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2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held on 13–14 July in Kazan at Central Stadium. The champion of the tournament will be eligible to qualify for the European spot in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The two runners-up will be eligible for bids at a 2020 Olympic repechage tournament.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams take part in the tournament, of which seven teams qualified through the 2019 Marcoussis Sevens, and are seeded according to their placements. The remaining five spots were awarded based upon performance in the Trophy and Conference tournaments.[2]

Seedings
  1.  France (Marcoussis winner)[3]
  2.  Russia (Marcoussis runner-up)
  3.  Spain (Marcoussis 3rd)
  4.  Ireland (Marcoussis 4th)
  5.  England (Marcoussis 5th)[GB 1]
  6.  Poland (Marcoussis 7th)
  7.  Italy (Marcoussis 9th)
  8.  Germany (Trophy winner)
  9.  Romania (Trophy runner-up)
  10.  Czech Republic (Trophy 3rd)
  11.  Sweden (Trophy 5th)
  12.  Moldova (Conference winner)
Note
  1. ^ By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[4] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.

Pool stage

All times in Moscow Time (UTC+03:00)

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Knockout stage

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Standings

External links

References

  1. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020" (PDF). World Rugby. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Pools announced for women's sevens Olympic qualifier tournament". Rugby Europe. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "France in Pole Position for the Kazan Olympic Tournament". Rugby Europe. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.