History of women's rugby union matches between England and New Zealand
England women and New Zealand women played against each other for the first time on 13 August 1997 at Burnham, New Zealand. The Black Ferns ran in ten tries against a scoreless England in their 67–0 victory.[1] The Red Roses recorded their first win against the Black Ferns on 16 June 2001 at North Harbour Stadium, Albany; they won 17–22.
They have played 31 times, New Zealand winning 19 games, England 11, with a draw between them. New Zealand played their 100th test match on 31 October 2021, they were defeated 43–12 by England at Sandy Park.[2][3][4]
England and New Zealand have met at the Rugby World Cup on six separate occasions. Once in the semi-final, at the 1998 World Cup in Amsterdam, and five times in the final at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017 and the recent delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[1][5]
Summary[edit]
Overall[edit]
| Details | Played | Won by England
|
Won by New Zealand
|
Drawn | England points | New Zealand points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In England | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 246 | 143 |
| In New Zealand | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 321 |
| Neutral venue | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 253 |
| Overall | 31 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 523 | 697 |
Record[edit]
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | England | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 3 (23 November 2012–13 Jul 2013) | 6 (25 May 2002–21 Nov 2009) |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 56 (7 November 2021) | 67 (13 August 1997) |
| Away | 33 (4 November 2023) | 25 (29 November 2016) |
| Neutral venue | 32 (26 August 2017) | 44 (12 May 1998) |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 41 (7 November 2021) | 67 (13 August 1997) |
| Away | 21 (4 November 2023) | 13 (14 November 2009) |
| Neutral venue | NA | 33 (12 May 1998) |
Results[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Cantillon, Michael (2022-11-11). "England's Red Roses face New Zealand's Black Ferns in Rugby World Cup final: A rivalry with revenge on the mind". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ Foote, Stephen (2021-11-01). "Rugby: Rusty Black Ferns outclassed by England in historic 100th test". Newshub. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (2021-10-31). "Red Roses secure record win over Black Ferns". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (2021-10-31). "Milestone match ends with heaviest defeat in history as Black Ferns lose 100th test against England". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Julian, Adam (2022-11-12). "Black Ferns crowned Rugby World Cup champions". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
External links[edit]
- Results Summary at stats.allblacks.com