2015 Rugby Europe Sevens – Lower Divisions
The lower divisions of the 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens were the first with a new classification, where prior years split Division B into two geographical zones. For the inaugural year of the format, Division C was held in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with twelve teams contesting five spots for Division B. Division B then played a twelve-team tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, with the two top-placing teams advancing to the 2016 Trophy, and the champion advancing to the Rugby Europe repechage tournament for a chance to qualify for the Olympic qualification tournament.
| 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens – Lower Divisions | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Division C: Bosnia and HerzegovinaDivision B:  Croatia |
| Date | 6–21 June |
| Division B | |
| Champion |  Ireland |
| Runner-up |  Serbia |
| Division C | |
| Winner | Ireland |
| Runner-up | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Division C
Ireland dominated the competition, winning all six matches, while scoring 47 tries and conceding only 4. Their try scoring was led by Adam Byrne (8), followed by captain Tom Daly (7), and Alex Wootton (6).
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the Division B tournament. |
| Qualified for the Division B tournament, but declined invitation. |
| Invited to the Division B tournament in place of Turkey. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Ireland |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 | Serbia |
| 4 |  Turkey |
| 5 |  Austria |
| 6 |  Malta |
| 7 |  Estonia |
| 8 |  San Marino |
| 9 |  Iceland |
| 10 |  Belarus |
| 11 |  Montenegro |
| 12 |  Liechtenstein |
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advance to Quarterfinals | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 17 | +62 | 9 |
| Malta |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 6 |
| Austria |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 55 | –21 | 5 |
| Iceland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 71 | –47 | 4 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland[1] |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 10 | +152 | 9 |
| Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 60 | –10 | 7 |
| Montenegro |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 94 | –44 | 5 |
| Belarus |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 122 | –98 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 12 | +82 | 9 |
| Estonia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 7 |
| San Marino |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 60 | –12 | 5 |
| Liechtenstein |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 109 | –85 | 3 |
Bowl
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – 11:28 – Zenica | ||||||
| Montenegro | 14 | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – 15:02 – Zenica | ||||||
| Belarus | 24 | |||||
| Belarus | 17 | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – 11:50 – Zenica | ||||||
| Iceland | 28 | |||||
| Iceland | 40 | |||||
| Liechtenstein | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 14:40 – Zenica | ||||||
| Montenegro | 57 | |||||
| Liechtenstein | 0 | |||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 10:00 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 38 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 13:12 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Austria | 10 | |||||||||
| Austria | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 11:06 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Estonia | 21 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 16:16 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 45 | |||||||||
| Austria | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 10:22 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Malta | 14 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 35 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 13:34 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| San Marino | 7 | |||||||||
| San Marino | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 10:44 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Malta | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 15:54 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Malta | 17 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 33 | |||||||||
| San Marino | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 10:00 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 38 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 13:56 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Austria | 10 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 41 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 11:06 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 17:05 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 45 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 50 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 10:22 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 35 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 14:18 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| San Marino | 7 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 10:44 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | Third place | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | |||||||||
| 7 June 2015 – 16:43 – Zenica | ||||||||||
| Malta | 17 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 5 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 21 | |||||||||
Division B
Ireland dominated the competition with six straight victories with winning margins of greater than 50-points, scoring 60 tries and conceding 0. Ireland’s Alex Wootton topped the scoring charts with 10 tries, with Shane Layden and David McGuigan scoring 7 tries apiece. The Player of the Tournament award went to Ireland’s Adam Byrne.
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament and Promoted to 2016 Trophy. |
| Promoted to 2016 Trophy. |
| Relegated to Conference 2 for 2016. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Ireland |
| Serbia |
|  Slovenia |
| 4 | Croatia |
| 5 |  Norway |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
| 7 |  Slovakia |
| 8 | Malta |
| 9 |  Bulgaria |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 |  Greece |
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | +108 | 9 |
| Slovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 77 | –15 | 7 |
| Malta |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 66 | –28 | 5 |
| Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 89 | –65 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | +175 | 9 |
| Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 71 | –3 | 7 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 125 | –91 | 5 |
| Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 114 | –81 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 8 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 7 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 82 | –53 | 4 |
Bowl
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 38 | |||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 33 | |||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | |||||
| Greece | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||
| Austria | 49 | |||||
| Greece | 14 | |||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 76 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Malta | 0 | |||||||||
| Malta | 12 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Norway | 33 | |||||||||
| Norway | 14 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 22 | |||||||||
| Norway | 21 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 12 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 21 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 12 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 55 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Serbia | 26 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 10 | |||||||||
| Malta | 15 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 19 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 76 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Malta | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 59 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||
| Norway | 14 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 22 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 74 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 0 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 21 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 12 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 10 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 15 | Third place | ||||||||
| Serbia | 26 | |||||||||
| 21 June 2015 – Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 10 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 7 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 5 | |||||||||
References
- Ireland Men's Sevens Squad And Structures Announced
- "7s Division C 2015 Zenica (BH)". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "7s Division B 2015 Zagreb (HR)". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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