The 2016 Women's European Championship was the 21st annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams, and also acted as a qualification tournament for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Teams
(Host)
Standings
Pool A TeamGamesPointsTriesBonus pointsPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceForAgainst 1 2 2 0 0 173 0 +173 31 0 2 10 2 2 1 0 1 21 81 -60 4 13 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 5 118 -113 1 23 0 0 Source : worldrugby.orgPoints breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Pool B TeamGamesPointsTriesBonus pointsPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceForAgainst 1 2 2 0 0 77 15 +62 13 3 2 10 2 2 1 0 1 66 22 +44 12 4 2 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 106 -10601800 Source : worldrugby.orgPoints breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4 (place games)
Final standings
Scotland and the winner of European Championship (Spain) played a home-and-away series to determine the final European qualifier for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Statistics
Leading point scorers Top 5 overall point scorers Pos Name Points Nation1 Patricia García52 (4T, 2P, 13C)2 Marit Bakker30 (6T) Alena Bogacheva30 (6T)4 Marina Bravo25 (5T)5 Amaia Erbina20 (4T)
Leading try scorers
Top 5 try scorers Pos Name Tries Nation1 Marit Bakker6 Alena Bogacheva63 Marina Bravo54 Amaia Erbina4 Patricia García4
References