2012 EU Cup Australian rules football explained


7th EU Cup - Aussie Rules - Edinburgh 2012 -

Teams	18
Host	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date	22 September
Podium
style=font-size:90%	Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place	Ireland Denmark England Italy

The 2012 Euro Cup of Australian rules football was a 9-a-side Footy tournament held in Edinburgh (Scotland) on 22 September 2012, with 16 national men's teams and two women's teams.^[1] The men's tournament was won by Ireland who defeated Denmark in the Grand Final by 1 point to claim its second EU Cup Championship.^[2] Denmark's Aksel Bang was named Player of the Tournament and was the Leading Goal Kicker.^[3]

Venue

Matches were played at Peffermill Fields at the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh.

Teams

^[4]

width=100% colspan=2	William Wallace Group
	Croatia
	France
	Austria
	Sweden

width=100% colspan=2	Andy Murray Group
	England
	Scotland
	Denmark
	Norway

width=100% colspan=2	Chris Hoy Group
	Italy
	Wales
	Germany
	Iceland

width=100% colspan=2	Sean Connery Group
	Ireland
	Spain
	Finland
	Czech Republic

width=100% colspan=2	Women's
	Ireland
	European Crusaders

Pools round

William Wallace Group

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Croatia	3.8 (26)		0.3 (3)
	(9)	Sweden	(17)
	0.1 (1)	Sweden	8.6 (54)
Croatia	4.5 (29)		1.5 (11)
	2.4 (16)	Croatia	3.4 (22)
France	(59)		(1)

Andy Murray Group

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
England	3.3 (21)		1.3 (9)
Scotland	(45)		(2)
Denmark	9.9 (63)		1.3 (9)
England	7.7 (49)		2.5 (17)
	0.2 (2)	England	3.19 (32)
Denmark	6.4 (40)		2.4 (16)

Chris Hoy Group

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Italy	1.6 (12)		1.4 (10)
Wales	(20)		(14)
Italy	6.3 (39)		1.0 (6)
Germany	11.12 (78)		2.2 (14)
	2.1 (13)	Italy	3.10 (28)
Germany	11.4 (70)		0.1 (1)

Sean Connery Group

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Ireland	10.7 (67)		0.2 (2)
Spain	(41)		(27)
Finland	4.6 (30)		2.2 (14)
Ireland	12.14 (86)		0.1 (1)
	1.1 (7)	Ireland	16.10 (106)
Finland	(47)		(20)

Euro Cup Finals

width=12%	Match	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score
Cup Quarter Final		2.4 (16)	Denmark	3.4 (22)
Cup Quarter Final	Italy	6.3 (39)		0.4 (4)
Cup Quarter Final	England	4.6 (30)		1.8 (14)
Cup Quarter Final	Ireland	9.6 (60)		0.2 (2)
Cup Semi Final	Denmark	8.3 (51)		1.5 (11)
Cup Semi Final		4.1 (25)	Ireland	7.4 (46)

Grand final

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
	4.5 (29)	Ireland	5.0 (30)

Ranking Matches

Bowl Finals

width=12%	Match	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score
Bowl Semi Final	France	5.6 (36)		3.3 (21)
Bowl Semi Final		5.10 (40)	Spain	7.4 (46)
Bowl Grand Final	France	11.8 (74)		0.5 (5)

Plate Finals

width=12%	Match	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Team	width=9%	Score
Plate Semi Final		0.1 (1)	Norway	6.7 (43)
Plate Semi Final	Iceland	4.3 (27)		1.7 (13)
Plate Grand Final	Norway	6.5 (41)		1.3 (9)

Women's Match

width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score	width=25%	Team	width=12%	Score
Ireland	13.14 (92)		8.8 (56)

Final standings

1. Ireland (EU Cup Winners)
2. Denmark (EU Cup Runners Up)
3. England (EU Cup 3rd Place Winners)
4. Italy
5. Croatia
6. Germany
7. Sweden
8. Finland
9. France (Bowl Winners)
10. Spain
11. Scotland
12. Wales
13. Norway (Plate Winners)
14. Iceland
15. Czech Republic
16. Austria

References

Web site: Euro Cup 2012. 17 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006220016/http://www.afleurope.org/events-media/events/euro-cup-2012/. 6 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Irish Warriors beats Denmark Vikings to win Euro Cup in Edinburgh.
Web site: All Tournament Team – Euro Cup 2012.
Web site: Euro Cup 2012 Schedule Announced . 17 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231125318/http://www.afleurope.org/euro-cup-2012-schedule-announced/ . 31 December 2013 . dead . dmy-all .

External links

Official site of the 2012 EU Cup