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Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament

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Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host Poland
VenueStadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana
Date25–27 June
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place Spain
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Tries scored203 (5.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Juan Ramos[1]
(55 points)
Most triesSpain Pol Pla
(8 tries)
2027

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 European Games was held from 25 to 27 June at the Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków.[2][3] This was the first time Rugby Sevens participated within the European Games[4] and it also served as a qulification tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics, with the winner of the tournament qualifying.[5]

Seeding

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Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to results of first leg of the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series.[6]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
 Ireland (1)  Georgia (2)  Great Britain (4)
 Germany (7)  Spain (6)  Portugal (5)
 Italy (8)  Belgium (9)  Lithuania (10)
 Poland (–)  Czechia (12)  Romania (11)

Pool stage

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 123 14 +109 9 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 71 38 +33 6
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 76 57 +19 6
4  Poland (H) 3 0 0 3 0 161 −161 3
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 101 33 +68 9 Quarterfinals
2  Georgia 3 2 0 1 38 56 −18 7
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 59 47 +12 5
4  Czechia 3 0 0 3 35 97 −62 3
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 100 5 +95 9 Quarterfinals
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 88 50 +38 7
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 36 72 −36 5
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 17 114 −97 3
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Ranking of third-placed teams

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The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A  Italy 3 1 1 1 76 57 +19 6 Quarterfinals
2 B  Belgium 3 1 0 2 59 47 +12 5
3 C  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 36 72 −36 5
Source: EG2023
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

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9–12th place playoff

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9–12th place semifinalsNinth place match
 
      
 
26 June
 
 
 Lithuania33
 
27 June
 
 Poland10
 
 Lithuania (a.e.t.)24
 
26 June
 
 Czechia19
 
 Czechia21
 
 
 Romania15
 
Eleventh place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
 Poland21
 
 
 Romania19

5–8th place playoff

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
27 June
 
 
 Belgium21
 
27 June
 
 Georgia5
 
 Belgium24
 
27 June
 
 Germany0
 
 Italy19
 
 
 Germany21
 
Seventh place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
 Georgia19
 
 
 Italy7

Medal playoff

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal match
 
          
 
26 June
 
 
 Ireland26
 
27 June
 
 Belgium12
 
 Ireland24
 
26 June
 
 Portugal0
 
 Georgia5
 
27 June
 
 Portugal31
 
 Ireland26
 
26 June
 
 Great Britain12
 
 Spain36
 
27 June
 
 Italy7
 
 Spain7
 
26 June
 
 Great Britain19 Bronze medal match
 
 Great Britain14
 
27 June
 
 Germany10
 
 Portugal0
 
 
 Spain42
 

Quarterfinals

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26 June
19:14
Ireland 26–12 Belgium
Try: O'Grady 5' c
Kennedy 7' c
McNamara (2) 9' c, 12' m
Con: Roche (3/4) 5', 7', 9'
ReportTry: Benoy 2' c
Lalli 14' m
Con: Remue (1/2) 3'
Cards: Bontems Yellow card 8'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

26 June
19:36
Spain 36–7 Italy
Try: Serres 1' c
López (2) 4' m, 7' m
Pla 6' c
Laforga (2) 12' m, 14' c
Con: Ramos (3/6) 1', 7', 14+1'
ReportTry: Pani 9' c
Con: Bonavolonta 9'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

26 June
19:58
Great Britain 14–10 Germany
Try: McFarland 2' c
T. Williams 8' c
Con: Emery (2/2) 2', 9'
ReportTry: Lichtenberg 7+2' m
P. Gleitze 13' m
Con: Klewinghaus (0/2)
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

26 June
20:20
Georgia 5–31 Portugal
Try: Lomidze 14' m
Con: Lomidze (0/1)
ReportTry: Antunes 1' c
Couto 2' c
Marta 5' c
Rodrigues 7+1' m
Câmara 11' m
Con: Marta (3/5) 2', 3', 5'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Semifinals

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27 June
15:03
Ireland 24–0 Portugal
Try: Dardis (2) 5' c, 6' c
Ward 9' m
Conroy 11' m
Con: Dardis (2/4) 5', 6'
ReportCards: Dos Santos Yellow card 10'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

27 June
15:25
Spain 7–19 Great Britain
Try: Pla 2' c
Con: Ramos (1/1) 2'
ReportTry: McFarland 3' c
T. Williams 6' m
Farndale 10' c
Con: Emery (2/3) 4', 11'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Bronze medal match

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27 June
20:35
Portugal 0–42 Spain
ReportTry: Pla (2) 2' c, 10' c
Serres 3' c
Ramos (2) 6' c, 7'+2 c
Laforga 13' c
Con: Ramos (6/6) 3', 4', 6', 7+2', 11', 14'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

Gold medal match

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27 June
21:35
Ireland 26–12 Great Britain
Try: Dardis 4' c
Kennedy 7+2' c
Conroy (2) 12' c, 14' m
Con: Dardis (2/2) 4', 7+3'
Roche (1/2) 13'
Cards: Mollen Yellow card 14+2'
ReportTry: T. Williams 7' c
Sofolarin 14+2' m
Con: Barreto (1/1) 7'
Roddick (0/1)
Cards: Fergusson Yellow card 7+2'
Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Final standings

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Rank[7] Team Matches W D L Points Tries[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ireland 6 6 0 0 199 31
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 6 5 0 1 145 23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain 6 5 0 1 186 28
4  Portugal 6 3 0 3 119 19
5  Belgium 6 3 0 3 116 18
6  Germany 6 2 1 3 102 16
7  Georgia 6 3 0 3 67 11
8  Italy 6 1 1 4 109 17
9  Lithuania 5 3 0 2 93 15
10  Czechia 5 1 0 4 75 11
11  Poland 5 1 0 4 31 5
12  Romania 5 0 0 5 51 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Leading Player Statistics" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Competition Schedule" (PDF). european-games.org. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Three days of exciting action to come at the 2023 European Games". Rugby Europe. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ Barker, Philip (6 July 2022). "Rugby sevens to feature on programme for 2023 European Games". insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Participation of teams confirmed for Rugby 7s at European Games". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ^ "Qualification System – 3rd European Games – Rugby Sevens" (PDF). EOC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Final Results Table" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Rugby 7s – Men's – Cumulative Team Statistics" (PDF). european-games.org. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.