2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Explained

Countries:	France Poland
Date:	19 May – 8 September
Top Try Scorer:	Terry Kennedy (23)
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	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

width=30	Rank	width=145	Team	width=55	Moscow	width=55	Marcoussis	width=55	Exeter	width=55	Łódź	width=55	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		(Third)
Plate		29–10		(Seventh)
Bowl		26–12		(Eleventh)

Pool Stage

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool B

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool C

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Knockout stage

Cup

Marcoussis

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		49–7		(Third)
Plate		17-12		(Seventh)
Bowl		19-10		(Eleventh)

Pool Stage

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool B

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool C

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Knockout stage

Cup

Exeter

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		15-5		(Bronze)
Plate		26-21		(7th)
Bowl		24-7		(11th)

Pool Stage

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool B

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool C

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

^[3]

Knockout stage

Cup

Łódź

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		35–5		(Third)
Plate		26-17		(Seventh)
Bowl		31-12		(Eleventh)

Pool Stage

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool B

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Pool C

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=20 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=25 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=20 abbr="Points"	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

Knockout stage

Cup

External links

• Tournament page
• Rugby Europe Sevens

Notes and References

1. Web site: 9 September 2018. Ireland Men Create More History As New European Sevens Champions. live. 2021-12-29. site-irfu.soticcloud.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228175743/https://site-irfu.soticcloud.net/sevens/42487.php . 2021-12-28 .
2. Web site: Rugby Europe Competitions Calendar 2017/2018. Rugby Europe. 5 October 2017. 25 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032951/http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/sites/default/files/document/180207_re_planning_rugby_europe_competitions_17-18.pdf. 26 February 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Tournament:7's GPS Men Exeter, England. Rugby Europe. 5 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705092716/https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/sites/default/files/document/exeter_gps_2018_pools_and_timetable__0.pdf. 5 July 2018. dead.