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2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series

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2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series
Hosts Portugal
 Russia
Date5 June – 27 June
Nations8
Final positions
Champions Spain
Runners-up Germany
Third Russia
2022

The 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was the nineteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series featured eight international sides and took place over two legs, the first at Lisbon in Portugal and the second at Moscow in Russia.[1] it served as a qualifier to the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.

Spain were crowned champions having won both the Lisbon and Moscow legs.[2] England, France, Ireland, and Wales did not field teams for this tournament due to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics which took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 - where Great Britain (encompassing England and Wales) and Ireland participated - as well as national COVID restrictions in France.

As a penalty for competing in the Olympic tournament instead of this tournament, England, Ireland, and Wales were all relegated to the 2022 Trophy competition.[3]

Schedule

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The official schedule for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was:[1]

2021 Series schedule
Leg Stadium City Dates Winner
Portugal Estádio Nacional Lisbon 5–6 June  Spain[4]
Russia Luzhniki Stadium Moscow 26–27 June  Spain

Series standings

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Final standings over the two legs of the Championship series:

2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship
 
Pos
Event 
Team

Lisbon

Moscow
Points
total
1  Spain 20 20 40
2  Germany 18 16 34
3  Russia 16 14 30
4  Lithuania 8 18 26
5  Georgia 12 12 24
6  Portugal 14 8 22
7  Italy 10 10 20
8  Poland 6 6 12

Lisbon

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Pool stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Germany 2 2 0 0 55 5 +50 6
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 45 17 +28 6
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 10 48 −38 2
 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 12 52 −40 2

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 2 2 0 0 41 31 +10 6
 Russia 2 1 0 1 31 26 +5 4
 Italy 2 1 0 1 24 31 −7 4
 Poland 2 0 0 2 31 39 −8 2

Knockout stage

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5th–8th playoffs

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5th place semi finals5th place final
 
      
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 
 Poland0
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Georgia12
 
 Georgia10
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy21
 
 
 Lithuania12
 
7th place final
 
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 
 Poland5
 
 
 Lithuania43

Championship playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 
 Germany17
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Poland7
 
 Germany7
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Russia5
 
 Russia12
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Georgia5
 
 Germany17
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Spain19
 
 Portugal33
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Italy7
 
 Portugal14
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Spain38 Third
 
 Spain33
 
6 June – Estádio Nacional
 
 Lithuania7
 
 Russia14
 
 
 Portugal12
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia 16
4  Portugal 14
Place  Team Points
5  Georgia 12
6  Italy 10
7  Lithuania 8
8  Poland 6

Moscow

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Pool stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 74 33 +41 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 90 21 +69 7
 Georgia 3 1 0 2 56 55 +1 5
 Poland 3 0 0 3 0 111 −111 3

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 60 26 +34 8
 Russia 3 2 0 1 66 32 +35 7
 Italy 3 1 1 1 54 38 +16 6
 Lithuania 3 0 0 3 19 104 –85 3

Knockout stage

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5th–8th playoffs

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5th place semi finals5th place final
 
      
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 
 Portugal12
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Georgia24
 
 Georgia19
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Italy14
 
 Italy43
 
 
 Poland0
 
7th place final
 
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 
 Portugal48
 
 
 Poland0

Championship playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 
 Portugal22
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Lithuania28
 
 Lithuania21
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Russia19
 
 Russia10
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Georgia5
 
 Lithuania5
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Spain47
 
 Spain36
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Italy7
 
 Spain19
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Germany0 Third
 
 Germany42
 
27 June – Luzhniki Stadium
 
 Poland5
 
 Russia12
 
 
 Germany19
 

Placings

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Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lithuania 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 16
4  Russia 14
Place  Team Points
5  Georgia 12
6  Italy 10
7  Portugal 8
8  Poland 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Gillespie, Graeme (10 June 2022). "Promotion the aim for Wales in Rugby Europe". Wales Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's 7s Championship, Lisbon 2021". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2021.