2009 FIRA Women's European Trophy

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2009 FIRA European Trophy
FIRA Women's European tournament 2009.jpg
Date17 May 2009–
23 May 2009
CountriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelly van Harskamp (55 points)
Most tries Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelly van Harskamp (11 tries)
2008

The 2009 FIRA tournament acted as Europe's 2010 World Cup qualifying tournament. The top four nations from the 2009 Six Nations had automatically qualified, but nations finishing fifth and sixth (Scotland and Italy) joined Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Germany, and Belgium to decide the final two places.

Contents

Format

The teams were divided into two pools, the "seeding" broadly based on FIRA rankings, with the pool winners qualifying:

After the completion of the pool phase, the tournament itself did not have a "final", nor any other classification games.

As expected, Scotland qualified from Pool A with no problems - but it always looked a tougher prospect for fellow Six Nations team Italy, in Pool B, as they would have to beat Spain - something they had never managed before. But when it came to the event neither Italy nor Spain were to qualify, but rather hosts and sixth seeds Sweden, who shocked everyone by first beating Italy and then Spain - in both cases coming from behind in the dying minutes of the game.

Other games in the tournament followed the seedings - and were embarrassingly one-sided in many cases - demonstrating the gulf that continues to exist between the leading eight or nine nations in Europe and the rest.

Pool A

PositionNationGamesPointsTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceTries
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 330019318+175309
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 320115238+114247
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 310229129-10055
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 300311200-18913
2009-05-17
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0-100Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tries: Wikke Tuinhout 1'
Kelly van Harskamp 4', 32', 41', 43', 55', 64', 67'
Dorien Eppink 13'
Sylke Haverkorn 16'
Pien Selbeck 20'
Linda Franssen 37', 54', 76'
Elke van Meer 50'
Alexia Mavroudis 64'
Cons: Lorraine Laros 4', 16', 32', 37', 43', 55', 61', 64', 67', 76'
Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Barbara Guastini (Italy)
2009-05-17
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0-84Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Cara D'Silva 3', 55'
Donna Kennedy 9'
Laura Steven 13'
Susie Brown 19', 60'
Tanya Griffith 26'
Lucy Millard 28', 36'
Lana Blyth 31'
Suzi Newton 38'
Veronica Fitzpatrick 49'
Erin Kerr 65'
Louise Moffat 70'
Cons: Sarah Gill 9', 13', 28', 36', 38', 55'
Louise Dalgliesh 60'
Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Andrea Ttofa (England)
2009-05-20
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0-71Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Lucy Millard 1', 13', 54', 70'
Donna Kennedy 4', 17', 24'
Veronica Fitzpatrick 11'
Cara D'Silva 29', 37'
Emma Evans 68'
Cons: Sarah Gill 1', 4', 11', 13', 54', 68'
Donna Kennedy 17', 24'
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Alain Falaise (France)
2009-05-20
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg34-0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tries: Marlieke Broer 16'
Kelly van Harskamp 24', 34', 58'
Wikke Tuinhout 54'
Johanna van Rossum 68'
Cons: Lorraine Laros 24', 54'
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Barbara Guastini (Italy)
2009-05-23
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg11-29Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Try: Corinne Sailliez 52'
Pens: Claire Paris 21', 35'
Tries: Elena Smirnova 10'
Natalia Alexeeva 28', 45'
Elena Gamova 37'
Olga Sychugova 63'
Cons: Anastasiya Mukharyamova 10', 28'
Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Paloma Loza (Spain)
2009-05-23
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg18-38Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Kelly van Harskamp 34'
Dorien Eppink 78'
Con: Lorraine Laros 78'
Pens: Lorraine Laros 15', 31'
Tries: Sarah-Louise Walker 25'
Susie Brown 29'
Lucy Millard 64', 67', 75'
Cons: Sarah Gill 25', 29', 64', 67', 75'
Pen: Sarah Gill 7'
Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)

Pool B

PositionNationGamesPointsTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceTries
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 33006526+3999
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32019218+74137
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31026828+4095
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 30036159-15303
2009-05-17
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0-74Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tries: Agurtzane Obregozo 9'
Bárbara Pla 23', 61', 78'
Vanesa Rial 27', 52', 54'
Paula Medín 29'
Isabel Rodríguez 33'
Aitziber Porras 41'
Laura Lladó 64'
Cons: Laura Lladó 23', 27', 29', 41', 54', 61', 64', 78'
Pen: Laura Lladó 1'
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Aoife McCarthy (Ireland)
2009-05-17
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg16-14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Charlotta Westin Vines 20'
Jennifer Lindholm 40'
Pens: Ulrika Andersson Hall 13', 20'
Try: Paola Zangirolami 28'
Pens: Veronica Schiavon 23', 29', 43'
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Alain Falaise (France)
2009-05-20
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0-47Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tries: Silvia Peron 24', 41'
Martina Barbini 29'
Paola Zangirolami 34'
Lucia Gai 48'
Maria Sanfilippo 54'
Sara Barattin 57'
Cons: Veronica Schiavon 24', 41', 57'
Pens: Veronica Schiavon 6', 19'
Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Paloma Loza (Spain)
2009-05-20
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg11-6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Rebecka Lind 73'
Pens: Ulrika Andersson Hall 15', 52'
Pens: Marina Bravo 40', 43'
Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Aofie McCarthy (Ireland)
2009-05-23
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg38-6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tries: Charlotta Westin Vines 8', 35', 47', 80'
Jessica Berntsson 28'
Madeleine Lahti 53'
Cons: Ulrika Andersson Hall 8'
Erika Andersson 28', 80'
Try: Marina Apfel 32'
Pen: Marina Apfel 43'
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Aoife McCarthy (Ireland)
2009-05-23
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7-12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Silvia Pizzati 56'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 56'
Tries: Isabel Rodríguez 11'
Marta Pocurull 26'
Con: Laura Lladó 26'
Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Andrea Ttofa (England)

Point Scorers

Other point scorers

14 points: Ulrika Andersson Hall (Sweden)
10 points: Natalia Alexeeva (Russia), Dorien Eppink (Netherlands), Veronica Fitzpatrick (Scotland), Silvia Peron (Italy), Isabel Rodríguez (Spain), Wikke Tuinhout (Netherlands), Paola Zangirolami(Italy)
8 points: Marina Apfel (Germany)
6 points: Marina Bravo (Spain), Claire Paris (Belgium)
5 points: Sara Barattin (Italy), Martina Barbini (Italy), Jessica Berntsson (Sweden), Marlieke Broer (Netherlands), Lana Blyth (Scotland), Emma Evans (Scotland), Lucia Gai (Italy), Elena Gamova (Russia), Tanya Griffith (Scotland), Sylke Haverkorn (Netherlands), Erin Kerr (Scotland), Madeleine Lahti (Sweden), Rebecka Lind (Sweden), Jennifer Lindholm (Sweden), Alexia Mavroudis (Netherlands), Paula Medín(Spain), Elke van Meer (Netherlands), Louise Moffat (Scotland), Suzi Newton (Scotland), Agurtzane Obregozo (Spain), Silvia Pizzati (Italy), Marta Pocurull (Spain), Aitziber Porras (Spain), Johanna van Rossum (Netherlands), Corinne Sailliez (Belgium), Maria Sanfilippo (Italy), Pien Selbeck (Netherlands), Elena Smirnova (Russia), Laura Steven (Scotland), Olga Sychugova (Russia)
4 points: Erika Andersson (Sweden), Anastasiya Mukharyamova (Russia)
2 points: Louise Dalgliesh (Scotland)

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