2006 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A

The 2006 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A was the fourth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship. The tournament was held in Limoges, France from 25 to 27 May 2006.[1][2] Wales were crowned champions of the competition after beating England in the Cup final.[1][2]

2006 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens – Division A
Host nation France
Cup
Date25–27 May 2006
Champion Wales
Runner-up England
Third Netherlands
Tournament details
Matches played48
2005
2007

Teams

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16 teams competed in the tournament.

Pool Games

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Pool One

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
  England 3 0 0 95 0 9
  Wales 2 0 1 52 7 7
  Germany 1 0 2 24 61 5
   Switzerland 0 0 3 0 103 3
25 May 2006
England  41–0  Germany
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Wales  32–0   Switzerland
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
England  47–0   Switzerland
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Wales  20–0  Germany
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Germany  24–0   Switzerland
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
England  7–0  Wales
Limoges, France

Pool Two

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
  Spain 3 0 0 81 0 9
  Portugal 2 0 1 29 12 7
  Italy 1 0 2 19 48 5
  Czech Republic 0 0 3 0 69 3
25 May 2006
Spain  12–0  Portugal
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Italy  19–0  Czech Republic
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Spain  33–0  Czech Republic
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Italy  0–12  Portugal
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Portugal  17–0  Czech Republic
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Spain  36–0  Italy
Limoges, France

Pool Three

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
  Netherlands 3 0 0 83 5 9
  France 2 0 1 55 21 7
  Lithuania 1 0 2 35 51 5
  Belgium 0 0 3 0 96 3
25 May 2006
Netherlands  29–0  Lithuania
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
France  28–0  Belgium
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Netherlands  33–0  Belgium
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
France  22–0  Lithuania
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Lithuania  35–0  Belgium
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Netherlands  21–5  France
Limoges, France

Pool Four

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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
  Ireland 3 0 0 49 0 9
  Sweden 2 0 1 53 5 7
  Russia 1 0 2 22 39 5
  Norway 0 0 3 0 80 3
25 May 2006
Sweden  31–0  Norway
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Russia  0–17  Ireland
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Sweden  0–5  Ireland
Limoges, France
25 May 2006
Russia  22–0  Norway
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Norway  0–27  Ireland
Limoges, France
26 May 2006
Sweden  22–0  Russia
Limoges, France

Source: [1][2]

Classification Stages

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Cup Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
26 May 2006
 
 
  England22
 
27 May 2006
 
  Portugal0
 
  England21
 
26 May 2006
 
  Ireland0
 
  Ireland15
 
27 May 2006
 
  France5
 
  Wales10
 
26 May 2006
 
  England7
 
  Netherlands17
 
27 May 2006
 
  Sweden12
 
  Netherlands0
 
26 May 2006
 
  Wales29 3rd Place
 
  Spain3
 
27 May 2006
 
  Wales10
 
  Netherlands10
 
 
  Ireland0
 

Plate Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
27 May 2006
 
 
  Sweden5
 
27 May 2006
 
  Spain17
 
  Spain7
 
27 May 2006
 
  France0
 
  France19
 
 
  Portugal0
 
7th Place
 
 
27 May 2006
 
 
  Sweden41
 
 
  Portugal0

Bowl Quarter-finals

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBowl Final
 
          
 
26 May 2006
 
 
  Germany35
 
27 May 2006
 
  Czech Republic0
 
  Germany0
 
26 May 2006
 
  Russia28
 
  Russia24
 
27 May 2006
 
  Belgium0
 
  Russia29
 
26 May 2006
 
  Italy0
 
  Lithuania12
 
27 May 2006
 
  Norway0
 
  Lithuania7
 
26 May 2006
 
  Italy27 11th Place
 
  Italy19
 
27 May 2006
 
   Switzerland0
 
  Germany26
 
 
  Lithuania7
 

Shield Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsShield Final
 
      
 
27 May 2006
 
 
  Belgium41
 
27 May 2006
 
  Czech Republic0
 
  Belgium22
 
27 May 2006
 
  Norway5
 
  Norway17
 
 
   Switzerland0
 
15th Place
 
 
27 May 2006
 
 
   Switzerland17
 
 
  Czech Republic12

Source: [1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2006 FIRA Womens Championship". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. ^ a b c d "2006 Women's FIRA 7s Tournament - Division A". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-01-28.