1988 Women's Rugby European Cup

Rugby championship
1988 Women's Rugby European Cup
Tournament details
Host France
Dates21 May 1988 (1988-05-21)
23 May 1988 (1988-05-23)
Teams4
Final positions
Champions France
Runner-up Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6

The 1988 Women's European Cup was the first women's rugby European championship and the first multi-national women's rugby competition of any sort,[citation needed] albeit not an official FIRA competition.

It was also the only occasion where a Great Britain side entered such a competition. In all future women's rugby competitions Great Britain would be represented by the four individual nations.

Final table

Pos Nation Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  France 3 3 0 0 37 12 +25 9
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 64 17 +47 7
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 13 45 −32 5
4  Italy 3 0 0 3 18 58 −40 3
Source: [1]

Results

1988-05-21
France 13–3 Netherlands
Bourg en Bresse
1988-05-21
Great Britain 32–9 Italy
Bourg en Bresse

1988-05-22
France 16–3 Italy
Bourg en Bresse
1988-05-22
Great Britain 26–0 Netherlands
Bourg en Bresse

See also

References

  1. ^ "1988 Women's European Cup". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

External links

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