2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series

2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series
Hosts	Russia; France; England
Date	6 June – 12 July
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	France
Runners-up	Spain
Third	England
Series details
Matches played	102
Tries scored	525 (average 5.147 per match)
Top try scorer	Julien Candelon (17); Denis Simplikevich (17)
Top point scorer	Terry Bouhraoua (184)
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The 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series was an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held over three legs in the cities of Moscow, Lyon and Exeter.^[1]

The top team qualified directly to the Olympic Games, whereas the runner-up qualified to the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2016. France won the 2015 Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Championship, and qualified directly to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Spain finished second and qualified directly to the Final 2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament, avoiding the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
6–7 June	Moscow	France	Russia	Spain
13–14 June	Lyon	France	Spain	Belgium
11–12 July	Exeter	France	England	Spain

Standings

Legend
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Qualified for the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament
Qualified for the Repechage Tournament and relegated to Division A for 2016.
Ineligible for Olympic Qualification – Already Qualified for Olympics

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Rank	Team	Moscow	Lyon	Exeter	Points
	France	20	20	20	60
	Spain	16	18	16	50
	England	14	12	18	44
4	Russia	18	10	10	38
5	Germany	10	14	14	38
6	Portugal	12	8	4	24
7	Wales	8	2	12	22
8	Belgium	3	16	1	20
9	Lithuania	6	3	8	17
10	Georgia	4	4	6	14
11	Italy	2	6	3	11
12	Romania	1	1	2	4

Note Russia finishes above Germany due to tiebreaker of highest single tournament finish.

Moscow

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	40–17	Russia	Spain (Third) England
Plate	Portugal	35–7	Germany	Wales (Seventh) Lithuania
Bowl	Georgia	14–12	Belgium	Italy (Eleventh) Romania

Lyon

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	20–7	Spain	Belgium (Third) Germany
Plate	England	26–14	Russia	Portugal (Seventh) Italy
Bowl	Georgia	20–17	Lithuania	Wales (Eleventh) Romania

Exeter

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	France	14–5	England	Spain (Third) Germany
Plate	Wales	14–10	Russia	Lithuania (Seventh) Georgia
Bowl	Portugal	26–12	Italy	Romania (Eleventh) Belgium

References

^ "Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series 7s final at Exeter". Archived from the original on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
^ "Rugby Europe official website". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ "Ireland keep Rio dream alive on two fronts". World Rugby. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Rugby Europe official website". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-08.

[1] "Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series 7s final at Exeter". Archived from the original on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

[2] "Rugby Europe official website". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

[3] "Ireland keep Rio dream alive on two fronts". World Rugby. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[4] "Rugby Europe official website". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-08.

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