| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Spain |
| Dates | 10 April 1996– 14 April 1996 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France |
| Runner-up | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
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The 1996 FIRA Women's European Championship was the second edition of the Women's European Championship. It saw the debut of Germany and a five-nation event.
The competition was initially a three-team two pools system but Russia withdrew a few days before the start.[1] With no time for finding substitutes Pool B was left with only two teams, becoming in a "semi-final" for deciding the final place. The other final place was decided on a three-team pool (Pool A), won by Spain with wins over Netherlands and Germany.
On the competition calendar[1] 5th/6th and 3rd/4th place matches were planned, but with the non participation of Russia a three-team pool was created. Italy played Netherlands and Germany, the results of these games being combined with the earlier match between Netherlands and Germany to decide 3rd-5th places.
Results
Pool A
| Pos | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | +82 | 4 | Final |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 2 | Play-off |
| 3 |  Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 82 | −71 | 0 |
Pool B
3rd-5th play-offs
| Pos | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 4 |
| 4 | Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 68 | −57 | 0 |
Final
See also
References
- 1 2 Championship info in Mundo Deportivo Wednesday 10 April 1996 page 50 - spanish
- ↑ "ABC, 13 April 1996, page 83 - Deportes en Breve - Rugby" (in Spanish). abc.es. 13 April 1996. Retrieved 17 October 2022.