2016 Rugby Europe Women's Championship

2016 Women's European Championship
Tournament details
Host nation 2016 Women's European Championship
Dates6 October – 15 October 2016
No. of nations6
Final positions
Champions  Spain
Runner-up  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Top scorer(s)Patricia García (52)
Most triesM.Bakker, A.Bogacheva (6)
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The 2016 Women's European Championship was the 21st annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams, and also acted as a qualification tournament for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Teams

Standings

Pool A

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 173 0 +173 31 0 2 10
2  Belgium 2 1 0 1 21 81 -60 4 13 1 5
3  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 5 118 -113 1 23 0 0
Source : worldrugby.org
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Pool B

Team Games Points Tries Bonus points Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference For Against
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 77 15 +62 13 3 2 10
2  Russia 2 1 0 1 66 22 +44 12 4 2 6
3   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0 106 -106 0 18 0 0
Source : worldrugby.org
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures

Round 1

6 October 2016
15:00 (UTC+01)
Switzerland 0 - 55 Netherlands
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA)
6 October 2016
17:00 (UTC+01)
Spain 76 - 0 Belgium
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Sarah Toll (NED)

Round 2

9 October 2016
11:30 (UTC+01)
Netherlands 22 - 17 Russia
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP)
9 October 2016
13:30 (UTC+01)
Spain 97 - 0 Czech Republic
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA)

Round 3

12 October 2016
11:30 (UTC+01)
Belgium 20 - 5 Czech Republic
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP)
12 October 2016
13:30 (UTC+01)
Russia 51 - 0  Switzerland
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Sarah Toll (NED)

Round 4 (place games)

15 October 2016
12:00 (UTC+01)
Switzerland 24 - 12 Czech Republic
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP)
15 October 2016
14:30 (UTC+01)
Belgium 5 - 74 Russia
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Referee: Sarah Toll (NED)
15 October 2016
17:00 (UTC+01)
Spain 35 - 7 Netherlands
Report
Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 111 7 +104 15
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 84 50 +34 10
3  Russia 3 2 0 1 142 27 +115 11
4  Belgium 3 1 0 2 25 155 −130 5
5   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 24 118 −94 5
6  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 17 142 −125 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scotland and the winner of European Championship (Spain) played a home-and-away series to determine the final European qualifier for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Statistics

References