2017 Exeter Sevens
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series = Sevens Grand Prix Series VII
| countries = {{flagicon|ENG}} England
| date = 15–16 July 2017
| champions1 = {{ru7|RUS}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|WAL}}
| third = {{ru7|IRE}}
| matches =
| tries =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| prevseason = 2016
| nextseason = 2018
}}
The 2017 Exeter Sevens was the final tournament of the 2017 Sevens Grand Prix Series, hosted in Sandy Park at Exeter.{{cite web|url=http://exeterchiefs.co.uk/news/mitsubishi-motors-exeter-7s-2017-promises-best-yet/|title=Exeter 7s 2017 will be best yet|website=exeterchiefs.co.uk|accessdate=6 July 2017}} Russia won the tournament, defeating Wales in the final. Ireland's Jordan Conroy was named player of the tournament.
This tournament settled the two European teams to be invited to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with Russia and Ireland progressing.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/264321|title=Three-way battle for RWC Sevens qualification|website=World Rugby|date=3 July 2017|accessdate=6 July 2017}}
Teams
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
- {{ru7|BEL}}
- {{ru7|ENG}}
- {{ru7|FRA}}
- {{ru7|GEO}}
- {{ru7|GER}}
- {{ru7|IRE}}
- {{ru7|ITA}}
- {{ru7|POL}}
- {{ru7|POR}}
- {{ru7|RUS}}
- {{ru7|ESP}}
- {{ru7|WAL}}
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Pool stage
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams advance to the Cup quarter-final |
=Pool A=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| style="width:200px;"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|IRE}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 14 | +88 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|POR}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|FRA}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7|BEL}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 11:30
|home = {{ru7-rt|IRE}}
|score = 36–7
|away = {{ru7|POR}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 11:52
|home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 24–5
|away = {{ru7|BEL}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 14:15
|home = {{ru7-rt|IRE}}
|score = 40–7
|away = {{ru7|BEL}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 14:37
|home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 14–17
|away = {{ru7|POR}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 17:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|IRE}}
|score = 26–0
|away = {{ru7|FRA}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 17:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|BEL}}
|score = 12–17
|away = {{ru7|POR}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
=Pool B=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| style="width:200px;"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|RUS}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|WAL}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|GEO}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|POL}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 108 | −97 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 12:14
|home = {{ru7-rt|RUS}}
|score = 34–0
|away = {{ru7|POL}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 12:36
|home = {{ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 14–7
|away = {{ru7|GEO}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 14:59
|home = {{ru7-rt|RUS}}
|score = 5–7
|away = {{ru7|GEO}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 15:21
|home = {{ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 38–5
|away = {{ru7|POL}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 17:44
|home = {{ru7-rt|RUS}}
|score = 17–12
|away = {{ru7|WAL}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 18:06
|home = {{ru7-rt|GEO}}
|score = 35–10
|away = {{ru7|POL}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
=Pool C=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| style="width:200px;"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|ESP}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|GER}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 7 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|ENG}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7|ITA}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 53 | −14 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 12:58
|home = {{ru7-rt|GER}}
|score = 17–12
|away = {{ru7|ITA}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 13:20
|home = {{ru7-rt|ESP}}
|score = 24–17
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 15:43
|home = {{ru7-rt|ESP}}
|score = 19–10
|away = {{ru7|ITA}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 16:05
|home = {{ru7-rt|GER}}
|score = 17–5
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 18:28
|home = {{ru7-rt|ESP}}
|score = 21–12
|away = {{ru7|GER}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 15 July 2017
|time = 18:50
|home = {{ru7-rt|ITA}}
|score = 5–19
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
|report =
|stadium = Sandy Park
}}
----
Knockout stage
=Challenge Trophy=
{{Round4-with third
|2 July 2017 – 12:58 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|FRA}}|31'''|{{ru7|POL}}|12
|2 July 2017 – 13:20 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|ITA}}|12|{{ru7|BEL}}|10
|2 July 2017 – 16:35 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|FRA}}|24|{{ru7|ITA}}|21
|2 July 2017 – 16:13 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|POL}}|12|{{ru7|BEL}}|17
}}
=5th place=
{{Round8-with third
|16 July 2017 – 11:30 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|IRE}}|24|{{ru7|ENG}}|7
|16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|WAL}}|17|{{ru7|GER}}|12
|16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|RUS}}|19|{{ru7|GEO}}|12
|16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|ESP}}|14|{{ru7|POR}}|21
|16 July 2017 – 14:45 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|ENG}}|28|{{ru7|GER}}|7
|16 July 2017 – 15:07 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|GEO}}|19|{{ru7|ESP}}|5
|16 July 2017 – 17:54 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|ENG}}|12|{{ru7|GEO}}|17
|16 July 2017 – 17:32 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|GER}}|21|{{ru7|ESP}}|14
}}
=Cup=
{{Round8-with third
|16 July 2017 – 11:30 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|IRE}}|24|{{ru7|ENG}}|7
|16 July 2017 – 12:36 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|WAL}}|17|{{ru7|GER}}|12
|16 July 2017 – 11:52 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|RUS}}|19|{{ru7|GEO}}|12
|16 July 2017 – 12:14 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|ESP}}|14|{{ru7|POR}}|21
|16 July 2017 – 15:29 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|IRE}}|12|{{ru7|WAL}}|15
|16 July 2017 – 15:51 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|RUS}}|17|{{ru7|POR}}|12
|16 July 2017 – 18:42 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|WAL}}|10|{{ru7|RUS}}|17
|16 July 2017 – 18:16 – Sandy Park
|{{ru7|IRE}}|33|{{ru7|POR}}|12
}}
Overall
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| Pos | Team | {{tooltip|Wn/Ls|Win/Loss}} | Pts Dif | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Russia | 5–1 | +56 | B |
| 2 | align=left | Wales | 4–2 | +36 | B |
| 3 | align=left | Ireland | 5–1 | +123 | A |
| 4 | align=left | Portugal | 3–3 | −40 | A |
| 5 | align=left | Georgia | 4–2 | +32 | B |
| 6 | align=left | England | 2–4 | −6 | C |
| 7 | align=left | Germany | 3–3 | −11 | C |
| 8 | align=left | Spain | 3–3 | −3 | C |
References
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External links
- [http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/2017-mens-sevens-grand-prix-series Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230002822/https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/2017-mens-sevens-grand-prix-series |date=2020-12-30 }}
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