The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was the eighteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Moscow in Russia and the second at Łódź in Poland.
won in Moscow but won the Łódź tournament to take out the series championship title for the first time.
, and , as the three highest-placed nations without core team status on the World Rugby Sevens Series, gained entry to the inaugural World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for a chance to qualify to the World Sevens Series in 2020–21.
The Moscow leg of the tournament also served as a pre-qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The nine highest-placed eligible European teams from that tournament advanced to the Olympic regional qualifier held in Colomiers, France.
Schedule The official schedule for the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was:
+ 2019 Series scheduleLegStadiumCity DatesWinner Russia Luzhniki Stadium Moscow 22–23 June Poland Miejski Stadium Łódź 20–21 July
Series standings Final standings over the two legs of the Grand Prix series:
Team Moscow Łódź Total points Qualification or relegation 1 14 20 34 Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 2 20 12 32 3 18 14 32 4 10 18 28 5 6 16 22 Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 6 12 10 22 Excluded from Olympic qualifier 7 16 3 19 8 8 8 16 Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 9 3 6 9 10 4 4 8 11 2 2 4 Excluded from Olympic qualifier 12 1 1 2 Excluded from Olympic qualifier, relegated to 2020 Trophy
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| bgcolor=#bbf3ff| Blue fill | align=left| Entry to Olympic regional qualifier and World Challenger Series |- | No fill |align=left| Entry to Olympic regional qualifier |- |style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"|Dark bar |Already a core team for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series |- | bgcolor=#ffeeee| Pink fill |align=left| Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier |- | bgcolor=#ffcccc| Red fill |align=left| Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier and relegated to 2020 European Trophy
Notes: As per Rugby Europe rules, France was placed higher than Ireland due to a better head-to-head record and superior points difference for the series. Italy was placed higher than Wales due to a superior points difference for the series.
By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens. The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.
Moscow
All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 31–26 (3rd) Plate 28–5 (7th) Bowl 14–0 (11th)
Pool stage
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33009733+64932016952+17731024566–21530031979–603
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33007844+34932019340+53731026747+205300324131–1073
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33007922+579320112626+1007310214108–94530033497–633
Knockout stage
9th Place
5th Place
Cup
Łódź
All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 28–14 (3rd) Plate 29–19 (7th) Bowl 21–12 (11th)
Pool stage
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33006945+24932016459+5731027157+14530034083–433
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts330010224+78932016669–3731027473+15300326102–763
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33006241+21932015544+11731024866–18530035165–143
Knockout stage
9th Place
5th Place
Cup
External links
Tournament page
References