2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship
The 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship was the 27th edition of Rugby Europe's first division competition for women's national rugby union teams. It kicked off on 3 February and concluded on 12 April 2024. The winner earned a place in the 2024 WXV. This season was the first year that the competition will feature four teams.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 February – 12 April 2024 |
| Teams | Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain |
| Runner-up | Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 36 (6 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,850 (475 per match) |
| Website | Rugby Europe |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Portugal entered as the new team in the Championship, they were promoted after winning the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.[1][2]
Spain won their seventh consecutive title after going undefeated throughout the tournament.[3]
Standings
| Position | Nation | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | ||||
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 | +94 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 55 | –21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 139 | –139 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures
| 3 February 2024 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| (1 BP) Netherlands | 59–0 | Sweden |
| Try: Van Nifterik 4' m Jongerius (2) 8' c, 27' m Veerkamp 14' m Prins 24' m Stallmann 33' m Dix 40' m Selbeck 42' m Karst 45' c Boot 53' m Luijken 63' m Con: Touw (1/4) 9' Lemmens (1/3) 46' Cards: Isa Prins 80+2' to end' | Report [4] |
| NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 800[5] Referee: Nino Eloshvili (Georgia) |
| 24 February 2024 12:30 WET (UTC+0) |
| Portugal | 7–31 | Netherlands (1 BP) |
| Try: Marques 14' c Con: Correia (1/1) 15' Cards: Ana Casas 49' to 59' Mariana Marques 62' to 72' | Report [6] | Try: Boot 7' c Stallmann 30' m Beukers (2) 41' m, 70' c Dix 52' Con: Metz (2/4) 8', 53' Lemmens (1/1) 71' |
| Car Jamor, Lisbon Attendance: 500[7] Referee: Jenny Lee (Spain) |
| 9 March 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Portugal | 27–0 | Sweden |
| Try: Morant 24' c Marques 36' m Santos (2) 51' c, 55' m Con: Correia (2/4) 25', 52' Pen: Correia (1/1) 44' Cards: Moreira 40' to 50' | Report [8] |
| Car Jamor, Lisbon Attendance: 200[9] Referee: Katie Ritchie (Netherlands) |
| 30 March 2024 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Spain | 24–0 | Portugal |
| Try: Blanco Herrera 8' m Peña Hidalgo 21' c Del Castillo 40' c Diaz 59' m Con: Argudo (2/4) 22', 41' | Report [10] |
| Sitges Attendance: 450[11] Referee: Jennifer Ann Davies (Wales) |
| 6 April 2024 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Netherlands | 5–22 | Spain |
| Try: Karst 57' m | Report [12] | Try: Pineiro 3' c Piquero 17' m Peña Hidalgo 32' m Con: Argudo (2/3) 4', 18' Pen: Peña Hidalgo 60' |
| NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 600[13] Referee: Melissa Leboeuf (France) |
References
- "Dates announced for Women's Championship 2024". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- Birch, John (2023-10-23). "No European Trophy for 2023/4". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- Birch, John. "Spain win Euro Championship – again". www.scrumqueens.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- "Netherlands v Sweden". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- "Netherlands v Sweden Game Sheet" (PDF). www.rugbyeurope.eu. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- "Portugal v Netherlands". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- "Portugal v Netherlands Game Sheet" (PDF). www.rugbyeurope.eu. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- "Portugal v Sweden". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- "Portugal vs Sweeden game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Spain v Portugal". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Spain vs Portugal game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Netherlands v Spain". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Netherlands vs Spain game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "Sweden v Spain". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- "Sweeden vs Spain game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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