2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series
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.
| 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Portugal Russia |
| Date | 5 June – 27 June |
| Nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third | Russia |
← 2019 2022 → | |
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
The official schedule for the 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was:[1]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Estádio Nacional | Lisbon | 5–6 June | Spain[4] |
| Russia | Luzhniki Stadium | Moscow | 26–27 June | Spain |
Series standings
Final standings over the two legs of the Championship series:
| 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
Pool A
| 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
| 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 |
5th–8th playoffs
| 5th place semi finals | 5th place final | |||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||
| Georgia | 10 | |||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||
| Italy | 21 | |||||
| Lithuania | 12 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||
| Poland | 5 | |||||
| Lithuania | 43 | |||||
Championship playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Germany | 17 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Poland | 7 | |||||||||
| Germany | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
| Germany | 17 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 33 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Spain | 38 | Third | ||||||||
| Spain | 33 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Estádio Nacional | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 7 | |||||||||
| Russia | 14 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
Moscow
Pool A
| 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
| 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 |
5th–8th playoffs
| 5th place semi finals | 5th place final | |||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Georgia | 24 | |||||
| Georgia | 19 | |||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Italy | 14 | |||||
| Italy | 43 | |||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||
| Portugal | 48 | |||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
Championship playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 22 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 28 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 21 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| Russia | 10 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 47 | |||||||||
| Spain | 36 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | Third | ||||||||
| Germany | 42 | |||||||||
| 27 June – Luzhniki Stadium | ||||||||||
| Poland | 5 | |||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||||||
References
- "Rugby Europe 7s Season Announced". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- "Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- 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.
- "Men's 7s Championship, Lisbon 2021". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 6 June 2021.