2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
| 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | |
| Date | 19 May – 8 September |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third | |
| Series details | |
| Top try scorer | |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The three top placing 2018-2019 non-core World Series teams — Ireland, Germany, and Russia — advance to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualification tournament. Ireland won the series, winning three out of the four tournaments.[1]
The non-hosting team with the fewest points — Sweden — is relegated to the 2019 Trophy tournament.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–20 May | ||||
| 30 June – 1 July | ||||
| 7–8 July | ||||
| 8–9 September | ||||
| Overall | ||||
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Top 2018-2019 non-core teams qualify to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier |
| Relegated to 2019 Trophy |
| Rank | Team | Moscow | Marcoussis | Exeter | Łódź | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 76 | ||
| 18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 60 | ||
| 12 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 56 | ||
| 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 54 | |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | |
| 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 46 | |
| 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 24 | |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 19 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
⍻ Russia started this series as a World Series core team but lost its core status at the 2018 Paris Sevens on June 10, 2018.
✓ indicates 2018-2019 World Series core nation
* Poland cannot be relegated due to being a host nation
Moscow
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | 28–7 | |||
| Plate | 29–10 | |||
| Bowl | 26–12 |
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 10 | +47 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 55 | –21 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 64 | –40 | 3 |
| 19 May 2018 | France | 21–12 | |||
| 10:28 | Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
| 19 May 2018 | Russia | 24–0 | |||
| 10:50 | Referee: Mike English (Wales) |
| 19 May 2018 | France | 19–10 | |||
| 13:13 | Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland) |
| 19 May 2018 | Russia | 19–0 | |||
| 13:35 | Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium) |
| 19 May 2018 | Georgia | 12–24 | |||
| 15:58 | Referee: George Kopp (Russia) |
| 19 May 2018 | Russia | 14–10 | |||
| 16:20 | Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | +97 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 47 | –5 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 54 | –6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 98 | –86 | 3 |
| 19 May 2018 | Ireland | 29–0 | |||
| 9:44 |
| 19 May 2018 | Germany | 0–21 | |||
| 10:06 |
| 19 May 2018 | Ireland | 35–0 | |||
| 12:29 | Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
| 19 May 2018 | Germany | 48–0 | |||
| 12:51 | Referee: Mike English (Wales) |
| 19 May 2018 | Portugal | 21–12 | |||
| 15:14 | Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
| 19 May 2018 | Ireland | 33–0 | |||
| 15:36 | Referee: Mike English (Wales) |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –29 | 5 |
| 19 May 2018 | Spain | 5–12 | |||
| 9:00 | Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
| 19 May 2018 | Wales | 21–14 | |||
| 9:22 | Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland) |
| 19 May 2018 | Spain | 19–22 | |||
| 11:45 | Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy) |
| 19 May 2018 | Wales | 0–19 | |||
| 12:07 | Referee: George Kopp (Russia) |
| 19 May 2018 | England | 17–7 | |||
| 14:30 | Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland) |
| 19 May 2018 | Spain | 22–5 | |||
| 14:52 | Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium) |
Knockout stage
Challenge Trophy
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 May 2018 – 10:28 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 14:05 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 10:50 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| Eleventh Place | ||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 13:43 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 34 | ||||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 May 2018 – 12:15 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 15:24 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 12:37 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 15:02 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 9:00 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 12:58 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 22 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 10:06 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 16:11 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 9:44 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 28 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 13:21 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 9:22 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | Third place | |||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 – 15:49 – Oktyabr Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
Marcoussis
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | 49–7 | |||
| Plate | 17-12 | |||
| Bowl | 19-10 |
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 14 | +99 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 35 | +55 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 116 | –88 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 92 | –66 | 3 |
| 30 June 2018 | Ireland | 52–0 | |||
| 9:00 |
| 30 June 2018 | England | 31–7 | |||
| 9:22 |
| 30 June 2018 | Ireland | 40–0 | |||
| 13:44 |
| 30 June 2018 | England | 45–7 | |||
| 14:06 |
| 30 June 2018 | Ireland | 21–14 | |||
| 18:28 |
| 30 June 2018 | Spain | 19–21 | |||
| 18:50 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +43 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +32 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | –15 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | –60 | 3 |
| 30 June 2018 | Germany | 17–10 | |||
| 9:44 |
| 30 June 2018 | Russia | 21–10 | |||
| 10:06 |
| 30 June 2018 | Germany | 38–5 | |||
| 14:28 |
| 30 June 2018 | Russia | 38–14 | |||
| 14:50 |
| 30 June 2018 | Germany | 17–14 | |||
| 19:12 |
| 30 June 2018 | Portugal | 36–7 | |||
| 19:34 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 12 | +124 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 80 | -41 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 51 | +31 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 116 | –99 | 3 |
| 30 June 2018 | Italy | 36–5 | |||
| 10:28 |
| 30 June 2018 | France | 49–0 | |||
| 10:50 |
| 30 June 2018 | Italy | 19–22 | |||
| 15:12 |
| 30 June 2018 | France | 63–0 | |||
| 15:34 |
| 30 June 2018 | Wales | 17–12 | |||
| 19:56 |
| 30 June 2018 | Italy | 12–24 | |||
| 20:18 |
Knockout stage
Challenge Trophy
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 July 2018 – 11:28 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 15:05 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 11:50 | ||||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 21 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| Eleventh Place | ||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 14:43 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 July 2018 – 13:15 | ||||||
| 38 | ||||||
| 1 July 2018 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 13:37 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 38 | ||||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 1 July 2018 | ||||||
| 21 | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 13:59 | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 35 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 17:11 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 49 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 14:21 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Third place | |||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 1 July 2018 – 16:49 | ||||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||
Exeter
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | 15-5 | |||
| Plate | 26-21 | |||
| Bowl | 24-7 |
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 12 | +107 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 57 | –2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 79 | –25 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 93 | –67 | 3 |
| 7 July 2018 | Ireland | 43-0 | |||
| 11:30 |
| 7 July 2018 | France | 31-12 | |||
| 11:52 |
| 7 July 2018 | Ireland | 43-7 | |||
| 14:15 |
| 7 July 2018 | France | 19-12 | |||
| 14:37 |
| 7 July 2018 | Ireland | 33-5 | |||
| 17:00 |
| 7 July 2018 | Italy | 31-14 | |||
| 17:22 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 July 2018 | Germany | 31-15 | |||
| 12:14 |
| 7 July 2018 | Portugal | 19-24 | |||
| 12:36 |
| 7 July 2018 | Germany | 12-17 | |||
| 14:59 |
| 7 July 2018 | Portugal | 31-7 | |||
| 15:21 |
| 7 July 2018 | Germany | 21–17 | |||
| 17:44 |
| 7 July 2018 | Wales | 28–5 | |||
| 18:06 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 July 2018 | Russia | 43-12 | |||
| 12:58 |
| 7 July 2018 | England | 43-5 | |||
| 13:20 |
| 7 July 2018 | Russia | 19-7 | |||
| 15:43 |
| 7 July 2018 | England | 19-12 | |||
| 16:05 |
| 7 July 2018 | Poland | 5–38 | |||
| 18:28 |
| 7 July 2018 | England | 14–27 | |||
| 18:50 |
Knockout stage
Challenge Trophy
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 July 2018 – 12:58 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 16:35 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 13:20 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 25 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| Eleventh Place | ||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 16:13 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 July 2018 – 14:45 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 36 | ||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 17:54 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 21 | ||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 15:07 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 36 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 17:32 – Sandy Park | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 11:30 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 22 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 15:29 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 18:16 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 15:51 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 17 | Third place | |||||||||
| 42 | ||||||||||
| 8 July 2018 – 18:38 – Sandy Park | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
Łódź
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | 35–5 | |||
| Plate | 26-17 | |||
| Bowl | 31-12 |
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 43 | –2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 39 | –11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 43 | –5 | 5 |
| 8 September 2018 | 5–7 | ||||
| 10:00 |
| 8 September 2018 | 22–05 | ||||
| 10:22 |
| 8 September 2018 | 17–14 | ||||
| 12:45 |
| 8 September 2018 | 14–19 | ||||
| 13:07 |
| 8 September 2018 | 17–19 | ||||
| 15:30 |
| 8 September 2018 | 7–17 | ||||
| 15:52 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 43 | –16 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 67 | –34 | 5 |
| 8 September 2018 | 12–24 | ||||
| 11:28 |
| 8 September 2018 | 19–5 | ||||
| 11:50 |
| 8 September 2018 | 15–14 | ||||
| 14:13 |
| 8 September 2018 | 14–10 | ||||
| 14:35 |
| 8 September 2018 | 33–7 | ||||
| 16:58 |
| 8 September 2018 | 10–12 | ||||
| 17:20 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 57 | –12 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 62 | –36 | 3 |
| 8 September 2018 | 14–15 | ||||
| 10:44 |
| 8 September 2018 | 19–7 | ||||
| 11:06 |
| 8 September 2018 | 17–7 | ||||
| 13:29 |
| 8 September 2018 | 19–7 | ||||
| 13:51 |
| 8 September 2018 | 35–12 | ||||
| 16:14 |
| 8 September 2018 | 24–12 | ||||
| 16:36 |
Knockout stage
Challenge Trophy
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 September 2018 – 11:28 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 15:05 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 11:50 | ||||||
| 31 | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| Eleventh Place | ||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 14:43 | ||||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 September 2018 – 13:15 | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 16:24 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 13:37 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 16:02 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 13:59 | ||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 17:11 | ||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
| 35 | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 14:21 | ||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Third place | |||||||||
| 47 | ||||||||||
| 9 September 2018 – 16:46 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||
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