2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the tenth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship. The first round was played in the Netherlands and the final round was held in Moscow which was also a qualifying tournament for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]

2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Host nation Niederlande
 Russland
Ameland
Date16–17 June 2012
Champion England
Runner-up Spanien
Third Niederlande
Tournament details
Matches played42
Moscow
Date30 June–1 July 2012
Champion England
Runner-up Spanien
Third Russland
Tournament details
Matches played48
2011
2013

England won the Grand Prix Series title and also qualified for the Sevens World Cup in Moscow the next year, along with Spain, France, Netherlands and Ireland.[1] Russia automatically qualified as hosts.[1]

Teams

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Grand Prix Series teams

Teams that advanced from 2012 FIRA-AER Division A tournament for round 2

Round 1

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The tournament was played on 16 and 17 June at Ameland, Netherlands.[2][3]

Pool Stages

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Pool A

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  England 5 0 0 159 12
  Russland 3 0 2 119 41
  Frankreich 3 0 2 94 26
  Italien 2 1 2 45 74
  Schweden 1 1 3 14 112
   Schweiz 0 0 5 12 178
16 June 2012
Frankreich  43–0   Schweiz
16 June 2012
Russland  35–7  Italien
16 June 2012
England  41–0  Schweden
16 June 2012
Italien  26–7   Schweiz
16 June 2012
Frankreich  36–0  Schweden
16 June 2012
England  24–12  Russland
16 June 2012
Schweden  14–5   Schweiz
16 June 2012
England  27–0  Italien
16 June 2012
Russland  0–10  Frankreich
16 June 2012
Italien  0–0  Schweden
16 June 2012
Russland  42–0   Schweiz
16 June 2012
England  14–0  Frankreich
17 June 2012
Russland  30–0  Schweden
17 June 2012
Frankreich  5–12  Italien
17 June 2012
England  53–0   Schweiz

Pool B

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Spanien 5 0 0 120 22
  Niederlande 4 0 1 141 19
  Ukraine 3 0 2 83 52
  Portugal 2 0 3 43 63
  Deutschland 1 0 4 36 105
  Moldawien 0 0 5 0 162
16 June 2012
Portugal  0–14  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Niederlande  41–0  Deutschland
16 June 2012
Spanien  38–0  Moldawien
16 June 2012
Deutschland  12–19  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Portugal  19–0  Moldawien
16 June 2012
Spanien  14–12  Niederlande
16 June 2012
Moldawien  0–45  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Spanien  26–5  Deutschland
16 June 2012
Niederlande  21–5  Portugal
16 June 2012
Deutschland  12–0  Moldawien
16 June 2012
Niederlande  19–0  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Spanien  21–0  Portugal
17 June 2012
Niederlande  48–0  Moldawien
17 June 2012
Portugal  19–7  Deutschland
17 June 2012
Spanien  21–5  Ukraine

Classification Stages

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Bowl Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Schweden19
 
 
 
  Moldawien0
 
  Deutschland10
 
 
 
  Schweden5
 
   Schweiz5
 
 
  Deutschland40
 
11th Place
 
 
 
 
 
   Schweiz10
 
 
  Moldawien7

Plate Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Russland36
 
 
 
  Portugal0
 
  Russland33
 
 
 
  Italien0
 
  Italien10
 
 
  Ukraine7
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Ukraine33
 
 
  Portugal7

Cup Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  England24
 
 
 
  Niederlande7
 
  England21
 
 
 
  Spanien10
 
  Frankreich5
 
 
  Spanien14
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Niederlande19
 
 
  Frankreich12

Round 2

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The tournament was held on 30 June and 1 July 2012 in Moscow.[1][4][5]

Pool Stages

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Pool A

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  England 3 0 0 141 0 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Deutschland 2 0 1 40 46
  Portugal 1 0 2 34 64 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Kroatien 0 0 3 0 100
30 June 2012
England  36–0  Deutschland
30 June 2012
Portugal  29–0  Kroatien
30 June 2012
England  55–0  Kroatien
30 June 2012
Portugal  5–14  Deutschland
30 June 2012
Deutschland  26–5  Kroatien
30 June 2012
England  50–0  Portugal

Pool B

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Spanien 3 0 0 109 0 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Ukraine 2 0 1 48 42
  Scotland 1 0 2 22 79 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Schweden 0 0 3 26 84
30 June 2012
Spanien  38–0  Schweden
30 June 2012
Ukraine  24–0  Scotland
30 June 2012
Spanien  36–0  Scotland
30 June 2012
Ukraine  24–7  Schweden
30 June 2012
Schweden  19–22  Scotland
30 June 2012
Spanien  35–0  Ukraine

Pool C

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Niederlande 3 0 0 116 12 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Irland 2 0 1 70 19
  Italien 1 0 2 27 89 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
   Schweiz 0 0 3 17 110
30 June 2012
Niederlande  47–0   Schweiz
30 June 2012
Italien  5–17  Irland
30 June 2012
Niederlande  14–12  Irland
30 June 2012
Italien  22–17   Schweiz
30 June 2012
Schweiz  0–41  Irland
30 June 2012
Niederlande  55–0  Italien

Pool D

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Russland 3 0 0 88 7 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Frankreich 2 0 1 97 21
  Wales 1 0 2 52 59 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Moldawien 0 0 3 0 150
30 June 2012
Frankreich  57–0  Moldawien
30 June 2012
Russland  26–0  Wales
30 June 2012
Frankreich  33–0  Wales
30 June 2012
Russland  41–0  Moldawien
30 June 2012
Moldawien  0–52  Wales
30 June 2012
Frankreich  7–21  Russland


Classification Stages

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Cup Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  England31
 
1 July 2012
 
  Ukraine5
 
  England24
 
1 July 2012
 
  Russland10
 
  Spanien31
 
1 July 2012
 
  Deutschland5
 
  England27
 
1 July 2012
 
  Spanien7
 
  Niederlande0
 
1 July 2012
 
  Frankreich22
 
  Spanien24
 
1 July 2012
 
  Frankreich12 3rd Place
 
  Russland27
 
1 July 2012
 
  Irland0
 
  Russland24
 
 
  Frankreich12
 

Plate Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Irland17
 
1 July 2012
 
  Ukraine0
 
  Niederlande31
 
1 July 2012
 
  Irland7
 
  Niederlande26
 
 
  Deutschland5
 
7th Place
 
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Ukraine22
 
 
  Deutschland0

Bowl Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBowl Final
 
          
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Portugal21
 
1 July 2012
 
  Schweden7
 
  Portugal26
 
1 July 2012
 
  Wales5
 
  Scotland27
 
1 July 2012
 
  Kroatien0
 
  Portugal26
 
1 July 2012
 
  Scotland5
 
  Wales22
 
1 July 2012
 
   Schweiz0
 
  Scotland22
 
1 July 2012
 
  Italien17 11th Place
 
  Italien14
 
1 July 2012
 
  Moldawien0
 
  Wales19
 
 
  Italien14
 

Shield Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
1 July 2012
 
 
   Schweiz7
 
1 July 2012
 
  Schweden10
 
  Schweden7
 
1 July 2012
 
  Moldawien0
 
  Moldawien24
 
 
  Kroatien0
 
15th Place
 
 
1 July 2012
 
 
   Schweiz15
 
 
  Kroatien5

Final Standings

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Legend
Qualified to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified
Rank Team
    England
    Spanien
    Russland
4   Frankreich
5   Niederlande
6   Irland
7   Ukraine
8   Deutschland
9   Portugal
10   Scotland
11   Wales
12   Italien
13   Schweden
14   Moldawien
15    Schweiz
16   Kroatien

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013". irb.com. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ "2012 Women's Grand Prix Sevens Series - Leg 1 (Ameland)". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ^ "2012 Euro Sevens Round 1". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ "2012 Women's Grand Prix Sevens Series - Leg 2 (Moscow)". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  5. ^ "2012 Euro Sevens Round 2". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.