# 2017 Exeter Sevens

The 2017 Exeter Sevens was the final tournament of the 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series, hosted in Sandy Park at Exeter. Russia won the tournament, defeating Wales in the final. Ireland's Jordan Conroy was named player of the tournament.
This tournament settled the two European teams to be invited to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with Russia and Ireland progressing.

## Teams

* Belgium
* England
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Spain
* Wales

## Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams advance to the Cup quarter-final

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 14 | +88 | 9 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 3 |
* 15 July 2017 11:30
| Ireland | 36–7 | Portugal |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 11:52
| France | 24–5 | Belgium |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 14:15
| Ireland | 40–7 | Belgium |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 14:37
| France | 14–17 | Portugal |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 17:00
| Ireland | 26–0 | France |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 17:22
| Belgium | 12–17 | Portugal |
* Sandy Park

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 7 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 108 | −97 | 3 |
* 15 July 2017 12:14
| Russia | 34–0 | Poland |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 12:36
| Wales | 14–7 | Georgia |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 14:59
| Russia | 5–7 | Georgia |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 15:21
| Wales | 38–5 | Poland |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 17:44
| Russia | 17–12 | Wales |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 18:06
| Georgia | 35–10 | Poland |
* Sandy Park

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 9 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 53 | −14 | 3 |
* 15 July 2017 12:58
| Germany | 17–12 | Italy |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 13:20
| Spain | 24–17 | England |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 15:43
| Spain | 19–10 | Italy |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 16:05
| Germany | 17–5 | England |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 18:28
| Spain | 21–12 | Germany |
* Sandy Park
* 15 July 2017 18:50
| Italy | 5–19 | England |
* Sandy Park

## Knockout stage
### Challenge Trophy

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2 July 2017 – 12:58 – Sandy Park | 2 July 2017 – 12:58 – Sandy Park |
| France | 31 |
| France | 31 | 2 July 2017 – 16:35 – Sandy Park | 2 July 2017 – 16:35 – Sandy Park |
| Poland | 12 | 2 July 2017 – 16:35 – Sandy Park | 2 July 2017 – 16:35 – Sandy Park |
| Poland | 12 | France | 24 |
| 2 July 2017 – 13:20 – Sandy Park | 2 July 2017 – 13:20 – Sandy Park | | France | 24 |
| 2 July 2017 – 13:20 – Sandy Park | 2 July 2017 – 13:20 – Sandy Park | Italy | 21 |
| Italy | 12 | Italy | 21 |
| Belgium | 10 | | |
| Belgium | 10 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 July 2017 – 16:13 – Sandy Park | 2 July 2017 – 16:13 – Sandy Park |
| | | Poland | 12 |
| | | Belgium | 17 |

### 5th place

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 16 July 2017 – 11:30 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 11:30 – Sandy Park | | | |
| Ireland | 24 | | | |
| Ireland | 24 | 16 July 2017 – 14:45 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 14:45 – Sandy Park | | |
| England | 7 | 16 July 2017 – 14:45 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 14:45 – Sandy Park | |
| England | 7 | England | 28 | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | | England | 28 | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | Germany | 7 | |
| Wales | 17 | Germany | 7 | |
| Wales | 17 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 17:54 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 17:54 – Sandy Park |
| Germany | 12 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 17:54 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 17:54 – Sandy Park |
| Germany | 12 | | | | England | 12 |
| 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | | | | | England | 12 |
| 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | | | | Georgia | 17 |
| Russia | 19 | | | | Georgia | 17 |
| Russia | 19 | 16 July 2017 – 15:07 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 15:07 – Sandy Park | | | |
| Georgia | 12 | 16 July 2017 – 15:07 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 15:07 – Sandy Park | | | |
| Georgia | 12 | Georgia | 19 | | | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | | Georgia | 19 | | | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | Spain | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 14 | Spain | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 14 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 17:32 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 17:32 – Sandy Park |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 17:32 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 17:32 – Sandy Park |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | Germany | 21 |
| | | | | | Spain | 14 |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 16 July 2017 – 11:30 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 11:30 – Sandy Park | | | |
| Ireland | 24 | | | |
| Ireland | 24 | 16 July 2017 – 15:29 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 15:29 – Sandy Park | | |
| England | 7 | 16 July 2017 – 15:29 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 15:29 – Sandy Park | |
| England | 7 | Ireland | 12 | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | | Ireland | 12 | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park | Wales | 15 | |
| Wales | 17 | Wales | 15 | |
| Wales | 17 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 18:42 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 18:42 – Sandy Park |
| Germany | 12 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 18:42 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 18:42 – Sandy Park |
| Germany | 12 | | | | Wales | 10 |
| 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | | | | | Wales | 10 |
| 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park | | | | Russia | 17 |
| Russia | 19 | | | | Russia | 17 |
| Russia | 19 | 16 July 2017 – 15:51 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 15:51 – Sandy Park | | | |
| Georgia | 12 | 16 July 2017 – 15:51 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 15:51 – Sandy Park | | | |
| Georgia | 12 | Russia | 17 | | | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | | Russia | 17 | | | |
| 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park | Portugal | 12 | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 14 | Portugal | 12 | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 14 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 18:16 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 18:16 – Sandy Park |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | 16 July 2017 – 18:16 – Sandy Park | 16 July 2017 – 18:16 – Sandy Park |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | Ireland | 33 |
| | | | | | Portugal | 12 |

## Overall

| Pos | Team | Wn/Ls | Pts Dif | Pool |
| 1 | Russia | 5–1 | +56 | B |
| 2 | Wales | 4–2 | +36 | B |
| 3 | Ireland | 5–1 | +123 | A |
| 4 | Portugal | 3–3 | −40 | A |
| 5 | Georgia | 4–2 | +32 | B |
| 6 | England | 2–4 | −6 | C |
| 7 | Germany | 3–3 | −11 | C |
| 8 | Spain | 3–3 | −3 | C |