2013 Women's European Qualification Tournament
The 2013 Women's Qualification Tournament was the 18th annual rugby tournament organised by FIRA for the continent's national teams and also a qualification tournament for 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Six teams took part - the fifth and sixth ranked teams from the Six Nations, based on 2012 and 2013 results, Italy and Scotland; the finalist from the 2012 European Championship, Spain (the winner, England, being already qualified); the two finalists from 2012 European Group B, Sweden and the Netherlands; and Oceania's entrant Samoa, who were disputing a qualification place from one of the European teams.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Spain |
| Dates | 2013-4-20 – 2013-4-27 |
| No. of nations | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain |
| Runner-up | Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Top scorer(s) | Patricia García (50) |
| Most tries | Megan Gaffney (5) |
← 2012 | |
The trophy was won by Spain, with Samoa in second place. These two teams qualified for the World Cup the following year in France. The Spanish won their qualification on the final day by beating Italy, who had been leading the provisional rankings, by a score of 38–7.