# Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament

The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 European Games was held from 25 to 27 June at the Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana in Kraków. This was the first time Rugby Sevens participated within the European Games and it also served as a qulification tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics, with the winner of the tournament qualifying.

## Seeding

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to results of first leg of the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Ireland (1) | Georgia (2) | Great Britain (4) |
| Germany (7) | Spain (6) | Portugal (5) |
| Italy (8) | Belgium (9) | Lithuania (10) |
| Poland (–) | Czechia (12) | Romania (11) |

## Pool stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 14 | +109 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Poland (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 161 | −161 | 3 | |
* 25 June 13:58
| Germany | 19–19 | Italy |
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* 25 June 14:20
| Ireland | 66–0 | Poland |
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* 25 June 19:58
| Ireland | 38–7 | Italy |
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* 25 June 20:20
| Germany | 47–0 | Poland |
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* 26 June 13:58
| Ireland | 19–7 | Germany |
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* 26 June 14:20
| Italy | 50–0 | Poland |
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### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | +68 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 97 | −62 | 3 | |
* 25 June 12:30
| Spain | 26–12 | Belgium |
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* 25 June 12:52
| Georgia | 17–14 | Czechia |
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* 25 June 18:30
| Georgia | 14–7 | Belgium |
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* 25 June 18:52
| Spain | 40–14 | Czechia |
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* 26 June 12:30
| Georgia | 7–35 | Spain |
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* 26 June 12:52
| Belgium | 40–7 | Czechia |
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### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 5 | +95 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 50 | +38 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 72 | −36 | 5 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 114 | −97 | 3 | |
* 25 June 13:14
| Portugal | 38–12 | Lithuania |
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* 25 June 13:36
| Great Britain | 45–0 | Romania |
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* 25 June 19:14
| Great Britain | 24–0 | Lithuania |
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* 25 June 19:36
| Portugal | 45–7 | Romania |
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* 26 June 13:14
| Great Britain | 31–5 | Portugal |
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* 26 June 13:36
| Lithuania | 24–10 | Romania |
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### Ranking of third-placed teams

The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | B | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | C | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 72 | −36 | 5 | |

## Knockout stage
### 9–12th place playoff

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place match | Ninth place match |
| 26 June | 26 June |
| Lithuania | 33 |
| Lithuania | 33 | 27 June | 27 June |
| Poland | 10 | 27 June | 27 June |
| Poland | 10 | Lithuania (a.e.t.) | 24 |
| 26 June | 26 June | | Lithuania (a.e.t.) | 24 |
| 26 June | 26 June | Czechia | 19 |
| Czechia | 21 | Czechia | 19 |
| Romania | 15 | | |
| Romania | 15 | Eleventh place match | Eleventh place match |
| | | 27 June | 27 June |
| | | Poland | 21 |
| | | Romania | 19 |
* 26 June 18:30
| Lithuania | 33–10 | Poland |
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* 26 June 18:52
| Czechia | 21–15 | Romania |
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* 27 June 13:35
| Poland | 21–19 | Romania |
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* 27 June 13:57
| Lithuania | 24–19 (a.e.t.) | Czechia |
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### 5–8th place playoff

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 27 June | 27 June |
| Belgium | 21 |
| Belgium | 21 | 27 June | 27 June |
| Georgia | 5 | 27 June | 27 June |
| Georgia | 5 | Belgium | 24 |
| 27 June | 27 June | | Belgium | 24 |
| 27 June | 27 June | Germany | 0 |
| Italy | 19 | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 21 | | |
| Germany | 21 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 27 June | 27 June |
| | | Georgia | 19 |
| | | Italy | 7 |
* 27 June 14:19
| Belgium | 21–5 | Georgia |
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* 27 June 14:41
| Italy | 19–21 | Germany |
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* 27 June 19:07
| Georgia | 19–7 | Italy |
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* 27 June 19:51
| Belgium | 24–0 | Germany |
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### Medal playoff

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 26 June | 26 June | | | |
| Ireland | 26 | | | |
| Ireland | 26 | 27 June | 27 June | | |
| Belgium | 12 | 27 June | 27 June | |
| Belgium | 12 | Ireland | 24 | |
| 26 June | 26 June | | Ireland | 24 | |
| 26 June | 26 June | Portugal | 0 | |
| Georgia | 5 | Portugal | 0 | |
| Georgia | 5 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Portugal | 31 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Portugal | 31 | | | | Ireland | 26 |
| 26 June | 26 June | | | | | Ireland | 26 |
| 26 June | 26 June | | | | Great Britain | 12 |
| Spain | 36 | | | | Great Britain | 12 |
| Spain | 36 | 27 June | 27 June | | | |
| Italy | 7 | 27 June | 27 June | | | |
| Italy | 7 | Spain | 7 | | | |
| 26 June | 26 June | | Spain | 7 | | | |
| 26 June | 26 June | Great Britain | 19 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Great Britain | 14 | Great Britain | 19 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Great Britain | 14 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Germany | 10 | | | | 27 June | 27 June |
| Germany | 10 | | | | Portugal | 0 |
| | | | | | Spain | 42 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 26 June 19:14
| Ireland | 26–12 | Belgium |
| Try: O'Grady 5' c Kennedy 7' c McNamara (2) 9' c, 12' m Con: Roche (3/4) 5', 7', 9' | Report | Try: Benoy 2' c Lalli 14' m Con: Remue (1/2) 3' Cards: Bontems 8' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 26 June 19:36
| Spain | 36–7 | Italy |
| Try: Serres 1' c López (2) 4' m, 7' m Pla 6' c Laforga (2) 12' m, 14' c Con: Ramos (3/6) 1', 7', 14+1' | Report | Try: Pani 9' c Con: Bonavolonta 9' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Adam Leal (England)
* 26 June 19:58
| Great Britain | 14–10 | Germany |
| Try: McFarland 2' c T. Williams 8' c Con: Emery (2/2) 2', 9' | Report | Try: Lichtenberg 7+2' m P. Gleitze 13' m Con: Klewinghaus (0/2) |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 26 June 20:20
| Georgia | 5–31 | Portugal |
| Try: Lomidze 14' m Con: Lomidze (0/1) | Report | Try: Antunes 1' c Couto 2' c Marta 5' c Rodrigues 7+1' m Câmara 11' m Con: Marta (3/5) 2', 3', 5' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

#### Semifinals

* 27 June 15:03
| Ireland | 24–0 | Portugal |
| Try: Dardis (2) 5' c, 6' c Ward 9' m Conroy 11' m Con: Dardis (2/4) 5', 6' | Report | Cards: Dos Santos 10' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Adam Leal (England)
* 27 June 15:25
| Spain | 7–19 | Great Britain |
| Try: Pla 2' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 2' | Report | Try: McFarland 3' c T. Williams 6' m Farndale 10' c Con: Emery (2/3) 4', 11' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

#### Bronze medal match

* 27 June 20:35
| Portugal | 0–42 | Spain |
| | Report | Try: Pla (2) 2' c, 10' c Serres 3' c Ramos (2) 6' c, 7'+2 c Laforga 13' c Con: Ramos (6/6) 3', 4', 6', 7+2', 11', 14' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Adam Leal (England)

#### Gold medal match

* 27 June 21:35
| Ireland | 26–12 | Great Britain |
| Try: Dardis 4' c Kennedy 7+2' c Conroy (2) 12' c, 14' m Con: Dardis (2/2) 4', 7+3' Roche (1/2) 13' Cards: Mollen 14+2' | Report | Try: T. Williams 7' c Sofolarin 14+2' m Con: Barreto (1/1) 7' Roddick (0/1) Cards: Fergusson 7+2' |
* Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Matches | W | D | L | Points | Tries |
| | Ireland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 31 |
| | Great Britain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 23 |
| | Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 28 |
| 4 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 19 |
| 5 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 18 |
| 6 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 16 |
| 7 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 11 |
| 8 | Italy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 17 |
| 9 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 15 |
| 10 | Czechia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 11 |
| 11 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 5 |
| 12 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 9 |