2000 FIRA Women's European Championship

The fifth tournament saw virtually the same format as 1997. In Pool A Ireland returned to the competition.

2000 FIRA Women's European Championship
2000-05-08 - 2000-05-14
Host nation	Spain
No. of nations	8
Champions	France
Runner-up	Spain
Matches played	12

In "Pool B" a tournament had been planned involving Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Russia. Belgium and Russia withdrew "at the last minute" and were replaced by a French regional team (Flandre). After a double round-robin between these three teams, Germany and Netherlands played against the teams finishing 7th and 8th in Pool A

Pool A

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	8 May – Vera
	England	41
					10 May – Roquetas
	Kazakhstan	3
					England	12
	8 May – El Ejido
					France	19
	France	41
									13 May – Almeria
	Ireland	14
									France	31
	8 May – Roquetas
									Spain	0
	Spain	58
					10 May – Almeria
	Italy	16
					Spain	13
	8 May – Almeria
					Scotland	10			Third place
	Scotland	28
									13 May – Almeria
	Wales	16
									England	40
									Scotland	20

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 May – El Ejido
	Kazakhstan	31
					24 April – Vera
	Ireland	15
					Kazakhstan	3
	10 May – Vera
					Wales	6
	Italy	24
	Wales	25

First round

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	2000-05-08	France	41-14	Ireland	El Ejido, Spain	[61/31/4]

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	2000-05-08	England	41-3	Kazakhstan	Vera, Spain	[60/21/1]

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	2000-05-08	Scotland	28-6	Wales	Almeria, Spain	[46/48/9]

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	2000-05-08	Spain	58-16	Italy	Roquetas, Spain	[29/28/3]

Plate semi-finals

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	2000-05-10	Italy	24-25	Wales	El Ejido, Spain	[29/49/3]

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	2000-05-10	Ireland	15-31	Kazakhstan	Vera, Spain	[32/22/3]

Semi-finals

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	2000-05-10	England	12-19	France	Roquetas, Spain	[60/61/11]

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	2000-05-10	Spain	13-10	Scotland	Almeria, Spain	[30/47/5]

7th/8th place

Italy awarded 7th place Ireland awarded 8th place

Plate final

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	2000-05-13	Wales	6-3	Kazakhstan	Vera, Spain	[50/23/4]

3rd/4th place

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	2000-05-13	England	40-20	Scotland	Almeria, Spain	[62/48/9]

Final

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	2000-05-13	Spain	0-31	France	Almeria, Spain	[31/63/9]

Pool B

Games where 20 Minutes each way.

Final Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points		Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against
1	Flandre	4	3	0	1	18	14	6
2	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	22	15	4
3	Germany	4	1	0	3	16	27	2

Results

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	2000-05-08	Germany	5-12	Netherlands	El Ejido, Spain	[26/45/8]

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	2000-05-08	Flandre	8-6	Germany	El Ejido, Spain	[-/-/-]

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	2000-05-08	Flandre	5-0	Netherlands	El Ejido, Spain	[-/-/-]

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	2000-05-10	Germany	0-7	Netherlands	Roquetas, Spain	[27/46/9]

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	2000-05-10	Flandre	0-5	Germany	El Ejido, Spain	[-/-/-]

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	2000-05-10	Flandre	5-3	Netherlands	El Ejido, Spain	[-/-/-]

Pool A/Pool B playoffs

Germany and Netherlands then "played off" against the teams listed as being in 7th and 8th place in Pool A.

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	2000-05-13	Italy	27-5	Germany	Roquetas, Spain	[30/27/3]

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	2000-05-13	Ireland	19-12	Netherlands	El Ejido, Spain	[33/47/2]

External links

• FIRA website

See also

• Women's international rugby union

Preceded by 1999 FIRA Women's European Championship	FIRA Women's European Championship 2000  France	Succeeded by 2001 FIRA Women's European Championship