2015 IWRF European Championship explained

Event:2015 IWRF European Championship
Venue:Pajulahti Sports Institute
Location:Nastola, Finland
Dates:15 - 19 September
Nations:8
Gold: Great Britain
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Denmark
Previous:2013
Next:2017

2015 IWRF European Championship was the 10th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 15 September to 19 September. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Nastola, Finland. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their fifth title.[1]

The finalists of the competition, Great Britain and Sweden, won the two European qualification slots for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[2]

Tournament

Eight teams contested the 2015 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.[3]

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Great Britain3300173132+419
Sweden3201158159-16
France3102154155-13
Belgium3003126165-390

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Denmark3300185129+569
Germany3201168154+146
Finland3102149181-323
Ireland3003153191-380

Classification

Bracket

Medal round

Bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wheelchair rugby: Great Britain win European Championships . 19 September 2015. 19 September 2015. BBC Sport.
  2. Web site: Great Britain & Denmark remain undefeated at Euros . Jaakkola, Lauri. 17 September 2015. 18 September 2015. IWRF.
  3. Web site: IWRF 2015 European Championship Results. IWRF. 19 September 2015. 19 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809070506/http://www.iwrf.com/?page=iwrf_news&id=454. 9 August 2016. dead.