| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  France |
| Dates | 2 April 1998 (1998-04-02)– 6 April 1998 (1998-04-06) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| ← 1996 1999 → | |
The 1997 FIRA Women's European Championship was the third edition of the championship, it saw a significant expansion to eight teams, with three British entrants entering a FIRA event for the first time - and an all British final.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| France | 58 | |||||||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||||||
 Germany | 18 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| England | 15 | |||||||||
| England | 40 | |||||||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||||||
 Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 8 | |||||||||
 Spain | 27 | |||||||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 11 | Third place | ||||||||
 Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 31 | |||||||||
| France | 8 | |||||||||
| Spain | 25 | |||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||
| Germany | 10 | |||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||
| Netherlands | 32 | |||||
| Netherlands | 26 | |||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||
| Italy | 24 | |||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||
| Italy | 13 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Ireland | 16 | |||||
First round
| 1997-04-02 |
| France | 58–18 | Germany |
| Nice, France |
| 1997-04-02 |
| England | 40–3 | Netherlands |
| Nice, France |
| 1997-04-02 |
| Spain | 27–0 | Ireland |
| Nice, France |
| 1997-04-02 |
| Italy | 7–31 | Scotland |
| Nice, France |
Plate semi-finals
| 1997-04-04 |
| Italy | 13–5 | Ireland |
| Nice, France |
| 1997-04-04 |
| Netherlands | 32–10 | Germany |
| Nice, France |
Semi-finals
| 1997-04-04 |
| France | 10–15 | England |
| Nice, France |
| 1997-04-04 |
| Scotland | 11–10 | Spain |
| Nice, France |
7th/8th Place
| 1997-04-06 |
| Germany | 0–16 | Ireland |
| Nice, France |
Plate final
| 1997-04-06 |
| Italy | 24–26 | Netherlands |
| Nice, France |
3rd/4th Place
| 1997-04-06 |
| France | 8–25 | Spain |
| Nice, France |
Final
| 1997-04-06 |
| England | 24–8 | Scotland |
| Nice, France |
See also
References
External links
| Rugby Europe Women's Championship | |||||||
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| Tournaments |
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| Past Tournaments | |||||||
- Rugby Europe Women's Championship
- 1997 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- International women's rugby union competitions hosted by France
- 1996–97 in European women's rugby union
- 1996–97 in French rugby union
- 1996–97 in Italian rugby union
- 1996–97 in English rugby union
- 1996–97 in Irish rugby union
- 1996–97 in Scottish rugby union
- 1997 in Dutch women's sport
- 1997 in Spanish women's sport
- 1997 in English women's sport
- 1997 in German women's sport
- 1997 in French women's sport
- 1997 in Italian women's sport
- 1997 in Irish women's sport
- April 1997 sports events in France