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2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences | |
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Host nation | Conference 1: Conference 2: |
Date | 1 July – 16 July |
Conference 1 | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Conference 2 | |
Winner | Saint Petersburg |
Runner-up | |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences are the lower divisions of Rugby Europe's 2017 sevens season. Conference 1 was held in Burgas, Bulgaria, with the two top-placing teams advancing to the 2018 Trophy, while Conference 2 was held in Tallinn, Estonia, with the top two advancing to Conference 1 for 2018. [1]
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby.
Burgas, sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 202,694 inhabitants, while 277,922 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.
Will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria 1–2 July
Legend |
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Promoted to Trophy for 2018 |
Relegated to Conference 2 for 2018 |
Invited Team |
Rank | Team |
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2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 | |
9 | |
10 | |
11 | |
12 | Burgas |
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 43 | +70 | 9 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 78 | –47 | 5 | |
Burgas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 88 | –49 | 5 |
Matches |
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Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 42 | +41 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 104 | –87 | 3 |
Matches |
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Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 109 | –87 | 3 |
Matches |
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 July 2017 – 11:28 | ||||||
33 | ||||||
2 July 2017 – 15:05 | ||||||
24 | ||||||
22 | ||||||
2 July 2017 – 11:50 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
Burgas | 5 | |||||
7 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
2 July 2017 – 14:43 | ||||||
21 | ||||||
Burgas | 14 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 July 2017 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
26 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 13:15 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
36 | ||||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 16:24 | ||||||||||
19 | ||||||||||
21 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
31 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 13:37 | ||||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
28 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
24 | Third place | |||||||||
45 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 16:02 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
17 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 July 2017 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
26 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 13:59 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
31 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 11:06 | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 17:14 | ||||||||||
19 | ||||||||||
12 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 10:22 | ||||||||||
52 | ||||||||||
31 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 14:21 | ||||||||||
24 | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 10:44 | ||||||||||
19 | Third place | |||||||||
45 | ||||||||||
2 July 2017 – 16:52 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
19 | ||||||||||
15 | ||||||||||
Played in Tallinn, Estonia 15–16 July
Legend |
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Promoted to Conference 1 for 2018 |
Invited Team |
Rank | Team |
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1 | Saint Petersburg |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 |
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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Saint Petersburg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 17 | +85 | 9 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 77 | –39 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 100 | –58 | 3 |
Matches |
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Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 15 | +75 | 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 49 | –13 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 68 | –38 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 49 | –24 | 4 |
Matches |
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Challenge Trophy
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
16 July 2017 – 10:00 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
16 July 2017 - 12:37 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
15 | ||||||
16 July 2017 – 10:22 | ||||||
38 | ||||||
12 | ||||||
28 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
16 July 2017 - 12:15 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
14 |
Cup
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
16 July 2017 – 10:44 | ||||||
Saint Petersburg | 43 | |||||
16 July 2017 - 13:45 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
Saint Petersburg | 47 | |||||
16 July 2017 – 11:06 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
24 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
16 July 2017 - 13:10 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
31 |
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