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]

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

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

Teams

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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

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Pool A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cup Quarter-finals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Legend
Qualified for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rank Team
    England
    Netherlands
    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

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