Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament explained

Type:	sevens
Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament
Host:	Poland
Venue:	Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana
Date:	25–27 June
Nations:	12
Champion:	IRL
Runnerup:	GBR
Third:	ESP
Fourth:	POR
Count:	1
Matches:	34
Tries:	203
Top Scorer:	Juan Ramos^[1] (55 points)
Most Tries:	Pol Pla (8 tries)
Succeeded By:	2027

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 European Games was held from 25 to 27 June at the Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków.^{[2] [3]} This was the first time Rugby Sevens participated within the European Games^[4] and it also served as a qulification tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics, with the winner of the tournament qualifying.^[5]

Seeding

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to results of first leg of the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series.^[6]

width=33%	Pool A	width=33%	Pool B	width=33%	Pool C
(1)	(2)	(4)
(7)	(6)	(5)
(8)	(9)	(10)
(–)	(12)	(11)

Pool stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.

Knockout stage

9–12th place playoff

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5–8th place playoff

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Medal playoff

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Gold medal match

Final standings

Rank^[7]	Team	Matches	W	D	L	Points	Tries^[8]
		6	6	0	0	199	31
		6	5	0	1	145	23
		6	5	0	1	186	28
4		6	3	0	3	119	19
5		6	3	0	3	116	18
6		6	2	1	3	102	16
7		6	3	0	3	67	11
8		6	1	1	4	109	17
9		5	3	0	2	93	15
10		5	1	0	4	75	11
11		5	1	0	4	31	5
12		5	0	0	5	51	9

See also

• Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Women's tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rugby 7s – Men's – Leading Player Statistics. 27 June 2023. 31 July 2023. european-games.org.
2. Web site: Rugby 7s – Men's – Competition Schedule. 26 June 2023. 31 July 2023. european-games.org.
3. News: Three days of exciting action to come at the 2023 European Games. 23 June 2023. 31 July 2023. Rugby Europe.
4. Web site: Barker. Philip. Rugby sevens to feature on programme for 2023 European Games. insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 25 June 2023. 6 July 2022.
5. Web site: Participation of teams confirmed for Rugby 7s at European Games . 2023-03-01 . Rugby Europe . en-GB.
6. Web site: Qualification System – 3rd European Games – Rugby Sevens. 22 July 2022. 7 August 2023. EOC.
7. Web site: Rugby 7s – Men's – Final Results Table. 27 June 2023. 31 July 2023. european-games.org.
8. Web site: Rugby 7s – Men's – Cumulative Team Statistics. 27 June 2023. 31 July 2023. european-games.org.