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 Netherlands
 Russia
Ameland
Date16–17 June 2012
Champion England
Runner-up Spain
Third Netherlands
Tournament details
Matches played42
Moscow
Date30 June–1 July 2012
Champion England
Runner-up Spain
Third Russia
Tournament details
Matches played48
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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 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 Drawn Lost For Against
 Spain 5 0 0 120 22
 Netherlands 4 0 1 141 19
 Ukraine 3 0 2 83 52
 Portugal 2 0 3 43 63
 Germany 1 0 4 36 105
 Moldova 0 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

Bowl Semi-finals
 
Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sweden19
 
 
 
 Moldova0
 
 Germany10
 
 
 
 Sweden5
 
  Switzerland5
 
 
 Germany40
 
11th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Switzerland10
 
 
 Moldova7

Plate Semi-finals
 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia36
 
 
 
 Portugal0
 
 Russia33
 
 
 
 Italy0
 
 Italy10
 
 
 Ukraine7
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Ukraine33
 
 
 Portugal7

Cup Semi-finals
 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England24
 
 
 
 Netherlands7
 
 England21
 
 
 
 Spain10
 
 France5
 
 
 Spain14
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands19
 
 
 France12

Round 2

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

Pool A
Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 3 0 0 141 0 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
 Germany 2 0 1 40 46
 Portugal 1 0 2 34 64 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
 Croatia 0 0 3 0 100
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 Drawn Lost For Against
 Spain 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
 Sweden 0 0 3 26 84
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 Drawn Lost For Against
 Netherlands 3 0 0 116 12 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
 Ireland 2 0 1 70 19
 Italy 1 0 2 27 89 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Switzerland 0 0 3 17 110
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 Drawn Lost For Against
 Russia 3 0 0 88 7 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
 France 2 0 1 97 21
 Wales 1 0 2 52 59 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
 Moldova 0 0 3 0 150
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


Cup Quarter-finals
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
1 July 2012
 
 
 England31
 
1 July 2012
 
 Ukraine5
 
 England24
 
1 July 2012
 
 Russia10
 
 Spain31
 
1 July 2012
 
 Germany5
 
 England27
 
1 July 2012
 
 Spain7
 
 Netherlands0
 
1 July 2012
 
 France22
 
 Spain24
 
1 July 2012
 
 France12 3rd Place
 
 Russia27
 
1 July 2012
 
 Ireland0
 
 Russia24
 
 
 France12
 

Plate Semi-finals
 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
1 July 2012
 
 
 Ireland17
 
1 July 2012
 
 Ukraine0
 
 Netherlands31
 
1 July 2012
 
 Ireland7
 
 Netherlands26
 
 
 Germany5
 
7th Place
 
 
1 July 2012
 
 
 Ukraine22
 
 
 Germany0

Bowl Quarter-finals
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBowl Final
 
          
 
1 July 2012
 
 
 Portugal21
 
1 July 2012
 
 Sweden7
 
 Portugal26
 
1 July 2012
 
 Wales5
 
 Scotland27
 
1 July 2012
 
 Croatia0
 
 Portugal26
 
1 July 2012
 
 Scotland5
 
 Wales22
 
1 July 2012
 
  Switzerland0
 
 Scotland22
 
1 July 2012
 
 Italy17 11th Place
 
 Italy14
 
1 July 2012
 
 Moldova0
 
 Wales19
 
 
 Italy14
 

Shield Semi-finals
 
Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Switzerland7
 
1 July 2012
 
 Sweden10
 
 Sweden7
 
1 July 2012
 
 Moldova0
 
 Moldova24
 
 
 Croatia0
 
15th Place
 
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Switzerland15
 
 
 Croatia5

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
  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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