2009 European Sevens Championship

2009 European Sevens Championship
Tournament details
Host nation GER
Dates11 July – 12 July
No. of nations13
Final positions
Champions Men:  Russia
Women:  England
Runner-up Men:  France
Women:  Spain
2008
2010

The 2009 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Hanover, Germany. It was the eighth edition of the European Sevens championship and was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER).[1]

The tournament differed from the previous seasons event as the number of participating men's teams had been reduced from twelve to ten. Instead, a women's tournament was held alongside the men's, also consisting of ten teams. The men's tournament was won by Russia, while England took out the women's title.

  1. ^ The 7s European Championship Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 4 June 2010