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2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships

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Host nations
  
Russia  France

Nations
  
12

Runners-up
  
Russia

Date
  
13–21 June 2015

Champions
  
France

Champion
  
France women's national rugby sevens team

The 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships, also known as the 2015 Sevens Grand Prix Series, is an Olympic qualification tournament for Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held over two legs in the cities of Kazan and Brive.

Contents

France won the 2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship, and qualified directly to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Russia finished second and qualified directly to the Final 2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament avoiding the Rugby Europe Repechage Tournament

Belgium won the A Division Tournament and was promoted to the Top Division along with runner-up Finland for the 2016 Competition. They will replace Scotland and Germany who were both Relegated from the Top Division to Division A for the 2016 Competition.

Denmark won the B Division Tournament and was promoted to Division A along with runner-up Israel for the 2016 Competition. They will replace Georgia and Lithuania who were both Relegated from Division A to Division B for the 2016 Competition.

Spain won the European repechage tournament and qualified for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2016 along with runner-up Ireland and third place Portugal.

Teams

  •  England
  •  France
  •  Germany
  •  Italy
  •  Ireland
  •  Netherlands
  •  Portugal
  •  Russia
  •  Scotland
  •  Spain
  •  Ukraine
  •  Wales
  • Final repechage tournament

  •  Spain (Grand Prix 3rd place)
  •  Ireland (Grand Prix 5th place)
  •  Netherlands (Grand Prix 6th place)
  •  Italy (Grand Prix 8th place)
  •  Ukraine (Grand Prix 9th place)
  •  Portugal (Grand Prix 10th place)
  •  Germany (Grand Prix 12th place)
  •  Belgium (Division A winner)
  •  Finland (Division A runner-up)
  •  Sweden (Division A 3rd place)
  •  Romania (Division A 4th place)
  •  Denmark (Division B winner)
  • References

    2015 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championships Wikipedia