2009 FIRA Women's European Trophy

2009 FIRA European Trophy FIRA Women's European tournament 2009.jpg women 17 May 2009–23 May 2009 BELGERITANEDRUSSCOESPSWE 12 NED Kelly van Harskamp (55 points) NED Kelly van Harskamp (11 tries) 2008 2010 The 2009 FIRA tournament acted as Europe's 2010 World Cup qualifying tournament. The top four nations from the 2009 Six Nations had automatically qualified, but nations finishing fifth and sixth (Scotland and Italy) joined Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Germany, and Belgium to decide the final two places. Format The teams were divided into two pools, the "seeding" broadly based on FIRA rankings, with the pool winners qualifying: Seed 1: Scotland (Pool A) Seed 2: Italy (Pool B) Seed 3: Spain (Pool B) Seed 4: Netherlands (Pool A) Seed 5: Russia (Pool A) Seed 6: Sweden (Pool B) Seed 7: Germany (Pool B) Seed 8: Belgium (Pool A) After the completion of the pool phase, the tournament itself did not have a "final", nor any other classification games. As expected, Scotland qualified from Pool A with no problems - but it always looked a tougher prospect for fellow Six Nations team Italy, in Pool B, as they would have to beat Spain - something they had never managed before. But when it came to the event neither Italy nor Spain were to qualify, but rather hosts and sixth seeds Sweden, who shocked everyone by first beating Italy and then Spain - in both cases coming from behind in the dying minutes of the game. Other games in the tournament followed the seedings - and were embarrassingly one-sided in many cases - demonstrating the gulf that continues to exist between the leading eight or nine nations in Europe and the rest. Pool A Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries 1 SCO 3 3 0 0 193 18 +175 30 9 2 NED 3 2 0 1 152 38 +114 24 7 3 RUS 3 1 0 2 29 129 -100 5 5 4 BEL 3 0 0 3 11 200 -189 1 3 2009-05-17 BEL 0-100 NED Tries: Wikke Tuinhout 1'Kelly van Harskamp 4', 32', 41', 43', 55', 64', 67'Dorien Eppink 13'Sylke Haverkorn 16'Pien Selbeck 20'Linda Franssen 37', 54', 76'Elke van Meer 50'Alexia Mavroudis 64'Cons: Lorraine Laros 4', 16', 32', 37', 43', 55', 61', 64', 67', 76' Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala Barbara Guastini (Italy) 2009-05-17 RUS 0-84 SCO Tries: Cara D'Silva 3', 55'Donna Kennedy 9'Laura Steven 13'Susie Brown 19', 60'Tanya Griffith 26'Lucy Millard 28', 36'Lana Blyth 31'Suzi Newton 38'Veronica Fitzpatrick 49'Erin Kerr 65'Louise Moffat 70'Cons: Sarah Gill 9', 13', 28', 36', 38', 55'Louise Dalgliesh 60' Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala Andrea Ttofa (England) 2009-05-20 BEL 0-71 SCO Tries: Lucy Millard 1', 13', 54', 70'Donna Kennedy 4', 17', 24'Veronica Fitzpatrick 11'Cara D'Silva 29', 37'Emma Evans 68'Cons: Sarah Gill 1', 4', 11', 13', 54', 68'Donna Kennedy 17', 24' Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm Alain Falaise (France) 2009-05-20 NED 34-0 RUS Tries: Marlieke Broer 16'Kelly van Harskamp 24', 34', 58'Wikke Tuinhout 54'Johanna van Rossum 68'Cons: Lorraine Laros 24', 54' Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm Barbara Guastini (Italy) 2009-05-23 BEL 11-29 RUS Try: Corinne Sailliez 52'Pens: Claire Paris 21', 35' Tries: Elena Smirnova 10'Natalia Alexeeva 28', 45'Elena Gamova 37'Olga Sychugova 63'Cons: Anastasiya Mukharyamova 10', 28' Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala Paloma Loza (Spain) 2009-05-23 NED 18-38 SCO Tries: Kelly van Harskamp 34'Dorien Eppink 78'Con: Lorraine Laros 78'Pens: Lorraine Laros 15', 31' Tries: Sarah-Louise Walker 25'Susie Brown 29'Lucy Millard 64', 67', 75'Cons: Sarah Gill 25', 29', 64', 67', 75'Pen: Sarah Gill 7' Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala Jean-Pierre Matheu (France) Pool B Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries 1 SWE 3 3 0 0 65 26 +39 9 9 2 ESP 3 2 0 1 92 18 +74 13 7 3 ITA 3 1 0 2 68 28 +40 9 5 4 GER 3 0 0 3 6 159 -153 0 3 2009-05-17 GER 0-74 ESP Tries: Agurtzane Obregozo 9'Bárbara Pla 23', 61', 78'Vanesa Rial 27', 52', 54'Paula Medín 29'Isabel Rodríguez 33'Aitziber Porras 41'Laura Lladó 64'Cons: Laura Lladó 23', 27', 29', 41', 54', 61', 64', 78'Pen: Laura Lladó 1' Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm Aoife McCarthy (Ireland) 2009-05-17 SWE 16-14 ITA Tries: Charlotta Westin Vines 20'Jennifer Lindholm 40'Pens: Ulrika Andersson Hall 13', 20' Try: Paola Zangirolami 28'Pens: Veronica Schiavon 23', 29', 43' Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm Alain Falaise (France) 2009-05-20 GER 0-47 ITA Tries: Silvia Peron 24', 41'Martina Barbini 29'Paola Zangirolami 34'Lucia Gai 48'Maria Sanfilippo 54'Sara Barattin 57'Cons: Veronica Schiavon 24', 41', 57'Pens: Veronica Schiavon 6', 19' Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala Paloma Loza (Spain) 2009-05-20 SWE 11-6 ESP Try: Rebecka Lind 73'Pens: Ulrika Andersson Hall 15', 52' Pens: Marina Bravo 40', 43' Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala Aofie McCarthy (Ireland) 2009-05-23 SWE 38-6 GER Tries: Charlotta Westin Vines 8', 35', 47', 80'Jessica Berntsson 28'Madeleine Lahti 53'Cons: Ulrika Andersson Hall 8'Erika Andersson 28', 80' Try: Marina Apfel 32'Pen: Marina Apfel 43' Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm Aoife McCarthy (Ireland) 2009-05-23 ITA 7-12 ESP Try: Silvia Pizzati 56'Con: Veronica Schiavon 56' Tries: Isabel Rodríguez 11'Marta Pocurull 26'Con: Laura Lladó 26' Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm Andrea Ttofa (England) Point Scorers Leading point scorers Points Name Played Team Notes 55 Kelly van Harskamp3 NED 11 tries 45 Lucy Millard3 SCO 9 tries 37 Sarah Gill3 SCO 17 cons, 1 pen 32 Lorraine Laros3 NED 13 cons, 2 pens 26 Laura Lladó3 ESP 1 try, 9 cons, 1 pen 25 Charlotta Westin Vines3 SWE 5 tries 24 Donna Kennedy3 SCO 4 tries, 2 cons 23 Veronica Schiavon3 ITA 4 cons, 5 pens 20 Cara D’Silva3 SCO 4 tries15 Ana Vanesa Rial2 ESP 3 tries Susie Brown3 SCO 3 tries Linda Franssen3 NED 3 tries Bárbara Pla3 ESP 3 tries Other point scorers 14 points: Ulrika Andersson Hall (Sweden) 10 points: Natalia Alexeeva (Russia), Dorien Eppink (Netherlands), Veronica Fitzpatrick (Scotland), Silvia Peron (Italy), Isabel Rodríguez (Spain), Wikke Tuinhout (Netherlands), Paola Zangirolami(Italy) 8 points: Marina Apfel (Germany) 6 points: Marina Bravo (Spain), Claire Paris (Belgium) 5 points: Sara Barattin (Italy), Martina Barbini (Italy), Jessica Berntsson (Sweden), Marlieke Broer (Netherlands), Lana Blyth (Scotland), Emma Evans (Scotland), Lucia Gai (Italy), Elena Gamova (Russia), Tanya Griffith (Scotland), Sylke Haverkorn (Netherlands), Erin Kerr (Scotland), Madeleine Lahti (Sweden), Rebecka Lind (Sweden), Jennifer Lindholm (Sweden), Alexia Mavroudis (Netherlands), Paula Medín(Spain), Elke van Meer (Netherlands), Louise Moffat (Scotland), Suzi Newton (Scotland), Agurtzane Obregozo (Spain), Silvia Pizzati (Italy), Marta Pocurull (Spain), Aitziber Porras (Spain), Johanna van Rossum (Netherlands), Corinne Sailliez (Belgium), Maria Sanfilippo (Italy), Pien Selbeck (Netherlands), Elena Smirnova (Russia), Laura Steven (Scotland), Olga Sychugova (Russia) 4 points: Erika Andersson (Sweden), Anastasiya Mukharyamova (Russia) 2 points: Louise Dalgliesh (Scotland) External links FIRA website See also Women's international rugby union 2009 Category:2009 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Sweden Category:2009 in Swedish sport Category:2008–09 in European women's rugby union