2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series

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2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series
Host nation	Netherlands  Russia
Ameland
Date	16–17 June 2012
Champion	England
Runner-up	Spain
Third	Netherlands
Tournament details
Matches played	42
Moscow
Date	30 June–1 July 2012
Champion	England
Runner-up	Spain
Third	Russia
Tournament details
Matches played	48
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The 2012 FIRA-AER Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series was the tenth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship. The first round was played in the Netherlands and the final round was held in Moscow which was also a qualifying tournament for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.^[1]

England won the Grand Prix Series title and also qualified for the Sevens World Cup in Moscow the next year, along with Spain, France, Netherlands and Ireland.^[1] Russia automatically qualified as hosts.^[1]

Grand Prix Series teams

Teams that advanced from 2012 FIRA-AER Division A tournament for round 2

The tournament was played on 16 and 17 June at Ameland, Netherlands.^[2][3]

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
England	5	0	0	159	12
Russia	3	0	2	119	41
France	3	0	2	94	26
Italy	2	1	2	45	74
Sweden	1	1	3	14	112
Switzerland	0	0	5	12	178

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Spain	5	0	0	120	22
Netherlands	4	0	1	141	19
Ukraine	3	0	2	83	52
Portugal	2	0	3	43	63
Germany	1	0	4	36	105
Moldova	0	0	5	0	162

	Semi-finals				Bowl Final
	Sweden	19
	Moldova	0
					Germany	10
					Sweden	5
	Switzerland	5
	Germany	40
					11th Place
					Switzerland	10
					Moldova	7

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	Russia	36
	Portugal	0
					Russia	33
					Italy	0
	Italy	10
	Ukraine	7
					7th Place
					Ukraine	33
					Portugal	7

	Semi-finals				Cup Final
	England	24
	Netherlands	7
					England	21
					Spain	10
	France	5
	Spain	14
					3rd Place
					Netherlands	19
					France	12

The tournament was held on 30 June and 1 July 2012 in Moscow.^[1][4][5]

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
England	3	0	0	141	0	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Germany	2	0	1	40	46
Portugal	1	0	2	34	64	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Croatia	0	0	3	0	100

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Spain	3	0	0	109	0	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Ukraine	2	0	1	48	42
Scotland	1	0	2	22	79	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Sweden	0	0	3	26	84

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Netherlands	3	0	0	116	12	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
Ireland	2	0	1	70	19
Italy	1	0	2	27	89	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Switzerland	0	0	3	17	110

Nation	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
Russia	3	0	0	88	7	Qualified for Cup Quarter-finals
France	2	0	1	97	21
Wales	1	0	2	52	59	Qualified for Bowl Quarter-finals
Moldova	0	0	3	0	150

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	1 July 2012
	England	31
					1 July 2012
	Ukraine	5
					England	24
	1 July 2012
					Russia	10
	Spain	31
									1 July 2012
	Germany	5
									England	27
	1 July 2012
									Spain	7
	Netherlands	0
					1 July 2012
	France	22
					Spain	24
	1 July 2012
					France	12			3rd Place
	Russia	27
									1 July 2012
	Ireland	0
									Russia	24
									France	12

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	1 July 2012
	Ireland	17
					1 July 2012
	Ukraine	0
					Netherlands	31
	1 July 2012
					Ireland	7
	Netherlands	26
	Germany	5
					7th Place
					1 July 2012
					Ukraine	22
					Germany	0

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Bowl Final
	1 July 2012
	Portugal	21
					1 July 2012
	Sweden	7
					Portugal	26
	1 July 2012
					Wales	5
	Scotland	27
									1 July 2012
	Croatia	0
									Portugal	26
	1 July 2012
									Scotland	5
	Wales	22
					1 July 2012
	Switzerland	0
					Scotland	22
	1 July 2012
					Italy	17			11th Place
	Italy	14
									1 July 2012
	Moldova	0
									Wales	19
									Italy	14

	Semi-finals				Shield Final
	1 July 2012
	Switzerland	7
					1 July 2012
	Sweden	10
					Sweden	7
	1 July 2012
					Moldova	0
	Moldova	24
	Croatia	0
					15th Place
					1 July 2012
					Switzerland	15
					Croatia	5

Legend
Qualified to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Already qualified

Rank	Team
	England
	Spain
	Russia
4	France
5	Netherlands
6	Ireland
7	Ukraine
8	Germany
9	Portugal
10	Scotland
11	Wales
12	Italy
13	Sweden
14	Moldova
15	Switzerland
16	Croatia