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Spain Women's National Rugby Union Team
The Spain women's national rugby union team played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28. The team played the Women's Six Nations from 2000 to 2006, but they were replaced by Italy for 2007, in order to mirror the men's tournament. History Currently there are over 200 clubs in Spain and a league similar to that of male rugby. The first steps were taken in 1913, when women played in secret in schools, but rugby first began to be played seriously at training camps at the School of Architecture of Madrid in the early 70s by a group of architecture students. They formed a group of about 20 girls who trained regularly twice per week and as they were the only ones who practiced, played sided games between themselves. They played well In the late seventies a group of female PE students taught by Jose Antonio Sancha, a professor of Rugby at Barcelona INEF, decided to train with the men's rugby and played the game seriously (though they were not recognised by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first Women's Rugby World Cup. The tournament was not approved by the International Rugby Board (IRB), yet it still went ahead despite the disapproval of the sports governing body. France confirmed their participation only minutes before the draw was made on 26 February. Representatives of the IRB, WRFU and RFU attended the final, but it was not until 2009 that the IRB officially endorsed the event as a "world cup" when it published, for the first time, a list of previous winners in press release The tournament was held in and around Cardiff, Wales. Twelve teams competed for the trophy, divided into four pools of three teams each. Each team played three pool matches on 6 April, 8 April, and 10 April, and the semifinals were on 12 April and 14 April, respectively. This meant that the championship teams played five matches over nine days, with only one day rest between matches. The tournament champions were the United States who defeated Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 1999 FIRA Women's European Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament; it saw the same format as 1997, but with Germany and Ireland being replaced by Kazakhstan and Wales. Bracket First round Plate semi-finals Semi-finals 7th/8th place Plate final 3rd/4th place Final External linksFIRA website See also * Women's international rugby union {{DEFAULTSORT:Fira 1999 1999 rugby union tournaments for national teams International women's rugby union competitions hosted by Italy 1998–99 in European women's rugby union 1998–99 in French rugby union 1998–99 in Italian rugby union 1998–99 in English rugby union 1998–99 in Welsh rugby union 1998–99 in Scottish rugby union 1999 in Dutch women's sport 1999 in Kazakhstani sport rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Women's European Championship
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Women's European Trophy
The 2011 Women's European Trophy was the 16th rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams. The venues were in and around A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and ... in Spain, and the games have been played between 30 April and 7 May. Following Jean-Claude Baqué's statement before the 2010 tournament regarding the aims of the European Trophy, all Six Nations teams were to be "A" teams, and their matches were therefore not "tests". However, though they were called "France A" the French team were their main squad, while Italy "A" teams included 17 of the 22 players from the squad that beat Scotland in the Six Nations a few weeks before. England "A" was also a stronger than normal selection - 11 players had full international caps, including s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIRA Women's European Trophy
The 2010 FIRA tournament included all the continent's major teams who did not qualify for the World Cup, plus Sweden (who did qualify) and a France "A" team. Prior to the tournament Jean-Claude Baqué, Chairman of the FIRA-AER, explained the philosophy of the European Trophy. "The European Trophy is an important tournament for the development of women 15's rugby within Europe. The European Championship takes place each four years (Note: next edition in 2012) but the FIRA-AER must propose games to emerging unions through a serious competition and with the help of the big nations" Unusually, and for no published reason, all games were only 35 minutes per half. Pool A Results Pool B Results 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Point scorers Leading point scorers Other point scorers 14 points: Marina Bravo (Spain) 10 points: Ana María Aigneren (Spain), Joyce van Altena (Netherlands), Lía Bailán (Spain), Lusan Beijens (Netherlands), Nadè ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIRA Women's European Trophy
The 2009 FIRA tournament acted as the continent's 2010 World Cup qualifying tournament. The top four nations from the 2009 Six Nations had automatically qualified, but nations finishing fifth and sixth (Scotland and Italy) joined Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Germany, and Belgium to decide the final two places. Format The teams were divided into two pools, the "seeding" broadly based on FIRA rankings, with the pool winners qualifying: *Seed 1: Scotland ''(Pool A)'' *Seed 2: Italy ''(Pool B)'' *Seed 3: Spain ''(Pool B)'' *Seed 4: Netherlands ''(Pool A)'' *Seed 5: Russia ''(Pool A)'' *Seed 6: Sweden ''(Pool B)'' *Seed 7: Germany ''(Pool B)'' *Seed 8: Belgium ''(Pool A)'' After the completion of the pool phase, the tournament itself did not have a "final", nor any other classification games. As expected, Scotland qualified from Pool A with no problems - but it always looked a tougher prospect for fellow Six Nations team Italy, in Pool B, as they would have to beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 2008 FIRA Women's European Championship was the 11th rugby union women's European championship organised by FIRA - AER. It took place in the Netherlands from 17 to 24 May 2008; for the first time since 2004 both the A and B championships were held simultaneously in the same host country. Eight national teams took part to the Pool A: the four Home Nations plus France, Spain and the Netherlands; as for Italy they withdrew and were replaced by Sweden. Amongst the contestants in the Pool B were also the "France Défense XV", the French Army women's rugby union squad. Results England won the Pool A title against Wales in the final. There were no tries in the match, which effectively amounted to a kicking duel, with each team dominating one half. Non Evans scored two penalties for the Welsh in the first half and Katy McLean scored four for England in the second half. The English took the title with a final score of 12 to 6. Both teams produced good play during the tournament; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FIRA Women's European Championship
After several years of low key tournaments with the major nations absent, the 2007 Championship 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. 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 Pool 2 7th/8th place 5th/6th place 3rd/4th place Final Pool B (Belgium) Pool 1 Pool 2 7th/8th place 5th/6th place 3rd/4th place Final See also * Women's international rugby union References External linksFIRA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fira 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIRA Women's European Nations Cup
With most of the senior nations preparing for the World Cup, FIRA organised aWomen ENC XV a side Tournament for the six leading nations who were not in the Six Nations. While it does not appear to be part of the Women's European Championship sequence, it was very similar to the European Championship, especially the Pool B competitions. Pool T1 Final table Results Pool T2 Final table Results Semi-finals Final Ranking matches See also * Women's international rugby union External links FIRA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fira 2006 2006 rugby union tournaments for national teams International women's rugby union competitions hosted by Italy 2005–06 in Italian rugby union 2006 in Italian women's sport 2005–06 in European women's rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 2005 FIRA Women's European Championship was jointly hosted by Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only seven teams took part. Tournament Pool A Pool A was held in Hamburg, Germany from April 7-9. Semi-finals 3rd/4th Place Final Pool B Pool B was held at Zenica, Bosnia from May 21-23. Final table Round one Round two See also *Women's international rugby External linksFIRA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fira 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ... 2005 rugby union tournaments for national teams International rugby union competitions hosted by Germany International sports competitions hosted by Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004–05 in European women's rugby union 2004–05 in German rugby union 2005 in Bosnia and Herzegovina sport 2005 in Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 2004 FIRA Women's European Championship took place at grounds in and around the Midi-Pyrénées region of France (near Toulouse) between 30 April to 9 May. Pool A reverted to a single eight nation knockout, while Pool B was a round-robin. France repeated Netherlands feat of winning as hosts. Pool A Bracket First round Plate semi-finals Semi-finals 7th/8th Plate final 3rd/4th place Final Pool B Final table Results See also *Women's international rugby External linksFIRA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fira 2004 2004 rugby union tournaments for national teams International women's rugby union competitions hosted by France 2003–04 in French rugby union 2003–04 in European women's rugby union rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 2003 FIRA Women's European Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament and featured only eight teams, divided into pools A and B. For the first time the A and B pools were also organised as separate competitions in different venues, and in different weeks. The A Pool in Malmö was won by Spain, and the B pool by Netherlands. France and Spain were represented by their respective "A" teams. Netherlands' win was the first time a host team had won an official FIRA championship (France had won the unofficial title as hosts in 1988) Pool A (at Malmö, Sweden) Bracket Semi-finals 3rd/4th Place Final Pool B (at Amsterdam, Netherlands) Bracket Semi-finals 3rd/4th Place Final See also * Women's international rugby External links FIRA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fira 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |