2015 IWRF European Championship

2015 IWRF European Championship was the 10th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 15 September to 19 September. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Nastola, Finland. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their fifth title.[1]

2015 IWRF European Championship
VenuePajulahti Sports Institute
LocationNastola, Finland
Dates15 - 19 September
Nations8
Medalists
  Great Britain
  Sweden
  Denmark

The finalists of the competition, Great Britain and Sweden, won the two European qualification slots for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[2]

Tournament

Eight teams contested the 2015 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.[3]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Great Britain 3 3 0 0 173 132 +41 9
Sweden 3 2 0 1 158 159 -1 6
France 3 1 0 2 154 155 -1 3
Belgium 3 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
France 54 – 45 Belgium
Great Britain 53 – 52 France
Sweden 54 – 48 Belgium
France 48 – 57 Sweden
Great Britain 57 – 33 Belgium
Great Britain 63 – 47 Sweden

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Denmark 3 3 0 0 185 129 +56 9
Germany 3 2 0 1 168 154 +14 6
Finland 3 1 0 2 149 181 -32 3
Ireland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Germany 48 – 56 Denmark
Ireland 61 – 62 Finland
Germany 62 – 48 Ireland
Finland 37 – 62 Denmark
Ireland 44 – 67 Denmark
Finland 50 – 58 Germany

Classification
Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 12:00
 
 
 France 58
 
19 September 2015 - 12:00
 
 Finland 38
 
 France 63
 
18 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 Ireland 54
 
 Ireland 57
 
 
 Belgium 56
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 September 2015 - 10:00
 
 
 Finland 50
 
 
 Belgium 46

Medal round
Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 
 Great Britain 53
 
19 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 Germany 50
 
 Great Britain 49
 
18 September 2015 - 18:00
 
 Sweden 48
 
 Denmark 57
 
 
 Sweden 58
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 
 Denmark 56
 
 
 Germany 48

References
  1. "Wheelchair rugby: Great Britain win European Championships". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. Jaakkola, Lauri (17 September 2015). "Great Britain & Denmark remain undefeated at Euros". IWRF. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. "IWRF 2015 European Championship Results". IWRF. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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