# 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.
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. Russia automatically qualified as hosts.

## Teams

Grand Prix Series teams
* England
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
Teams that advanced from 2012 FIRA-AER Division A tournament for round 2
* Croatia
* Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

## Round 1

The tournament was played on 16 and 17 June at Ameland, Netherlands.

### Pool Stages
#### Pool A

| 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

| 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
#### Bowl Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Bowl Final | Bowl Final |
| Sweden | 19 |
| Moldova | 0 | | |
| Moldova | 0 | Germany | 10 |
| | | Sweden | 5 |
| Switzerland | 5 | Sweden | 5 |
| Germany | 40 | | |
| Germany | 40 | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| | | Switzerland | 10 |
| | | Moldova | 7 |

#### Plate Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Plate Final | Plate Final |
| Russia | 36 |
| Portugal | 0 | | |
| Portugal | 0 | Russia | 33 |
| | | Italy | 0 |
| Italy | 10 | Italy | 0 |
| Ukraine | 7 | | |
| Ukraine | 7 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | Ukraine | 33 |
| | | Portugal | 7 |

#### Cup Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| England | 24 |
| Netherlands | 7 | | |
| Netherlands | 7 | England | 21 |
| | | Spain | 10 |
| France | 5 | Spain | 10 |
| Spain | 14 | | |
| Spain | 14 | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| | | Netherlands | 19 |
| | | France | 12 |

## Round 2

The tournament was held on 30 June and 1 July 2012 in Moscow.

### Pool Stages
#### Pool A

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 46 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 64 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
* 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

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 42 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 79 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 84 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
* 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

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 12 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 19 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 89 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 110 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
* 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

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 7 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 21 | Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 59 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals |
* 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
#### Cup Quarter-finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | |
| England | 31 | | | |
| England | 31 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | |
| Ukraine | 5 | England | 24 | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | England | 24 | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | Russia | 10 | |
| Spain | 31 | Russia | 10 | |
| Spain | 31 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Germany | 5 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Germany | 5 | | | | England | 27 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | | | England | 27 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | | Spain | 7 |
| Netherlands | 0 | | | | Spain | 7 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | |
| France | 22 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | |
| France | 22 | Spain | 24 | | | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | Spain | 24 | | | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | France | 12 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Russia | 27 | France | 12 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Russia | 27 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | Russia | 24 |
| | | | | | France | 12 |

#### Plate Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Plate Final | Plate Final |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Ireland | 17 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Ukraine | 0 | Netherlands | 31 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | Netherlands | 31 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | Ireland | 7 |
| Netherlands | 26 | Ireland | 7 |
| Germany | 5 | | |
| Germany | 5 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| | | Ukraine | 22 |
| | | Germany | 0 |

#### Bowl Quarter-finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Bowl Final | Bowl Final |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | |
| Sweden | 7 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | |
| Sweden | 7 | Portugal | 26 | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | Portugal | 26 | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | Wales | 5 | |
| Scotland | 27 | Wales | 5 | |
| Scotland | 27 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Croatia | 0 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Croatia | 0 | | | | Portugal | 26 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | | | Portugal | 26 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | | Scotland | 5 |
| Wales | 22 | | | | Scotland | 5 |
| Wales | 22 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | Scotland | 22 | | | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | Scotland | 22 | | | |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | Italy | 17 | | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| Italy | 14 | Italy | 17 | | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| Italy | 14 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Moldova | 0 | | | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Moldova | 0 | | | | Wales | 19 |
| | | | | | Italy | 14 |

#### Shield Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Shield Final | Shield Final |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Switzerland | 7 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| Sweden | 10 | Sweden | 7 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | | Sweden | 7 |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 | Moldova | 0 |
| Moldova | 24 | Moldova | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 | | |
| Croatia | 0 | 15th Place | 15th Place |
| | | 1 July 2012 | 1 July 2012 |
| | | Switzerland | 15 |
| | | Croatia | 5 |

### Final Standings

* 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 |