The Spanish women’s rugby team was declared European champion this Saturday. for the tenth time In the final of the tournament, they beat Sweden 90-5 to reach the final. villajoyosa.
As “Leonas” is thus their seventh title, they maintain their hegemony at the continental level (they did not participate in 2014 and 2015 and were not played in 2017 because it coincided with the world championship dates) , structure Spanish women’s team with the most championships in Europe.
Having already smoothly eliminated the Netherlands in the semi-finals, the team led by Juan González practically made the difference right from the start. They had already done three rehearsals in a quarter of an hour.: one from Zahía Pérez and two from Maider Aresti and at halftime the score was clearly 43-0 thanks to Gorratxategui, Alba Vinuesa’s twice and Claudia Pérez’s new attempts.
After the reboot, “Leonas” did not slow down and made two new attempts through Vinuesa and Claudia Pérez. Spanish dominance continued until the 90-5 final, Vinuesa, Lucía Gayoso, Cecilia Huarte and Alba Espín. The Scandinavians also managed to avoid zeros on the leaderboards. The corresponding celebration of a team that managed to maintain the level of its predecessors and win this European Championship, despite the renewal it has undergone in recent months, took place after the end of the match.