2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Host nation	Netherlands; Russia
Ameland
Date	16–17 June 2012
Champion	England
Runner-up	Spain
Third	Netherlands
Tournament details
Matches played	42
Moscow
Date	30 June–1 July 2012
Champion	England
Runner-up	Spain
Third	Russia
Tournament details
Matches played	48
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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]

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

Grand Prix Series teams

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

Round 1

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

Pool Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
England	5	0	0	159	12
Russia	3	0	2	119	41
France	3	0	2	94	26
Italy	2	1	2	45	74
Sweden	1	1	3	14	112
Switzerland	0	0	5	12	178

16 June 2012

France	43–0	Switzerland

16 June 2012

Russia	35–7	Italy

16 June 2012

England	41–0	Sweden

16 June 2012

Italy	26–7	Switzerland

16 June 2012

France	36–0	Sweden

16 June 2012

England	24–12	Russia

16 June 2012

Sweden	14–5	Switzerland

16 June 2012

England	27–0	Italy

16 June 2012

Russia	0–10	France

16 June 2012

Italy	0–0	Sweden

16 June 2012

Russia	42–0	Switzerland

16 June 2012

England	14–0	France

17 June 2012

Russia	30–0	Sweden

17 June 2012

France	5–12	Italy

17 June 2012

England	53–0	Switzerland

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Spain	5	0	120	22
Netherlands	4	1	141	19
Ukraine	3	2	83	52
Portugal	2	3	43	63
Germany	1	4	36	105
Moldova	0	5	0	162

16 June 2012

Portugal	0–14	Ukraine

16 June 2012

Netherlands	41–0	Germany

16 June 2012

Spain	38–0	Moldova

16 June 2012

Germany	12–19	Ukraine

16 June 2012

Portugal	19–0	Moldova

16 June 2012

Spain	14–12	Netherlands

16 June 2012

Moldova	0–45	Ukraine

16 June 2012

Spain	26–5	Germany

16 June 2012

Netherlands	21–5	Portugal

16 June 2012

Germany	12–0	Moldova

16 June 2012

Netherlands	19–0	Ukraine

16 June 2012

Spain	21–0	Portugal

17 June 2012

Netherlands	48–0	Moldova

17 June 2012

Portugal	19–7	Germany

17 June 2012

Spain	21–5	Ukraine

Classification Stages

Bowl Semi-finals

Semi-finals		Bowl Final



Sweden	19

Moldova	0
		Germany	10

		Sweden	5
Switzerland	5

Germany	40
		11th Place



		Switzerland	10

		Moldova	7

Plate Semi-finals

Semi-finals		Plate Final



Russia	36

Portugal	0
		Russia	33

		Italy	0
Italy	10

Ukraine	7
		7th Place



		Ukraine	33

		Portugal	7

Cup Semi-finals

Semi-finals		Cup Final



England	24

Netherlands	7
		England	21

		Spain	10
France	5

Spain	14
		3rd Place



		Netherlands	19

		France	12

Round 2

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

Pool Stages

Pool A

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
England	3	0	141	0	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Germany	2	1	40	46	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Portugal	1	2	34	64	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Croatia	0	3	0	100	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals

30 June 2012

England	36–0	Germany

30 June 2012

Portugal	29–0	Croatia

30 June 2012

England	55–0	Croatia

30 June 2012

Portugal	5–14	Germany

30 June 2012

Germany	26–5	Croatia

30 June 2012

England	50–0	Portugal

Pool B

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Spain	3	0	109	0	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Ukraine	2	1	48	42	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Scotland	1	2	22	79	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Sweden	0	3	26	84	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals

30 June 2012

Spain	38–0	Sweden

30 June 2012

Ukraine	24–0	Scotland

30 June 2012

Spain	36–0	Scotland

30 June 2012

Ukraine	24–7	Sweden

30 June 2012

Sweden	19–22	Scotland

30 June 2012

Spain	35–0	Ukraine

Pool C

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Netherlands	3	0	116	12	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Ireland	2	1	70	19	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Italy	1	2	27	89	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Switzerland	0	3	17	110	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals

30 June 2012

Netherlands	47–0	Switzerland

30 June 2012

Italy	5–17	Ireland

30 June 2012

Netherlands	14–12	Ireland

30 June 2012

Italy	22–17	Switzerland

30 June 2012

Switzerland	0–41	Ireland

30 June 2012

Netherlands	55–0	Italy

Pool D

Nation	Won	Lost	For	Against
Russia	3	0	88	7	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
France	2	1	97	21	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Wales	1	2	52	59	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Moldova	0	3	0	150	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals

30 June 2012

France	57–0	Moldova

30 June 2012

Russia	26–0	Wales

30 June 2012

France	33–0	Wales

30 June 2012

Russia	41–0	Moldova

30 June 2012

Moldova	0–52	Wales

30 June 2012

France	7–21	Russia

Classification Stages

Cup Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Cup Final

1 July 2012

England	31
		1 July 2012
Ukraine	5
		England	24
1 July 2012
		Russia	10
Spain	31
				1 July 2012
Germany	5
				England	27
1 July 2012
				Spain	7
Netherlands	0
		1 July 2012
France	22
		Spain	24
1 July 2012
		France	12	3rd Place
Russia	27
				1 July 2012
Ireland	0
				Russia	24

				France	12

Plate Semi-finals

Semi-finals		Plate Final

1 July 2012

Ireland	17
		1 July 2012
Ukraine	0
		Netherlands	31
1 July 2012
		Ireland	7
Netherlands	26

Germany	5
		7th Place

		1 July 2012

		Ukraine	22

		Germany	0

Bowl Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Bowl Final

1 July 2012

Portugal	21
		1 July 2012
Sweden	7
		Portugal	26
1 July 2012
		Wales	5
Scotland	27
				1 July 2012
Croatia	0
				Portugal	26
1 July 2012
				Scotland	5
Wales	22
		1 July 2012
Switzerland	0
		Scotland	22
1 July 2012
		Italy	17	11th Place
Italy	14
				1 July 2012
Moldova	0
				Wales	19

				Italy	14

Shield Semi-finals

Semi-finals		Shield Final

1 July 2012

Switzerland	7
		1 July 2012
Sweden	10
		Sweden	7
1 July 2012
		Moldova	0
Moldova	24

Croatia	0
		15th Place

		1 July 2012

		Switzerland	15

		Croatia	5

Final Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified

Rank	Team
	England
	Spain
	Russia
4	France
5	Netherlands
6	Ireland
7	Ukraine
8	Germany
9	Portugal
10	Scotland
11	Wales
12	Italy
13	Sweden
14	Moldova
15	Switzerland
16	Croatia

References

^ ^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.
^ "2012 Women's Grand Prix Sevens Series - Leg 1 (Ameland)". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
^ "2012 Euro Sevens Round 1". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
^ "2012 Women's Grand Prix Sevens Series - Leg 2 (Moscow)". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
^ "2012 Euro Sevens Round 2". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

[:0-1] "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.

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