2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

RussiaFranceEngland 6 June – 12 July 12 FRA ESP ENG 102 525 FRA Terry Bouhraoua (184) FRA Julien Candelon (17)RUS Denis Simplikevich (17) 2014 2015 (July) 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.http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/article-707.htm Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series 7s final at Exeter 2015-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150604185632/http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/article-707.htm 2015-06-04 dead 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.http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/article-792.htm Rugby Europe official website 2015-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713083635/http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/article-792.htm 2015-07-13 dead https://www.worldrugby.org/news/81188 Ireland keep Rio dream alive on two fronts World Rugby 20 July 2015 3 April 2018 This was the final time that the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series acted as an olympic qualifying tournament. Qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics consisted of a separate Stand-alone Olympic Qualifying tournament organised by Rugby Europe.Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020 https://www.englandrugby.com/news/sevens-olympic-pathway-confirmed-for-2020/# England Rugby 17 September 2018 12 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214610/https://www.englandrugby.com/news/sevens-olympic-pathway-confirmed-for-2020/ Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games acted as the 2024 Olympic Qualifying tournamentParticipation of teams confirmed for Rugby 7s at European Games https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/news/participation-of-teams-confirmed-for-rugby-7s-at-european-games/ 2023-03-01 Rugby Europe en-GB following Rugby Sevens debut within the European Games.Barker Philip Rugby sevens to feature on programme for 2023 European Games https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125361/rugby-sevens-2023-european-games insidethegames.biz Dunsar Media 25 June 2023 6 July 2022 Schedule Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third 6–7 June RUS Moscow FRA RUS ESP 13–14 June FRA Lyon FRA ESP BEL 11–12 July ENG Exeter FRA ENG ESP Standings LegendQualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.Qualified for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.Qualified for the Rugby Europe Repechage TournamentQualified for the Repechage Tournament and relegated to Division A for 2016.Ineligible for Olympic Qualification – Already Qualified for Olympics http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/article-775.htm Rugby Europe official website 2015-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150607194206/http://www.rugbyeurope.eu//article-775.htm 2015-06-07 dead RankTeamMoscowLyonExeterPoints FRA 20 20 20 60 ESP 16 18 16 50 ENG 14 12 18 44 4 RUS 18 10 10 38 5 GER 10 14 14 38 6 POR 12 8 4 24 7 WAL 8 2 12 22 8 BEL 3 16 1 20 9 LIT 6 3 8 17 10 GEO 4 4 6 14 11 ITA 2 6 3 11 12 ROM 1 1 2 4 Note Russia finishes above Germany due to tiebreaker of highest single tournament finish. Moscow 2015 Moscow Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCupFRA40–17RUSESP (Third)ENGPlatePOR35–7GERWAL (Seventh)LTUBowlGEO14–12BELITA (Eleventh)ROU Lyon 2015 Lyon Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCupFRA20–7ESPBEL (Third)GERPlateENG26–14RUSPOR (Seventh)ITABowlGEO20–17LTUWAL (Eleventh)ROU Exeter 2015 Exeter Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCupFRA14–5ENGESP (Third)GERPlateWAL14–10RUSLIT (Seventh)GEOBowlPOR26–12ITAROM (Eleventh)BEL See also 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series References Grand Prix 2015 Category:2015 rugby sevens competitions Category:2015–16 in European rugby union Category:2014–15 in European rugby union Category:Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament