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)	Kelly van Harskamp (55 points)
Most tries	Kelly van Harskamp (11 tries)
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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.

Format[]

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

• Seed 1: Scotland (Pool A)
• Seed 2: Italy (Pool B)
• Seed 3: Spain (Pool B)
• Seed 4: Netherlands (Pool A)
• Seed 5: Russia (Pool A)
• Seed 6: Sweden (Pool B)
• Seed 7: Germany (Pool B)
• Seed 8: Belgium (Pool A)

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 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)

External links[]

• FIRA website

See also[]

• Women's international rugby union