2008 European Women Sevens Championship
# 2008 European Women Sevens Championship

The 2008 European Women Sevens Championship was the sixth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship.

## Emerging (European) Nations 2008

Date/Venue: 21–24 March 2008, Austria. (Summarised)

* Romania and Switzerland had been possible participants but do not appear to have attended..

### Pool Stages

POOL A

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 14 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 39 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 47 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 93 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 87 |

* Serbia 0-25 Czech Republic
* Bulgaria 0-25 Finland
* Czech Republic 31-0 Luxembourg
* Bulgaria 12-10 Serbia
* Finland 22-7 Luxembourg
* Czech Republic 5-5 Bulgaria
* Finland 44-7 Serbia
* Bulgaria 10-7 Luxembourg
* Czech Republic 0-34 Finland
* Luxembourg 12-24 Serbia

POOL B

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 26 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 31 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 50 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 60 |
| Bosnia and Herzogovina | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 103 |

* Bosnia and Herzogovina 0-20 Poland
* Croatia 7-14 Austria
* Poland 17-5 Hungary
* Croatia 26-0 Bosnia and Herzogovina
* Austria 21-17 Hungary
* Poland 12-19 Croatia
* Austria 36-0 Bosnia and Herzogovina
* Croatia 22-0 Hungary
* Poland 26-7 Austria
* Hungary 21-0 Bosnia and Herzogovina

### Classification Stages

9th Place

* Luxembourg 25-0 Bosnia and Herzogovina

5th to 8th

* Bulgaria 17-7 Hungary
* Serbia 0-21 Croatia

7th Place

* Hungary 0-14 Serbia

5th Place

* Bulgaria 0-7 Croatia

1st to 4th

* Finland 29-5 Austria
* Czech Republic 25-0 Poland

3rd Place

* Austria 7-22 Poland

1st Place

* Finland 34-0 Czech Republic

## World Cup Qualifier 2008 (Europe)

Venue/Date: Bosnia, 10–11 May 2008. (Source FIRA-AER) Summarised

### Pool Stages

POOL A

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 15 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 64 | 13 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 68 | 11 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 57 | 9 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 63 | 7 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 202 | 5 |

* Finland 45-0 Slovenia
* Bulgaria 17-0 Serbia
* Lithuania 24-7 Latvia
* Serbia 27-0 Slovenia
* Finland 29-0 Latvia
* Lithuania 14-24 Bulgaria
* Latvia 41-0 Slovenia
* Lithuania 5-0 Serbia
* Bulgaria 0-45 Finland
* Serbia 0-5 Latvia
* Bulgaria 43-0 Slovenia
* Lithuania 0-26 Finland
* Bulgaria 15-5 Latvia
* Finland 36-0 Serbia
* Lithuania 46-0 Slovenia

POOL B

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 7 | 15 |
| Israel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 36 | 13 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 62 | 11 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 42 | 9 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 141 | 7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 164 | 5 |

* Austria 34-10 Georgia
* Croatia 7-14 Israel
* Romania 43-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Israel 42-7 Georgia
* Austria 38-5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Romania 29-0 Croatia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-14 Georgia
* Romania 22-7 Israel
* Croatia 5-12 Austria
* Israel 12-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia 15-7 Georgia
* Romania 17-0 Austria
* Croatia 57-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Austria 0-5 Israel
* Romania 50-0 Georgia

### Classification Stages

Bowl Semi-finals

* Serbia 27-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Slovenia 0-31 Georgia

Plate Semi-finals

* Lithuania 0-22 Croatia
* Latvia 5-0 Austria

Cup Semi-finals

* Finland 31-0 Israel
* Bulgaria 0-43 Romania

11th Place

* Bosnia and Herzegovina 10-5 Slovenia

9th Place

* Serbia 20-0 Georgia

7th Place

* Austria 17-12 Lithuania

5th Place

* Croatia 12-17 Latvia

3rd Place

* Israel 7-5 Bulgaria

1st Place

* Finland 14-21 Romania

### Qualifiers

ROMANIA, FINLAND, ISRAEL

Venue/Date: Belgium, 30 May-1 June 2008. (Source FIRA-AER) (Summarised)

* 3 teams progressed.

### Pool Stages

POOL A

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moldova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 13 |
| Andorra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 13 |
| Norway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 40 | 11 |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 27 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 50 | 9 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 171 | 5 |

Note - Andorra shown by FIRA as 1st but due to head to head they finished below Moldova

* Andorra 41-0 Luxembourg
* Norway 7-5 Malta
* Switzerland 19-7 Moldova
* Malta 50-0 Luxembourg
* Andorra 5-17 Moldova
* Switzerland 10-14 Norway
* Moldova 20-0 Luxembourg
* Switzerland 0-10 Malta
* Norway 0-10 Andorra
* Malta 5-15 Moldova
* Norway 26-5 Luxembourg
* Switzerland 5-14 Andorra
* Norway 0-10 Moldova
* Andorra 5-0 Malta
* Switzerland 34-5 Luxembourg

POOL B

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 5 | 15 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 74 | 11 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 90 | 11 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 90 | 9 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 115 | 7 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 147 | 7 |

* Czech Republic 36-14 Hungary
* Belgium 10-14 Poland
* Germany 38-0 Denmark
* Poland 26-10 Hungary
* Czech Republic 31-0 Denmark
* Germany 49-0 Belgium
* Denmark 28-5 Hungary
* Germany 51-0 Poland
* Belgium 17-5 Czech Republic
* Poland 27-5 Denmark
* Belgium 17-22 Hungary
* Germany 38-0 Czech Republic
* Belgium 14-0 Denmark
* Czech Republic 14-5 Poland
* Germany 40-5 Hungary

### Classification Stages

Bowl Semi-finals

* Switzerland 12-10 Hungary
* Denmark 19-0 Luxembourg

Plate Semi-finals

* Norway 7-10 Belgium
* Malta 24-0 Poland

Cup Semi-finals

* Moldova 17-5 Czech Republic
* Andorra 0-50 Germany

11th Place

* Hungary 31-0 Luxembourg

9th Place

* Denmark 5-31 Switzerland

7th Place

* Poland 10-17 Norway

5th Place

* Belgium 5-29 Malta

3rd Place

* Andorra 7-0 Czech Republic

1st Place

* Germany 43-0 Moldova

QUALIFIERS - GERMANY, MOLDOVA and ANDORRA

Note: Subsequently Czech Republic added as best fourth place over Bulgaria, in place of Scotland

## FIRA-AER Tournament 2008 - Top 16

Venue/Date: Limoges, France on 14 and 15 June 2008. This was the qualifying tournament for the World Cup in 2009 (Source Fira-Aer)

* The 10 team format was replaced by 16 teams as it was the World Cup qualifier. 6 teams progressed to Dubai.
* Teams confirmed (pre-qualified) were France, England, Spain, Wales, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, and Portugal.
* 3 teams qualified from Bosnia (Romania, Finland and Israel), and 3 from Belgium (Germany, Moldova and Andorra). A fourth team from the Belgium tournament (Czech Republic) also qualified in place of Scotland.

In summary the awards went to:

* Cup Winners - England
* Also Qualified for Dubai - Netherlands, Spain, Russia, France, Italy
* Plate Winners - France
* Bowl Winners - Sweden
* Shield Winners - Andorra

### Pool Stages

POOL A

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 10 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 17 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 47 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 153 |

* France 22-0 Portugal
* Russia 39-0 Czech Republic
* France 71-0 Czech Republic
* Russia 20-0 Portugal
* Portugal 43-5 Czech Republic
* France 10-17 Russia

POOL B

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 48 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 80 |
| Andorra | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 137 |

* England 31-0 Germany
* Sweden 36-7 Andorra
* England 56-0 Andorra
* Sweden 10-33 Germany
* Germany 45-7 Andorra
* England 40-0 Sweden

POOL C

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 24 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 28 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 71 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 |

* Spain 36-5 Romania
* Netherlands 52-0 Israel
* Spain 50-0 Israel
* Netherlands 35-0 Romania
* Romania 34-0 Israel
* Spain 28-19 Netherlands

POOL D

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 38 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 93 |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 82 |

* Wales 40-0 Finland
* Italy 34-0 Moldova
* Wales 31-10 Moldova
* Italy 48-0 Finland
* Finland 17-5 Moldova
* Wales 5-28 Italy

### Classification Stages

Cup and Plate Quarter-finals (winners progress to Dubai)

* Russia 20-5 Germany
* Italy 0-5 Netherlands
* Spain 14-5 Wales
* England 29-7 France

Bowl and Shield Quarter-finals

* Portugal 17-0 Andorra
* Finland 21-0 Israel
* Romania 0-12 Moldova
* Sweden 34-0 Czech Rep

Shield Semi-final

* Czech Republic 14-19 Romania
* Andorra 34-0 Israel

Bowl Semi-final

* Portugal 19-7 Finland
* Sweden 22-5 Moldova

Plate Semi-final (winners progress to Dubai)

* France 35-7 Wales
* Germany 0-29 Italy

Cup Semi-finals

* Russia 12-21 Netherlands
* England 10-0 Spain

15th Place

* Israel 12-7 Czech Republic

SHIELD FINAL

13th Place

* Andorra 10-5 Romania

11th Place

* Finland 7-10 Moldova

BOWL FINAL

9th Place

* Portugal 7-15 Sweden

7th Place

* Germany 0-20 Wales

PLATE FINAL

5th Place

* France 14-5 Italy

3rd Place

* Spain 5-10 Russia

CUP FINAL

1st Place

* Netherlands 0-52 England

## T-EN Tournament 2008

Date/Venue: 19 September 2008 at Rauris, Austria. Croatia withdrew to be replaced by Czech Republic and an Austrian club team.

* Hungary bt Czech Republic
* Austria bt Linz
* Hungary bt Linz
* Austria bt Czech Republic
* Hungary 12-0 Austria

Date/Venue: 19 October 2008 at Slovenia. Croatia withdrew.

* Austria 31-0 Slovenia
* Hungary 15-12 Austria
* Hungary bt Slovenia (who scored their first ever try)
* Hungary 19-19 Austria
