2003 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens
| 2003 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  France |
| Date | 23–24 May 2003 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Spain |
| Runner-up | France |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Belgium |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Czech Republic |
| Runner-up |  Bulgaria |
2004 → | |
The 2003 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens is the first edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship. It took place on 24 May 2003 at Lunel.[1][2]
Spain took home the first European Women's Sevens Championship after defeating France 21–12 in the Cup final.[3]
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate Semifinal | |
| Teams advanced to the Shield Final | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 5 | +157 | 12 |
 Switzerland
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 24 | +107 | 10 |
| Belgium
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 79 | -48 | 8 |
 Norway
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 112 | -100 | 6 |
| Czech Republic
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 121 | -116 | 4 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 5 | +160 | 12 |
 Sweden
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 10 |
| Portugal
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 39 | +51 | 8 |
 Croatia
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 129 | -105 | 6 |
| Bulgaria
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 129 | -124 | 4 |
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Portugal | 26 | |||||
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| Norway | 5 | |||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||
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| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Spain | 49 | |||||
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| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 21 | |||||
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| France | 12 | |||||
| France | 35 | |||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| Switzerland | 5 | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "2003 Euro Sevens Championship". rugby7.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "2003 Women's European Sevens Championship". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "The Spanish women's team, the best in Europe also in Rugby 7" (in Spanish). ferugby.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.