# 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was the eighteenth edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Moscow in Russia and the second at Łódź in Poland.
France won in Moscow but Germany won the Łódź tournament to take out the series championship title for the first time.
Germany, Italy and Portugal, as the three highest-placed nations without core team status on the World Rugby Sevens Series, gained entry to the inaugural World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for a chance to qualify to the World Sevens Series in 2020–21.
The Moscow leg of the tournament also served as a pre-qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The nine highest-placed eligible European teams from that tournament advanced to the Olympic regional qualifier held in Colomiers, France.

## Schedule

The official schedule for the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was:
2019 Series schedule :
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
| Russia | Luzhniki Stadium | Moscow | 22–23 June | France |
| Poland | Miejski Stadium | Łódź | 20–21 July | Germany |

## Series standings

Final standings over the two legs of the Grand Prix series:
| Pos | Team | Moscow | Łódź | Total points | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany | 14 | 20 | 34 | Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 |
| 2 | France | 20 | 12 | 32 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 18 | 14 | 32 | |
| 4 | Spain | 10 | 18 | 28 | |
| 5 | Italy | 6 | 16 | 22 | Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 |
| 6 | Wales | 12 | 10 | 22 | Excluded from Olympic qualifier |
| 7 | England | 16 | 3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Portugal | 8 | 8 | 16 | Advanced to Olympic qualifier and Challenger Series for 2020 |
| 9 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 11 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 | Excluded from Olympic qualifier |
| 12 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | Excluded from Olympic qualifier, relegated to 2020 Trophy |
    Legend Blue fill Entry to Olympic regional qualifier and World Challenger Series No fill Entry to Olympic regional qualifier Dark bar Already a core team for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series Pink fill Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier Red fill Excluded from Olympic regional qualifier and relegated to 2020 European Trophy
Notes:
^$^*$ As per Rugby Europe rules, France was placed higher than Ireland due to a better head-to-head record and superior points difference for the series. Italy was placed higher than Wales due to a superior points difference for the series.
^$^{GB}$ By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens. The final make-up of the Great Britain men's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

## Moscow

All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | France | 31–26 | Ireland | England (3rd) Germany |
| Plate | Wales | 28–5 | Spain | Portugal (7th) Italy |
| Bowl | Russia | 14–0 | Georgia | Poland (11th) Romania |

### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 5 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 79 | –60 | 3 |
* 22 June 2019 11:00
| Ireland | 29–0 | Romania |
* Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* 22 June 2019 11:22
| France | 33–7 | Italy |
* Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia)
* 22 June 2019 13:45
| Ireland | 26–14 | Italy |
* Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 22 June 2019 14:07
| France | 26–12 | Romania |
* Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
* 22 June 2019 16:30
| Ireland | 14–38 | France |
* Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 22 June 2019 16:52
| Italy | 24–7 | Romania |
* Referee: George Selwood (England)

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 7 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 131 | –107 | 3 |
* 22 June 2019 11:44
| Germany | 45–14 | Poland |
* Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
* 22 June 2019 12:06
| Portugal | 28–24 | Wales |
* Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 22 June 2019 14:29
| Germany | 12–21 | Wales |
* Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 22 June 2019 14:51
| Portugal | 38–10 | Poland |
* Referee: George Selwood (England)
* 22 June 2019 17:14
| Germany | 10–12 | Portugal |
* Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* 22 June 2019 17:36
| Wales | 48–0 | Poland |
* Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia)

#### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 26 | +100 | 7 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 108 | –94 | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 97 | –63 | 3 |
* 22 June 2019 12:28
| England | 5–21 | Spain |
* Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 22 June 2019 12:50
| Russia | 14–12 | Georgia |
* Referee: George Selwood (England)
* 22 June 2019 15:13
| England | 59–5 | Georgia |
* Referee: Georgii Kopp (Russia)
* 22 June 2019 15:35
| Russia | 0–34 | Spain |
* Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* 22 June 2019 17:58
| Spain | 24–17 | Georgia |
* Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)
* 22 June 2019 18:20
| Russia | 0–62 | England |
* Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

### Knockout stage
#### 9th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 23 June 2019 – 11:28 | 23 June 2019 – 11:28 |
| Russia | 34 |
| Russia | 34 | 23 June 2019 – 15:05 | 23 June 2019 – 15:05 |
| Poland | 17 | 23 June 2019 – 15:05 | 23 June 2019 – 15:05 |
| Poland | 17 | Russia | 14 |
| 23 June 2019 – 11:50 | 23 June 2019 – 11:50 | | Russia | 14 |
| 23 June 2019 – 11:50 | 23 June 2019 – 11:50 | Georgia | 0 |
| Romania | 19 | Georgia | 0 |
| Georgia | 24 | | |
| Georgia | 24 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 23 June 2019 – 14:43 | 23 June 2019 – 14:43 |
| | | Poland | 21 |
| | | Romania | 19 |

#### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 23 June 2019 – 13:15 | 23 June 2019 – 13:15 |
| Italy | 24 |
| Italy | 24 | 23 June 2019 – 16:24 | 23 June 2019 – 16:24 |
| Wales | 29 | 23 June 2019 – 16:24 | 23 June 2019 – 16:24 |
| Wales | 29 | Wales | 28 |
| 23 June 2019 – 13:37 | 23 June 2019 – 13:37 | | Wales | 28 |
| 23 June 2019 – 13:37 | 23 June 2019 – 13:37 | Spain | 5 |
| Portugal | 10 | Spain | 5 |
| Spain | 14 | | |
| Spain | 14 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 23 June 2019 – 16:02 | 23 June 2019 – 16:02 |
| | | Italy | 17 |
| | | Portugal | 22 |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 23 June 2019 – 09:57 | 23 June 2019 – 09:57 | | | |
| France | 53 | | | |
| France | 53 | 23 June 2019 – 13:59 | 23 June 2019 – 13:59 | | |
| Italy | 0 | 23 June 2019 – 13:59 | 23 June 2019 – 13:59 | |
| Italy | 0 | France | 24 | |
| 23 June 2019 – 11:06 | 23 June 2019 – 11:06 | | France | 24 | |
| 23 June 2019 – 11:06 | 23 June 2019 – 11:06 | England | 19 | |
| Wales | 14 | England | 19 | |
| Wales | 14 | | | | 23 June 2019 – 17:12 | 23 June 2019 – 17:12 |
| England | 45 | | | | 23 June 2019 – 17:12 | 23 June 2019 – 17:12 |
| England | 45 | | | | France | 31 |
| 23 June 2019 – 10:22 | 23 June 2019 – 10:22 | | | | | France | 31 |
| 23 June 2019 – 10:22 | 23 June 2019 – 10:22 | | | | Ireland | 26 |
| Portugal | 0 | | | | Ireland | 26 |
| Portugal | 0 | 23 June 2019 – 14:21 | 23 June 2019 – 14:21 | | | |
| Germany | 45 | 23 June 2019 – 14:21 | 23 June 2019 – 14:21 | | | |
| Germany | 45 | Germany | 10 | | | |
| 23 June 2019 – 10:44 | 23 June 2019 – 10:44 | | Germany | 10 | | | |
| 23 June 2019 – 10:44 | 23 June 2019 – 10:44 | Ireland | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 12 | Ireland | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Spain | 12 | | | | 23 June 2019 – 16:46 | 23 June 2019 – 16:46 |
| Ireland | 17 | | | | 23 June 2019 – 16:46 | 23 June 2019 – 16:46 |
| Ireland | 17 | | | | England | 24 |
| | | | | | Germany | 14 |

## Łódź

All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | Germany | 28–14 | Spain | Italy (3rd) Ireland |
| Plate | France | 29–19 | Wales | Portugal (7th) Georgia |
| Bowl | Russia | 21–12 | England | Poland (11th) Romania |

### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 5 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 83 | –43 | 3 |
* 20 July 2019 11:00
| Spain | 26–19 | Portugal |
* Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* 20 July 2019 11:22
| France | 26–21 | Romania |
* Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 20 July 2019 13:45
| France | 24–14 | Portugal |
* Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
* 20 July 2019 14:07
| Spain | 19–12 | Romania |
* Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France)
* 20 July 2019 16:30
| France | 14–24 | Spain |
* Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
* 20 July 2019 16:52
| Portugal | 38–7 | Romania |
* Referee: George Kopp (Russia)

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 24 | +78 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 69 | –3 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 102 | –76 | 3 |
* 20 July 2019 12:28
| Wales | 19–33 | Italy |
* Referee: George Kopp (Russia)
* 20 July 2019 12:50
| Ireland | 33–5 | Poland |
* Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
* 20 July 2019 15:13
| Ireland | 43–0 | Italy |
* Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 20 July 2019 15:35
| Wales | 36–14 | Poland |
* Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* 20 July 2019 17:58
| Ireland | 26–19 | Wales |
* Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
* 20 July 2019 18:20
| Italy | 33–7 | Poland |
* Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France)

#### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 9 |
| Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 66 | –18 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 65 | –14 | 3 |
* 20 July 2019 11:44
| Germany | 19–17 | Russia |
* Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)
* 20 July 2019 12:06
| England | 12–21 | Georgia |
* Referee: Thibault Santamaria (France)
* 20 July 2019 14:29
| England | 24–17 | Russia |
* Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
* 20 July 2019 14:51
| Germany | 15–12 | Georgia |
* Referee: George Kopp (Russia)
* 20 July 2019 17:14
| England | 12–28 | Germany |
* Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 20 July 2019 17:36
| Russia | 17–22 | Georgia |
* Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)

### Knockout stage
#### 9th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 21 July 2019 – 12:28 | 21 July 2019 – 12:28 |
| England | 26 |
| England | 26 | 21 July 2019 – 16:40 | 21 July 2019 – 16:40 |
| Poland | 17 | 21 July 2019 – 16:40 | 21 July 2019 – 16:40 |
| Poland | 17 | England | 12 |
| 21 July 2019 – 12:50 | 21 July 2019 – 12:50 | | England | 12 |
| 21 July 2019 – 12:50 | 21 July 2019 – 12:50 | Russia | 21 |
| Russia | 19 | Russia | 21 |
| Romania | 0 | | |
| Romania | 0 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 21 July 2019 – 16:18 | 21 July 2019 – 16:18 |
| | | Poland | 26 |
| | | Romania | 12 |

#### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 21 July 2019 – 14:15 | 21 July 2019 – 14:15 |
| Wales | 17 |
| Wales | 17 | 21 July 2019 – 17:24 | 21 July 2019 – 17:24 |
| Georgia | 14 | 21 July 2019 – 17:24 | 21 July 2019 – 17:24 |
| Georgia | 14 | Wales | 19 |
| 21 July 2019 – 14:37 | 21 July 2019 – 14:37 | | Wales | 19 |
| 21 July 2019 – 14:37 | 21 July 2019 – 14:37 | France | 29 |
| Portugal | 10 | France | 29 |
| France | 31 | | |
| France | 31 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 21 July 2019 – 17:02 | 21 July 2019 – 17:02 |
| | | Georgia | 19 |
| | | Portugal | 40 |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 July 2019 – 11:00 | 21 July 2019 – 11:00 | | | |
| Spain | 21 | | | |
| Spain | 21 | 21 July 2019 – 14:59 | 21 July 2019 – 14:59 | | |
| Wales | 12 | 21 July 2019 – 14:59 | 21 July 2019 – 14:59 | |
| Wales | 12 | Spain | 12 | |
| 21 July 2019 – 12:06 | 21 July 2019 – 12:06 | | Spain | 12 | |
| 21 July 2019 – 12:06 | 21 July 2019 – 12:06 | Italy | 7 | |
| Italy | 12 | Italy | 7 | |
| Italy | 12 | | | | 21 July 2019 – 18:09 | 21 July 2019 – 18:09 |
| Georgia | 7 | | | | 21 July 2019 – 18:09 | 21 July 2019 – 18:09 |
| Georgia | 7 | | | | Spain | 14 |
| 21 July 2019 – 11:22 | 21 July 2019 – 11:22 | | | | | Spain | 14 |
| 21 July 2019 – 11:22 | 21 July 2019 – 11:22 | | | | Germany | 28 |
| Ireland | 26 | | | | Germany | 28 |
| Ireland | 26 | 21 July 2019 – 15:21 | 21 July 2019 – 15:21 | | | |
| Portugal | 19 | 21 July 2019 – 15:21 | 21 July 2019 – 15:21 | | | |
| Portugal | 19 | Ireland | 7 | | | |
| 21 July 2019 – 11:44 | 21 July 2019 – 11:44 | | Ireland | 7 | | | |
| 21 July 2019 – 11:44 | 21 July 2019 – 11:44 | Germany | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 26 | Germany | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 26 | | | | 21 July 2019 – 17:46 | 21 July 2019 – 17:46 |
| France | 19 | | | | 21 July 2019 – 17:46 | 21 July 2019 – 17:46 |
| France | 19 | | | | Italy | 21 |
| | | | | | Ireland | 12 |