The 2011 Sevens Grand Prix Series was the tenth edition of the European Sevens Championship.
Format The twelve best nations played 4 different tournaments in Lyon, Moscow, Barcelona and Bucharest. The team that finished with the most points was declared European Champion. The last two teams were relegated in Division A.
Schedule Date Venue Winner Runner-up Third 18–19 June Lyon (Stade Vuillermet)Euro Sevens: X Lyon, France 18 June 2011 - 19 June 2011 retrieved from Rugby7.com archive 25–26 June Moscow (Annex of Loujniki Stadium)Euro Sevens X Moscow, Russia, 25 June 2011 - 26 June 2011 retrieved from Rugby7.com archive 9–10 July Barcelona (Olympic Stadium)Euro Sevens X Barcelona, Spain, 9 July 2011 - 10 July 2011 retrieved from Rugby7.com archive 16–17 July Bucharest (Arch of Triumph Stadium)Euro Sevens X Bucharest, Romania, 16 July 2011 - 17 July 2011 retrieved from Rugby7.com archive
Standings Legend ChampionsRelegated to 2012 European Sevens Division A (Trophy) Championship
RankTeamLyonMoscow BarcelonaBucharestPoints 14161518 63 18 18 141262 1615121659 412818 1454 5151281550 681431035 74616834 810104630 93310420 10616215 11242311 1212115
Lyon
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 28–14 (Third)Plate 33–12 (Seventh)Bowl 19–5 (Eleventh)
Pool Stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup SemifinalTeams advanced to the Plate SemifinalTeams advanced to the Bowl semifinal
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts550013822+1161554019755+421352038571+149520364101–379520365104–399500529125–965
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts550015148+10315540112564+611353027586–111152037479–59510482100–187500550180–1305
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Moscow
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 24–12 (Third)Plate 21–12 (Seventh)Bowl 7–5 (Eleventh)
Pool Stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup SemifinalTeams advanced to the Plate SemifinalTeams advanced to the Bowl Semifinal
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts550016050+11015531115159+9212531110047+531252038788–19510447177–1309500529153–1245
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts54019357+361354016655+111352129894+410520310665+419511373116–43851044897–497
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Barcelona
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 7–5 (Third)Plate 24–0 (Seventh)Bowl 33–19 (Eleventh)
Pool Stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup SemifinalTeams advanced to the Plate SemifinalTeams advanced to the Bowl Semifinal
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts550013040+901554019446+481353027346+271151136497–338510438120–82750143383–506
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts54018839+4913540110840+6813530212129+921152034689+439510447177–1187510462110–487
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Bucharest
EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemifinalistsCup 14–10 (Third)Plate 29–7 (Seventh)Bowl 17–14 (Eleventh)
Pool Stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup SemifinalTeams advanced to the Plate SemifinalTeams advanced to the Bowl Semifinal
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts550014921+12815*530210676+3011*530214262+80115212102105–310511352145–938500522164–1425 * Head-to-Head Russia beat England
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts540113549+861354019559+361353026661+51152033687–51952036887–199500545102–575
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Player scoring Most points # Name Points 1 Christian Lewis-Pratt () 191 2 Nick Royle () 175 3 Ignacio Martin () 166 4 Carl Murray () 127 5 Leon Koenen () 126 6 Dimitry Perov () 108 7 Justin James () 96 8 Vitalii Krasnodemsky () 93 - Pedro Martin () 93 10 Paul Albaladejo () 90
Most tries
# Name Tries 1 Nick Royle () 35 2 Pablo Feijoo () 17 3 Duarte Moreira () 16 4 Vitalii Krasnodemsky () 15 - Pedro Martin () 15 6 Fabrizio Sepe () 14 7 Daniel Norton () 13 - Carl Murray () 13 - John Brake () 13 - Irakli Genenava () 13 - Ignacio Martin () 13 - Giorgi Kalmakhelidze () 13
New entries in 2012
Because if its victory in Division A, Germany will play in Sevens Grand Prix Series in 2012. Scotland will also enter the competition in 2012. Romania and Moldova will play in Division A
References
External links FIRA-AER Official Website Page of the competition Rugby Europe Sevens: Rugby7.com