2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series Explained

Countries:	Portugal
Date:	5 June – 26 June
Nations:	9
Prevseason:	2019 (July)
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series was the 2021 edition of Rugby Europe's annual rugby sevens season. The first edition of the European Championships Series, with the previous tournament title "Grand Prix" being abandoned.

England, France, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands failed to field teams for this tournament due to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics which took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 and where Great Britain (encompassing the England team) and France participated and national COVID restrictions in Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands. As a punishment, these teams were relegated to the 2022 Trophy tournament. Wales, which was relegated in the previous tournament was awarded a place.

Nine participating nations went through three pool phases and played a total of 12 matches in two legs, in Lisbon, Portugal, and Moscow, Russia. In the second pool phase, the teams were mingled, and in the third pool phase, the teams were grouped in pools according to their intermediate ranking after the 2nd pool phase.^[1]

Russia successfully defended their title, winning all 12 matches, while Poland and Spain took the second and third position, respectively.^{[2] [3]} It was Poland's first ever top three result in the Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series.

Schedule

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
5–6 June
25–26 June
Overall

Standings

width=55	Rank	width=180	Team	width=55	Lisbon	width=55	Moscow	width=55	Points
		20	20	40
		14	18	32
		18	14	32
4		12	16	28
5		16	12	28
6		10	10	20
7		6	8	14
8		8	6	14
9		4	4	8

Lisbon

All times in Western European Summer Time

Pool Phase 1

Pool A

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	80	0	+80	6
	2	1	0	1	26	0	+26	4
	2	0	0	2	12	26	–14	2

Pool B

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	44	14	+30	6
	2	1	0	1	43	10	+33	4
	2	0	0	2	7	70	–63	2

Pool C

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	43	17	+26	6
	2	1	0	1	20	33	–13	4
	2	0	0	2	26	39	–13	2

Pool Phase 2

Pool D

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	96	5	+91	6
	2	1	0	1	15	61	–46	4
	2	0	0	2	17	62	–45	2

Pool E

width=190	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
	2	2	0	2	48	17	+31	6
	2	1	0	1	58	17	+41	4
	2	0	0	2	5	77	–72	2

Pool F

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	40	24	+16	6
	2	1	0	1	49	27	+22	4
	2	0	0	2	17	55	–38	2

Pool Phase 3

Pool G

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	62	5	+57	6
	2	1	0	1	20	34	–14	4
	2	0	0	2	10	53	–43	2

Pool H

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	35	20	+15	6
	2	1	0	1	43	26	+17	4
	2	0	0	2	22	54	–32	2

Pool I

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	37	17	+20	6
	2	1	0	1	52	12	+40	4
	2	0	0	2	7	67	–60	2

Moscow

All times in Moscow Time

Pool Phase 1

Pool A

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	62	14	+48	6
	2	0	1	1	33	43	–10	3
	2	0	1	1	19	57	–38	3

Pool B

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	53	19	+34	6
	2	1	0	1	33	46	+13	4
	2	0	0	2	22	43	–21	2

Pool C

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	76	0	+76	6
	2	1	0	1	21	29	–8	4
	2	0	0	2	10	78	–68	2

Pool Phase 2

Pool D

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	88	0	+88	6
	2	1	0	1	31	46	–15	4
	2	0	0	2	10	83	–73	2

Pool E

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	61	5	+56	6
	2	0	1	1	12	40	–28	3
	2	0	1	1	17	45	–28	3

Pool F

width=190	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
	2	1	1	0	57	19	+38	4
	2	1	1	0	52	41	+11	4
	2	0	0	2	12	71	–59	2

Pool Phase 3

Pool G

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	55	10	+45	6
	2	1	0	1	34	47	–13	4
	2	0	0	2	19	51	–32	2

Pool H

width=190	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
	2	1	0	1	41	28	+13	4
	2	1	0	1	31	31	0	4
	2	1	0	1	33	46	–13	4

Pool I

width=190	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
	2	2	0	0	62	19	+43	6
	2	1	0	1	32	31	+1	4
	2	0	0	2	12	56	–44	2

External links

• Tournament page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rugby Europe 7s season for 2021 announced. 2021-11-24. Scottish Rugby Union. en.
2. 1409048793279045635. rugby_europe. As the women's 7s Championship concluded yesterday this was how the teams finished the 2021 competition! . 27 June 2021.
3. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/news/russia-and-spain-clinch-series-titles-in-moscow/ Russia and Spain clinch Series titles in Moscow