2017 IWRF European Championship

2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]

2017 IWRF European Championship
VenueConlog Arena
LocationKoblenz, Germany
Dates27 June - 1 July
Nations8
Medalists
gold medal United Kingdom Great Britain
silver medal Sweden Sweden
bronze medal France France

The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]

Tournament

Eight teams contested the 2017 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sweden Sweden 3 3 0 0 165 136 +29 9
France France 3 2 0 1 158 131 +27 6
Germany Germany 3 1 0 2 148 151 -3 3
Finland Finland 3 0 0 3 114 167 -53 0
Sweden Sweden48 – 47France France
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Germany Germany53 – 52Finland Finland
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France France52 – 36Finland Finland
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Germany Germany48 – 55Sweden Sweden
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Sweden Sweden62 – 41Finland Finland
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Germany Germany47 – 59France France
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Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 0 0 182 108 +74 9
Denmark Denmark 3 2 0 1 158 140 +18 6
Poland Poland 3 1 0 2 120 151 -31 3
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 0 0 3 111 172 -61 0
Ireland Republic of Ireland42 – 57Denmark Denmark
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Great Britain United Kingdom57 – 32Poland Poland
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Great Britain United Kingdom65 – 27 Ireland
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Poland Poland38 – 52 Denmark
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Ireland Republic of Ireland42 – 50 Poland
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Denmark Denmark47 – 60 Great Britain
Conlog Arena

Classification
Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
30 June 2017 - 11:00
 
 
 Germany 58
 
1 July 2017 - 11:45
 
 Ireland 38
 
 Poland 46
 
30 June 2017 - 13:00
 
 Germany 39
 
 Finland 33
 
 
 Poland 55
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 July 2017 - 09:45
 
 
 Ireland 50
 
 
 Finland 46

Medal round
Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
30 June 2017 - 15:00
 
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 54
 
1 July 2017 - 16:00
 
France France 41
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 49
 
30 June 2017 - 17:00
 
Sweden Sweden 41
 
Denmark Denmark 56
 
 
Sweden Sweden 57
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
1 July 2017 - 13:45
 
 
France France 53
 
 
Denmark Denmark 48

References
  1. "Wheelchair Rugby: Great Britain beat Sweden to win European Championship". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. "IWRF 2017 European Championship Results". IWRF. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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