The 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship was the 27th edition of Rugby Europe's first division competition for women's national rugby union teams. It kicked off on 3 February and concluded on 12 April 2024. The winner earned a place in the 2024 WXV. This season was the first year that the competition featured four teams.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 February – 12 April 2024 |
| Teams |  Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain |
| Runner-up | Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 36 (6 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,850 (475 per match) |
| Website | Rugby Europe |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Portugal entered as the new team in the Championship, they were promoted after winning the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.[1][2]
Spain won their seventh consecutive title after going undefeated throughout the tournament.[3]
Standings
edit| Position | Nation | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | ||||
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 | +94 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 55 | –21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 139 | –139 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures
edit| 3 February 2024 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| (1 BP) Netherlands | 59–0 | Sweden |
| Try: Van Nifterik 4' m Jongerius (2) 8' c, 27' m Veerkamp 14' m Prins 24' m Stallmann 33' m Dix 40' m Selbeck 42' m Karst 45' c Boot 53' m Luijken 63' m Con: Touw (1/4) 9' Lemmens (1/3) 46' Cards: Isa Prins  80+2' to end' | Report [4] |
| NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 800[5] Referee: Nino Eloshvili (Georgia) |
| 24 February 2024 12:30 WET (UTC+0) |
| Portugal | 7–31 | Netherlands (1 BP) |
| Try: Marques 14' c Con: Correia (1/1) 15' Cards: Ana Casas 49' to 59'Mariana Marques 62' to 72' | Report [6] | Try: Boot 7' c Stallmann 30' m Beukers (2) 41' m, 70' c Dix 52' Con: Metz (2/4) 8', 53' Lemmens (1/1) 71' |
| CAR Jamor, Lisbon Attendance: 500[7] Referee: Jenny Lee (Spain) |
| 9 March 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Portugal | 27–0 | Sweden |
| Try: Morant 24' c Marques 36' m Santos (2) 51' c, 55' m Con: Correia (2/4) 25', 52' Pen: Correia (1/1) 44' Cards: Moreira 40' to 50' | Report [8] |
| CAR Jamor, Lisbon Attendance: 200[9] Referee: Katie Ritchie (Netherlands) |
| 30 March 2024 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Spain | 24–0 | Portugal |
| Try: Blanco Herrera 8' m Peña Hidalgo 21' c Del Castillo 40' c Diaz 59' m Con: Argudo (2/4) 22', 41' | Report [10] |
| Poliesportiu de Pins Vens, Sitges Attendance: 450[11] Referee: Jennifer Ann Davies (Wales) |
| 6 April 2024 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Netherlands | 5–22 | Spain |
| Try: Karst 57' m | Report [12] | Try: Pineiro 3' c Piquero 17' m Peña Hidalgo 32' m Con: Argudo (2/3) 4', 18' Pen: Peña Hidalgo 60' |
| NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 600[13] Referee: Melissa Leboeuf (France) |
References
edit- 1 2 "Dates announced for Women's Championship 2024". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ↑ Birch, John (2023-10-23). "No European Trophy for 2023/4". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ↑ Birch, John. "Spain win Euro Championship – again". www.scrumqueens.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ↑ "Netherlands v Sweden". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ↑ "Netherlands v Sweden Game Sheet" (PDF). www.rugbyeurope.eu. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ "Portugal v Netherlands". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ↑ "Portugal v Netherlands Game Sheet" (PDF). www.rugbyeurope.eu. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ↑ "Portugal v Sweden". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ "Portugal vs Sweden game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Spain v Portugal". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Spain vs Portugal game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Netherlands v Spain". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Netherlands vs Spain game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Sweden v Spain". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ↑ "Sweden vs Spain game sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 13 April 2024.