2002 European Sevens Championship
{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series =
| countries = {{flagicon|GER}} Germany
| date = 17–18 August 2002
| champions1 = {{ru7|POR}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|GEO}}
| third = {{ru7|GER}}
| champions2 = {{ru7|LTU}}
| runnersup2 = {{ru7|UKR}}
| champions3 = {{ru7|DEN}}
| runnersup3 = {{ru7|NED}}
| matches =
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| nextseason = 2003
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The 2002 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Heidelberg, Germany.[https://web.archive.org/web/20020823181205/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/eng/comp7.html Rugby VII Competitions]. (23 August 2002). fira-aer-rugby Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org[https://web.archive.org/web/20140217222858/http://old.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/flash28eng.pdf FIRA-AER Rugby Flash Info] (October 2002) Page 4. Archived 17 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org It was the first edition of the European Sevens championship. The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER).[https://web.archive.org/web/20140217222700/http://old.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/flash27eng.pdf FIRA-AER Rugby Flash Info] (July 2002) Page 8. Archived 17 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org
Portugal won the first edition by defeating Georgia 24-14 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/eng/comp7.html |title=Rugby VII Competitions |date=16 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020823181205/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/eng/comp7.html |archivedate=August 23, 2002 }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20030608071443/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/eng/7.html Results: SAS Institute Heidelberg Sevens 2002. fira-aer-rugby]. (8 June 2003) Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org
Qualification
FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER) organised five preliminary rugby sevens competitions in Lunel, France (17-18 May 2002), Amsterdam, Netherlands (25 May 2002), Madrid, Spain (15-16 June), Budapest, Romania (29-30 June 2002), and Sopot, Poland (20 July 2002).[https://web.archive.org/web/20030608071443/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/eng/7.html Results: SAS Institute Heidelberg Sevens 2002. fira-aer-rugby]. (8 June 2003) Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org These competitions were intended to be applied as qualification tournaments in advance of the final in Heidelberg, Germany (17-18 August 2002). The twelve teams selected to have qualified based on points of participation and points by results in ranking order consisted of France, Portugal, Netherlands, Denmark, Georgia, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Lithuania, Malta, Ukraine, and Germany.[https://web.archive.org/web/20020823181205/http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/eng/comp7.html Rugby VII Competitions]. (23 August 2002). fira-aer-rugby Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org Sweden was added as a reserve team in the event of a cancellation.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140217222858/http://old.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/flash28eng.pdf FIRA-AER Rugby Flash Info] (October 2002) Page 4. Archived 17 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org However Luxembourg was added to the tournament line-up to fill the vacancy created when Croatia pulled out and Sweden did not enter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140217222858/http://old.fira-aer-rugby.com/medias/flash28eng.pdf FIRA-AER Rugby Flash Info] (October 2002) Page 4. Archived 17 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018 from Archive.org
Heidelberg
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| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left| {{ru7|POR}} | 24–14 |align=left| {{ru7|GEO}} |align=left| {{ru7|GER}} (Third) |
| Plate
|align=left| {{ru7|LTU}} | 24–10 |align=left| {{ru7|UKR}} |align=left| {{ru7|POL}} (Seventh) |
| Bowl
|align=left| {{ru7|DEN}} | 28–12 |align=left| {{ru7|NED}} |align=left| {{ru7|CZE}} (Eleventh) |
=Pool Stage=
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| colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
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|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal |
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|align=left|Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal |
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|align=left|Teams advanced to the Bowl semifinal |
==Pool A==
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!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=35 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align=left|{{ru7|FRA}} |5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 24 | +97 | 15 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|GER}} |5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 74 | +44 | 11 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|LTU}} |5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 68 | +72 | 11 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|POL}} |5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 9 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|DEN}} |5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 118 | –47 | 9 |
| style="background:#fcc"
|align=left|{{ru7|LUX}} |5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 205 | –191 | 5 |
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==Pool B==
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!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=35 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
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|align=left|{{ru7|POR}} |5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 36 | +97 | 13 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|GEO}} |5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 38 | +85 | 13 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|UKR}} |5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 31 | +57 | 13 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|MLT}} |5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 115 | –62 | 9 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|NED}} |5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 111 | –47 | 7 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|CZE}} |5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 168 | –130 | 5 |
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=Knockout stage=
==Bowl==
{{Round4-with third|Consol=Eleventh Place
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|DEN}}|21|{{ru7|CZE}}|12
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|LUX}}|7|{{ru7|NED}}|28
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|DEN}}|28|{{ru7|NED}}|12
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|CZE}}|26|{{ru7|LUX}}|12
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==Plate==
{{Round4-with third|Consol=Seventh Place
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|LTU}}|43|{{ru7|MLT}}|0
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|POL}}|12|{{ru7|UKR}}|26
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|LTU}}|24|{{ru7|UKR}}|10
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|MLT}}|7|{{ru7|POL}}|28
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==Cup==
{{Round4-with third|Consol=Third Place
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|FRA}}|10|{{ru7|GEO}}|12
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|GER}}|7|{{ru7|POR}}|19
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|GEO}}|14|{{ru7|POR}}|24
|18 August 2002 – Heidelberg
|{{ru7|FRA}}|7|{{ru7|GER}}|19
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Standings
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!width=40|Rank !width=180|Team | |
| {{Gold1}} | align=left |{{ru7|POR}} |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left |{{ru7|GEO}} |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left |{{ru7|GER}} |
| 4 | align=left |{{ru7|FRA}} |
| 5 | align=left |{{ru7|LTU}} |
| 6 | align=left |{{ru7|UKR}} |
| 7 | align=left |{{ru7|POL}} |
| 8 | align=left |{{ru7|MLT}} |
| 9 | align=left |{{ru7|DEN}} |
| 10 | align=left |{{ru7|NED}} |
| 11 | align=left |{{ru7|CZE}} |
| 12 | align=left |{{ru7|LUX}} |
References
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{{European Sevens Championship}}
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Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Germany