh place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
  Norway10
 
 
  Turkey5

5–8th place playoff

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
27 June
 
 
  Germany22
 
27 June
 
  Portugal7
 
  Germany5
 
27 June
 
  Spain26
 
  Italy0
 
 
  Spain38
 
Seventh place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
  Portugal7
 
 
  Italy34

Medal playoff

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
26 June
 
 
  Great Britain53
 
27 June
 
  Germany0
 
  Great Britain36
 
26 June
 
  Belgium12
 
  Portugal5
 
27 June
 
  Belgium22
 
  Great Britain33
 
26 June
 
  Poland0
 
  Poland33
 
27 June
 
  Italy15
 
  Poland29
 
26 June
 
  Czechia7 Bronze medal match
 
  Spain12
 
27 June
 
  Czechia17
 
  Belgium17
 
 
  Czechia24
 

Quarterfinals

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26 June
16:44
Great Britain  53–0  Germany
Try: Joyce (2) 1' c, 7' c
Boatman (3) 2' m, 4' c, 14' m
Thomson 5' c
Torley 8' m
Lloyd 10' m
Jones 12' m
Con: Thomson (4/5) 1', 4', 6', 7+1'
Jones (0/4)
Report
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)

26 June
17:06
Poland  33–15  Italy
Try: Kołdej (2) 3' c, 8' c
Pamięta (2) 5' c, 7+2' m
Schuster 11' c
Con: Pamięta (4/5) 4', 6', 9', 12'
ReportTry: Locatelli (2) 7' m, 14' m
Stefan 13' m
Con: Rigoni (0/1)
Stefan (0/1)
Paganini (0/1)
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: George Selwood (England)

26 June
17:28
Spain  12–17  Czechia
Try: López 2' m
Domínguez 14+1' c
Con: López (1/2) 14+1'
ReportTry: Riegertová (2) 4' c, 5' m
Doležilová 7+1' m
Con: Doležilová (1/3) 4'
Cards: Vacková   14+1'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

26 June
17:50
Portugal  5–22  Belgium
Try: Santos 14+2' m
Con: Marques (0/1)
ReportTry: Blondiau 7' m
Van de Poele (2) 7+1' m, 8' c
Pien 11' m
Con: Pien (1/3) 9'
Stévins (0/1)
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy)

Semifinals

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27 June
12:15
Great Britain  36–12  Belgium
Try: Jones 3' m
Campbell (2) 7' c, 13' m
Uren 8' c
Brown 11' c
Norman-Bell 14+1' m
Con: Jones (2/4) 8', 11'
Thomson (1/1) 7+1'
Norman-Bell (0/1)
ReportTry: Blondiau 2' m
Lalli 6' c
Con: Amory (0/1)
Pien (1/1) 6'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy)

27 June
13:10
Poland  29–7  Czechia
Try: Kołdej 3' m
Klichowska (2) 4' m, 14' c
Witkowska (2) 6' m, 13' c
Con: Pamięta (1/4) 13'
Druzgała (1/1) 14'
ReportTry: Sládková 7' c
Con: Doležilová (1/1) 7+1'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: George Selwood (England)

Bronze medal match

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27 June
20:13
Belgium  17–24  Czechia
Try: Musch 4' c
Blondiau (2) 14' m, 14+1' m
Con: Stevens (1/1) 4'
Amory (0/2)
ReportTry: Sládková 2' m
Doležilová 7' c
Riegertová (2) 9' c, 12 m
Con: Doležilová (2/4) 7+1', 10'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: George Selwood (England)

Gold medal match

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27 June
21:05
Great Britain  33–0  Poland
Try: Uren (2) 3' c, 7' c
Jones 7+1' m
Lloyd 11' c
Wilson-Hardy 12' c
Con: Norman-Bell (1/2) 3'
Jones (3/3) 7', 11', 13'
ReportCards: Paszczyk   11'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy)

Final standings

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Rank[5] Team Matches W D L Points Tries[6]
    Great Britain 6 6 0 0 250 42
    Poland 6 5 0 1 181 29
    Czechia 6 4 0 2 112 18
4   Belgium 6 3 0 3 137 23
5   Spain 6 5 0 1 182 30
6   Germany 6 2 0 4 82 14
7   Italy 6 2 0 4 116 20
8   Portugal 6 2 0 4 74 12
9   Sweden 5 2 0 3 47 9
10   Romania 5 2 0 3 57 9
11   Norway 5 1 0 4 10 2
12   Turkey 5 0 0 5 22 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby 7s – Women's – Leading Player Statistics" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Rugby 7s – Women'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 – Women's – Final Results Table" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Rugby 7s – Women's – Cumulative Team Statistics" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.