2012 FIRA Women's European Championship

2012 European Championship Italy women England France 6 2011 2013 The 2012 Women's European Championship or "European Cup" was the 17th annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams and the ninth official continental championship. Only eight teams took part - the lowest entry since 1996 and also the first time since 1996 that Scotland, Wales and Ireland did not take part. The leading four teams played in Group A in Rovereto, Italy between 13 and 19 May, and the other four played at Enköping between 3 and 7 May. The latter tournament also started Europe's Women's Rugby World Cup qualification process, with both finalists qualifying for the continent's qualification tournament in 2013. Most of the absences were due to Unions prioritising sevens rugby, in advance of the 2013 Sevens World Cup. Even the teams attending the Group A tournament were weakened by clashes with the London, Amsterdam and Rome Sevens tournaments. England were least affected as their players only missed the first round of games, but several French players from the Six Nations did not play in this tournament, while most of the Spanish team from 2011 Women's European Trophy were selected for the Amsterdam Sevens in preference to Rovereto. Group A Position Nation Games Match points Bonus points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Tries (4+) Losing (<=7) 1 ENG 3 3 0 0 122 33 3 0 15 2 FRA 3 2 0 1 107 51 2 1 11 3 ITA 3 1 0 2 81 57 1 1 6 4 ESP 3 0 0 3 6 175 0 0 0 2012-05-13 ENG 61–0Association Européenne de Rugby December 2022 ESP Rovereto, Italy 2012-05-13 ITA 19–22 Association Européenne de Rugby December 2022 FRA Rovereto, Italy 2012-05-16 ITA 8–32 Association Européenne de Rugby December 2022 ENG Rovereto, Italy 2012-05-16 FRA 60–3 Association Européenne de Rugby December 2022 ESP Rovereto, Italy 2012-05-19 ENG 29–25 Association Européenne de Rugby December 2022 FRA Rovereto, Italy 2012-05-19 ITA 54–3 Association Européenne de Rugby December 2022 ESP Rovereto, Italy Group B no y SWE 67 RUS 0 NED 105 FIN 0 SWE 10 NED 3 FIN 17 RUS 45 Semi finals 2012-05-03 NED 105–0 Official game sheet FIN Enkoping, Sweden 2012-05-03 SWE 67–0 Official game sheet RUS Enkoping, Sweden Third-place 2012-05-07 FIN 17–45 Official game sheet RUS Enkoping, Sweden Final 2012-05-07 SWE 10–3 Official game sheet NED Enkoping, Sweden See also Women's international rugby union Notes External links FIRA website Women's European 2012 Category:Women's international rugby union competitions hosted by Italy Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Sweden Category:2011–12 in European women's rugby union Category:2011–12 in English rugby union Category:2011–12 in French rugby union Category:2011–12 in Italian rugby union Category:2012 in Spanish women's sport Category:2012 in English women's sport Category:2012 in French women's sport Category:2012 in Italian women's sport Category:2012 in Swedish women's sport Category:Sports competitions in Uppsala County Category:Enköping Category:21st century in Uppsala County