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1988 Women's Rugby European Cup

Tournament details
Host	France
Dates	21 May 1988 (1988-05-21)– 23 May 1988 (1988-05-23)
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	France
Runner-up	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6

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. In all future women's rugby competitions Great Britain would be represented by the four individual nations.

Final table

Pos	Nation	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	37	12	+25	9
2	Great Britain	3	2	0	1	64	17	+47	7
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	13	45	−32	5
4	Italy	3	0	0	3	18	58	−40	3

Results

France	13–3	Netherlands

Great Britain	32–9	Italy

France	16–3	Italy

Great Britain	26–0	Netherlands

France	8–6	Great Britain

Italy	6–10	Netherlands

See also

• Women's international rugby
• 1982 Netherlands v France women's rugby match (first women’s international rugby match)
• RugbyFest 1990 (first cross-continental women's rugby tournament)

References

1. "1988 Women's European Cup". www.rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

External links

• FIRA website

• Women's rugby union competitions in Europe for national teams
• 1988 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• International women's rugby union competitions hosted by France
• 1987–88 in British rugby union
• 1987–88 in French rugby union
• 1987–88 in Italian rugby union
• 1988 in women's rugby union
• 1988 in Dutch sport
• 1987–88 in European rugby union