Event: | 2017 IWRF European Championship |
Venue: | Conlog Arena |
Location: | Koblenz, Germany |
Dates: | 27 June - 1 July |
Nations: | 8 |
Gold: | Great Britain |
Silver: | Sweden |
Bronze: | France |
Previous: | 2015 |
Next: | 2019 |
2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]
The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]
Eight teams contested the 2017 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.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 136 | +29 | 9 | |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 131 | +27 | 6 | |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 151 | -3 | 3 | |
Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 167 | -53 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 108 | +74 | 9 | |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 140 | +18 | 6 | |
Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 151 | -31 | 3 | |
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 172 | -61 | 0 |