1988 Women's Rugby European Cup

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1988 Women's Rugby European Cup
Tournament details
HostFlag of France.svg  France
Dates21 May 1988 (1988-05-21)
23 May 1988 (1988-05-23)
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of France.svg  France
Runner-upFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6

The 1988 Women's European Cup was the first women's rugby European championship and the first multi-national women's rugby competition of any sort,[ citation needed ] albeit not an official FIRA competition.

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It was also the only occasion where a Great Britain side entered such a competition. In all future women's rugby competitions Great Britain would be represented by the four individual nations.

Final table

PosNationPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 33003712+259
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 32016417+477
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31021345325
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30031858403
Source: [1]

Results

1988-05-21
France  Flag of France.svg13–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bourg en Bresse
1988-05-21
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg32–9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bourg en Bresse

1988-05-22
France  Flag of France.svg16–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bourg en Bresse
1988-05-22
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg26–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bourg en Bresse

1988-05-23
France  Flag of France.svg8–6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bourg en Bresse
1988-05-23
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6–10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bourg en Bresse

See also

References

  1. "1988 Women's European Cup". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-02-10.