2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens

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2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens
Host nation France
Date14–15 June 2008
Cup
Champion England
Runner-up Netherlands
Third Russia
Tournament details
Matches played48
2007
2009

The 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens was the sixth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Limoges, France on 14 and 15 June 2008.[1][2] This was the final qualifying tournament for Europe for the inaugural 2009 Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.[3]

England, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, France and Italy were the teams that qualified for the World Cup.[4][5]

Teams[edit]

The 10 team format was replaced by 16 teams as it was the World Cup qualifier.

Nine teams who were confirmed (pre-qualified) were France, England, Spain, Wales, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, and Portugal. Seven teams from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A competition also qualified for the tournament.

Note: * indicates teams that qualified from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A tournament. Czechia qualified in place of Scotland

Pool Stages[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Russia 3 0 0 76 10
 France 2 0 1 103 17
 Portugal 1 0 2 43 47
 Czech Republic 0 0 3 5 153
14 June 2008
France 22–0 Portugal
14 June 2008
Russia 39–0 Czech Republic
14 June 2008
France 71–0 Czech Republic
14 June 2008
Russia 20–0 Portugal
14 June 2008
Portugal 43–5 Czech Republic
14 June 2008
France 10–17 Russia

Pool B[edit]

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 3 0 0 127 0
 Germany 2 0 1 78 48
 Sweden 1 0 2 46 80
 Andorra 0 0 3 14 137
14 June 2008
England 31–0 Germany
14 June 2008
Sweden 36–7 Andorra
14 June 2008
England 56–0 Andorra
14 June 2008
Sweden 10–33 Germany
14 June 2008
Germany 45–7 Andorra
14 June 2008
England 40–0 Sweden

Pool C[edit]

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Spain 3 0 0 114 24
 Netherlands 2 0 1 106 28
 Romania 1 0 2 39 71
 Israel 0 0 3 0 136
14 June 2008
Spain 36–5 Romania
14 June 2008
Netherlands 52–0 Israel
14 June 2008
Spain 50–0 Israel
14 June 2008
Netherlands 35–0 Romania
14 June 2008
Romania 34–0 Israel
14 June 2008
Spain 28–19 Netherlands

Pool D[edit]

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Italy 3 0 0 110 5
 Wales 2 0 1 76 38
 Finland 1 0 2 17 93
 Moldova 0 0 3 15 82
14 June 2008
Wales 40–0 Finland
14 June 2008
Italy 34–0 Moldova
14 June 2008
Wales 31–10 Moldova
14 June 2008
Italy 48–0 Finland
14 June 2008
Finland 17–5 Moldova
14 June 2008
Wales 5–28 Italy

Source:[1][2]

Classification Stages[edit]

Cup Quarter-finals[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
15 June 2008
 
 
 Russia20
 
15 June 2008
 
 Germany5
 
 Netherlands21
 
15 June 2008
 
 Russia12
 
 Netherlands5
 
15 June 2008
 
 Italy0
 
 England52
 
15 June 2008
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Spain14
 
15 June 2008
 
 Wales5
 
 England10
 
15 June 2008
 
 Spain0 3rd Place
 
 England29
 
15 June 2008
 
 France7
 
 Russia10
 
 
 Spain5
 

Plate Semi-final[edit]

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
15 June 2008
 
 
 France35
 
15 June 2008
 
 Wales7
 
 France14
 
15 June 2008
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy29
 
 
 Germany0
 
7th Place
 
 
15 June 2008
 
 
 Wales20
 
 
 Germany0

Bowl Quarter-finals[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBowl Final
 
          
 
15 June 2008
 
 
 Portugal17
 
15 June 2008
 
 Andorra0
 
 Portugal19
 
15 June 2008
 
 Finland7
 
 Finland21
 
15 June 2008
 
 Israel0
 
 Sweden15
 
15 June 2008
 
 Portugal7
 
 Moldova12
 
15 June 2008
 
 Romania0
 
 Sweden22
 
15 June 2008
 
 Moldova5 11th Place
 
 Sweden34
 
15 June 2008
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Moldova10
 
 
 Finland7
 

Shield Semi-final[edit]

 
Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
15 June 2008
 
 
 Romania19
 
15 June 2008
 
 Czech Republic14
 
 Andorra10
 
15 June 2008
 
 Romania5
 
 Andorra34
 
 
 Israel0
 
15th Place
 
 
15 June 2008
 
 
 Israel12
 
 
 Czech Republic7

Source:[1][2]

Final Standings[edit]

Legend
Qualified for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  Spain
5  France
6  Italy
7  Wales
8  Germany
9  Sweden
10  Portugal
11  Moldova
12  Finland
13  Andorra
14  Romania
15  Israel
16  Czech Republic

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "2008 Euro Sevens Championship". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c "2008 Women's FIRA 7s Tournament - Top 16". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Source: FIRA-AER
  4. ^ "Samoa and Australia join RWC Sevens". PlanetRugby. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Japan and Hong Kong book passage to RWC Sevens". ESPN.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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