2007 FIRA Women's European Championship

After several years of low key tournaments with the major nations absent, the 2007 Championship [1] was the largest ever with 16 teams competing in two Pools, including four Six Nations countries, plus Spain keen to do well having been replaced Italy in that competition. England and France were as usual represented by "A" teams, and Wales sent a development squad, but other countries appeared to be at full-strength.

2007 FIRA Women's European Championship
2007-04-28 - 2007-05-05
Host nations  Spain and
 Belgium
No. of nations16
Champions  England
Runner-up  France
Matches played 32

Pool B was also of interest with four nations making their 15-a-side debuts - Finland, Luxembourg, Romania, and Serbia.

"Top 8" (In Madrid, Spain)

Pool 1
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1 England 3 2 1 0 125 33 8
2 Spain 3 2 1 0 91 31 8
3 Italy 3 1 0 2 67 60 5
4 Russia 3 0 0 3 8 156 3
[626]
2007-04-28 England  62-0  Russia Madrid, Spain [130/22/2]
[627]
2007-04-28 Spain  15-6  Italy Madrid, Spain [79/58/6]
[630]
2007-04-30 England  41-11  Italy Madrid, Spain [131/59/5]
[631]
2007-04-30 Spain  54-3  Russia Madrid, Spain [80/23/2]
[634]
2007-05-02 Italy  50-5  Russia Madrid, Spain [59/24/3]
[635]
2007-05-02 Spain  22-22  England Madrid, Spain [81/132/13]

Pool 2
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1 France 3 3 0 0 46 18 9
2 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 40 35 7
3 Sweden 3 1 0 2 23 40 5
4 Wales 3 0 0 3 21 47 3
[628]
2007-04-28 France  12-0  Sweden Madrid, Spain [118/43/3]
[629]
2007-04-28 Netherlands  12-3  Wales Madrid, Spain [76/108/4]
[632]
2007-04-30 France  27-8  Netherlands Madrid, Spain [119/77/11]
[633]
2007-04-30 Sweden  18-8  Wales Madrid, Spain [44/109/1]
[636]
2007-05-02 France  17-10  Wales Madrid, Spain [120/111/11]
[637]
2007-05-02 Netherlands  20-5  Sweden Madrid, Spain [77/45/9]

7th/8th place
[638]
2007-05-05 Russia  14-38  Wales Madrid, Spain [25/111/2]

5th/6th place
[639]
2007-05-05 Italy  0-6  Sweden Madrid, Spain [61/46/5]

3rd/4th place
[640]
2007-05-05 Spain  37-0  Netherlands Madrid, Spain [82/78/2]

Final
[641]
2007-05-05 England  27-17  France Madrid, Spain [133/121/22]

Pool B (Belgium)

Pool 1
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1 Belgium 3 3 0 0 185 0 9
2 Romania 3 2 0 1 103 20 7
3 Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 20 111 5
4 Serbia 3 0 0 3 0 177 3
[614]
2007-04-11 Belgium  73-0  Luxembourg Leuven, Belgium [13/1/1]
[615]
2007-04-11 Romania  65-0  Serbia Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium [1/1/1]
[617]
2007-04-12 Belgium  20-0  Serbia Frameries, Belgium [14/2/1]
[618]
2007-04-12 Luxembourg  0-38  Romania Kituro (Brussels), Belgium [2/2/1]
[620]
2007-04-13 Belgium  20-0  Romania Dendermonde, Belgium [15/3/1]
[621]
2007-04-13 Luxembourg  20-0  Serbia Dendermonde, Belgium [3/3/1]

Pool 2
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1 French Universities 3 3 0 0 134 25 9
2 Germany 3 2 0 1 94 19 7
3 Finland 3 0 1 2 20 76 4
4 Norway 3 0 1 2 15 133 4
[616]
2007-04-11 Norway  12-12  Finland Boisfort, Belgium [14/1/1]
[---]
2007-04-11 French Universities 19-14  Germany Leuven, Belgium [-/-/-]
[619]
2007-04-12 Germany  48-0  Norway Kituro (Brussels), Belgium [47/15/3]
[---]
2007-04-12 French Universities 42-15  Finland Frameries, Belgium [-/-/-]
[---]
2007-04-13 French Universities 73-3  Norway Liège, Belgium [-/-/-]
[622]
2007-04-13 Germany  32-0  Finland Liège, Belgium [48/2/1]

7th/8th place
[623]
2007-04-15 Norway  62-0  Serbia Tervuren, Belgium [16/4/1]

5th/6th place
[624]
2007-04-15 Finland  14-7  Luxembourg Tervuren, Belgium [2/1/4]

3rd/4th place
[625]
2007-04-15 Germany  15-0  Romania Boisfort, Belgium [49/4/1]

Final
[-]
2007-04-15 Belgium  7-13 French Universities Boisfort, Belgium [-/-/-]

See also

References
  1. www.fira-aer-rugby.com
Preceded by
2006 FIRA Women's European Nations Cup		 FIRA Women's European Championship
2007
 England		 Succeeded by
2008 FIRA Women's European Championship
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