2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens
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Host nation | France |
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Date | 14–15 June 2008 |
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Cup |
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Champion | England |
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Runner-up | Netherlands |
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Third | Russia |
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Tournament details |
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Matches played | 48 |
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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]
England, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, France and Italy were the teams that qualified for the World Cup.[4][5]
Teams
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
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Source:[1][2]
Classification Stages
Cup Quarter-finals
Plate Semi-final
Bowl Quarter-finals
Shield Semi-final
Source:[1][2]
Final Standings
References
- ^ a b c "2008 Euro Sevens Championship". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b c "2008 Women's FIRA 7s Tournament - Top 16". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Source: FIRA-AER
- ^ "Samoa and Australia join RWC Sevens". PlanetRugby. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Japan and Hong Kong book passage to RWC Sevens". ESPN.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
External links
- FIRA-AER Flashinfo N°91 - 07/2008
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