England women at the Rugby World Cup

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The England women's national rugby union team have played 44 matches at the Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments from 1991 to 2017. They have won two tournaments in 1994 and 2014.[1][2][3] They were runners-up in 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017 and 2021. They have been in every final at the tournament except for 1998 where they placed third.[1]

England hosted the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[4][5][6]

By position[edit]

Rugby World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad
Wales 1991 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 56 28 Squad
Scotland 1994 Champions 5 5 0 0 172 39 Squad
Netherlands 1998 Third Place 5 4 0 1 219 78 Squad
Spain 2002 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 138 37 Squad
Canada 2006 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 146 47 Squad
England 2010 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 171 23 Squad
France 2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 184 37 Squad
Ireland 2017 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 211 88 Squad
New Zealand 2021 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 270 84 Squad
England 2025 Qualified
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total Champions† 44 36 1 7 1487 451
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

1991 Rugby World Cup[edit]

6 April 1991 England  12–0  Spain Swansea  
8 April 1991 England  25–9  Italy Llanharan  
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 2 0 0 37 9
 Spain 1 0 1 13 19
 Italy 0 0 2 16 25

Knockout stage[edit]

12 May 1991 England  13–0  France Cardiff Arms Park  
14 May 1991 England  6–19  United States Cardiff Arms Park  

1994 Rugby World Cup[edit]

11 April 1994 England  66–0  Russia Boroughmuir  
15 April 1994 Scotland  0–26  England Boroughmuir  
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 2 0 0 92 0
 Scotland 1 0 1 51 26
 Russia 0 0 2 0 117

Knockout stage[edit]

17 April 1994 England  24–10  Canada Gala  
20 April 1994 England  18–6  France Gala  
24 April 1994 England  38–23  United States Edinburgh Academicals RFC  

1998 Rugby World Cup[edit]

2 May 1998 England  75–0  Sweden Amsterdam  
5 May 1998 England  72–6  Canada Amsterdam  
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 England 2 0 0 147 6 2nd
 Canada 1 0 1 22 79 8th
 Netherlands 1 0 1 51 16 10th
 Sweden 0 0 2 0 139 15th

Knockout stage[edit]

9 May 1998 England  30–13  Australia Amsterdam  
12 May 1998 England  11–44  New Zealand Amsterdam  

2002 Rugby World Cup[edit]

13 May 2002 England  63–9  Italy Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona  
18 May 2002 England  13–5  Spain Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona  
Position Nation Games Points Table

points

Overall

ranking

played won drawn lost for against
1  England 2 2 0 0 76 14 6 3rd
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 67 13 4 6th
3  Italy 2 1 0 1 39 66 4 12th
4  Japan 2 0 0 2 3 92 2 15th

Knockout stage[edit]

21 May 2002 England  53–10  Canada Girona, Barcelona  
25 May 2002 England  9–19  New Zealand Olympic Stadium, Barcelona  
Pen: Shelley Rae (2)
Drop: Shelley Rae 		Try: Monique Hirovanaa, Cheryl Waaka
Pen: Tammi Wilson (3)

2006 Rugby World Cup[edit]

31 August 2006 England  18–0  United States St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert  
4 September 2006 England  74–8  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton  
8 September 2006 England  27–8  France Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton  

Pool B ⇔ Pool C

Pool Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
B  England 3 0 0 119 16 14
C  France 2 0 1 75 37 10
C  United States 2 0 1 34 35 9
B  Australia 1 0 2 88 42 6
B  Ireland 1 0 2 48 67 5
C  South Africa 0 0 3 20 179 0

Knockout stage[edit]

12 September 2006 England  10–6  Canada Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton  
17 September 2006 England  17–25  New Zealand Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton  

2010 Rugby World Cup[edit]

20 August 2010 England  27–0  Ireland Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England  
Try: Fiona Pocock 9'
Katherine Merchant 37'
Amy Turner 56'
Margaret Alphonsi 79
Con: Katy McLean 10', 80'
Pen: Katy McLean 75' 		Report Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
24 August 2010 England  82–0  Kazakhstan Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England  
Try: Fiona Pocock 4', 54', 63'
Charlotte Barras 10', 22', 79'
Sarah Beale 25'
Katherine Merchant 34'
Rachael Burford 38'
La Toya Mason 44'
Rosemarie Crowley 67'
Amber Penrith 74'
Con: Katy McLean 5', 11', 22', 26',
35', 39', 45'
La Toya Mason 55', 64', 67', 75' 		Report Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
28 August 2010 England  37–10  United States Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England  
Try: Danielle Waterman 4', 38'
Katherine Merchant 30'
Emily Scarratt 51'
Amber Penrith 68'
Margaret Alphonsi 76'
Con: Katy McLean 39', 77'
Pen: Katy McLean 9' 		Report Try: Nathalie Marchino 18'
Kim Magrini 24' 		Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
Po Nation Pl Wo Dr Lo Pf Pa Pd Tf Ta Bp Tp
1  England 3 3 0 0 146 10 +136 22 2 3 15
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 59 42 +17 11 6 2 10
3  United States 3 1 0 2 73 59 +14 11 10 1 5
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3 170 −167 0 26 0 0

Knockout stage[edit]

1 September 2010 England  15–0  Australia Twickenham Stoop  
Try: Catherine Spencer 6'
Danielle Waterman 22'
Con: Katy McLean 7'
Pen: Alice Richardson 78' 		Report Referee: Nicky Inwood (New Zealand)
5 September 2010 New Zealand  13–10  England Twickenham Stoop  
Try: Carla Hohepa 33'
Con: Kelly Brazier 34'
Pen: Kelly Brazier (2) 56', 66' 		Try: Charlotte Barras 61'
Pen: Katy McLean 43'
Con: Katy McLean 62' 		Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)

2014 Rugby World Cup[edit]

1 August 2014 England  65–3  Samoa CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1  
Report Referee: Australia Amy Perrett
5 August 2014 England  45–5  Spain CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1  
Report Referee: New Zealand Jess Beard
9 August 2014 England  13–13  Canada CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1  
Report Referee: Australia Amy Perrett
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 17 123 21 +102 2 12
 Canada 3 2 1 0 12 86 25 +61 2 12
 Spain 3 1 0 2 8 51 81 −30 1 5
 Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 15 148 −133 0 0

Knockout stage[edit]

13 August 2014 Ireland  7–40  England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  
18:00 Try: Alison Miller 16'
Con: Niamh Briggs 16' 		Report Try: Rochelle Clark 25'
Katherine Merchant 36'
Kay Wilson 57'
Marlie Packer 70', 74'
Con: Emily Scarratt 36'
Ceri Large 70', 74'
Pen: Emily Scarratt 33', 40', 47' 		Referee: Australia Amy Perrett
17 August 2014 England  21–9  Canada Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  
18:45 Try: Danielle Waterman 33'
Emily Scarratt 74'
Con: Emily Scarratt 74'
Pen: Emily Scarratt 11', 25', 60' 		Report Pen: Magali Harvey 40', 45', 58' Referee: Australia Amy Perrett

2017 Rugby World Cup[edit]

9 August 2017 England  56–5  Spain UCD Bowl, Dublin  
14:00 Report[7]
13 August 2017 England  56–13  Italy Billings Park UCD, Dublin  
14:30 Report[8]
17 August 2017 England  47–26  United States Billings Park UCD, Dublin  
12:00 Report[9]
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 27 159 44 +115 3 15
 United States 3 2 0 1 15 93 59 +34 3 11
 Spain 3 1 0 2 4 27 107 −80 0 4
 Italy 3 0 0 3 5 33 102 −69 0 0

Knockout stage[edit]

22 August 2017 England  20–3  France Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
18:45 GMT (UTC+00) Report[10]
26 August 2017 England  32–41  New Zealand Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
18:45 GMT (UTC+00) Try: Penalty Try 25'
Thompson (2) 32', 55'
Noel-Smith 77'
Con: Scarratt (2) 33', 78'
Pen: Scarratt (2) 15', 51' 		Report[11] Try: Winiata (2) 8', 69'
Natua (3) 39', 45', 58'
Smith 53'
Cocksedge 63'
Con: Cocksedge (3) 46', 54', 58' 		Attendance: 17,115
Referee: Joy Neville

Overall record[edit]

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country P W D L PF PA Win%
 Australia 2 2 0 0 45 13 100%
 Canada 7 6 1 0 224 69 85.71%
 France 4 4 0 0 78 17 100%
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 67 7 100%
 Italy 3 3 0 0 144 31 100%
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 82 0 100%
 New Zealand 5 0 0 5 79 142 0%
 Russia 1 1 0 0 66 0 100%
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 65 3 100%
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 26 0 100%
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 74 8 100%
 Sweden 1 1 0 0 75 0 100%
 Spain 4 4 0 0 126 15 100%
 United States 5 4 0 1 140 59 80%
Total 38 31 1 6 1217 367 82.92%

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. ^ "England win Women's Rugby World Cup". BBC Sport. 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. ^ Riach, James (2014-08-17). "England 21-9 Canada | Women's rugby World Cup match report". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. ^ "About Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. ^ "England awarded women's Rugby World Cup". www.insidethegames.biz. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  6. ^ "England To Host 2010 Women's World Cup". Irish Rugby. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  7. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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