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2018 Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship
Host nation Lithuania Lithuania
Date5–6 May
Cup
Champion  France
Runner-up  Ireland
Third  Spain
2017
2019

The 2018 Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship was held in Panevėžys, Lithuania from 5–6 May. France won the championship and qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics that would be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] Ireland were runners-up. [2]

Teams

Pool stages

Legend
Qualified for the Cup Quarterfinals
Qualified for the Challenge Trophy Quarterfinals

Pool A

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 125 15 110 9
  Italy 3 2 0 1 63 55 8 7
  Russia 3 1 0 2 81 44 37 5
  Sweden 3 0 0 3 0 155 -155 3
5 May
  Italy22 - 14  Russia
5 May
  Ireland22 - 10  Russia
5 May
  Italy36 - 0  Sweden
5 May
  Ireland41 - 5  Italy
5 May
  Russia57 - 0  Sweden
5 May
  Ireland62 - 0  Sweden

Pool B

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 142 7 135 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 66 59 7 7
  Romania 3 1 0 2 40 95 -55 5
  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 19 106 -87 3
5 May
  Romania26 - 5  Ukraine
5 May
  Germany33 - 7  Romania
5 May
  Germany33 - 14  Ukraine
5 May
  France38 - 0  Germany
5 May
  France47 - 0  Ukraine
5 May
  France57 - 7  Romania

Pool C

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 102 39 63 9
  Georgia 3 2 0 1 65 50 15 7
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 43 84 -41 5
  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 36 73 -37 3
5 May
  Georgia19 - 5  Lithuania
5 May
  Belgium21 - 19  Lithuania
5 May
  Georgia29 - 12  Belgium
5 May
  Great Britain33 - 12  Lithuania
5 May
  Great Britain33 - 17  Georgia
5 May
  Great Britain36 - 10  Belgium

Pool D

Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 92 29 63 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 92 52 40 7
  Poland 3 1 0 2 67 68 -1 5
  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 26 128 -102 3
5 May
  Spain22 - 17  Poland
5 May
  Spain24 - 5  Portugal
5 May
  Poland29 - 12  Luxembourg
5 May
  Portugal34 - 21  Poland
5 May
  Spain46 - 7  Luxembourg
5 May
  Portugal53 - 7  Luxembourg

Finals

Cup Quarterfinals

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Germany21
 
 
 
  Great Britain10
 
  Ireland26
 
 
 
  Germany0
 
  Ireland24
 
 
 
  Portugal17
 
  France26
 
 
 
  Ireland17
 
  Spain32
 
 
 
  Italy7
 
  France41
 
 
 
  Spain53rd Place
 
  France42
 
 
 
  Georgia0
 
  Spain24
 
 
  Germany21
 

Shield Semifinals

 
Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Italy24
 
 
 
  Georgia14
 
  Great Britain17
 
 
 
  Italy14
 
  Great Britain35
 
 
  Portugal17
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Georgia15
 
 
  Portugal5

Challenge Trophy Quarterfinals

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Belgium21
 
 
 
  Ukraine0
 
  Russia19
 
 
 
  Belgium5
 
  Russia48
 
 
 
  Luxembourg0
 
  Poland26
 
 
 
  Russia24
 
  Poland29
 
 
 
  Sweden0
 
  Poland29
 
 
 
  Lithuania711th Place
 
  Lithuania24
 
 
 
  Romania19
 
  Lithuania12
 
 
  Belgium10
 

Ranking Playoffs

 
Semi-finals13th Place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Luxembourg17
 
 
 
  Ukraine10
 
  Luxembourg19
 
 
 
  Romania15
 
  Romania45
 
 
  Sweden0
 
15th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Sweden26
 
 
  Ukraine7

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)   France
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Spain
4   Germany
5   Great Britain
6   Italy
7   Georgia
8   Portugal
9   Poland
10   Russia
11   Lithuania
12   Belgium
13   Luxembourg
14   Romania
15   Sweden
16   Ukraine

References

  1. ^ "Double delight for France as Youth Olympic Games beckons - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. 2018-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ "Talented Ireland Under-18s Take Silver In European Sevens". Irish Rugby. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "Ireland U18 Men's 7s Squad Named For Rugby Europe". Munster Rugby. 2018-05-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. ^ "Italia 7s U18: i dodici convocati per gli Europei in Lituania - Rugby Seven - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby". www.rugbymeet.com (in Italian). 2018-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.