2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held over three legs in the cities of Moscow, Lyon and Exeter.[1]

2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts Russia
 France
 England
Date6 June – 12 July
Nations12
Final positions
Champions France
Runners-up Spain
Third England
Series details
Matches played102
Tries scored525 (average 5.147 per match)
Top try scorer Julien Candelon (17)
Denis Simplikevich (17)
Top point scorer Terry Bouhraoua (184)
2014
2016

The top team qualified directly to the Olympic Games, whereas the runner-up qualified to the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2016. France won the 2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championship, and qualified directly to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Spain finished second and qualified directly to the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament, avoiding the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament.[2][3]

Schedule

DateVenueWinnerRunner-upThird
6–7 June Moscow France Russia Spain
13–14 June Lyon France Spain Belgium
11–12 July Exeter France England Spain

Standings

Legend
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Qualified for the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament
Qualified for the Repechage Tournament and relegated to Division A for 2016.
Ineligible for Olympic Qualification – Already Qualified for Olympics

[4]

Rank Team Moscow Lyon Exeter Points
 France20202060
 Spain16181650
 England14121844
4 Russia18101038
5 Germany10141438
6 Portugal128424
7 Wales821222
8 Belgium316120
9 Lithuania63817
10 Georgia44614
11 Italy26311
12 Romania1124

Note Russia finishes above Germany due to tiebreaker of highest single tournament finish.

Moscow

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  France 40–17  Russia  Spain (Third)
 England
Plate  Portugal 35–7  Germany  Wales (Seventh)
 Lithuania
Bowl  Georgia 14–12  Belgium  Italy (Eleventh)
 Romania

Lyon

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  France 20–7  Spain  Belgium (Third)
 Germany
Plate  England 26–14  Russia  Portugal (Seventh)
 Italy
Bowl  Georgia 20–17  Lithuania  Wales (Eleventh)
 Romania

Exeter

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  France 14–5  England  Spain (Third)
 Germany
Plate  Wales 14–10  Russia  Lithuania (Seventh)
 Georgia
Bowl  Portugal 26–12  Italy  Romania (Eleventh)
 Belgium

See also

References

  1. "Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series 7s final at Exeter". Archived from the original on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Ireland keep Rio dream alive on two fronts". World Rugby. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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