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

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 France 3 1 0 2 154 155 -1 3
Belgium Belgium 3 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
France France54 – 45Belgium Belgium
Great Britain United Kingdom53 – 52France France
Sweden Sweden54 – 48Belgium Belgium
France France48 – 57Sweden Sweden
Great Britain United Kingdom57 – 33Belgium Belgium
Great Britain United Kingdom63 – 47Sweden Sweden

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Denmark Denmark 3 3 0 0 185 129 +56 9
Germany Germany 3 2 0 1 168 154 +14 6
Finland Finland 3 1 0 2 149 181 -32 3
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Germany Germany48 – 56Denmark Denmark
Ireland Republic of Ireland61 – 62 Finland
Germany Germany62 – 48 Ireland
Finland Finland37 – 62 Denmark
Ireland Republic of Ireland44 – 67 Denmark
Finland Finland50 – 58 Germany

Classification

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

Medal round

Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 53
 
19 September 2015 - 16:00
 
Germany Germany 50
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 49
 
18 September 2015 - 18:00
 
Sweden Sweden 48
 
Denmark Denmark 57
 
 
Sweden Sweden 58
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 
Denmark Denmark 56
 
 
Germany 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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