1997 FIRA Women's European Championship
{{Infobox rugby tournament
| type = Women
| logo =
| pixels = 50px
| dates = {{start date|1998|04|02|df=y}}–
{{end date|1998|04|06|df=y}}
| host = France
| nations = 8
| champion = England
| runnerup = Scotland
| matches = 12
| top scorer =
|name=1997 FIRA European Championship|preceded by=1996|succeeded by=1999}}
The 1997 FIRA Women's European Championship was the third edition of the championship, it saw a significant expansion to eight teams, with three British entrants entering a FIRA event for the first time - and an all British final.
Bracket
{{Round8-with third
|2 April – Nice|{{ruw|FRA}}|58|{{ruw|GER}}|18
|2 April – Nice|{{ruw|ENG}}|40|{{ruw|NED}}|3
|2 April – Nice|{{ruw|ESP}}|27|{{ruw|IRE}}|0
|2 April – Nice|{{ruw|ITA}}|7|{{ruw|SCO}}|31
|4 April – Nice|{{ruw|FRA}}|10|{{ruw|ENG}}|15
|4 April – Nice|{{ruw|ESP}}|10|{{ruw|SCO}}|11
|6 April – Nice|{{ruw|ENG}}|24|{{ruw|SCO}}|8
|6 April – Nice|{{ruw|FRA}}|8|{{ruw|ESP}}|25
}}
{{Round4-with third
|4 April – Nice|{{ruw|GER}}|10|{{ruw|NED}}|32
|4 April – Nice|{{ruw|IRE}}|5|{{ruw|ITA}}|13
|6 April – Nice|{{ruw|NED}}|26|{{ruw|ITA}}|24
|6 April – Nice|{{ruw|GER}}|0|{{ruw|IRE}}|16
}}
First round
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-02
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|FRA}}
| score = 58–18
| team2 = {{ruw|GER}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-02
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ENG}}
| score = 40–3
| team2 = {{ruw|NED}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-02
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ESP}}
| score = 27–0
| team2 = {{ruw|IRE}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-02
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ITA}}
| score = 7–31
| team2 = {{ruw|SCO}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
Plate semi-finals
Semi-finals
=7th/8th Place=
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-06
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|GER}}
| score = 0–16
| team2 = {{ruw|IRE}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
=Plate final=
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-06
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ITA}}
| score = 24–26
| team2 = {{ruw|NED}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
=3rd/4th Place=
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-06
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|FRA}}
| score = 8–25
| team2 = {{ruw|ESP}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
=Final=
{{rugbybox
| date = 1997-04-06
| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ENG}}
| score = 24–8
| team2 = {{ruw|SCO}}
| stadium = Nice, France
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fira-aer-wrugby.com/index.php FIRA website]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Rugby Europe Women's Championship}}
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Category:1997 rugby union tournaments for national teams
Category:International women's rugby union competitions hosted by France
Category:1996–97 in European women's rugby union
Category:1996–97 in French rugby union
Category:1996–97 in Italian rugby union
Category:1996–97 in English rugby union
Category:1996–97 in Irish rugby union
Category:1996–97 in Scottish rugby union
Category:1997 in Dutch women's sport
Category:1997 in Spanish women's sport
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