FIRA's Women's European Championship (or - as it is also known - the European Nations Cup and the European Trophy) is an international rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 competition contested between women's national teams who are members of FIRA - Association of European Rugby

FIRA - Association of European Rugby

The FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board .The predecessor to FIRA–AER was the Fédération...

. The competition has its origins in a four nation "European Cup" held in 1988 but did not become an official FIRA competition until 1995. The competition has grown significantly and is some years attracts sufficient entrants for it to be divided into two "Pools" (A and B) with the eight highest ranked entrants in any year (based on FIRA rankings) in Pool A.

Since 2000 only the winner of the tournament held in between the World Cups (every four years, as highlighted) is officially recognised "European Champions", although teams winning tournaments in other years are often unofficially also described as "European Champions". This can cause some confusion, not least because the structure of the four-yearly tournament is invariably identical to the annual event. To make identification easier the competitions in the four yearly cycle are highlighted.

The only major difference between the "official" European Championships and other tournaments is that in the latter, between 2001 and 2007, England and France tended not to send their full strength national squads to the competition - though until 2007 they still played as "England" or "France". This has resulted in some confusion about the status of games played by these nations - England do not consider their games to be full internationals (or "tests") and do not award caps, whereas while France also do not give caps to their players in such matches, they do recognise the games as tests matches. FIRA and all other competing nations consider all the games to be "tests".

The 2009 tournament acted as Europe's qualification tournament for the World Cup (all entrants sending full strength squads), after which the test match status problem was finally resolved. From 2010 onwards it was announced that the non-Championship tournaments would be known as the "European Trophy" and any Six Nations entrants would officially be "A" sides (though in 2010 Italy, as they had not qualified for the 2010 World Cup, entered their full strength squad).

Championship and "Pool A" tournaments

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1988 Details 1988 Women's European Cup 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, albeit not an official FIRA competition. It was also the only occasion where a Great Britain side entered such a competition...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	8 - 6	Great Britain Great Britain women's national rugby union team The Great Britain women's national rugby union team were a national sporting side of Great Britain, representing them at rugby union from 1986 to 1990...		Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...	10-6	Italy
1995 Details 1995 FIRA Women's European Championship The 1995 FIRA Women's European Championship was the first official FIRA championship. Four countries entered, and the competition was a straight knockout tournament.-Semi-finals:-Third place:-Final:-See also:*Women's international rugby...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...		Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...	22 - 6	France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...		Italy	23 - 19	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...
1996 Details 1996 FIRA Women's European Championship The second FIRA Women's European Championship 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. With no time for finding substitutes Pool B was left with only two teams, becoming in a...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...		France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	15 - 10	Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...		Italy	11 - 6	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...
1997 Details 1997 FIRA Women's European Championship The third championship saw a significant expansion to eight teams, with three British entrants entering a FIRA event for the first time - and an all British final.-First round:-Plate semi-finals:-Semi-finals:-7th/8th Place:-Plate final:...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...	24 - 8	Scotland Scotland women's national rugby union team The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....		Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...	25 - 8	France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...
1998			No tournament	due to	the 1998 World Cup 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup The 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first world cup fully sanctioned by the International Rugby Board and the third world cup in history. The tournament took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and was the first women's world cup held outside of the United Kingdom.The tournament saw a...		No tournament	due to	the 1998 World Cup 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup The 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first world cup fully sanctioned by the International Rugby Board and the third world cup in history. The tournament took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and was the first women's world cup held outside of the United Kingdom.The tournament saw a...
1999 Details 1999 FIRA Women's European Championship The fourth tournament saw the same format as 1997, but with Germany and Ireland being replaced by Kazakhstan and Wales.-First round:-Plate semi-finals:-Semi-finals:-7th/8th place:-Plate final:-3rd/4th place:-Final:-See also:...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...		France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	13 - 5	Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...		Scotland Scotland women's national rugby union team The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....	15 - 13	England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...
2000 Details 2000 FIRA Women's European Championship The fifth tournament saw virtually the same format as 1997. In Pool A Ireland returned to the competition.In "Pool B" a tournament had been planned involving Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Russia. Belgium and Russia withdrew "at the last minute" and were replaced by a French regional team...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...		France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	31 - 0	Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...		England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...	40 - 20	Scotland Scotland women's national rugby union team The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....
2001 Details 2001 FIRA Women's European Championship The sixth tournament featured 12 countries and was the first divided into two pools - A and B, with the strongest eight sides in the former. The tournament was also for the first time spread around several grounds in a region, rather than being played at one location...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		Scotland Scotland women's national rugby union team The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....	15 - 3	Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...		England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...	34 - 23	France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...
2002 Details 2002 FIRA Women's European Nations Cup As part of preparation for the World Cup, a short tournament for four nations who were not in the Six Nations took place in Italy. While it does not appear to be part of the Women's European Championship sequence, it was very similar to the European Championship, especially the Pool B competitions...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...		Italy	35 - 24	Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...		Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...	12 - 10	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...
2003 Details 2003 FIRA Women's European Championship The seventh tournament featured only eight teams, divided into pools A and B. For the first time the A and B pools were also organised as separate competitions in different venues, and in different weeks. The A Pool in Malmö was won by Spain, and the B pool by Netherlands...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....		Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...	16 - 10	France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...		Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...	15 - 10	Italy
2004 Details 2004 FIRA Women's European Championship For the 2004 competition Pool A reverted to a single eight nation knockout, while Pool B was a round-robin. France repeated Netherlands feat of winning as hosts...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	8 - 6	England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...		Scotland Scotland women's national rugby union team The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....	11 - 10	Wales Wales women's national rugby union team The Wales women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Wales, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1987.-History:...
2005 Details 2005 FIRA Women's European Championship Again a two venue tournament, but with only seven teams taking part overall it was probably the weakest competition to date.-Semi-finals:-3rd/4th Place:-Final:-Final Table:-Round one:-Round two:-See also:*Women's international rugby...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...		Italy	22 - 3	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...		Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...	17 - 5	Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...
2006 Details 2006 FIRA Women's European Nations Cup With most of the senior nations preparing for the World Cup, FIRA organised a "" for the six leading nations who were not in the Six Nations. While it does not appear to be part of the Women's European Championship sequence, it was very similar to the European Championship, especially the Pool B...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...		Italy	28 - 7	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...		Russia Russia women's national rugby union team The Russia women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Russia. The side first played as "Russia" in 1994, but its predecessor, the Soviet Union women's national rugby union team played six matches between 1990 and 1991....	-	Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...
2007 Details 2007 FIRA Women's European Championship After several years of low key tournaments with the major nations absent, the was the largest ever with 16 teams competing in two Pools, including four Six Nations countries, plus Spain keen to do well having been replaced Italy in that competition...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...		England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...	27 - 17	France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...		Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...	37 - 0	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...
2008 Details 2008 FIRA Women's European Championship The 2008 FIRA Women's European Championship was the 11th rugby union women's European championship organised by FIRA - AER.It took place in the Netherlands from 17 to 24 May 2008; for the first time since 2004 both the A and B championships were held simultaneously in the same host country.Eight...	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...		England England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...	12 - 6	Wales Wales women's national rugby union team The Wales women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Wales, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1987.-History:...		Ireland Ireland women's national rugby union team The Ireland rugby union team, represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in rugby union-Squad:Squad for 2011 Women's RBS 6 Nations*Niamh Briggs *Niamh Kavanagh *Lynne Cantwell...	12 - 12 (try count)	France France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...
2009 Details 2009 Women's European Trophy 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 joined Spain, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Germany, and Belgium to decide the final two...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....		Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...	Joint winners	Scotland Scotland women's national rugby union team The Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....		Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...	Joint third	Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...
2010 Details 2010 Women's European Trophy The 2010 FIRA tournament included all the continent's major teams who did not qualify for the World Cup, plus Sweden and a France "A" team. Prior to the tournament Jean-Claude Baqué, Chairman of the FIRA-AER, explained the philosophy of the European Trophy."The European Trophy is an important...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...	31-13	Italy		Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...	47-19	Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...
2011 Details 2011 Women's European Trophy The 2011 Women's European Trophy was the 14th rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams. The venues were in and around A Coruña in Spain, and the games have been played between 30 April and 7 May....	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...		England A England women's national rugby union team The England women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of England, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:Women’s Rugby was first played seriously in Great Britain in the late 1970s...	5-3	Spain Spain women's national rugby union team The Spain women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union.They played their first match on 2 May 1989, against France, losing 0-28...		France A France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	17-7	Italy A
2012 Details 2012 Women's European Championship The 2012 Women's European Championship will be the 15th annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams and the ninth official continental championship...

All tournaments

1. - 5 titles, 3 runners-up, 1 third, 3 fourths
2. - 4 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 1 fourth
3. - 3 titles, 5 runners-up, 3 thirds
4. - 3 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 3 fourth
5. - 2 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 1 fourth
6. - 1 title, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 2 fourth
7. - 2 runners-up, 3 third, 4 fourths
8. - 1 runner-up, 1 fourth
9. - 1 runner-up
10. - 1 third, 1 fourth
11. - 1 third
12. - 1 third

Official FIRA tournaments

1. - 4 titles, 3 runners-up, 1 third, 3 fourths
2. - 4 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 1 fourth
3. - 3 titles, 5 runners-up, 3 thirds
4. - 3 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 2 fourth
5. - 2 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 1 fourth
6. - 1 title, 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 2 fourth
7. - 2 runners-up, 2 third, 4 fourths
8. - 1 runner-up, 1 fourth
9. - 1 third, 1 fourth
10. - 1 third
11. - 1 third

"European Championships"

1. - 5 titles, 1 runner-up, 2 fourths
2. - 2 titles, 1 runner-up, 1 third, 1 fourth
3. - 1 title, 3 runners-up, 1 third
4. - 1 runner-up, 2 thirds, 1 fourth
5. - 1 runner-up, 1 fourth
6. - 1 runner-up
7. - 2 thirds
8. - 1 third, 2 fourths
9. - 1 third

"Pool B" tournaments

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2000 Details 2000 FIRA Women's European Championship The fifth tournament saw virtually the same format as 1997. In Pool A Ireland returned to the competition.In "Pool B" a tournament had been planned involving Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Russia. Belgium and Russia withdrew "at the last minute" and were replaced by a French regional team...	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...		Flandre France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	Pool	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...		Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...
2001 Details 2001 FIRA Women's European Championship The sixth tournament featured 12 countries and was the first divided into two pools - A and B, with the strongest eight sides in the former. The tournament was also for the first time spread around several grounds in a region, rather than being played at one location...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		Sweden Sweden women's national rugby union team The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.-Results summary:-Current Squad:-Results:...	Pool	Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...		Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...	Pool	Belgium Belgium women's national rugby union team The Belgium women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Belgium, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1986.-Results summary:-Results:...
2003 Details 2003 FIRA Women's European Championship The seventh tournament featured only eight teams, divided into pools A and B. For the first time the A and B pools were also organised as separate competitions in different venues, and in different weeks. The A Pool in Malmö was won by Spain, and the B pool by Netherlands...	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...		Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...	19 - 12	Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...		Norway Norway women's national rugby union team The Norway women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Norway, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2003.-Results summary:-Results:...	10 - 10 (penalties)	Denmark Denmark women's national rugby union team The Denmark women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Denmark, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2003.-Results summary:-Results:...
2004 Details 2004 FIRA Women's European Championship For the 2004 competition Pool A reverted to a single eight nation knockout, while Pool B was a round-robin. France repeated Netherlands feat of winning as hosts...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		Netherlands Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-Results summary:-Results:...	Pool	Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...		Norway Norway women's national rugby union team The Norway women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Norway, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2003.-Results summary:-Results:...	Pool	Denmark Denmark women's national rugby union team The Denmark women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Denmark, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2003.-Results summary:-Results:...
2005 Details 2005 FIRA Women's European Championship Again a two venue tournament, but with only seven teams taking part overall it was probably the weakest competition to date.-Semi-finals:-3rd/4th Place:-Final:-Final Table:-Round one:-Round two:-See also:*Women's international rugby...	Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...		Russia Russia women's national rugby union team The Russia women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Russia. The side first played as "Russia" in 1994, but its predecessor, the Soviet Union women's national rugby union team played six matches between 1990 and 1991....	Pool	Norway Norway women's national rugby union team The Norway women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Norway, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2003.-Results summary:-Results:...		Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national rugby union team The Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing them at rugby union...
2007 Details 2007 FIRA Women's European Championship After several years of low key tournaments with the major nations absent, the was the largest ever with 16 teams competing in two Pools, including four Six Nations countries, plus Spain keen to do well having been replaced Italy in that competition...	Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...		French Universities France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...	13 - 7	Belgium Belgium women's national rugby union team The Belgium women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Belgium, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1986.-Results summary:-Results:...		Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...	15 - 0	Romania Romania women's national rugby union team The Romania women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Romania, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2007.-Results summary:-Results:...
2008 Details 2008 FIRA Women's European Championship The 2008 FIRA Women's European Championship was the 11th rugby union women's European championship organised by FIRA - AER.It took place in the Netherlands from 17 to 24 May 2008; for the first time since 2004 both the A and B championships were held simultaneously in the same host country.Eight...	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...		Russia Russia women's national rugby union team The Russia women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Russia. The side first played as "Russia" in 1994, but its predecessor, the Soviet Union women's national rugby union team played six matches between 1990 and 1991....	31 - 14	French Defence France women's national rugby union team The France women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of France, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.-History:...		Germany Germany women's national rugby union team The German national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union.-History:The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany...	19 - 15	Belgium Belgium women's national rugby union team The Belgium women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Belgium, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1986.-Results summary:-Results:...
2012 Details 2011 Women's European Trophy The 2011 Women's European Trophy was the 14th rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams. The venues were in and around A Coruña in Spain, and the games have been played between 30 April and 7 May....

Performance of nations

1. - 2 titles, 2 runners-up
2. - 2 titles
3.   Flandre - 1 title
4.   French Universities - 1 title
5. - 1 title
6. - 2 runners-up, 4 thirds
7. - 1 runner-up, 2 fourths
8. - 1 runner-up, 2 thirds
9.   French Defence - 1 runner-up
10. - 1 third
11. - 2 fourths
12. - 1 fourth