2017
IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European
wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the
Conlog Arena in
Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by
Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]
The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain,
Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the
2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]
Tournament
Eight teams contested the 2017 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a
round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.