2012 FIRA-AER Sevens Grand Prix Series

Rugby 7's GPS 2012.png FranceRussiaDenmark 2 June 2012 - 8 July 2012 16 ENG POR ENG Nick Royle, WAL Tom Williams (GPS 1) WAL Williams Thomas (GPS 2)POR Duarte Moreira (GPS 3) 2011 2013 2012 Sevens Grand Prix Series was the 11th round of the Sevens Grand Prix Series (formerly known as the European Sevens Championship) for rugby sevens organised by the FIRA – Association of European Rugby. The series was held in three phases (GPS 1-3) hosted by France (Lyon), Russia (Moscow) and Denmark (Odense).http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/competition-34.htm 2012 - Grand Prix Series fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 5 July 2012 The tournament was won by France, who defeated Portugal 21–12 in the final. England, winner of the first two phases of the tournament, were considered to be favourites but eliminated by France in the quarter-finals. England were the overall champions of the tournament. Qualification The top 12 teams in 2011 qualified for GPS 1 in Lyon.Men's 7’S Grand Prix Series 2012 Tournament Manual, p. 19. Team rankings after GPS 1 decided the standings for GPS 2 in Moscow, which decided rankings for GPS 3.Men's 7’S Grand Prix Series 2012 Tournament Manual, p. 8. For GPS 3, Denmark got direct 16th spot and three more teams from Division A promoted for the Grand Prix Series.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/article-336.htm Last 7's Grand Prix Series in Odense in live on Dailymotion 5 July 2012 fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby GPS 1 # Teams 1 POR 2 ENG 3 ESP 4 RUS 5 FRA 6 GEO 7 SCO 8 ITA 9 WAL 10 UKR 11 NED 12 GER GPS 2 # Teams 1 ENG 2 FRA 3 RUS 4 ESP 5 POR 6 UKR 7 WAL 8 SCO 9 GER 10 ITA 11 GEO 12 NED GPS 3 # Teams 1 ENG 2 FRA 3 RUS 4 ESP 5 POR 6 UKR 7 WAL 8 SCO 9 GER 10 ITA 11 GEO 12 NED 13 ROM 14 BEL 15 LIT 16 DEN Results Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third Ref 2–3 June Matmut Stadium (Lyon) ENG POR ESP http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-91.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 1 - Lyon (FR) fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 6 July 2012 30 June and 1 July Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow) ENG FRA RUS http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120629/174313617.html Moscow to Host European Rugby Sevens Tournament 29 June 2012 Moscow en.ria.ru RIA Novosti 6 July 2012http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-119.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 2 - Moscow (RU) fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 6 July 2012 7–8 July Odense Stadium, (Odense) FRA POR WAL http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/group-124.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 3 Odense (DK) fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 9 July 2012 GPS 1 The twelve teams were divided into two pools (A and B), with six members each. Each of the teams played with the other members in its pool once and then the two top teams in each of the two pools moved over to semifinals, the winners of which played against each other in the finals.Men's 7’S Grand Prix Series 2012 Tournament Manual, pp. 19–21. Portugal and England succeeded to final. Portugal lost only one pool (pool A) match against France with a points difference of nil to 31, whilst English team did not lose a single match.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-1558.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 1 Lyon (FR) – Pools matchs – Pool A fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 6 July 2012 In the semifinals, England played against fellow home nation Wales and Portugal faced Spanish team.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-1780.htm https://archive.today/20130123074543/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-1780.htm dead January 23, 2013 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 1 Lyon (FR) – Semifinals – Cup fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 6 July 2012 The final of Grand Prix Series 1 was played in between England and Portugal on 3 June 2012, which was won 14–26 by England and thus won the first leg of the 2012 Sevens Grand Prix Series.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-1793.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 1 Lyon (FR) – Finals – Cup fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 7 July 2012 Final match details 3 June 2012 17:26 POR 14–26 Report ENG Matmut Stadium Alexander Ruiz Valente 4'Leal 20' Vilk 2'Vilk 10'Brake 12'Royle 16' Leal 5'Leal 20' Bibby 3'Bibby 10'Bibby 12' GPS 2 The Grand Prix Series 2 held in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on 30 June and 1 July 2012. England and France were the top teams of pool A and pool B, respectively. Both of the teams won all their pool matches. England defeated Spain in the semifinal with a points difference of 22 to 7, and France entered the final after winning the lowest-scoring match of the GPS 2 against Russia, winning the match by 7–0. The final of the GPS 2 held on 1 July between England and France, which was won by the English team by 21–15.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-2036.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 2 Moscow (RU) – Finals – Cup fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 7 July 2012 Final match details 1 July 2012 18:50 ENG 21–15 Report FRA Luzhniki Stadium C. Passacantando Rodwell 1'Bibby 8'Bibby 16' Candelon 3'Albaladejo 14'Dall Igna 19' Bibby 1'Bibby 8'Bibby 16' GPS 3 Sixteen teams participated in the Grand Prix Series 3 held in Odense on 7 and 8 July 2012. It was the final phase of the 2012 Sevens Grand Prix Series. The sixteen teams were divided into four pools (A, B, C and D), with four members each. Each of the teams played with the other members in its pool once and then the two top teams in each of the four pools moved over to quarter-finals. The winner of each quarter-final match succeeded to semifinals and the winners of which played against each other in the finals.Men's 7’S Grand Prix Series 2012 Tournament Manual, p. 24. England, winner of the first two rounds of the competition, were considered to be the favourites, but they lost to France in quarter-finals.http://www.lerugbynistere.fr/videos/seven-etape-odense-direct-week-end-0607121722.php Seven's : L'étape d'Odense en direct ce week-end French lerugbynistere.fr. Le Rugbynistère 6 July 2012 9 July 2012 Lestang, Rémihttp://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-2068.htm https://archive.today/20130123234414/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-2068.htm dead 23 January 2013 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 3 Odense (DK) – Quarter-Finals – Cup + Plate fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 7 July 2012 In the final, France and Portugal competed for the Championship Cup. France, maintaining their winning streak, defeated Portugal by 21–12.http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/match-2084.htm 2012 Grand Prix Series – GPS 3 Odense (DK) – Finals – Cup fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 7 July 2012http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/rugby-a-xiii/2007/la-france-s-impose_sto3340763/story.shtml La France remporte le tournoi d'Odense French 8 July 2012 9 July 2012 lerugbynistere.fr. Le Rugbynistère Final match details 8 July 2012 18:58 POR 12–21 Report FRA Odense Stadium Luke Pearce (England) Moreira 16'Valente 20' Candelon 1'Mazoue 3'Dall Igna 9' Leal 16' Albaladejo 2'Albaladejo 3'Albaladejo 9' Final standings # Teams 1 ENG 50 2 POR 48 3 FRA 45 4 ESP 43 5 WAL 36 6 RUS 34 7 SCO 22 8 GEO 20 9 UKR 12 10 ITA 10 11 GER 8 (-96) 12 NED 8 (-187) 13 BEL 14 ROM 15 LIT 16 DEN Notes 2 References http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/upload/file/1330708098_120301%20GB%207s%20Grand%20Prix%20Series%20Manual%202012.PDF Men's 7'S Grand Prix Series 2012 Tournament Manual fira-aer-rugby.com. FIRA – Association of European Rugby 2012-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916082332/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/upload/file/1330708098_120301%20GB%207s%20Grand%20Prix%20Series%20Manual%202012.PDF 2012-09-16 dead 2010 Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Russia Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Denmark Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by France European Category:2011–12 in European rugby union Category:2011–12 in French rugby union Category:2012 in Russian rugby union Category:2012 in Danish sport