1996 FIRA Women's European Championship

February 2015 Women 50px 1996 04 10 y–1996 04 14 y Spain 5 France Spain 7 1996 FIRA European Championship 1995 1997 The 1996 FIRA Women's European Championship was the second edition of the Women's European Championship. It saw the debut of Germany and a five-nation event. The competition was initially a three-team two pools system but Russia withdrew a few days before the start.Championship info in Mundo Deportivo Wednesday 10 April 1996 page 50 - spanish With no time for finding substitutes Pool B was left with only two teams, becoming in a "semi-final" for deciding the final place. The other final place was decided on a three-team pool (Pool A), won by Spain with wins over Netherlands and Germany. On the competition calendar 5th/6th and 3rd/4th place matches were planned, but with the non participation of Russia a three-team pool was created. Italy played Netherlands and Germany, the results of these games being combined with the earlier match between Netherlands and Germany to decide 3rd-5th places. Results Pool A main WDL Q Nation points 2 ESP ESP NED NED GER GER 2 0 0 82 0 1 0 1 29 40 0 0 2 11 82 #ccffcc Final QF inherit Play-off QP QP complete 1996-04-10 ESP 53–0 GER Madrid 1996-04-11 NED 29–11 GER Madrid 1996-04-12 ESP 29–0 abc.es ABC, 13 April 1996, page 83 - Deportes en Breve - Rugby https://www.abc.es/archivo/periodicos/abc-madrid-19960413.html 2022-10-17 1996-04-13 es NED Madrid Pool B 1996-04-11 FRA 57–8 ITA Madrid 3rd-5th play-offs main WDL Q Nation points 2 3 ITA ITA NED NED GER GER 2 0 0 50 6 1 0 1 35 22 0 0 2 11 68 #ccffcc A complete 1996-04-13 ITA 39–0 GER Madrid 1996-04-14 ITA 11–6 NED Madrid Final 1996-04-14 ESP 10–15 FRA Madrid See also Women's international rugby References External links FIRA websiteFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 1996 Category:1996 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:Women's international rugby union competitions hosted by Spain Category:1995–96 in European women's rugby union Category:1995–96 in French rugby union Category:1995–96 in Italian rugby union Category:1996 in Spanish women's sport Category:1996 in Dutch women's sport Category:1996 in German women's sport Category:1996 in French women's sport rugby union