2016 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships

2016 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships
Host nations	Russia  England  Poland  Sweden  Czech Republic  Bulgaria  Hungary
Date	4 June - 24 July
Nations	30
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain Royals
Runners-up	Russia
Third	Great Britain Lions
Series details
Top point scorer	Treharne Luke,  Great Britain
Top try scorer	Sirocki Szymon,  Poland
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The 2016 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championships was the 2016 edition of the annual rugby sevens competition for national teams in Rugby Europe. The competition had been restructured from the previous year, now with four divisions: Sevens Grand Prix Series, the Trophy, Conference 1, and Conference 2.

In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, instead of England, Scotland, and Wales fielding their own teams, two unified teams, the Great Britain Royals and the Great Britain Lions, took part in the Grand Prix.^[1][2]

Grand Prix series

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
4–5 June	Moscow	Russia	France	Great Britain Lions
9–10 July	Exeter	Great Britain Royals	France	Spain
16–17 July	Gdynia	Great Britain Royals	Great Britain Lions	Russia

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Moscow

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Russia	24–7	France	Great Britain Lions (Third)  Germany
Plate	Great Britain Royals	15–12	Georgia	Spain (Seventh)  Portugal
Bowl	Italy	14–12	Belgium	Poland (Eleventh)  Lithuania

Exeter Leg

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Great Britain Royals	33–17	France	Spain (Third)  Russia
Plate	Great Britain Lions	31–19	Germany	Italy (Seventh)  Georgia
Bowl	Portugal	31–5	Belgium	Poland (Eleventh)  Lithuania

Gdynia leg

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Great Britain Roylas	26-14	Great Britain Lions	Russia (Third)  Spain
Plate	Italy	26-0	Georgia	France (Seventh)  Germany
Bowl	Belgium	14-0	Portugal	Poland (Eleventh)  Lithuania

Grand Prix standings

Legend
Winner
Qualified to 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Relegated to Trophy for 2017

Rank	Team	Moscow	Exeter	Gdynia	Points
	Great Britain Royals	12	20	20	52
	Russia	20	14	16	50
	Great Britain Lions	16	12	18	46
4	France	18	18	8	44
5	Spain	8	16	14	38
6	Germany	14	10	6	30
7	Georgia	10	6	10	26
8	Italy	4	8	12	24
9	Portugal	6	4	3	13
10	Belgium	3	3	4	10
11	Poland	2	2	2	6
12	Lithuania	1	1	1	3

Men's Trophy tournament

Malmö leg

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	0	98	17	81	9
Cyprus	3	2	0	1	52	74	-22	7
Romania	3	1	0	2	80	59	21	5
Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	48	124	-76	3

Matches
11 June 2016 10:28 UTC Romania  7–24  Sweden 11 June 2016 10:50 UTC Cyprus  31–24  Czech Republic 11 June 2016 13:13 UTC Romania  59–14  Czech Republic 11 June 2016 13:35 UTC Cyprus  0–40  Sweden 11 June 2016 15:58 UTC Romania  14–21  Cyprus 11 June 2016 16:20 UTC Czech Republic  10–34  Sweden

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ukraine	3	3	0	0	104	19	85	9
Moldova	3	2	0	1	60	44	16	7
Denmark	3	1	0	2	33	46	-13	5
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	12	100	-88	3

Matches
11 June 2016 9:44 UTC Ukraine  41–0  Slovenia 11 June 2016 10:06 UTC Moldova  10–5  Denmark 11 June 2016 12:29 UTC Ukraine  29–7  Denmark 11 June 2016 12:51 UTC Moldova  38–5  Slovenia 11 June 2016 15:14 UTC Ukraine  34–12  Moldova 11 June 2016 15:36 UTC Denmark  21–7  Slovenia

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	119	17	102	9
Latvia	3	1	1	1	60	53	7	6
Israel	3	1	1	1	57	58	-1	6
Monaco	3	0	0	3	5	113	-108	3

Matches
11 June 2016 9:00 UTC  Latvia 5–36  Ireland 11 June 2016 9:22 UTC Israel  33–0  Monaco 11 June 2016 11:45 UTC Latvia  38–0  Monaco 11 June 2016 12:07 UTC Israel  7–41  Ireland 11 June 2016 14:30 UTC Latvia  17–17  Israel 11 June 2016 14:52 UTC Monaco  5–42  Ireland

Knockout stage

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	12 June 2016 – 10:00 – Malmö
	Sweden	24
					12 June 2016 – 13:59 – Malmö
	Romania	7
					Sweden	34
	12 June 2016 – 10:22 – Malmö
					Moldova	7
	Moldova	17
									12 June 2016 – 17:14 – Malmö
	Latvia	10
									Sweden	0
	12 June 2016 – 10:44 – Malmö
									Ireland	57
	Ukraine	23
					12 June 2016 – 14:21 –Malmö
	Israel	0
					Ukraine	12			Third place
	12 June 2016 – 11:06 – Malmö
					Ireland	26
	Ireland	31							Moldova	0
	Cyprus	12							Ukraine	31
									12 June 2016 – 16:52 – Malmö

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 June 2016 – 13:15 – Malmö
	Romania	17
	Latvia	7
					12 June 2016 – Malmö
					Romania	40
					Israel	12
					Third place
	12 June 2016 – 13:37 –Malmö			12 June 2016 – Malmö
	Israel	17		Latvia	0
	Cyprus	14			Cyprus	19

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 June 2016 – 11:28 – Malmö
	Denmark	33
	Monaco	12
					12 June 2016 – Malmö
					Denmark	14
					Czech Republic	19
					Third place
	12 June 2016 – 11:50 –Malmö			12 June 2016 – Malmö
	Czech Republic	38		Monaco	7
	Slovenia	7			Slovenia	38

Prague leg

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Quarterfinal
Teams that advance to Bowl Semifinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	143	5	+138	9
Israel	3	2	0	1	55	54	+1	7
Cyprus	3	1	0	2	75	70	+5	5
Monaco	3	0	0	3	7	151	-144	3

Matches
2 July 2016 10:00  Ireland 57-0  Monaco 2 July 2016 10:22  Israel 17-14  Cyprus 2 July 2016 12:45  Ireland 53-0  Cyprus 2 July 2016 13:07  Israel 33-7  Monaco 2 July 2016 15:30  Ireland 33-5  Israel 2 July 2016 15:52  Cyprus 61-0  Monaco

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	0	117	15	+102	9
Romania	3	2	0	1	84	33	+51	7
Latvia	3	1	0	2	52	47	+5	5
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	5	163	-158	3

Matches
2 July 2016 10:44  Sweden 61-5  Slovenia 2 July 2016 11:06  Romania 19-5  Latvia 2 July 2016 13:29  Sweden 28-0  Latvia 2 July 2016 13:51  Romania 55-0  Slovenia 2 July 2016 16:14  Sweden 28-10  Romania 2 July 2016 16:36  Latvia 47-0  Slovenia

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Ukraine	3	3	0	0	95	7	+88	9
Denmark	3	2	0	1	43	57	-14	7
Moldova	3	1	0	2	26	65	-39	5
Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	20	55	-35	3

Matches
2 July 2016 11:28  Ukraine 33-7  Denmark 2 July 2016 11:50  Moldova 12-10  Czech Republic 2 July 2016 14:13  Ukraine 24-0  Czech Republic 2 July 2016 14:35  Moldova 14-17  Denmark 2 July 2016 16:58  Ukraine 38-0  Moldova 2 July 2016 17:20  Czech Republic 10-19  Denmark

Knockout Stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Moldova	66
	Slovenia	0
					3 July 2016 – Prague
					Moldova	13
					Czech Republic	33
					Third place
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague			3 July 2016 – Prague
	Czech Republic	56		Slovenia	0
	Monaco	7			Monaco	28

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Ireland	45
					3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Cyprus	0
					Cyprus	14
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
					Denmark	19
	Sweden	24
									3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Latvia	0
									Denmark	12
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
									Israel	21
	Ukraine	19
					3 July 2016 – TBA –Prague
	Israel	0
					Latvia	7			Third place
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
					Israel	22
	Romania	42							Cyprus	43
	Denmark	0							Latvia	7
									3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Ireland	45
					3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Cyprus	0
					Ireland	24
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
					Romania	0
	Sweden	24
									3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
	Latvia	0
									Ireland	52
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
									Ukraine	0
	Ukraine	19
					3 July 2016 – TBA –Prague
	Israel	0
					Sweden	10			Third place
	3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague
					Ukraine	12
	Romania	42							Romania	24
	Denmark	0							Sweden	10
									3 July 2016 – TBA – Prague

Trophy standings

Legend
Promoted to the Grand Prix series for 2017
Relegated to Conference 1 for 2017

Rank	Team	Malmö	Prague	Points
	Ireland	20	20	40
	Ukraine	16	18	34
	Sweden	18	14	32
4	Romania	12	16	28
5	Israel	10	12	22
6	Moldova	14	3	17
7	Cyprus	8	8	16
8	Denmark	3	10	13
9	Latvia	6	6	12
10	Czech Republic	4	4	8
11	Monaco	1	2	3
12	Slovenia	2	1	3

Men's Conference 1

All Matches were held in Burgas, Bulgaria.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to Cup Semifinal
Teams that advance to Plate Semifinal

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Hungary	4	4	0	0	84	24	+60	12
Serbia	4	3	0	1	102	22	+80	10
Switzerland	4	1	0	3	48	64	-16	6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	1	0	3	36	79	-43	6
Slovakia	4	1	0	3	24	105	-81	6

Matches

2 July 2016  Serbia 0-12  Hungary 2 July 2016   Switzerland 5-12  Slovakia 2 July 2016  Hungary 10-5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 July 2016   Switzerland 5-19  Serbia 2 July 2016  Slovakia 12-19  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 July 2016  Hungary 26-19   Switzerland 2 July 2016  Slovakia 0-45  Serbia 2 July 2016   Switzerland 19-7  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 July 2016  Hungary 36-0  Slovakia 2 July 2016  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-38  Serbia

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Luxembourg	4	4	0	0	108	41	+67	12
Croatia	4	3	0	1	67	43	+24	10
Bulgaria	4	2	0	2	70	88	-18	8
Norway	4	1	0	3	64	82	-18	6
Turkey	4	0	0	4	43	98	-55	4

Matches
2 July 2016  Turkey 7-17  Croatia 2 July 2016  Norway 19-22  Bulgaria 2 July 2016  Croatia 7-15  Luxembourg 2 July 2016  Norway 31-12  Turkey 2 July 2016  Bulgaria 10-38  Luxembourg 2 July 2016  Croatia 7-15  Norway 2 July 2016  Bulgaria 24-7  Turkey 2 July 2016  Norway 7-29  Luxembourg 2 July 2016  Croatia 24-14  Bulgaria 2 July 2016  Luxembourg 26-17  Turkey

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA
	Slovakia	12
	Turkey	29

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA
	Norway	12
	Switzerland	5
					3 July 2016 - TBA
					Norway	19
					Bulgaria	5
					Third place
	3 July – TBA			3 July 2016 - TBA
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12		Switzerland	33
	Bulgaria	19			Bosnia and Herzegovina	0

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 July 2016 – TBA
	Hungary	5
	Croatia	17
					3 July 2016 - TBA
					Croatia	45
					Luxembourg	14
					Third place
	3 July – TBA			3 July 2016 - TBA
	Serbia	7		Hungary	19
	Luxembourg	36			Serbia	12

Final Standings

Legend
Promoted to Trophy for 2017
Relegated to Conference 2 for 2017

Rank	Team
1	Croatia
2	Luxembourg
3	Hungary
4	Serbia
5	Norway
6	Bulgaria
7	Switzerland
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina
9	Turkey
10	Slovakia

Men's Conference 2

All matches will be held in Esztergom, Hungary

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Austria	3	3	0	0	82	19	+63	9
Iceland	3	2	0	1	39	33	+6	7
Liechtenstein	3	1	0	2	42	36	+6	5
San Marino	3	0	0	3	7	82	-75	3

Matches
23 July 2016  Austria 21-14  Liechtenstein 23 July 2016  San Marino 7-19  Iceland 23 July 2016  San Marino 0-14  Liechtenstein 23 July 2016  Austria 12-5  Iceland 23 July 2016  Iceland 15-14  Liechtenstein 23 July 2016  Austria 49-0  San Marino

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Malta	3	3	0	0	92	7	+85	9
Montenegro	3	2	0	1	48	52	-4	7
Estonia	3	1	0	2	19	60	-41	5
Belarus	3	0	0	3	26	66	-40	3

Matches
23 July 2016  Malta 35-0  Montenegro 23 July 2016  Estonia 14-7  Belarus 23 July 2016  Estonia 5-29  Montenegro 23 July 2016  Malta 33-7  Belarus 23 July 2016  Belarus 12-19  Montenegro 23 July 2016  Malta 24-0  Estonia

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July 2016 – TBA
	Liechtenstein	12
	Belarus	7
					24 July 2016 - TBA
					Liechtenstein	5
					Estonia	14
					Third place
	24 July – TBA			24 July 2016 - TBA
	Estonia	31		Belarus	12
	San Marino	0			San Marino	10

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July 2016 – TBA
	Austria	7
	Montenegro	12
					24 July 2016 - TBA
					Montenegro	0
					Malta	19
					Third place
	24 July – TBA			24 July 2016 - TBA
	Malta	19		Austria	26
	Iceland	0			Iceland	7

Final Standings

Legend
Promoted to Conference 1 for 2017

Rank	Team
1	Malta
2	Montenegro
3	Austria
4	Iceland
5	Estonia
6	Liechtenstein
7	Belarus
8	San Marino

References

1. http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/group-290.htm
2. https://www.facebook.com/rugbyeurope/photos/a.1969135839893178.1073741828.1967347856738643/2273731132766979/?type=3&theater
3. http://scottishrugby.org/news/16/04/08/gb-sevens-fixtures-unveiled

Notes