2025 Rugby Europe Women's Championship

2025 Rugby Europe Women's Championship
Tournament details
Date29 March – 19 April 2025
Teams Netherlands
 Portugal
 Spain
 Sweden
Final positions
Champions Spain (12th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Tries scored48 (8 per match)
Attendance3,700 (617 per match)
WebsiteRugby 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
Try: Lea Ducher (2) 10' c, 69' c
Claudia Cano 16' m
Cristina Blanco 32' c
Anna Puig 34' m
Valentina Pérez (2) 39' m, 50' c
Eider García 44' c
Gemma Silva 56' c
Clara Piquero 59' m
Zahía Pérez 75' c
Con: Lea Ducher (7) 11', 33', 45', 51', 57', 70', 76'
Cards: Mireia de Andrés  80'
[7]Cards: Linnéa Flyman  31'
Camp Municipal El Vergeret, Tavernes de la Valldigna
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Maria Heitor (FPR)

6 April 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Netherlands 40–5 Portugal
Try: Kika Mulling (2) 30' c, 67' c
Esmee Ligtvoet 42' c
Isa Prins 50' m
Gwen van der Schoot 54' c
Gaya van Nifterik 80' c
Con: Pleuni Kievit (5) 31', 43', 55', 68', 80+1'
[8]Try: Daniela Correia 71' m
National Rugby Center, Amsterdam
Attendance: 800
Referee: Jenny Lee (RFER)

12 April 2025
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Sweden 3–38 Portugal
Pen: Maja Framming 39'
Cards: Isabell Wijkström  25'
[9]Try: Francisca Mendes 13' c
Beatriz Rodrigues 28' m
Mariana Santos 32' m
Raquel Andrade Santos 58' c
Daniela Correia 76' c
Ana Fernandes 80' c
Con: Daniela Correia (4) 14', 59', 77', 80'
Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg
Attendance: 200
Referee: Cara Senneka (DRV)

13 April 2025
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Spain 27–17 Netherlands
Try: Nerea García 10' c
Marieta Román 25' c
Lourdes Alameda 51' c
Con: Amàlia Argudo (3) 11', 26', 52'
Pen: Amàlia Argudo (2) 65', 76'
[10]Try: Inger Jongerius 6' m
Kika Mulling 39' c
Linde van der Velden 61' m
Con: Pleuni Kievit 40'
Cards: Esmee Ligtvoet  48'
Estadio Nelson Mandela, Torrevieja
Attendance: 500
Referee: Doriane Domenjo (FFR)

19 April 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Sweden 3–90 Netherlands
Pen: Maja Framming 44'[11]Try: Anouk Veerkamp (2) 2' c, 29' c
Berte Anniek Nauta (2) 11' c, 40' m
Linneke Gevers 15' m
Isa Prins 19' c
Pleuni Kievit (2) 25' m, 36' c
Mariet Luijken 34' c
Jara Bunnik 41' c
Inger Jongerius 51' c
Kyra Elzinga 65' c
Isis Touw 71' m
Elizabeth Shermer 80' c
Con: Pleuni Kievit (10) 3', 12', 20', 30', 35', 37', 42', 52', 66', 81'
Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adèle Robert (FBRB)

References

  1. ^ "Women's Championship 2025". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ Birch, John (23 October 2023). "No European Trophy for 2023/4". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ Birch, John. "Spain win Euro Championship – again". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ Heatly, Gary (15 April 2025). "Spain reign in the women's Rugby Europe Championship once again". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's Championship 2025". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Portugal v Spain". Rugby Europe. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Spain v Sweden". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Netherlands v Portugal". Rugby Europe. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Sweden v Portugal". Rugby Europe. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Spain v Netherlands". Rugby Europe. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Sweden v Netherlands". Rugby Europe. 19 April 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.