2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens European Qualifier

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2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens European Qualifier
Hosts Romania
Date16 July – 17 July 2022
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Round-robin and one-match play-off [lower-alpha 1]

The 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens European Qualifier was the final qualification event for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Four teams qualified from the 12 teams entered. The event was held at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. [1] [2] [3] Ireland were strong favourites entering the tournament and qualified for 2022 event, by defeating Georgia 17–12 in their quarter-final matchup. [4]

Contents

Teams

Teams marked with (Q) qualified for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [5]

Event

All times are in Eastern European Summer Time.

Pool stage

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 33001235+1189
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32014036+47
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31025643+135
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3003101451353
Source: [ citation needed ]
16 July 2022
13:58
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg14–5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
16 July 2022
14:20
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg73–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

16 July 2022
20:58
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg21–10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
16 July 2022
21:20
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg29–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

17 July 2022
13:58
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg51–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
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Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17 July 2022
14:20
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg21–5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330012322+1019
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32017829+497
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 310225114895
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 30032081613
Source: [ citation needed ]
16 July 2022
13:14
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg17–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
16 July 2022
13:36
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg50–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

16 July 2022
19:52
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg54–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
16 July 2022
20:36
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg49–10Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

17 July 2022
13:14
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg10–15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17 July 2022
13:36
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg24–7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 33009017+739
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 32018826+627
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 31023666305
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 300371121053
Source: [ citation needed ]
16 July 2022
12:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg26–7Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
16 July 2022
12:52
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg45–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

16 July 2022
19:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg52–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
16 July 2022
20:14
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg33–14Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

17 July 2022
12:30
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg15–7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17 July 2022
12:52
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg10–12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Seeds

The final seeding procedure, to determine the four teams that would play-off, saw 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, and 4 v 5:

SeedTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (Q)33001235+1189
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330012322+1019
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Q)33009017+739
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (Q)32018826+627
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32017829+497
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32014036+47
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (Q)31025643+135
8Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 31023666305
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 310225114895
10Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 30032081613
11Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 300371121053
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3003101451353
Source: [ citation needed ]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Knockout play-offs

Winners of the four matches advance to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

17 July 2022
18:30
(4) Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg24–12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (5)
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17 July 2022
18:52
(3) Germany  Flag of Germany.svg24–7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (6)
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17 July 2022
19:14
(2) Spain  Flag of Spain.svg19–20Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (7)
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17 July 2022
19:36
(1) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg17–12Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (8)
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Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest

Notes

  1. The event was a qualification event for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The knockout stage only featured as a one-match play-off between seeded teams.

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