| 1988 Women's Rugby European Cup | |
|---|---|
| 1988-05-21 - 1988-05-23 | |
| Host nation |  France |
| No. of nations | 4 |
| Champions | France |
| Runner-up |  Great Britain |
| 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
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | |||
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 17 | 7 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 5 |
| 4 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 58 | 3 |
Results
| [20] | |||||
| 1988-05-21 | France | 13–3 | Netherlands | Bourg en Bresse | [12/11/7] |
| [21] | |||||
| 1988-05-21 | Great Britain | 32–9 | Italy | Bourg en Bresse | [4/4/1] |
| [22] | |||||
| 1988-05-22 | France | 16–3 | Italy | Bourg en Bresse | [13/5/4] |
| [23] | |||||
| 1988-05-22 | Great Britain | 26–0 | Netherlands | Bourg en Bresse | [5/12/1] |
| [24] | |||||
| 1988-05-23 | France | 8–6 | Great Britain | Bourg en Bresse | [14/6/3] |
| [25] | |||||
| 1988-05-23 | Italy | 6–10 | Netherlands | Bourg en Bresse | [6/13/1] |
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
External links
| Preceded by none | Women's European Cup 1988 France | Succeeded by 1995 FIRA Women's European Championship |