2009 FIRA Women's European Trophy

Date 17 May 2009–
23 May 2009
Countries  Belgium
 Germany
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Scotland
 Spain
 Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Kelly van Harskamp (55 points)
Most tries Netherlands Kelly van Harskamp (11 tries)

The 2009 FIRA tournament acted as the continent's 2010 World Cup qualifying tournament. The top four nations from the 2009 Six Nations had automatically qualified, but nations finishing fifth and sixth (Scotland and Italy) joined Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Germany, and Belgium to decide the final two places.

The teams were divided into two pools, the "seeding" broadly based on FIRA rankings, with the pool winners qualifying:

After the completion of the pool phase, the tournament itself did not have a "final", nor any other classification games.

As expected, Scotland qualified from Pool A with no problems - but it always looked a tougher prospect for fellow Six Nations team Italy, in Pool B, as they would have to beat Spain - something they had never managed before. But when it came to the event neither Italy nor Spain were to qualify, but rather hosts and sixth seeds Sweden, who shocked everyone by first beating Italy and then Spain - in both cases coming from behind in the dying minutes of the game.

Other games in the tournament followed the seedings - and were embarrassingly one-sided in many cases - demonstrating the gulf that continues to exist between the leading eight or nine nations in Europe and the rest.

Pool A

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1  Scotland 3 3 0 0 193 18 +175 30 9
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 152 38 +114 24 7
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 29 129 -100 5 5
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 11 200 -189 1 3
Test no. 740
2009-05-17		 Belgium  0-100  Netherlands Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Barbara Guastini (Italy)
Tries: Wikke Tuinhout 1'
Kelly van Harskamp 4', 32', 41', 43', 55', 64', 67'
Dorien Eppink 13'
Sylke Haverkorn 16'
Pien Selbeck 20'
Linda Franssen 37', 54', 76'
Elke van Meer 50'
Alexia Mavroudis 64'
Cons: Lorraine Laros 4', 16', 32', 37', 43', 55', 61', 64', 67', 76'
Test no. 742
2009-05-17		 Russia  0-84  Scotland Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Andrea Ttofa (England)
Tries: Cara D'Silva 3', 55'
Donna Kennedy 9'
Laura Steven 13'
Susie Brown 19', 60'
Tanya Griffith 26'
Lucy Millard 28', 36'
Lana Blyth 31'
Suzi Newton 38'
Veronica Fitzpatrick 49'
Erin Kerr 65'
Louise Moffat 70'
Cons: Sarah Gill 9', 13', 28', 36', 38', 55'
Louise Dalgliesh 60'
Test no. 744
2009-05-20		 Belgium  0-71  Scotland Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Alain Falaise (France)
Tries: Lucy Millard 1', 13', 54', 70'
Donna Kennedy 4', 17', 24'
Veronica Fitzpatrick 11'
Cara D'Silva 29', 37'
Emma Evans 68'
Cons: Sarah Gill 1', 4', 11', 13', 54', 68'
Donna Kennedy 17', 24'
Test no. 746
2009-05-20		 Netherlands  34-0  Russia Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Barbara Guastini (Italy)
Tries: Marlieke Broer 16'
Kelly van Harskamp 24', 34', 58'
Wikke Tuinhout 54'
Johanna van Rossum 68'
Cons: Lorraine Laros 24', 54'
Test no. 748
2009-05-23		 Belgium  11-29  Russia Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Paloma Loza (Spain)
Try: Corinne Sailliez 52'
Pens: Claire Paris 21', 35'		 Tries: Elena Smirnova 10'
Natalia Alexeeva 28', 45'
Elena Gamova 37'
Olga Sychugova 63'
Cons: Anastasiya Mukharyamova 10', 28'
Test no. 750
2009-05-23		 Netherlands  18-38  Scotland Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu (France)
Tries: Kelly van Harskamp 34'
Dorien Eppink 78'
Con: Lorraine Laros 78'
Pens: Lorraine Laros 15', 31'		 Tries: Sarah-Louise Walker 25'
Susie Brown 29'
Lucy Millard 64', 67', 75'
Cons: Sarah Gill 25', 29', 64', 67', 75'
Pen: Sarah Gill 7'

Pool B

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 65 26 +39 9 9
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 92 18 +74 13 7
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 68 28 +40 9 5
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 6 159 -153 0 3
Test no. 741
2009-05-17		 Germany  0-74  Spain Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Aoife McCarthy (Ireland)
Tries: Agurtzane Obregozo 9'
Bárbara Pla 23', 61', 78'
Vanesa Rial 27', 52', 54'
Paula Medín 29'
Isabel Rodríguez 33'
Aitziber Porras 41'
Laura Lladó 64'
Cons: Laura Lladó 23', 27', 29', 41', 54', 61', 64', 78'
Pen: Laura Lladó 1'
Test no. 743
2009-05-17		 Sweden  16-14  Italy Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Alain Falaise (France)
Tries: Charlotta Westin Vines 20'
Jennifer Lindholm 40'
Pens: Ulrika Andersson Hall 13', 20'		 Try: Paola Zangirolami 28'
Pens: Veronica Schiavon 23', 29', 43'
Test no. 745
2009-05-20		 Germany  0-47  Italy Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Paloma Loza (Spain)
Tries: Silvia Peron 24', 41'
Martina Barbini 29'
Paola Zangirolami 34'
Lucia Gai 48'
Maria Sanfilippo 54'
Sara Barattin 57'
Cons: Veronica Schiavon 24', 41', 57'
Pens: Veronica Schiavon 6', 19'
Test no. 747
2009-05-20		 Sweden  11-6  Spain Körsangens IP, Enköping, Uppsala
Referee: Aofie McCarthy (Ireland)
Try: Rebecka Lind 73'
Pens: Ulrika Andersson Hall 15', 52'		 Pens: Marina Bravo 40', 43'
Test no. 749
2009-05-23		 Sweden  38-6  Germany Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Aoife McCarthy (Ireland)
Tries: Charlotta Westin Vines 8', 35', 47', 80'
Jessica Berntsson 28'
Madeleine Lahti 53'
Cons: Ulrika Andersson Hall 8'
Erika Andersson 28', 80'		 Try: Marina Apfel 32'
Pen: Marina Apfel 43'
Test no. 751
2009-05-23		 Italy  7-12  Spain Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm
Referee: Andrea Ttofa (England)
Try: Silvia Pizzati 56'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 56'		 Tries: Isabel Rodríguez 11'
Marta Pocurull 26'
Con: Laura Lladó 26'

Point Scorers

Leading point scorers

Points Name Played Team Notes
55 Kelly van Harskamp 3  Netherlands 11 tries
45 Lucy Millard 3  Scotland 9 tries
37 Sarah Gill 3  Scotland 17 cons, 1 pen
32 Lorraine Laros 3  Netherlands 13 cons, 2 pens
26 Laura Lladó 3  Spain 1 try, 9 cons, 1 pen
25 Charlotta Westin Vines 3  Sweden 5 tries
24 Donna Kennedy 3  Scotland 4 tries, 2 cons
23 Veronica Schiavon 3  Italy 4 cons, 5 pens
20 Cara D’Silva 3  Scotland 4 tries
15 Ana Vanesa Rial 2  Spain 3 tries
Susie Brown 3  Scotland 3 tries
Linda Franssen 3  Netherlands 3 tries
Bárbara Pla 3  Spain 3 tries

Other point scorers

14 points: Ulrika Andersson Hall (Sweden)
10 points: Natalia Alexeeva (Russia), Dorien Eppink (Netherlands), Veronica Fitzpatrick (Scotland), Silvia Peron (Italy), Isabel Rodríguez (Spain), Wikke Tuinhout (Netherlands), Paola Zangirolami(Italy)
8 points: Marina Apfel (Germany)
6 points: Marina Bravo (Spain), Claire Paris (Belgium)
5 points: Sara Barattin (Italy), Martina Barbini (Italy), Jessica Berntsson (Sweden), Marlieke Broer (Netherlands), Lana Blyth (Scotland), Emma Evans (Scotland), Lucia Gai (Italy), Elena Gamova (Russia), Tanya Griffith (Scotland), Sylke Haverkorn (Netherlands), Erin Kerr (Scotland), Madeleine Lahti (Sweden), Rebecka Lind (Sweden), Jennifer Lindholm (Sweden), Alexia Mavroudis (Netherlands), Paula Medín(Spain), Elke van Meer (Netherlands), Louise Moffat (Scotland), Suzi Newton (Scotland), Agurtzane Obregozo (Spain), Silvia Pizzati (Italy), Marta Pocurull (Spain), Aitziber Porras (Spain), Johanna van Rossum (Netherlands), Corinne Sailliez (Belgium), Maria Sanfilippo (Italy), Pien Selbeck (Netherlands), Elena Smirnova (Russia), Laura Steven (Scotland), Olga Sychugova (Russia)
4 points: Erika Andersson (Sweden), Anastasiya Mukharyamova (Russia)
2 points: Louise Dalgliesh (Scotland)

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See also

Preceded by
2008 FIRA Women's European Championship		 FIRA Women's European Championship
2009
 		Succeeded by
2010 Women's European Trophy
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