2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Frankreich; Ukraine
Date	29 June – 21 July
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Russland
Runners-up	Frankreich
Third	Irland
Series details
Matches played	68
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The 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the 2019 edition of Rugby Europe's annual rugby sevens season. The top placing non-core teams advanced to the 2020 Hong Kong Women's Sevens qualification tournament, and the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to the 2020 Trophy tournament.^[1] The Marcoussis leg of the tournament also served as a qualifier to the European qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where seven teams aside from Wales and Scotland^{[GB 1]} advanced.^[2]

Zeitplan

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
29–30 June	Marcoussis	Frankreich	Russland	Spanien
20–21 July	Kharkiv	Russland	Frankreich	Polen
Overall		Russland	Frankreich	Irland

Standings

Legend
Green fill	Qualified to 2020 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Blue fill	Already a core team for 2019–2020 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Red fill	Relegated to 2020 Trophy
Blue bar	Qualified for the Olympic qualifying tournament

Rank	Team	Marcoussis	Kharkiv	Points
	Russland	18	20	38
	Frankreich	20	18	38
	Irland	14	14	28
4	Polen	8	16	24
5	Scotland^{[GB 1]}	10	12	22
6	Spanien	16	4	20
7	Belgien	6	10	16
8	England^{[GB 1]}	12	2	14
9	Italien	4	6	10
10	Niederlande	2	8	10
11	Wales^{[GB 1]}	3	3	6
12	Ukraine	1	1	2

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.^[3] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

Marcoussis

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

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Frankreich	15–7	Russland	Spanien (third) Irland
Plate	England	35–7	Scotland	Polen (seventh) Belgien
Bowl	Italien	12–10	Wales	Niederlande (eleventh) Ukraine

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russland	3	3	0	107	14	+93	9
England	3	2	1	95	27	+68	7
Polen	3	1	2	78	69	+9	5
Ukraine	3	0	3	0	170	–170	3

29 June 2019
11:30

Russland	47–0	Ukraine

Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

29 June 2019
11:52

England	31–5	Polen

Referee: Doriane Domenjo (France)

29 June 2019
16:15

Russland	38–7	Polen

Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)

29 June 2019
16:37

England	57–0	Ukraine

Referee: Kathie Pickert (Germany)

29 June 2019
19:00

Russland	22–7	England

Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

29 June 2019
19:22

Polen	66–0	Ukraine

Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Frankreich	3	3	0	110	5	+105	9
Belgien	3	2	1	33	50	–17	7
Wales	3	1	2	36	68	–32	5
Niederlande	3	0	3	15	71	–56	3

29 June 2019
12:57

Belgien	26–19	Wales

Referee: Kathie Pickert (Germany)

29 June 2019
13:20

Frankreich	52–0	Niederlande

Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

29 June 2019
18:25

Belgien	7–5	Niederlande

Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

29 June 2019
18:47

Frankreich	32–5	Wales

Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

29 June 2019
21:10

Wales	12–10	Niederlande

Referee: Doriane Domenjo (France)

29 June 2019
21:32

Frankreich	26–0	Belgien

Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Irland	3	3	0	78	19	+59	9
Spanien	3	2	1	55	39	+16	7
Scotland	3	1	2	57	55	+2	5
Italien	3	0	3	17	94	–77	3

29 June 2019
12:14

Irland	15–0	Spanien

Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)

29 June 2019
12:36

Scotland	24–7	Italien

Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)

29 June 2019
17:41

Irland	41–5	Italien

Referee: Doriane Domenjo (France)

29 June 2019
18:03

Scotland	19–26	Spanien

Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

29 June 2019
20:26

Irland	22–14	Scotland

Referee: Kathie Pickert (Germany)

29 June 2019
20:48

Italien	5–29	Spanien

Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)

Knockout stage

9th Place

Semi-finals		Ninth place

30 June 2019 – 12:28

Wales	50
		30 June 2019 – 16:06
Ukraine	5
		Wales	10
30 June 2019 – 12:50
		Italien	12
Niederlande	5

Italien	24
		Eleventh place

		30 June 2019 – 15:43

		Ukraine	12

		Niederlande	26

5th Place

Semi-finals		Fifth place

30 June 2019 – 14:15

Scotland	31
		30 June 2019 – 17:24
Belgien	7
		Scotland	7
30 June 2019 – 14:35
		England	35
Polen	0

England	21
		Seventh place

		30 June 2019 – 17:02

		Belgien	5

		Polen	19

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

30 June 2019 – 11:00

Russland	45
		30 June 2019 – 14:59
Scotland	0
		Russland	26
30 June 2019 – 12:06
		Spanien	0
Belgien	5
				30 June 2019 – 18:11
Spanien	34
				Russland	7
30 June 2019 – 11:22
				Frankreich	15
Frankreich	35
		30 June 2019 – 15:21
Polen	0
		Frankreich	14
30 June 2019 – 11:44
		Irland	12	Third place
Irland	24
				30 June 2019 – 17:46
England	19
				Spanien	19

				Irland	0

Kharkiv

All times in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Russland	5–12	Frankreich	Polen (third) Irland
Plate	Scotland	36–7	Belgien	Niederlande (seventh) Italien
Bowl	Spanien	22–12	Wales	England (eleventh) Ukraine

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Frankreich	3	3	0	81	14	+67	9
Polen	3	2	1	43	24	+19	7
Scotland	3	1	2	71	39	+32	5
Ukraine	3	0	3	0	118	–118	3

20 July 2019
11:28

Scotland	12–17	Polen

Referee: Doriane Domenjo (France)

20 July 2019
11:50

Frankreich	47–0	Ukraine

Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

20 July 2019
14:13

Frankreich	12–0	Polen

Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

20 July 2019
14:35

Scotland	43–0	Ukraine

Referee: Aneta Bejm (Poland)

20 July 2019
16:58

Frankreich	22–14	Scotland

Referee: Kathie Pickert (Germany)

20 July 2019
17:20

Polen	26–0	Ukraine

Referee: Nikki O'donnell (England)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russland	3	3	0	99	19	+80	9
Belgien	3	2	1	36	60	–24	7
Niederlande	3	1	2	55	41	+14	5
England	3	0	3	12	82	–70	3

20 July 2019
10:44

Russland	22–12	Niederlande

Referee: Nikki O'donnell (England)

20 July 2019
11:06

England	5–17	Belgien

Referee: Kathie Pickert (Germany)

20 July 2019
13:29

Russland	43–0	Belgien

Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

20 July 2019
13:51

England	0–31	Niederlande

Referee: Doriane Domenjo (France)

20 July 2019
16:14

Russland	34–7	England

Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

20 July 2019
16:36

Belgien	19–12	Niederlande

Referee: Aneta Bejm (Poland)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italien	3	2	1	60	26	+34	7
Irland	3	2	1	40	53	–13	7
Wales	3	1	2	33	62	–29	5
Spanien	3	1	2	48	40	+8	5

20 July 2019
10:00

Spanien	17–19	Wales

Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

20 July 2019
10:22

Irland	7–27	Italien

Referee: Aneta Bejm (Poland)

20 July 2019
12:45

Spanien	19–7	Italien

Referee: Kathie Pickert (Germany)

20 July 2019
13:07

Irland	19–14	Wales

Referee: Nikki O'donnell (England)

20 July 2019
15:30

Spanien	12–14	Irland

Referee: Maria Pacifico (Italy)

20 July 2019
15:52

Italien	26–0	Wales

Referee: Doriane Domenjo (France)

Knockout stage

9th Place

Semi-finals		Ninth place

21 July 2019 – 12:28

Wales	26
		21 July 2019 – 16:40
Ukraine	12
		Wales	12
21 July 2019 – 12:50
		Spanien	22
Spanien	5

England	24
		Eleventh place

		21 July 2019 – 16:18

		Ukraine	7

		England	36

5th Place

Semi-finals		Fifth place

21 July 2019 – 14:15

Niederlande	0
		21 July 2019 – 17:24
Belgien	17
		Belgien	7
21 July 2019 – 14:37
		Scotland	36
Scotland	19

Italien	17
		Seventh place

		21 July 2019 – 17:02

		Niederlande	31

		Italien	24

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

21 July 2019 – 11:00

Frankreich	19
		21 July 2019 – 14:59
Niederlande	14
		Frankreich	34
21 July 2019 – 12:06
		Irland	19
Belgien	7
				21 July 2019 – 18:11
Irland	14
				Frankreich	5
21 July 2019 – 11:22
				Russland	12
Russland	22
		21 July 2019 – 15:21
Scotland	7
		Russland	32
21 July 2019 – 11:44
		Polen	0	Third place
Italien	14
				21 July 2019 – 17:46
Polen	17
				Irland	14

				Polen	45

External links

Tournament page

References

^ "Calendar for 2018-19" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "2019 - Women7s - Grand Prix Series". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.

[britain-2] By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.^[3] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

[1] "Calendar for 2018-19" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[3] "2019 - Women7s - Grand Prix Series". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 27 June 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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2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Frankreich Ukraine
Date	29 June – 21 July
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Russland
Runners-up	Frankreich
Third	Irland
Series details
Matches played	68
← 2018 2019 (July) →