2016 Rugby Europe Women's Championship
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The 2016 Women's European Championship was the 21st annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams, and also acted as a qualification tournament for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  2016 Women's European Championship |
| Dates | 6 October – 15 October 2016 |
| No. of nations | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Spain |
Runner-up  |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Top scorer(s) | Patricia García (52) |
| Most tries | M.Bakker, A.Bogacheva (6) |
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Teams
Standings
Pool A
| Team | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | |||||
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0 | +173 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 81 | -60 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 118 | -113 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source : worldrugby.org Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match | |||||||||||||
Pool B
| Team | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | For | Against | |||||
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 15 | +62 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 | -106 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source : worldrugby.org Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match | |||||||||||||
Fixtures
Round 1
| 6 October 2016 15:00 (UTC+01) |
| Switzerland | 0 - 55 | Netherlands |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA) |
Round 2
| 9 October 2016 11:30 (UTC+01) |
| Netherlands | 22 - 17 | Russia |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP) |
| 9 October 2016 13:30 (UTC+01) |
| Spain | 97 - 0 | Czech Republic |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA) |
Round 3
| 12 October 2016 11:30 (UTC+01) |
| Belgium | 20 - 5 | Czech Republic |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP) |
| 12 October 2016 13:30 (UTC+01) |
| Russia | 51 - 0 | Switzerland |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Sarah Toll (NED) |
Round 4 (place games)
| 15 October 2016 12:00 (UTC+01) |
| Switzerland | 24 - 12 | Czech Republic |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP) |
| 15 October 2016 14:30 (UTC+01) |
| Belgium | 5 - 74 | Russia |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Sarah Toll (NED) |
| 15 October 2016 17:00 (UTC+01) |
| Spain | 35 - 7 | Netherlands |
| Report |
| Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA) |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 7 | +104 | 15 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 50 | +34 | 10 |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 27 | +115 | 11 |
| 4 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 155 | −130 | 5 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 118 | −94 | 5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 142 | −125 | 0 |
Scotland and the winner of European Championship (Spain) played a home-and-away series to determine the final European qualifier for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Statistics
Leading point scorers
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Leading try scorers
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