2002 European Sevens Championship
The 2002 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Heidelberg, Germany. It was the first edition of the European Sevens championship. The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby.
Portugal won the first edition by defeating Georgia 24-14 in the final.Qualification
organised five preliminary rugby sevens competitions in Lunel, France, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Madrid, Spain, Budapest, Romania, and Sopot, Poland. These competitions were intended to be applied as qualification tournaments in advance of the final in Heidelberg, Germany. The twelve teams selected to have qualified based on points of participation and points by results in ranking order consisted of France, Portugal, Netherlands, Denmark, Georgia, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Lithuania, Malta, Ukraine, and Germany. Sweden was added as a reserve team in the event of a cancellation. However Luxembourg was added to the tournament line-up to fill the vacancy created when Croatia pulled out and Sweden did not enter.Heidelberg
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | | 24–14 | |
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| Plate | | 24–10 | |
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| Bowl | | 28–12 | |
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Pool Stage
Pool A
Pool B
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Standings
