2015 IWRF European Championship

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2015 IWRF European Championship
2015 IWRF European Championship logo.png
VenuePajulahti Sports Institute
LocationNastola, Finland
Dates15 - 19 September
Nations8
Medalists
gold medal United Kingdom Great Britain
silver medal Sweden Sweden
bronze medal Denmark
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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]

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]

Preliminary Round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 0 0 173 132 +41 9
Sweden 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
France54 – 45Belgium
Great Britain United Kingdom53 – 52France
Sweden Sweden54 – 48Belgium
France48 – 57Sweden Sweden
Great Britain United Kingdom57 – 33Belgium
Great Britain United Kingdom63 – 47Sweden 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
Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Germany48 – 56Denmark
Republic of Ireland61 – 62 
Germany62 – 48 
Finland37 – 62 
Republic of Ireland44 – 67 
Finland50 – 58 

Classification[]

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

Medal round[]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 53
 
19 September 2015 - 16:00
 
Germany 50
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 49
 
18 September 2015 - 18:00
 
Sweden Sweden 48
 
Denmark 57
 
 
Sweden 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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