# 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series

The 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was the twenty-first edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Algarve in Portugal and the second at Hamburg in Germany. Ireland won the first leg of the tournament defeating Georgia in the Algarve final, 19–10. Ireland earned a third place finish at the Hamburg event, thereby clinching the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship.

## Teams

The current list of teams confirmed to be participating in the Sevens Championship Series.
Poland, were relegated to the 2023 Trophy tournament after finishing last in the previous year's Championship tournament.
Participating teams increased from ten to twelve teams for this year's tournament. This enabled three groups of four teams as opposed to the two groups of five teams that participated in the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series. Both Ireland and England were promoted from the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy. However, Great Britain replaced England in the tournament following World Rugby's mandate of Olympic teams competing on the World Rugby Sevens Series from 2023 to 2024 season and the decision by the rugby authorities of England, Scotland, and Wales to merge and compete as Great Britain in advance of the 2024 Olympic games. Romania who finished fourth behind Wales in the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy benefited from the three British teams merging by taking up the final position in the tournament.
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Portugal
* Romania
* Spain

## Schedule

The official schedule for the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series is:
2023 Series schedule :
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
| Portugal | Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António | Algarve | 9–11 June | Ireland | Georgia | France |
| Germany | Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | Hamburg | 7–9 July | Spain | France | Ireland |

## Standings

2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship :
| Pos | Event Team | Algarve | Hamburg | Points total |
| 1 | Ireland | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | France | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | Spain | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Portugal | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Georgia | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Germany | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Italy | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | Belgium | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Romania | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Legend :
| Blue fill | Entry to World Challenger Series |
| Dark bar | Already a core team for the 2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series |
| Red fill | Relegated to 2024 European Trophy |
Notes:
^$^*$ As per Rugby Europe rules, Lithuania was placed higher than Romania due to a better points difference for the series. Portugal was placed higher than Georgia due to a better points difference for the series.

## First leg – Algarve
### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 24 | 76 | 9 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 24 | 71 | 7 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 72 | –41 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 116 | –106 | 3 |
| Spain | 43–0 | Czech Republic |
| Portugal | 29–0 | Lithuania |
| Spain | 38–7 | Lithuania |
| Portugal | 49–5 | Czech Republic |
| Lithuania | 24–5 | Czech Republic |
| Spain | 19–17 | Portugal |

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | –5 | 5 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 74 | –48 | 3 |
| Germany | 26–12 | Romania |
| Italy | 17–14 | Georgia |
| Germany | 26–7 | Georgia |
| Italy | 24–7 | Romania |
| Georgia | 24–7 | Romania |
| Germany | 12–7 | Italy |

#### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 21 | 56 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 60 | –19 | 7 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 5 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 67 | –41 | 3 |
| France | 17–14 | Great Britain |
| Belgium | 7–31 | Ireland |
| France | 7–34 | Ireland |
| Great Britain | 19–7 | Belgium |
| France | 17–12 | Belgium |
| Ireland | 12–7 | Great Britain |

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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| Lithuania | 41 |
| Czech Republic | 14 | | |
| Czech Republic | 14 | Lithuania | 5 |
| | | Belgium | 26 |
| Belgium | 45 | Belgium | 26 |
| Romania | 7 | | |
| Romania | 7 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Czech Republic | 14 |
| | | Romania | 26 |

#### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Spain | 38 |
| Italy | 21 | | |
| Italy | 21 | Spain | 12 |
| | | Portugal | 17 |
| Germany | 19 | Portugal | 17 |
| Portugal | 21 | | |
| Portugal | 21 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Italy | 12 |
| | | Germany | 17 |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Spain | 12 | | |
| Georgia | 24 | | |
| Georgia | 24 | Georgia | 14 |
| | | France | 7 |
| Italy | 7 | France | 7 |
| France | 24 | | | | |
| France | 24 | | | Georgia | 10 |
| | | | | Ireland | 19 |
| Germany | 12 | | | Ireland | 19 |
| Great Britain | 22 | | | | |
| Great Britain | 22 | Great Britain | 14 | | |
| | | Ireland | 17 | Third place | Third place |
| Ireland | 29 | Ireland | 17 | Third place | Third place |
| Portugal | 10 | | | | |
| Portugal | 10 | | | France | 21 |
| | | | | Great Britain | 14 |

## Second leg – Hamburg
### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 28 | 56 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 38 | 52 | 7 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 | –136 | 3 |
* 7 July 2023 14:35 UTC
| Ireland | 50–0 | Czech Republic |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 7 July 2023 14:57 UTC
| Spain | 28–26 | Germany |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 10:40 UTC
| Spain | 52–0 | Czech Republic |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 11:02 UTC
| Ireland | 0–24 | Germany |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 13:56 UTC
| Ireland | 12–10 | Spain |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 14:18 UTC
| Germany | 34–0 | Czech Republic |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg

#### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 64 | 23 | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 6 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 90 | –52 | 4 |
* 7 JUly 2023 13:51 UTC
| Georgia | 19–19 | Romania |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 7 July 2023 14:13 UTC
| Portugal | 33–21 | Italy |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 09:56 UTC
| Georgia | 17–21 | Italy |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 10:18 UTC
| Portugal | 26–5 | Romania |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 13:12 UTC
| Italy | 45–14 | Romania |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 13:34 UTC
| Georgia | 19–12 | Portugal |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg

#### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 44 | 28 | 7 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 7 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 75 | –58 | 3 |
* 7 July 2023 13:07 UTC
| France | 38–10 | Lithuania |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 7 July 2023 13:29 UTC
| Great Britain | 14–22 | Belgium |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 09:12 UTC
| France | 22–15 | Belgium |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 09:34 UTC
| Great Britain | 10–7 | Lithuania |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 12:28 UTC
| Belgium | 27–0 | Lithuania |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg
* 8 July 2023 12:50 UTC
| France | 12–19 | Great Britain |
* Sports Park Steinwiesenweg

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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 8 July 2023 16:18 UTC | 8 July 2023 16:18 UTC |
| Georgia | 14 |
| Georgia | 14 | 9 July 2023 11:12 UTC | 9 July 2023 11:12 UTC |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 9 July 2023 11:12 UTC | 9 July 2023 11:12 UTC |
| Czech Republic | 7 | Georgia | 17 |
| 8 July 2023 16:40 UTC | 8 July 2023 16:40 UTC | | Georgia | 17 |
| 8 July 2023 16:40 UTC | 8 July 2023 16:40 UTC | Romania | 12 |
| Romania | 20 | Romania | 12 |
| Lithuania | 0 | | |
| Lithuania | 0 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 9 July 2023 10:50 UTC | 9 July 2023 10:50 UTC |
| | | Czech Republic | 19 |
| | | Lithuania | 24 |

#### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 9 July 2023 09:22 UTC | 9 July 2023 09:22 UTC |
| Germany | 31 |
| Germany | 31 | 9 July 2023 12:50 UTC | 9 July 2023 12:50 UTC |
| Italy | 5 | 9 July 2023 12:50 UTC | 9 July 2023 12:50 UTC |
| Italy | 5 | Germany | 26 |
| 9 July 2023 09:44 UTC | 9 July 2023 09:44 UTC | | Germany | 26 |
| 9 July 2023 09:44 UTC | 9 July 2023 09:44 UTC | Portugal | 12 |
| Portugal | 28 | Portugal | 12 |
| Belgium | 10 | | |
| Belgium | 10 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 9 July 2023 12:28 UTC | 9 July 2023 12:28 UTC |
| | | Italy | 28 |
| | | Belgium | 0 |

#### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 July 2023 17:02 UTC | 8 July 2023 17:02 UTC | | | |
| Germany | 19 | | | |
| Germany | 19 | 9 July 2023 10:06 UTC | 9 July 2023 10:06 UTC | | |
| Great Britain | 21 | 9 July 2023 10:06 UTC | 9 July 2023 10:06 UTC | |
| Great Britain | 21 | Great Britain | 7 | |
| 8 July 2023 18:08 UTC | 8 July 2023 18:08 UTC | | Great Britain | 7 | |
| 8 July 2023 18:08 UTC | 8 July 2023 18:08 UTC | France | 33 | |
| Italy | 7 | France | 33 | |
| Italy | 7 | | | | 9 July 2023 14:47 UTC | 9 July 2023 14:47 UTC |
| France | 33 | | | | 9 July 2023 14:47 UTC | 9 July 2023 14:47 UTC |
| France | 33 | | | | France | 19 |
| 8 July 17:24 UTC | 8 July 17:24 UTC | | | | | France | 19 |
| 8 July 17:24 UTC | 8 July 17:24 UTC | | | | Spain | 21 |
| Portugal | 12 | | | | Spain | 21 |
| Portugal | 12 | 9 July 2023 10:28 UTC | 9 July 2023 10:28 UTC | | | |
| Ireland | 19 | 9 July 2023 10:28 UTC | 9 July 2023 10:28 UTC | | | |
| Ireland | 19 | Ireland | 19 | | | |
| 8 July 2023 17:46 UTC | 8 July 2023 17:46 UTC | | Ireland | 19 | | | |
| 8 July 2023 17:46 UTC | 8 July 2023 17:46 UTC | Spain | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| Belgium | 0 | Spain | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| Belgium | 0 | | | | 9 July 2023 13:47 UTC | 9 July 2023 13:47 UTC |
| Spain | 19 | | | | 9 July 2023 13:47 UTC | 9 July 2023 13:47 UTC |
| Spain | 19 | | | | Great Britain | 7 |
| | | | | | Ireland | 12 |