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2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Russia  Poland
Date	22 June – 20 July
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Germany
Runners-up	France
Third	Ireland
Series details
Matches played	68
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The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was the eighteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Moscow in Russia and the second at Łódź in Poland.

France won in Moscow but Germany won the Łódź tournament to take out the series championship title for the first time.

Germany, Italy and Portugal, as the three highest-placed nations without core team status on the World Rugby Sevens Series, gained entry to the inaugural World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for a chance to qualify to the World Sevens Series in 2020–21.

The Moscow leg of the tournament also served as a pre-qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The nine highest-placed eligible European teams from that tournament advanced to the Olympic regional qualifier held in Colomiers, France.

Schedule

The official schedule for the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was:

2019 Series schedule

Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Winner
Russia	Luzhniki Stadium	Moscow	22–23 June	France
Poland	Miejski Stadium	Łódź	20–21 July	Germany

Series standings

Final standings over the two legs of the Grand Prix series:

Pos	Team	Moscow	Łódź	Total points	Qualification or relegation
1	Germany	14	20	34	Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020
2	France	20	12	32
3	Ireland	18	14	32
4	Spain	10	18	28
5	Italy	6	16	22	Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020
6	Wales	12	10	22	Excluded from Olympic qualifier
7	England	16	3	19
8	Portugal	8	8	16	Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020
9	Georgia	3	6	9
10	Russia	4	4	8
11	Poland	2	2	4	Excluded from Olympic qualifier
12	Romania	1	1	2	Excluded from Olympic qualifier, relegated to 2020 Trophy

Legend
Blue fill	Entry to Olympic regional qualifier and World Challenger Series
No fill	Entry to Olympic regional qualifier
Dark bar	Already a core team for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series
Pink fill	Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier
Red fill	Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier and relegated to 2020 European Trophy

Notes:

As per Rugby Europe rules, France was placed higher than Ireland due to a better head-to-head record and superior points difference for the series. Italy was placed higher than Wales due to a superior points difference for the series.

By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens. The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

Moscow

All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	31–26	Ireland	England (3rd)  Germany
Plate	Wales	28–5	Spain	Portugal (7th)  Italy
Bowl	Russia	14–0	Georgia	Poland (11th)  Romania

Pool stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	97	33	+64	9
Ireland	3	2	0	1	69	52	+17	7
Italy	3	1	0	2	45	66	–21	5
Romania	3	0	0	3	19	79	–60	3

Ireland	29–0	Romania

France	33–7	Italy

Ireland	26–14	Italy

France	26–12	Romania

Ireland	14–38	France

Italy	24–7	Romania

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	78	44	+34	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	93	40	+53	7
Germany	3	1	0	2	67	47	+20	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	24	131	–107	3

Germany	45–14	Poland

Portugal	28–24	Wales

Germany	12–21	Wales

Portugal	38–10	Poland

Germany	10–12	Portugal

Wales	48–0	Poland

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	79	22	+57	9
England	3	2	0	1	126	26	+100	7
Russia	3	1	0	2	14	108	–94	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	34	97	–63	3

England	5–21	Spain

Russia	14–12	Georgia

England	59–5	Georgia

Russia	0–34	Spain

Spain	24–17	Georgia

Russia	0–62	England

Knockout stage

9th Place

	Semi-finals				Ninth place
	23 June 2019 – 11:28
	Russia	34
					23 June 2019 – 15:05
	Poland	17
					Russia	14
	23 June 2019 – 11:50
					Georgia	0
	Romania	19
	Georgia	24
					Eleventh place
					23 June 2019 – 14:43
					Poland	21
					Romania	19

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	23 June 2019 – 13:15
	Italy	24
					23 June 2019 – 16:24
	Wales	29
					Wales	28
	23 June 2019 – 13:37
					Spain	5
	Portugal	10
	Spain	14
					Seventh place
					23 June 2019 – 16:02
					Italy	17
					Portugal	22

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	23 June 2019 – 09:57
	France	53
					23 June 2019 – 13:59
	Italy	0
					France	24
	23 June 2019 – 11:06
					England	19
	Wales	14
									23 June 2019 – 17:12
	England	45
									France	31
	23 June 2019 – 10:22
									Ireland	26
	Portugal	0
					23 June 2019 – 14:21
	Germany	45
					Germany	10
	23 June 2019 – 10:44
					Ireland	17			Third place
	Spain	12
									23 June 2019 – 16:46
	Ireland	17
									England	24
									Germany	14

Łódź

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

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Germany	28–14	Spain	Italy (3rd)  Ireland
Plate	France	29–19	Wales	Portugal (7th)  Georgia
Bowl	Russia	21–12	England	Poland (11th)  Romania

Pool stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	69	45	+24	9
France	3	2	0	1	64	59	+5	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	71	57	+14	5
Romania	3	0	0	3	40	83	–43	3

Spain	26–19	Portugal

France	26–21	Romania

France	24–14	Portugal

Spain	19–12	Romania

France	14–24	Spain

Portugal	38–7	Romania

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	102	24	+78	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	66	69	–3	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	74	73	+1	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	26	102	–76	3

Wales	19–33	Italy

Ireland	33–5	Poland

Ireland	43–0	Italy

Wales	36–14	Poland

Ireland	26–19	Wales

Italy	33–7	Poland

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	62	41	+21	9
Georgia	3	2	0	1	55	44	+11	7
England	3	1	0	2	48	66	–18	5
Russia	3	0	0	3	51	65	–14	3

Germany	19–17	Russia

England	12–21	Georgia

England	24–17	Russia

Germany	15–12	Georgia

England	12–28	Germany

Russia	17–22	Georgia

Knockout stage

9th Place

	Semi-finals				Ninth place
	21 July 2019 – 12:28
	England	26
					21 July 2019 – 16:40
	Poland	17
					England	12
	21 July 2019 – 12:50
					Russia	21
	Russia	19
	Romania	0
					Eleventh place
					21 July 2019 – 16:18
					Poland	26
					Romania	12

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	21 July 2019 – 14:15
	Wales	17
					21 July 2019 – 17:24
	Georgia	14
					Wales	19
	21 July 2019 – 14:37
					France	29
	Portugal	10
	France	31
					Seventh place
					21 July 2019 – 17:02
					Georgia	19
					Portugal	40

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	21 July 2019 – 11:00
	Spain	21
					21 July 2019 – 14:59
	Wales	12
					Spain	12
	21 July 2019 – 12:06
					Italy	7
	Italy	12
									21 July 2019 – 18:09
	Georgia	7
									Spain	14
	21 July 2019 – 11:22
									Germany	28
	Ireland	26
					21 July 2019 – 15:21
	Portugal	19
					Ireland	7
	21 July 2019 – 11:44
					Germany	17			Third place
	Germany	26
									21 July 2019 – 17:46
	France	19
									Italy	21
									Ireland	12

External links

• Tournament page

References

1. "New Challenger Series to boost rugby sevens' expansion". World Rugby. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
2. "2019 - Men7s - Grand Prix Series". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
3. "Calendar for 2018-19" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019.
4. "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.

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