2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens European Qualifier

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2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens European Qualifier

Hosts| Romania
Date| 16 July – 17 July 2022
Nations| 12
Final positions
Champions| Round-robin and one-match play-off[a]

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2022

The 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens European Qualifier was the final qualification event for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Four teams qualified from the 12 teams entered. The event was held at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest.[1][2][3] Ireland were strong favourites entering the tournament and qualified for 2022 event, by defeating Georgia 17–12 in their quarter-final matchup.[4]

## Teams

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*  Belgium
*  Czech Republic
*  Georgia
*  Germany (Q)
*  Ireland (Q)
*  Italy
*  Lithuania
*  Poland
*  Portugal (Q)
*  Romania
*  Spain
*  Wales (Q)

Teams marked with (Q) qualified for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]

## Event

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All times are in Eastern European Summer Time.

### Pool stage

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#### Pool A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Ireland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 123  | 5  | +118  | 9
Italy | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 40  | 36  | +4  | 7
Portugal | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 56  | 43  | +13  | 5
Poland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 145  | −135  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

16 July 2022
13:58

Italy | 14–5|  Portugal

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16 July 2022
14:20

Ireland | 73–0|  Poland

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16 July 2022
20:58

Italy | 21–10|  Poland

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16 July 2022
21:20

Ireland | 29–0|  Portugal

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17 July 2022
13:58

Portugal | 51–0|  Poland

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17 July 2022
14:20

Ireland | 21–5|  Italy

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#### Pool B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Spain | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 123  | 22  | +101  | 9
Belgium | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 78  | 29  | +49  | 7
Czech Republic | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 25  | 114  | −89  | 5
Lithuania | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 20  | 81  | −61  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

16 July 2022
13:14

Belgium | 17–0|  Lithuania

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16 July 2022
13:36

Spain | 50–5|  Czech Republic

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16 July 2022
19:52

Belgium | 54–5|  Czech Republic

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16 July 2022
20:36

Spain | 49–10|  Lithuania

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17 July 2022
13:14

Lithuania | 10–15|  Czech Republic

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17 July 2022
13:36

Spain | 24–7|  Belgium

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#### Pool C

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Germany | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 90  | 17  | +73  | 9
Wales | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 88  | 26  | +62  | 7
Georgia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 36  | 66  | −30  | 5
Romania | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 112  | −105  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

16 July 2022
12:30

Germany | 26–7|  Georgia

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16 July 2022
12:52

Wales | 45–0|  Romania

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16 July 2022
19:30

Germany | 52–0|  Romania

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16 July 2022
20:14

Wales | 33–14|  Georgia

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17 July 2022
12:30

Georgia | 15–7|  Romania

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17 July 2022
12:52

Wales | 10–12|  Germany

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### Seeds

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The final seeding procedure, to determine the four teams that would play-off, saw 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, and 4 v 5:

Seed  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  |  Ireland (Q) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 123  | 5  | +118  | 9
2  |  Spain | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 123  | 22  | +101  | 9
3  |  Germany (Q) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 90  | 17  | +73  | 9
4  |  Wales (Q) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 88  | 26  | +62  | 7
5  |  Belgium | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 78  | 29  | +49  | 7
6  |  Italy | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 40  | 36  | +4  | 7
7  |  Portugal (Q) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 56  | 43  | +13  | 5
8  |  Georgia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 36  | 66  | −30  | 5
9  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 25  | 114  | −89  | 5
10  |  Lithuania | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 20  | 81  | −61  | 3
11  |  Romania | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 112  | −105  | 3
12  |  Poland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 145  | −135  | 3

Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

## Knockout play-offs

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Winners of the four matches advance to 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

17 July 2022
18:30

(4) Wales | 24–12|  Belgium (5)

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17 July 2022
18:52

(3) Germany | 24–7|  Italy (6)

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17 July 2022
19:14

(2) Spain | 19–20|  Portugal (7)

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17 July 2022
19:36

(1) Ireland | 17–12|  Georgia (8)

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## Notes

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1. ^ The event was a qualification event for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The knockout stage only featured as a one-match play-off between seeded teams.

## References

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1. ^ "Men's 7s Rugby World Cup Qualifier 2022 - Bucharest". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
2. ^ "European Qualifiers For RWC Sevens To Be Held In Bucharest". Irish Rugby. 7 June 2022.
3. ^ "Final eight spots at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 up for grabs in Bucharest". World Rugby. 14 July 2022.
4. ^ "Ireland's men's and women's 7s teams have qualified for the World Cup". the42. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
5. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 line-up confirmed in Bucharest". World Rugby. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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Editions|

* Scotland 1993
* Hong Kong 1997
* Argentina 2001
* Hong Kong 2005
* UAE 2009
* M
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* Russia 2013
* M
* W
* USA 2018
* M
* W
* South Africa 2022
* M
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* W
* 2013
* M
* W
* 2018
* M
* W
* 2022
* M
* W

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* Melrose Cup

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