The 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens was the sixth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Limoges, France on 14 and 15 June 2008. This was the final qualifying tournament for Europe for the inaugural 2009 Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.Source: FIRA-AER
England, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, France and Italy were the teams that qualified for the World Cup.
Teams The 10 team format was replaced by 16 teams as it was the World Cup qualifier.
Nine teams who were confirmed (pre-qualified) were France, England, Spain, Wales, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, and Portugal. Seven teams from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A competition also qualified for the tournament.
Note: * indicates teams that qualified from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A tournament. Czechia qualified in place of Scotland
Pool Stages
Pool A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 76 10 2 0 1 103 17 1 0 2 43 47 0 0 3 5 153
Pool B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 127 0 2 0 1 78 48 1 0 2 46 80 0 0 3 14 137
Pool C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 114 24 2 0 1 106 28 1 0 2 39 71 0 0 3 0 136
Pool D Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 110 5 2 0 1 76 38 1 0 2 17 93 0 0 3 15 82
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Classification Stages
Cup Quarter-finals
Plate Semi-final
Bowl Quarter-finals
Shield Semi-final Source:
Final standings LegendQualified for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens RankTeam45678910111213141516
References
External links FIRA-AER Flashinfo N°91 - 07/2008