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| 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.
Spain took home the first European Women's Sevens Championship after defeating France 21–12 in the Cup final.
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 |
| Switzerland | 47–0 | Czech Republic |
| Spain | 45–0 | Belgium |
| Norway | 7–0 | Czech Republic |
| Switzerland | 29–0 | Belgium |
| Spain | 50–0 | Norway |
| Belgium | 19–5 | Czech Republic |
| Switzerland | 50–5 | Norway |
| Spain | 48–0 | Czech Republic |
| Belgium | 12–0 | Norway |
| Spain | 19–5 | Switzerland |
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 |
| Croatia | 19–5 | Bulgaria |
| France | 22–0 | Portugal |
| Sweden | 32–0 | Croatia |
| Portugal | 40–0 | Bulgaria |
| France | 40–5 | Sweden |
| Portugal | 40–5 | Croatia |
| Sweden | 19–0 | Bulgaria |
| France | 52–0 | Croatia |
| Sweden | 12–10 | Portugal |
| France | 51–0 | Bulgaria |
Source:
Knockout stage
Bowl
| 24 May |
| Czech Republic | 24–0 | Bulgaria |
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Portugal | 26 | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Spain | 49 | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 21 | |||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| France | 12 | |||||
| France | 35 | |||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| Switzerland | 5 | |||||
Source:
References
- ^ "2003 Euro Sevens Championship". rugby7.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
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| Tournaments |
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| Defunct |
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