2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy

2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy
Hosts	Czech Republic  Hungary
Nations	12
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runners-up	Poland
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The 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy was the second level of international women's rugby sevens competitions organised by Rugby Europe during 2016. The competition featured two tournaments, one hosted in Prague and one hosted in Esztergom. Sweden won both tournaments. Sweden and Poland were promoted to the 2017 Grand Prix series while Norway and Denmark were relegated to the 2017 Conferences.[1][2]

Tournament 1 (Prague)

Prague Tournament
Host nation	Czech Republic
Date	18–19 June 2016
Cup
Champion	Sweden
Runner-up	Scotland
Third	Poland
Plate
Winner	Romania
Runner-up	Switzerland
Bowl
Winner	Moldova
Runner-up	Israel

Pool stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	99	17	+82	9
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	62	67	-5	7
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	39	48	-9	5
Israel	3	0	0	3	20	88	-68	3

Matches
18 June 2016 Scotland  33-10  Israel 18 June 2016 Switzerland  29-10  Czech Republic 18 June 2016 Switzerland  26-10  Israel 18 June 2016 Scotland  19-0  Czech Republic 18 June 2016 Scotland  47-7   Switzerland 18 June 2016 Czech Republic  29-0  Israel

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Poland	3	3	0	0	95	29	+66	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	79	31	+48	7
Denmark	3	1	0	2	26	100	-74	5
Norway	3	0	0	3	34	74	-40	3

Matches
18 June 2016 Germany  38-7  Denmark 18 June 2016 Poland  31-12  Norway 18 June 2016 Germany  24-5  Norway 18 June 2016 Poland  45-0  Denmark 18 June 2016 Germany  17-19  Poland 18 June 2016 Norway  17-19  Denmark

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Sweden	3	2	0	1	56	24	+32	7
Romania	3	2	0	1	55	25	+30	7
Hungary	3	2	0	1	44	48	-4	7
Moldova	0	0	0	3	22	80	-58	3

Matches
18 June 2016 Sweden  34-0  Moldova 18 June 2016 Romania  24-5  Hungary 18 June 2016 Sweden  12-17  Hungary 18 June 2016 Romania  24-10  Moldova 18 June 2016 Sweden  10-7  Romania 18 June 2016 Hungary  22-12  Moldova

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 June 2016
	Denmark	5
					19 June 2016
	Israel	10
					Israel	0
	19 June 2016
					Moldova	14
	Norway	5
	Moldova	10
					Third place
					19 June 2016
					Denmark	22
					Norway	26

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 June 2016
	Scotland	24
					19 June 2016
	Czech Republic	5
					Czech Republic	0
	19 June 2016
					Romania	5
	Germany	22
									19 June 2016
	Romania	0
									Romania	19
	19 June 2016
									Switzerland	5
	Poland	26
					19 June 2016
	Hungary	10
					Hungary	12
	19 June 2016
					Switzerland	22			Third place
	Sweden	21
									19 June 2016
	Switzerland	7
									Czech Republic	10
									Hungary	21

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 June 2016
	Scotland	24
					19 June 2016
	Czech Republic	5
					Scotland	17
	19 June 2016
					Germany	12
	Germany	22
									19 June 2016
	Romania	0
									Scotland	15
	19 June 2016
									Sweden	34
	Poland	26
					19 June 2016
	Hungary	10
					Poland	0
	19 June 2016
					Sweden	29			Third place
	Sweden	21
									19 June 2016
	Switzerland	7
									Germany	5
									Poland	12

Tournament 2 (Esztergom)

Esztergom Tournament
Host nation	Hungary
Date	9–10 July 2016
Cup
Champion	Sweden
Runner-up	Poland
Third	Germany
Plate
Winner	Hungary
Runner-up	Romania
Bowl
Winner	Czech Republic
Runner-up	Moldova

Pool stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Poland	3	3	0	0	74	17	+57	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	44	26	+18	7
Israel	3	1	0	2	26	60	-34	5
Moldova	3	0	0	3	14	55	-41	3

Matches
9 July 2016 Poland  36-7  Israel 9 July 2016 Germany  17-7  Moldova 9 July 2016 Poland  26-0  Moldova 9 July 2016 Germany  17-7  Israel 9 July 2016 Poland  12-10  Germany 9 July 2016 Moldova  7-12  Israel

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	51	12	+39	9
Romania	3	2	0	1	33	27	+6	7
Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	22	33	-11	4
Norway	3	0	1	2	14	48	-34	4

Matches
9 July 2016 Scotland  27-0  Norway 9 July 2016 Romania  12-10  Czech Republic 9 July 2016 Scotland  14-5  Czech Republic 9 July 2016 Romania  14-7  Norway 9 July 2016 Scotland  10-7  Romania 9 July 2016 Czech Republic  7-7  Norway

Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	0	90	5	+85	9
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	60	59	+1	7
Hungary	3	1	0	2	38	47	-9	5
Denmark	3	0	0	3	26	103	-77	3

Matches
9 July 2016 Sweden  43-0  Denmark 9 July 2016 Switzerland  21-12  Hungary 9 July 2016 Sweden  19-0  Hungary 9 July 2016 Switzerland  34-19  Denmark 9 July 2016 Sweden  28-5   Switzerland 9 July 2016 Hungary  26-7  Denmark

Knockout stage

Bowl

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 2016
	Czech Republic	29
					10 July 2016
	Denmark	0
					Czech Republic	7
	10 July 2016
					Moldova	5
	Norway	10
	Moldova	12
					Third place
					10 July 2016
					Denmark	0
					Norway	17

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 2016
	Sweden	24
					10 July 2016
	Israel	0
					Israel	5
	10 July 2016
					Romania	12
	Romania	0
									10 July 2016
	Germany	22
									Romania	0
	10 July 2016
									Hungary	17
	Scotland	12
					10 July 2016
	Hungary	5
					Hungary	27
	10 July 2016
					Switzerland	12			Third place
	Poland	26
									10 July 2016
	Switzerland	10
									Israel	12
									Switzerland	38

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 2016
	Sweden	24
					10 July 2016
	Israel	0
					Sweden	14
	10 July 2016
					Germany	5
	Romania	0
									10 July 2016
	Germany	22
									Sweden	25
	10 July 2016
									Poland	5
	Scotland	12
					10 July 2016
	Hungary	5
					Scotland	0
	10 July 2016
					Poland	31			Third place
	Poland	26
									10 July 2016
	Switzerland	10
									Germany	20
									Scotland	12

Date	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Third
18–19 June	Prague	Sweden	Scotland	Poland
9–10 July	Esztergom	Sweden	Poland	Germany

Final standings

Legend
Promoted to 2017 Grand Prix series
Relegated to 2017 Conferences

Rank	Team	Prague	Esztergom	Points
	Sweden	20	20	40
	Poland	16	18	34
	Scotland	18	14	32
4	Germany	14	16	30
5	Romania	12	10	22
6	Hungary	8	12	20
7	Switzerland	10	8	18
8	Czech Republic	6	4	10
9	Israel	3	6	9
10	Moldova	4	3	7
11	Norway	2	2	4
12	Denmark	1	1	2

[3]

References

1. "Sweden win European Trophy first leg". 20 June 2016.
2. "Sweden and Poland promoted to Grand Prix". 10 July 2016.
3. "Rugby Europe official website". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.