# 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens

The 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens was the sixth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Limoges, France on 14 and 15 June 2008. This was the final qualifying tournament for Europe for the inaugural 2009 Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.
England, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, France and Italy were the teams that qualified for the World Cup.

## Teams

The 10 team format was replaced by 16 teams as it was the World Cup qualifier.
Nine teams who were confirmed (pre-qualified) were France, England, Spain, Wales, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, and Portugal. Seven teams from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A competition also qualified for the tournament.
* Andorra*
* Czech Republic*
* England
* Finland*
* France
* Germany*
* Israel*
* Italy
* Moldova*
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Romania*
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Wales
Note: * indicates teams that qualified from the 2008 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A tournament. Czechia qualified in place of Scotland

## Pool Stages
### Pool A

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 10 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 17 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 47 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 153 |
* 14 June 2008
| France | 22–0 | Portugal |
* 14 June 2008
| Russia | 39–0 | Czech Republic |
* 14 June 2008
| France | 71–0 | Czech Republic |
* 14 June 2008
| Russia | 20–0 | Portugal |
* 14 June 2008
| Portugal | 43–5 | Czech Republic |
* 14 June 2008
| France | 10–17 | Russia |

### Pool B

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 48 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 80 |
| Andorra | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 137 |
* 14 June 2008
| England | 31–0 | Germany |
* 14 June 2008
| Sweden | 36–7 | Andorra |
* 14 June 2008
| England | 56–0 | Andorra |
* 14 June 2008
| Sweden | 10–33 | Germany |
* 14 June 2008
| Germany | 45–7 | Andorra |
* 14 June 2008
| England | 40–0 | Sweden |

### Pool C

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 24 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 28 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 71 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 |
* 14 June 2008
| Spain | 36–5 | Romania |
* 14 June 2008
| Netherlands | 52–0 | Israel |
* 14 June 2008
| Spain | 50–0 | Israel |
* 14 June 2008
| Netherlands | 35–0 | Romania |
* 14 June 2008
| Romania | 34–0 | Israel |
* 14 June 2008
| Spain | 28–19 | Netherlands |

### Pool D

| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 38 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 93 |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 82 |
* 14 June 2008
| Wales | 40–0 | Finland |
* 14 June 2008
| Italy | 34–0 | Moldova |
* 14 June 2008
| Wales | 31–10 | Moldova |
* 14 June 2008
| Italy | 48–0 | Finland |
* 14 June 2008
| Finland | 17–5 | Moldova |
* 14 June 2008
| Wales | 5–28 | Italy |
Source:

## Classification Stages
### Cup Quarter-finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | |
| Russia | 20 | | | |
| Russia | 20 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | |
| Germany | 5 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | |
| Germany | 5 | Netherlands | 21 | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | Netherlands | 21 | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | Russia | 12 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | Russia | 12 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Italy | 0 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Italy | 0 | | | | England | 52 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | | | England | 52 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | | Netherlands | 0 |
| Spain | 14 | | | | Netherlands | 0 |
| Spain | 14 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | |
| Wales | 5 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | |
| Wales | 5 | England | 10 | | | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | England | 10 | | | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | Spain | 0 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| England | 29 | Spain | 0 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| England | 29 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| France | 7 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| France | 7 | | | | Russia | 10 |
| | | | | | Spain | 5 |

### Plate Semi-final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Plate Final | Plate Final |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| France | 35 |
| France | 35 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Wales | 7 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Wales | 7 | France | 14 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | France | 14 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | Italy | 5 |
| Italy | 29 | Italy | 5 |
| Germany | 0 | | |
| Germany | 0 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| | | Wales | 20 |
| | | Germany | 0 |

### Bowl Quarter-finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Bowl Final | Bowl Final |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | | | |
| Portugal | 17 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | |
| Andorra | 0 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | |
| Andorra | 0 | Portugal | 19 | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | Portugal | 19 | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | Finland | 7 | |
| Finland | 21 | Finland | 7 | |
| Finland | 21 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Israel | 0 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Israel | 0 | | | | Sweden | 15 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | | | Sweden | 15 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | | Portugal | 7 |
| Moldova | 12 | | | | Portugal | 7 |
| Moldova | 12 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | |
| Romania | 0 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | | |
| Romania | 0 | Sweden | 22 | | | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | Sweden | 22 | | | |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | Moldova | 5 | | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| Sweden | 34 | Moldova | 5 | | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| Sweden | 34 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | | Moldova | 10 |
| | | | | | Finland | 7 |

### Shield Semi-final

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Shield Final | Shield Final |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Romania | 19 |
| Romania | 19 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Czech Republic | 14 | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| Czech Republic | 14 | Andorra | 10 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | | Andorra | 10 |
| 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 | Romania | 5 |
| Andorra | 34 | Romania | 5 |
| Israel | 0 | | |
| Israel | 0 | 15th Place | 15th Place |
| | | 15 June 2008 | 15 June 2008 |
| | | Israel | 12 |
| | | Czech Republic | 7 |
Source:

## Final Standings

* Legend
* Qualified for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rank | Team |
| | England |
| | Netherlands |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Wales |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Sweden |
| 10 | Portugal |
| 11 | Moldova |
| 12 | Finland |
| 13 | Andorra |
| 14 | Romania |
| 15 | Israel |
| 16 | Czech Republic |