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New Zealand women at the Rugby World Cup

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The New Zealand women's national rugby union team, also known as the Black Ferns, have played 38 matches so far in eight of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments in 1991, and from 1998 to 2021. They did not participate in the 1994 World Cup in Scotland due to a late cancellation.

They have won the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, and the 2021 tournaments.[1] They are the only team to have won four back-to-back World Cup's — 1998 to 2010.[2] Their worst performance was in 2014 when they lost their only match in the pool stage to Ireland and missed out on the semi-finals for the first time.[1][3][4] They have made it to at least the semi-finals at all the other tournaments.

New Zealand hosted their first Women's Rugby World Cup which washeld from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time that a country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Rugby World Cup.[5] The Black Ferns won their sixth title after defeating England in the final.[6][7][8]

By position

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Rugby World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad
Wales 1991 Third place* 3 2 0 1 48 21 Squad
Scotland 1994 Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation
Netherlands 1998 Champions 5 5 0 0 344 32 Squad
Spain 2002 Champions 4 4 0 0 202 12 Squad
Canada 2006 Champions 5 5 0 0 202 34 Squad
England 2010 Champions 5 5 0 0 186 33 Squad
France 2014 Fifth place 5 4 0 1 245 37 Squad
Ireland 2017 Champions 5 5 0 0 299 61 Squad
New Zealand 2021 Champions 6 6 0 0 268 87 Squad
England 2025 Qualified
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total Champions 38 36 0 2 1,749 317 Squad
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing Best placing Home venue

1991 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 New Zealand 2 0 0 48 14
 Canada 0 1 1 17 33
 Wales 0 1 1 15 33
10 April 1991
New Zealand 24–6 Wales
Llanharan

Cup Semi-final

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1998 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 New Zealand 2 0 0 210 6 1st
 Scotland 1 0 1 37 84 7th
 Italy 1 0 1 42 42 11th
 Germany 0 0 2 11 168 15th
2 May 1998
New Zealand 134–6 Germany
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
New Zealand 76–0 Scotland
Amsterdam

Knockout stage

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Quarter-final

9 May 1998
New Zealand 46–3 Spain
Amsterdam

Semi-final

12 May 1998
New Zealand 44–11 England
Amsterdam

Final

16 May 1998
New Zealand 44–12 United States
Amsterdam

2002 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Position Nation Games Points Table

points

Overall

ranking

played won drawn lost for against
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 153 3 6 1st
2  Australia 2 1 0 1 33 36 4 8th
3  Wales 2 1 0 1 77 30 4 9th
4  Germany 2 0 0 2 0 194 2 16th

Knockout stage

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Semi-final

Final

2006 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Pool A ⇔ Pool D
Pool Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
A  New Zealand 3 0 0 137 7 14
D  Canada 2 0 1 131 71 10
D  Scotland 2 0 1 56 38 10
D  Samoa 1 0 2 32 69 5
A  Spain 1 0 2 14 115 4
A  Kazakhstan 0 0 3 22 97 0

Knockout stage

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Semi-final

12 September 2006
New Zealand 40–10 France
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

Final

2010 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Po Nation Pl Wo Dr Lo Pf Pa Pd Tf Ta Bp Tp
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 128 16 +112 22 2 3 15
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 93 44 +49 14 8 2 10
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 18 127 −109 3 19 0 4
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 30 82 −52 4 14 1 1
24 August 2010
New Zealand 32–5 Australia
Surrey Sports Park
Referee: Dana Teagarden (USA)
28 August 2010
New Zealand 41–8 Wales
Surrey Sports Park
Referee: Clare Daniels (England)

Knockout stage

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Semi-final

1 September 2010
New Zealand 45–7 France
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Claire Daniels (England)

Final

5 September 2010
New Zealand 13–10 England
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)

2014 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 10 80 36 +44 1 13
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 20 127 25 +102 3 11
 United States 3 1 0 2 10 67 64 +3 2 6
 Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 2 17 166 −149 0 0
1 August 2014
New Zealand 79–5 Kazakhstan
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
Referee: England Claire Hodnett
5 August 2014
New Zealand 14–17 Ireland
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
Referee: United States Leah Berard
9 August 2014
New Zealand 34–3 United States
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
Referee: Canada Sherry Turnbull

Knockout stage

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5th–8th Place Playoff (Semi-final)

13 August 2014
15:45
New Zealand 63–7 Wales
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France
Referee: England Claire Hodnett

5th Place Playoff

17 August 2014
14:15
New Zealand 55–5 United States
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France
Referee: Ireland Helen O'Reilly

2017 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 35 213 17 +196 3 15
 Canada 3 2 0 1 19 118 48 +70 1 9
 Wales 3 1 0 2 9 51 74 −23 1 5
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 15 258 −243 0 0
9 August 2017
New Zealand 44–12 Wales
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
New Zealand 121–0 Hong Kong
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
17 August 2017
New Zealand 48–5 Canada
Billings Park UCD, Dublin

Knockout stage

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Semi-final

Final

26 August 2017
New Zealand 41–32 England
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Referee: Joy Neville

2021 Rugby World Cup

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Pool Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 154 29 +125 26 3 15
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 44 60 −16 6 0 8
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 37 84 −47 5 1 5
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 27 89 −62 5 2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-final

Semi-final

5 November 2022
New Zealand 25–24 France
Eden Park, Auckland

Final

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12 November 2022
New Zealand 34–31 England
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Overall record

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Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country P W D L PF PA +/- Win %
 Australia 3 3 0 0 109 25 +84 100%
 Canada 3 3 0 0 138 20 +118 100%
 England 6 6 0 0 176 110 +66 100%
 France 4 4 0 0 140 41 +99 100%
 Germany 2 2 0 0 251 6 +245 100%
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 121 0 +120 100%
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 14 17 –3 0%
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 79 5 +74 100%
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 50 0 +50 100%
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 154 0 +154 100%
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 55 3 +52 100%
 Spain 1 1 0 0 46 3 +43 100%
 United States 5 4 0 1 178 39 +139 80%
 Wales 6 6 0 0 283 48 +235 100%
Total 38 36 0 2 1,794 317 +1,477 94.28%

References

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  1. ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. ^ Royen, Robert van (2021-10-30). "Ten memorable moments in Black Ferns history ahead of 100th test". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns defeated by Ireland at World Cup". Stuff. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. ^ "Ireland stun champions New Zealand". BBC Sport. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. ^ "About Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  6. ^ Julian, Adam (2022-11-12). "Black Ferns crowned Rugby World Cup champions". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. ^ "Rugby World Cup: Black Ferns win final against England by three points". RNZ. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  8. ^ Foote, Stephen; Chapman, Grant (2022-11-12). "Rugby World Cup: Black Ferns defend world crown in pulsating final against England". Newshub. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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