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, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title. The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain,

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wheelchair rugby tournament.

Tournament

Eight teams contested the 2017 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.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification

;Bracket

Medal round

;Bracket

References

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