The 2013 Women's Qualification Tournament was the 18th annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams and also a qualification tournament for 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Six teams took part - the fifth and sixth ranked teams from the Six Nations, based on 2012 and 2013 results, Italy and Scotland; the finalist from the 2012 European Championship, Spain (the winner, England, being already qualified); the two finalists from 2012 European Group B, Sweden and the Netherlands; and Oceania's entrant Samoa, who were disputing a qualification place from one of the European teams.
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Spain |
Dates | 2013-4-20 – 2013-4-27 |
No. of nations | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain |
Runner-up | Samoa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Top scorer(s) | Patricia García (50) |
Most tries | Megan Gaffney (5) |
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The trophy was won by Spain, with Samoa in second place. These two teams qualified for the World Cup the following year in France. The Spanish won their qualification on the final day by beating Italy, who had been leading the provisional rankings, by a score of 38–7.
Format
editThe tournament used a split pool format. The six teams were seeded and divided into two pools of three. The teams played one match against each of the teams in the opposite pool. The tournament rankings were determined based on the number of points accumulated from each match.[1]
2013 tournament ranking – combined pools | ||||||||||
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# | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | TB | LB | Pts |
1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
2 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round one
edit20 April 2013 |
Italy | 65–22[2] | Samoa |
Sara Barattin 16' Michela Este 20' Manuela Furlan 26' Flavia Severin 32', 38', 45' Penalty try 43' Michela Sillari 51' Cecilia Zublena 57' Veronica Schiavon 68' Cons: Veronica Schiavon 16', 26', 43', 45', 51', 57' Pens: Veronica Schiavon 24' | Soteria Pulumu 64', 77' Taimua Taiao 73' Alix Leaupepe 80' Cons: Kally Leota 80' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Andrew Jackson (ENG) |
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20 April 2013 |
Netherlands | 7–29[3] | Scotland |
Try:: Mireille Nieuwenhuis 22' Cons: Rita G. Wiri 22' | Tries:Megan Gaffney 7', 43' Sarah Dixon 28' Susie Brown 66' Tanya Griffith 78' Cons: Gillian Inglis 66', 78' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Maxime Chalon (FRA) |
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20 April 2013 |
Sweden | 0–55[4] | Spain |
Tries: Laura Esbrí 13', 34' Marina Bravo 15' Elisabeth Martínez 21' Ana Mª Aigneren 38' Patricia García 45' Rocío García 58' Elena Redondo 63' Julià Plà 67' Cons: Patricia García 13', 15', 45', 58', 67' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Nigel Correl (IRE) |
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Round two
edit23 April 2013 |
Italy | 27–3[5] | Scotland |
Tries:: Manuela Furlan 39', 42' Sara Barattin 62' Cons: Veronica Schiavon 40', 43', 63' Pens: Veronica Schiavon 15', 51' | Pens: Louise Dalgliesh 30' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Maxime Charlon (FRA) |
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23 April 2013 |
Sweden | 0–29[6] | Samoa |
Tries: Makiroa Leota 10', 54' Cynthia Ta'ala 15' Tracy Helleur 31' Merenaite Faitala-Mariner 34' Cons: 'Alaiumu Sao Taliu 15', 31' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Pedro Munirello (POR) |
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23 April 2013 |
Netherlands | 0–78[7] | Spain |
Tries: Elisabeth Martínez 6' Bárbara Plà 11' Marina Bravo 16', 69' Patricia García 19' María Ribera 21', 79' Juliá Plá 40', 45', 73' Elena Redondo 48' María Casado 63' Cons: Patricia García 11', 19', 26', 33', 40', 45' Irene Schiavon 48', 73', 79' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Nigel Correl (IRL) |
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Round three
edit27 April 2013 |
Sweden | 8–63[8] | Scotland |
Tries: Malin Johansson 13' Pens: Emma Skagerlind 27' | Tries: Megan Gaffney 7', 37', 70' Annabel Sergeant 24',49' Tanya Griffirh 28', 84', 87' Susie Brown 33', 77' Katy Green 67' Cons: ' Sarah Law 29' Louise Dalgliesh 77', 84', 88' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Andrew Jackson (ENG) |
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27 April 2013 |
Netherlands | 14–33[9] | Samoa |
Tries: Alexia Mavroudis 65' Rita Wiri 75' Cons: Rita Wiri 65', 75' | Tries: Hellen Tafa 13' Alix Leaupepe 18' Soteria Pulumu 27' Justine Manaia Iopu 32', 58' Cons: Alaiumu Sao Taliu 13', 18', 32' Kally Leota 58' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Nigel Correl (IRL) |
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27 April 2013 |
Italy | 7–38[10] | Spain |
Tries: Silvia Gaudino 69' Cons: Veronica Schiavon 69' | Tries: Laura Esbrí 4' Marina Bravo 9' Ana Mª Aigneren 25' penal try 43' Patricia García 64' Cons: Patricia García 9', 43' Pens: Patricia García 16', 20', 79' |
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid Referee: Charlon Maxime (FRA) |
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Leading try scorers
editTop 5 try scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | Tries | Nation | |||||
1 | Megan Gaffney | 5 | Scotland | |||||
2 | Marina Bravo | 4 | Spain | |||||
Tanya Griffith | 4 | Scotland | ||||||
Julià Plà | 4 | Spain | ||||||
5 | Sara Barattin | 3 | Italy | |||||
Susie Brown | 3 | Scotland | ||||||
Laura Esbrí | 3 | Spain | ||||||
Manuela Furlan | 3 | Italy | ||||||
Patricia García | 3 | Spain | ||||||
Soteria Pulumu | 3 | Samoa | ||||||
Flavia Severin | 3 | Italy |
Leading point scorers
editTop 3 overall point scorers | ||||||||
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Pos | Name | Points | Nation | |||||
1 | Patricia García | 50 (3T, 13C, 3P) | Spain | |||||
2 | Veronica Schiavon | 34 (1T, 10C, 3P) | Italy | |||||
3 | Megan Gaffney | 25 (5T) | Scotland |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ FIRA competition manual
- ^ Italy and Samoa were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Scotland were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Spain were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Italy were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Samoa were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Spain were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Samoa were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Samoa were awarded try scoring bonus points
- ^ Spain were awarded try scoring bonus points