2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Russia  France  England  Poland
Date	19 May – 8 September
Final positions
Champions	Ireland
Runners-up	Germany
Third	Russia
Series details
Top try scorer	Terry Kennedy (23)
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The 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. The three top placing 2018-2019 non-core World Series teams — Ireland, Germany, and Russia — advance to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens qualification tournament. Ireland won the series, winning three out of the four tournaments.^[1]

The non-hosting team with the fewest points — Sweden — is relegated to the 2019 Trophy tournament.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
19–20 May	Moscow	Ireland	Germany	Italy
30 June – 1 July	Marcoussis	Ireland	Germany	England
7–8 July	Exeter	England	Russia	Ireland
8–9 September	Łódź	Ireland	Germany	Portugal
Overall		Ireland	Germany	Russia

Standings

Rank	Team	Moscow	Marc­oussis	Exeter	Łódź	Points
	Ireland	20	20	16	20	76
	Germany	18	18	6	18	60
	Russia ⍻	12	14	18	12	56
4	England ✓	10	16	20	8	54
5	Portugal	6	12	14	16	48
6	France ✓	14	10	8	14	46
7	Italy	16	8	3	3	30
8	Wales ✓	4	6	12	2	24
9	Spain ✓	8	2	4	10	24
10	Georgia	2	3	10	4	19
11	Sweden	3	1	1	6	11
12	Poland*	1	4	2	1	8

⍻ Russia started this series as a World Series core team but lost its core status at the 2018 Paris Sevens on June 10, 2018.

✓ indicates 2018-2019 World Series core nation

* Poland cannot be relegated due to being a host nation

Moscow

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Ireland	28–7	Germany	Italy (Third)  France
Plate	Russia	29–10	England	Spain (Seventh)  Portugal
Bowl	Wales	26–12	Sweden	Georgia (Eleventh)  Poland

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	57	10	+47	9
France	3	2	0	1	50	36	+14	7
Sweden	3	1	0	2	34	55	–21	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	24	64	–40	3

19 May 2018	France	21–12	Georgia
10:28				Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)

19 May 2018	Russia	24–0	Sweden
10:50				Referee: Mike English (Wales)

19 May 2018	France	19–10	Sweden
13:13				Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

19 May 2018	Russia	19–0	Georgia
13:35				Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

19 May 2018	Georgia	12–24	Sweden
15:58				Referee: George Kopp (Russia)

19 May 2018	Russia	14–10	France
16:20				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	97	0	+97	9
Portugal	3	2	0	1	42	47	–5	7
Germany	3	1	0	2	48	54	–6	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	12	98	–86	3

19 May 2018	Ireland	29–0	Poland
9:44

19 May 2018	Germany	0–21	Portugal
10:06

19 May 2018	Ireland	35–0	Portugal
12:29				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

19 May 2018	Germany	48–0	Poland
12:51				Referee: Mike English (Wales)

19 May 2018	Portugal	21–12	Poland
15:14				Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)

19 May 2018	Ireland	33–0	Germany
15:36				Referee: Mike English (Wales)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	2	0	1	0	0	+6	7
Italy	3	2	0	1	0	0	+16	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	0	0	+7	5
Wales	3	1	0	2	0	0	–29	5

19 May 2018	Spain	5–12	Italy
9:00				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

19 May 2018	Wales	21–14	England
9:22				Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

19 May 2018	Spain	19–22	England
11:45				Referee: Andrea Spadoni (Italy)

19 May 2018	Wales	0–19	Italy
12:07				Referee: George Kopp (Russia)

19 May 2018	England	17–7	Italy
14:30				Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)

19 May 2018	Spain	22–5	Wales
14:52				Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 May 2018 – 10:28 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Sweden	12
					20 May 2018 – 14:05 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Poland	10
					Sweden	12
	20 May 2018 – 10:50 – Oktyabr Stadium
					Wales	26
	Wales	26
	Georgia	7
					Eleventh Place
					20 May 2018 – 13:43 – Oktyabr Stadium
					Poland	7
					Georgia	34

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 May 2018 – 12:15 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Russia	24
					20 May 2018 – 15:24 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Portugal	7
					Russia	29
	20 May 2018 – 12:37 – Oktyabr Stadium
					England	10
	Spain	0
	England	14
					Seventh Place
					20 May 2018 – 15:02 – Oktyabr Stadium
					Portugal	7
					Spain	17

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	20 May 2018 – 9:00 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Russia	5
					20 May 2018 – 12:58 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Germany	12
					Germany	22
	20 May 2018 – 10:06 – Oktyabr Stadium
					Italy	7
	Portugal	7
									20 May 2018 – 16:11 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Italy	14
									Germany	7
	20 May 2018 – 9:44 – Oktyabr Stadium
									Ireland	28
	England	5
					20 May 2018 – 13:21 – Oktyabr Stadium
	France	14
					Ireland	31
	20 May 2018 – 9:22 – Oktyabr Stadium
					France	0			Third place
	Ireland	26
									20 May 2018 – 15:49 – Oktyabr Stadium
	Spain	0
									Italy	14
									France	5

Marcoussis

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Ireland	49–7	Germany	England (Third)  Russia
Plate	Portugal	17-12	France	Italy (Seventh)  Wales
Bowl	Poland	19-10	Georgia	Spain (Eleventh)  Sweden

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	113	14	+99	9
England	3	2	0	1	90	35	+55	7
Poland	3	1	0	2	28	116	–88	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	26	92	–66	3

30 June 2018	Ireland	52–0	Poland
9:00

30 June 2018	England	31–7	Spain
9:22

30 June 2018	Ireland	40–0	Spain
13:44

30 June 2018	England	45–7	Poland
14:06

30 June 2018	Ireland	21–14	England
18:28

30 June 2018	Spain	19–21	Poland
18:50

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	17	10	+43	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	21	10	+32	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	10	21	–15	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	10	17	–60	3

30 June 2018	Germany	17–10	Georgia
9:44

30 June 2018	Russia	21–10	Portugal
10:06

30 June 2018	Germany	38–5	Portugal
14:28

30 June 2018	Russia	38–14	Georgia
14:50

30 June 2018	Germany	17–14	Russia
19:12

30 June 2018	Portugal	36–7	Georgia
19:34

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	136	12	+124	9
Wales	3	1	0	2	39	80	-41	7
Italy	3	1	0	2	67	51	+31	5
Sweden	3	0	0	3	17	116	–99	3

30 June 2018	Italy	36–5	Sweden
10:28

30 June 2018	France	49–0	Wales
10:50

30 June 2018	Italy	19–22	Wales
15:12

30 June 2018	France	63–0	Sweden
15:34

30 June 2018	Wales	17–12	Sweden
19:56

30 June 2018	Italy	12–24	France
20:18

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 July 2018 – 11:28
	Poland	19
					1 July 2018 – 15:05
	Sweden	12
					Poland	19
	1 July 2018 – 11:50
					Georgia	10
	Georgia	21
	Spain	17
					Eleventh Place
					1 July 2018 – 14:43
					Sweden	19
					Spain	29

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 July 2018 – 13:15
	Portugal	38
					1 July 2018
	Wales	12
					Portugal	17
	1 July 2018 – 13:37
					France	12
	Italy	12
	France	38
					Seventh Place
					1 July 2018
					Wales	21
					Italy	24

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	1 July 2018 – 10:00
	Ireland	17
					1 July 2018 – 13:59
	Portugal	12
					Ireland	35
	1 July 2018 – 11:06
					Russia	0
	Russia	26
									1 July 2018 – 17:11
	Wales	14
									Ireland	49
	1 July 2018 – 10:22
									Germany	7
	Germany	24
					1 July 2018 – 14:21
	Italy	0
					Germany	12
	1 July 2018 – 10:44
					England	10			Third place
	France	21
									1 July 2018 – 16:49
	England	26
									Russia	12
									England	26

Exeter

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	England	15-5	Russia	Ireland (Bronze)  Portugal
Plate	Wales	26-21	Georgia	France (7th)  Germany
Bowl	Spain	24-7	Italy	Poland (11th)  Sweden

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	119	12	+107	9
France	3	2	0	1	55	57	–2	7
Italy	3	1	0	2	52	79	–25	5
Sweden	3	0	0	2	26	93	–67	3

7 July 2018	Ireland	43-0	Sweden
11:30

7 July 2018	France	31-12	Italy
11:52

7 July 2018	Ireland	43-7	Italy
14:15

7 July 2018	France	19-12	Sweden
14:37

7 July 2018	Ireland	33-5	France
17:00

7 July 2018	Italy	31-14	Sweden
17:22

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Wales	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	3

7 July 2018	Germany	31-15	Spain
12:14

7 July 2018	Portugal	19-24	Wales
12:36

7 July 2018	Germany	12-17	Wales
14:59

7 July 2018	Portugal	31-7	Spain
15:21

7 July 2018	Germany	21–17	Portugal
17:44

7 July 2018	Wales	28–5	Spain
18:06

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9
England	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	7
Georgia	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	5
Poland	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	3

7 July 2018	Russia	43-12	Poland
12:58

7 July 2018	England	43-5	Georgia
13:20

7 July 2018	Russia	19-7	Georgia
15:43

7 July 2018	England	19-12	Poland
16:05

7 July 2018	Poland	5–38	Georgia
18:28

7 July 2018	England	14–27	Russia
18:50

^[3]

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Final
	8 July 2018 – 12:58 – Sandy Park
	Italy	19
					8 July 2018 – 16:35 – Sandy Park
	Poland	12
					Italy	7
	8 July 2018 – 13:20 – Sandy Park
					Spain	24
	Spain	25
	Sweden	7
					Eleventh Place
					8 July 2018 – 16:13 – Sandy Park
					Poland	26
					Sweden	12

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	8 July 2018 – 14:45 – Sandy Park
	Georgia	36
					8 July 2018 – 17:54 – Sandy Park
	Germany	17
					Georgia	21
	8 July 2018 – 15:07 – Sandy Park
					Wales	26
	Wales	36
	France	14
					Seventh Place
					8 July 2018 – 17:32 – Sandy Park
					Germany	12
					France	17

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	8 July 2018 – 11:30 – Sandy Park
	Ireland	22
					8 July 2018 – 15:29 – Sandy Park
	Georgia	12
					Ireland	19
	8 July 2018 – 12:14 – Sandy Park
					England	31
	England	31
									8 July 2018 – 18:16 – Sandy Park
	Germany	10
									England	15
	8 July 2018 – 12:36 – Sandy Park
									Russia	5
	Wales	14
					8 July 2018 – 15:51 – Sandy Park
	Portugal	21
					Portugal	14
	8 July 2018 – 11:52 – Sandy Park
					Russia	17			Third place
	Russia	42
									8 July 2018 – 18:38 – Sandy Park
	France	0
									Ireland	29
									Portugal	7

Łódź

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Ireland	35–5	Germany	Portugal (Third)  France
Plate	Russia	26-17	Spain	England (Seventh)  Sweden
Bowl	Georgia	31-12	Italy	Wales (Eleventh)  Poland

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	2	0	1	56	38	+18	7
Sweden	3	2	0	1	41	43	–2	7
France	3	1	0	2	28	39	–11	5
Georgia	3	1	0	2	38	43	–5	5

8 September 2018	Georgia	5–7	France
10:00

8 September 2018	England	22–05	Sweden
10:22

8 September 2018	England	17–14	France
12:45

8 September 2018	Georgia	14–19	Sweden
13:07

8 September 2018	England	17–19	Georgia
15:30

8 September 2018	France	7–17	Sweden
15:52

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	67	26	+41	9
Germany	3	1	0	2	48	39	+9	5
Poland	3	1	0	2	27	43	–16	5
Wales	3	1	0	2	33	67	–34	5

8 September 2018	Wales	12–24	Germany
11:28

8 September 2018	Russia	19–5	Poland
11:50

8 September 2018	Russia	15–14	Germany
14:13

8 September 2018	Wales	14–10	Poland
14:35

8 September 2018	Russia	33–7	Wales
16:58

8 September 2018	Germany	10–12	Poland
17:20

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	0	71	26	+45	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	46	43	+3	7
Portugal	3	1	0	2	45	57	–12	5
Italy	3	0	0	3	26	62	–36	3

8 September 2018	Portugal	14–15	Spain
10:44

8 September 2018	Ireland	19–7	Italy
11:06

8 September 2018	Ireland	17–7	Spain
13:29

8 September 2018	Portugal	19–7	Italy
13:51

8 September 2018	Ireland	35–12	Portugal
16:14

8 September 2018	Spain	24–12	Italy
16:36

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 September 2018 – 11:28
	Poland	7
					9 September 2018 – 15:05
	Italy	17
					Italy	12
	9 September 2018 – 11:50
					Georgia	31
	Georgia	28
	Wales	5
					Eleventh Place
					9 September 2018 – 14:43
					Poland	10
					Wales	14

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 September 2018 – 13:15
	England	24
					9 September 2018 – 16:24
	Spain	26
					Spain	17
	9 September 2018 – 13:37
					Russia	26
	Russia	26
	Sweden	7
					Seventh Place
					9 September 2018 – 16:02
					England	29
					Sweden	24

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	9 September 2018 – 10:00
	England	7
					9 September 2018 – 13:59
	Portugal	19
					Portugal	7
	9 September 2018 – 11:06
					Germany	14
	Germany	14
									9 September 2018 – 17:11
	Spain	7
									Germany	5
	9 September 2018 – 10:22
									Ireland	35
	Russia	21
					9 September 2018 – 14:21
	France	24
					France	0
	9 September 2018 – 10:44
					Ireland	42			Third place
	Ireland	47
									9 September 2018 – 16:46
	Sweden	5
									Portugal	26
									France	14