2025 Rugby Europe Women's Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March – 19 April 2025 |
| Teams | Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain (12th title) |
| Runner-up | Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Website | Rugby Europe |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Rugby Europe Women's Championship was the 28th edition of Rugby Europe's first division competition for women's national rugby union teams. It began on 29 March and concluded on 19 April 2025.[1]
No team entered or left the competition as no Rugby Europe Women's Trophy event was held in 2023/24.[2] Spain entered as reigning champions after winning their seventh consecutive title in 2024 after going undefeated throughout the tournament.[3]
Spain won the championship and clinched their 12th European title.[4]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 24 | +91 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 35 | +112 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 197 | −191 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [5]
Fixtures
| 29 March 2025 16:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Portugal | 7–19 | Spain |
| Try: Elsa Santos 74' c Con: Daniela Correia (1/1) 75' | [6] | Try: Clàudia Peña Hidalgo (2) 6' m, 12' c Alba Vinuesa García 30' c Con: Amàlia Argudo Llobregat (2/3) 13', 31' Cards: Claudia Cano 19' |
| Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo Attendance: 400 Referee: Amber Stamp-Dunstan (WRU) |
| 5 April 2025 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Spain | 69–0 | Sweden |
| [7] |
| Camp Municipal El Vergeret, Tavernes de la Valldigna Referee: Maria Heitor (FPR) |
| 6 April 2025 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Netherlands | 40–5 | Portugal |
| [8] |
| National Rugby Center, Amsterdam Referee: Jenny Lee (RFER) |
| 12 April 2025 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Sweden | 3–38 | Portugal |
| [9] |
| Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg Referee: Cara Senneka (DRV) |
| 13 April 2025 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Spain | 27–17 | Netherlands |
| [10] |
| Estadio Nelson Mandela, Torrevieja Referee: Doriane Domenjo (FFR) |
| 19 April 2025 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Sweden | 3–90 | Netherlands |
| Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg Referee: Adèle Robert (FBRB) |
References
- ^ "Women's Championship 2025". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Birch, John (23 October 2023). "No European Trophy for 2023/4". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Birch, John. "Spain win Euro Championship – again". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Heatly, Gary (15 April 2025). "Spain reign in the women's Rugby Europe Championship once again". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Women's Championship 2025". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Portugal v Spain". Rugby Europe. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Spain v Sweden". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Netherlands v Portugal". Rugby Europe. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Sweden v Portugal". Rugby Europe. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Spain v Netherlands". Rugby Europe. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.