2016 Rugby Europe Women's Championship

The 2016 Women's European Championship was the 21st annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams, and also acted as a qualification tournament for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

2016 Women's European Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	2016 Women's European Championship
Dates	6 October – 15 October 2016
No. of nations	6
Final positions
Champions	Spain
Runner-up	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Top scorer(s)	Patricia García (52)
Most tries	M.Bakker, A.Bogacheva (6)
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Teams

• Spain (Host)
• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Netherlands
• Russia
• Switzerland

Standings

Pool A

	Team	Games				Points			Tries		Bonus points	Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	For	Against
1	Spain	2	2	0	0	173	0	+173	31	0	2	10
2	Belgium	2	1	0	1	21	81	-60	4	13	1	5
3	Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	5	118	-113	1	23	0	0
Source : worldrugby.org Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Pool B

	Team	Games				Points			Tries		Bonus points	Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	For	Against
1	Netherlands	2	2	0	0	77	15	+62	13	3	2	10
2	Russia	2	1	0	1	66	22	+44	12	4	2	6
3	Switzerland	2	0	0	2	0	106	-106	0	18	0	0
Source : worldrugby.org Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures

Round 1

6 October 2016 15:00 (UTC+01)

Switzerland	0 - 55	Netherlands
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA)

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6 October 2016 17:00 (UTC+01)

Spain	76 - 0	Belgium
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Sarah Toll (NED)

Round 2

9 October 2016 11:30 (UTC+01)

Netherlands	22 - 17	Russia
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP)

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9 October 2016 13:30 (UTC+01)

Spain	97 - 0	Czech Republic
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA)

Round 3

12 October 2016 11:30 (UTC+01)

Belgium	20 - 5	Czech Republic
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP)

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12 October 2016 13:30 (UTC+01)

Russia	51 - 0	Switzerland
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Sarah Toll (NED)

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Round 4 (place games)

15 October 2016 12:00 (UTC+01)

Switzerland	24 - 12	Czech Republic
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP)

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15 October 2016 14:30 (UTC+01)

Belgium	5 - 74	Russia
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Sarah Toll (NED)

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15 October 2016 17:00 (UTC+01)

Spain	35 - 7	Netherlands
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	111	7	+104	15
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	84	50	+34	10
3	Russia	3	2	0	1	142	27	+115	11
4	Belgium	3	1	0	2	25	155	−130	5
5	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	24	118	−94	5
6	Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	17	142	−125	0

Source:

Scotland and the winner of European Championship (Spain) played a home-and-away series to determine the final European qualifier for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Statistics

Leading point scorers

Top 5 overall point scorers
Pos	Name	Points	Nation
1	Patricia García	52 (4T, 2P, 13C)	Spain
2	Marit Bakker	30 (6T)	Netherlands
	Alena Bogacheva	30 (6T)	Russia
4	Marina Bravo	25 (5T)	Spain
5	Amaia Erbina	20 (4T)	Spain

Leading try scorers

Top 5 try scorers
Pos	Name	Tries	Nation
1	Marit Bakker	6	Netherlands
	Alena Bogacheva	6	Russia
3	Marina Bravo	5	Spain
4	Amaia Erbina	4	Spain
	Patricia García	4	Spain