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2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

The 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the tenth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship. The first round was played in the Netherlands and the final round was held in Moscow which was also a qualifying tournament for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]

2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Host nation Netherlands
 Russia
Ameland
Date16–17 June 2012
Champion England
Runner-up Spain
Third Netherlands
Tournament details
Matches played42
Moscow
Date30 June–1 July 2012
Champion England
Runner-up Spain
Third Russia
Tournament details
Matches played48
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England won the Grand Prix Series title and also qualified for the Sevens World Cup in Moscow the next year, along with Spain, France, Netherlands and Ireland.[1] Russia automatically qualified as hosts.[1]

Teams

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Grand Prix Series teams

Teams that advanced from 2012 FIRA-AER Division A tournament for round 2

Round 1

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The tournament was played on 16 and 17 June at Ameland, Netherlands.[2][3]

Pool Stages

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Pool A

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  England 5 0 0 159 12
  Russia 3 0 2 119 41
  France 3 0 2 94 26
  Italy 2 1 2 45 74
  Sweden 1 1 3 14 112
   Switzerland 0 0 5 12 178
16 June 2012
France  43–0   Switzerland
16 June 2012
Russia  35–7  Italy
16 June 2012
England  41–0  Sweden
16 June 2012
Italy  26–7   Switzerland
16 June 2012
France  36–0  Sweden
16 June 2012
England  24–12  Russia
16 June 2012
Sweden  14–5   Switzerland
16 June 2012
England  27–0  Italy
16 June 2012
Russia  0–10  France
16 June 2012
Italy  0–0  Sweden
16 June 2012
Russia  42–0   Switzerland
16 June 2012
England  14–0  France
17 June 2012
Russia  30–0  Sweden
17 June 2012
France  5–12  Italy
17 June 2012
England  53–0   Switzerland

Pool B

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Spain 5 0 0 120 22
  Netherlands 4 0 1 141 19
  Ukraine 3 0 2 83 52
  Portugal 2 0 3 43 63
  Germany 1 0 4 36 105
  Moldova 0 0 5 0 162
16 June 2012
Portugal  0–14  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Netherlands  41–0  Germany
16 June 2012
Spain  38–0  Moldova
16 June 2012
Germany  12–19  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Portugal  19–0  Moldova
16 June 2012
Spain  14–12  Netherlands
16 June 2012
Moldova  0–45  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Spain  26–5  Germany
16 June 2012
Netherlands  21–5  Portugal
16 June 2012
Germany  12–0  Moldova
16 June 2012
Netherlands  19–0  Ukraine
16 June 2012
Spain  21–0  Portugal
17 June 2012
Netherlands  48–0  Moldova
17 June 2012
Portugal  19–7  Germany
17 June 2012
Spain  21–5  Ukraine

Classification Stages

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Bowl Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Sweden19
 
 
 
  Moldova0
 
  Germany10
 
 
 
  Sweden5
 
   Switzerland5
 
 
  Germany40
 
11th Place
 
 
 
 
 
   Switzerland10
 
 
  Moldova7

Plate Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Russia36
 
 
 
  Portugal0
 
  Russia33
 
 
 
  Italy0
 
  Italy10
 
 
  Ukraine7
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Ukraine33
 
 
  Portugal7

Cup Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  England24
 
 
 
  Netherlands7
 
  England21
 
 
 
  Spain10
 
  France5
 
 
  Spain14
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Netherlands19
 
 
  France12

Round 2

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The tournament was held on 30 June and 1 July 2012 in Moscow.[1][4][5]

Pool Stages

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Pool A

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  England 3 0 0 141 0 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Germany 2 0 1 40 46
  Portugal 1 0 2 34 64 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Croatia 0 0 3 0 100
30 June 2012
England  36–0  Germany
30 June 2012
Portugal  29–0  Croatia
30 June 2012
England  55–0  Croatia
30 June 2012
Portugal  5–14  Germany
30 June 2012
Germany  26–5  Croatia
30 June 2012
England  50–0  Portugal

Pool B

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Spain 3 0 0 109 0 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Ukraine 2 0 1 48 42
  Scotland 1 0 2 22 79 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Sweden 0 0 3 26 84
30 June 2012
Spain  38–0  Sweden
30 June 2012
Ukraine  24–0  Scotland
30 June 2012
Spain  36–0  Scotland
30 June 2012
Ukraine  24–7  Sweden
30 June 2012
Sweden  19–22  Scotland
30 June 2012
Spain  35–0  Ukraine

Pool C

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Netherlands 3 0 0 116 12 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  Ireland 2 0 1 70 19
  Italy 1 0 2 27 89 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
   Switzerland 0 0 3 17 110
30 June 2012
Netherlands  47–0   Switzerland
30 June 2012
Italy  5–17  Ireland
30 June 2012
Netherlands  14–12  Ireland
30 June 2012
Italy  22–17   Switzerland
30 June 2012
Switzerland  0–41  Ireland
30 June 2012
Netherlands  55–0  Italy

Pool D

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Russia 3 0 0 88 7 Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
  France 2 0 1 97 21
  Wales 1 0 2 52 59 Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
  Moldova 0 0 3 0 150
30 June 2012
France  57–0  Moldova
30 June 2012
Russia  26–0  Wales
30 June 2012
France  33–0  Wales
30 June 2012
Russia  41–0  Moldova
30 June 2012
Moldova  0–52  Wales
30 June 2012
France  7–21  Russia


Classification Stages

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Cup Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  England31
 
1 July 2012
 
  Ukraine5
 
  England24
 
1 July 2012
 
  Russia10
 
  Spain31
 
1 July 2012
 
  Germany5
 
  England27
 
1 July 2012
 
  Spain7
 
  Netherlands0
 
1 July 2012
 
  France22
 
  Spain24
 
1 July 2012
 
  France12 3rd Place
 
  Russia27
 
1 July 2012
 
  Ireland0
 
  Russia24
 
 
  France12
 

Plate Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Ireland17
 
1 July 2012
 
  Ukraine0
 
  Netherlands31
 
1 July 2012
 
  Ireland7
 
  Netherlands26
 
 
  Germany5
 
7th Place
 
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Ukraine22
 
 
  Germany0

Bowl Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBowl Final
 
          
 
1 July 2012
 
 
  Portugal21
 
1 July 2012
 
  Sweden7
 
  Portugal26
 
1 July 2012
 
  Wales5
 
  Scotland27
 
1 July 2012
 
  Croatia0
 
  Portugal26
 
1 July 2012
 
  Scotland5
 
  Wales22
 
1 July 2012
 
   Switzerland0
 
  Scotland22
 
1 July 2012
 
  Italy17 11th Place
 
  Italy14
 
1 July 2012
 
  Moldova0
 
  Wales19
 
 
  Italy14
 

Shield Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
1 July 2012
 
 
   Switzerland7
 
1 July 2012
 
  Sweden10
 
  Sweden7
 
1 July 2012
 
  Moldova0
 
  Moldova24
 
 
  Croatia0
 
15th Place
 
 
1 July 2012
 
 
   Switzerland15
 
 
  Croatia5

Final Standings

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Legend
Qualified to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified
Rank Team
    England
    Spain
    Russia
4   France
5   Netherlands
6   Ireland
7   Ukraine
8   Germany
9   Portugal
10   Scotland
11   Wales
12   Italy
13   Sweden
14   Moldova
15    Switzerland
16   Croatia

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "England lead Euro women to RWC Sevens 2013". irb.com. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ "2012 Women's Grand Prix Sevens Series - Leg 1 (Ameland)". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ^ "2012 Euro Sevens Round 1". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ "2012 Women's Grand Prix Sevens Series - Leg 2 (Moscow)". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  5. ^ "2012 Euro Sevens Round 2". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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