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.
The trophy was won by , with 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.
Format
The tournament used a split pool format. The six teams were seeded and divided into two pools of three. The teams played one match against each of the teams in the opposite pool. The tournament rankings were determined based on the number of points accumulated from each match.
Cons: Rita G. Wiri 22'
Sarah Dixon 28'
Susie Brown 66'
Tanya Griffith 78'
**Cons: **Gillian Inglis 66', 78'
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SCO Karen Findlay
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Marina Bravo 15'
Elisabeth Martínez 21'
Ana Mª Aigneren 38'
Patricia García 45'
Rocío García 58'
Elena Redondo 63'
Julià Plà 67'
**Cons: **Patricia García 13', 15', 45', 58', 67'
Bárbara Plà 11'
Marina Bravo 16', 69'
Patricia García 19'
María Ribera 21', 79'
Juliá Plá 40', 45', 73'
Elena Redondo 48'
María Casado 63'
**Cons: **Patricia García 11', 19', 26', 33', 40', 45'
Irene Schiavon 48', 73', 79'
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ESP Inés Etxegibel
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Round three
**Pens: ** Emma Skagerlind 27'
Annabel Sergeant 24',49'
Tanya Griffirh 28', 84', 87'
Susie Brown 33', 77'
Katy Green 67'
'''Cons: '''' Sarah Law 29'
Louise Dalgliesh 77', 84', 88'
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