The 2009 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens was the seventh edition of the FIRA-AER Sevens and was held from 11 to 12 July in Hanover, Germany.[1][2] England went undefeated throughout the tournament to claim their fourth title.[3][4] Moldova were relegated to Division A for 2010.[2]

2009 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens
Host nation Germany
Date11–12 July 2009
Cup
Champion England
Runner-up Spain
Third Netherlands
Tournament details
Matches played29
2008
2010

Teams

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Ten teams competed in the tournament.[1][2] Germany and Moldova were promoted from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A competition.

Pool Stages

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Pool A

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  England 4 0 0 87 5
  Spain 3 0 1 43 24
  France 1 1 2 57 60
  Portugal 1 1 2 36 63
  Sweden 0 0 4 17 88
11 July 2009
Portugal  0–34  England
11 July 2009
Spain  14–0  France
11 July 2009
England  7–0  Sweden
11 July 2009
Spain  12–0  Portugal
11 July 2009
France  40–12  Sweden
11 July 2009
England  24–0  Spain
11 July 2009
France  12–12  Portugal
11 July 2009
Spain  17–0  Sweden
12 July 2009
England  22–5  France
12 July 2009
Sweden  5–24  Portugal

Pool B

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Netherlands 4 0 0 111 19
  Germany 3 0 1 50 36
  Russia 2 0 2 56 48
  Italy 1 0 3 29 61
  Moldova 0 0 4 7 89
11 July 2009
Moldova  0–26  Netherlands
11 July 2009
Russia  12–5  Italy
11 July 2009
Netherlands  19–0  Germany
11 July 2009
Russia  22–0  Moldova
11 July 2009
Italy  0–14  Germany
11 July 2009
Netherlands  31–12  Russia
11 July 2009
Italy  17–0  Moldova
11 July 2009
Russia  10–12  Germany
12 July 2009
Netherlands  35–7  Italy
12 July 2009
Germany  24–7  Moldova

Source:[1][2]

Classification Stages

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Cup Semi-final

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Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
12 July 2009
 
 
  England44
 
12 July 2009
 
  Germany0
 
  England20
 
12 July 2009
 
  Spain12
 
  Spain12
 
 
  Netherlands7
 
3rd Place
 
 
12 July 2009
 
 
  Netherlands35
 
 
  Germany10

Plate Semi-final

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
12 July 2009
 
 
  France21
 
12 July 2009
 
  Italy10
 
  France19
 
12 July 2009
 
  Portugal0
 
  Portugal17
 
 
  Russia7
 
7th Place
 
 
12 July 2009
 
 
  Russia26
 
 
  Italy7

Bowl Final

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Bowl Final
 
  
 
12 July 2009
 
 
  Sweden 27
 
 
  Moldova 7
 

Source:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2009 FIRA Sevens". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2009 Women's FIRA 7s Tournament - Top 10". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ "England Women crowned European 7s champions". www.rugbynetwork.net. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "Turner's England crowned European Sevens champions". This Is Local London. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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