Women's Rugby World Cup 4886731 225788812 2008-07-15T12:11:25Z SoWhy 54890 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/62.140.211.130|62.140.211.130]] to last version by Rkt2312 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) [[Image:WomensRWC.gif|230px|right]] The '''Women's Rugby World Cup''' is the premier international competition in [[rugby union]] for women. The tournament is organised by the sport's governing body the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB). The championships are currently held every four years The first Women's Rugby World Cup was held in 1991, and won by the [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]. Though the 1991 tournament, along with the subsequent 1994 competition were not officially sanctioned by the IRB. The 1998 tournament held in the [[Netherlands]] was backed by the IRB. The current world champions are [[New Zealand]]. ==History== Prior to the first Women's Rugby World Cup officially sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (IRB) there had been three previous tournaments of a similar nature. The first of these was an event held in August 1990 in New Zealand. Though not considered a World Cup, the tournament was referred to as the '[[RugbyFest 1990|World Rugby Festival for Women]]', or '[[RugbyFest 1990|Rugger Fest]]'. The competition included teams representing four nations - United States, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, and the hosts, New Zealand, who emerged as winners. The first tournament referred to as the Women's Rugby World Cup was held in 1991 and hosted by [[Wales]]. Twelve countries were divided into four groups of three. The [[United States women's national rugby union team|USA]] shocking all those involved, took the first championship with a 19-6 victory over [[England women's national rugby union team|England]], while in the Plate competition for second place teams [[Canada women's national rugby union team|Canada]] prevailed over [[Spain women's national rugby union team|Spain]] 18-4. Following the first tournament it was decided to move the tournament schedule to the year prior to the next men's world cup – reducing the quadrennial cycle to just three years. The next was apparently originally scheduled for [[Amsterdam]] but ended up being moved to [[Scotland women's national rugby union team|Scotland]]. Eleven countries competed, the English again met the USA in the final, though this time England emerged as winners. The 1998 tournament received a huge boost in that it became fully backed by the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB). [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands (who were to host an earlier world cup) hosted the largest ever tournament with all matches played at the new National Rugby Centre in the city’s west end and a record sixteen teams competing. New Zealand also competed for the first time, and defeated the USA in the final to claim their first world cup. The next event was taken to [[Spain]] in 2002, where the [[Black Ferns]] won the title for the second time. The 2006 world cup took place in [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]], being the first women's world cup held in North America. The Black Ferns defeated England in the final to win their third successive World Cup title. ==Results== ===Tournaments=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host |width=1% rowspan=23| !colspan=3|Final |width=1% rowspan=23| !colspan=3|Third place match |- !width=15%|Winner !width=8%|Score !width=15%|Runner-up !width=15%|3rd place !width=8%|Score !width=15%|4th place |- |1991 <br /> ''[[1991 Women's Rugby World Cup|Details]]'' |[[Image:Flag of Wales.svg|border|20px]]<br>[[Wales]] |[[Image:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|border|33px|United States]] <br /> [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]] |'''19 - 6''' |[[Image:Flag_of_England.svg|border|33px|England]] <br /> [[England women's national rugby union team|England]] |[[Image:Flag_of_France.svg|border|33px|France]] <br /> [[France women's national rugby union team|France]] |Shared<br/>third |[[Image:Flag_of_New Zealand.svg|border|33px|New Zealand]] <br /> [[Black Ferns|New Zealand]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |1994 <br /> ''[[1994 Women's Rugby World Cup|Details]]'' |[[Image:Flag of Scotland.svg|border|20px]]<br>[[Scotland]] |[[Image:Flag_of_England.svg|33px|England]] <br /> [[England women's national rugby union team|England]] |'''38 - 23''' |[[Image:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|33px|United States]] <br /> [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]] |[[Image:Flag_of_France.svg|33px|France]] <br /> [[France women's national rugby union team|France]] |'''27 - 0''' |[[Image:Flag_of_Wales 2.svg|33px|Wales]] <br /> [[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales]] |- |1998 <br /> ''[[1998 Women's Rugby World Cup|Details]]'' |[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|border|20px]]<br>[[Netherlands]] |[[Image:Flag_of_New Zealand.svg|33px|New Zealand]] <br /> [[Black Ferns|New Zealand]] |'''44 - 12''' |[[Image:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg|33px|United States]] <br /> [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]] |[[Image:Flag_of_England.svg|33px|England]] <br /> [[England women's national rugby union team|England]] |'''31 - 15''' |[[Image:Flag_of_Canada.svg|33px|Canada]] <br /> [[Canada women's national rugby union team|Canada]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |2002 <br /> ''[[2002 Women's Rugby World Cup|Details]]'' |[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|border|20px]]<br>[[Spain]] |[[Image:Flag_of_New Zealand.svg|33px|New Zealand]] <br /> [[Black Ferns|New Zealand]] |'''19 - 9''' |[[Image:Flag_of_England.svg|33px|England]] <br /> [[England women's national rugby union team|England]] |[[Image:Flag_of_France.svg|33px|France]] <br /> [[France women's national rugby union team|France]] |'''41 - 7''' |[[Image:Flag_of_Canada.svg|33px|Canada]] <br /> [[Canada women's national rugby union team|Canada]] |- |2006 <br /> ''[[2006 Women's Rugby World Cup|Details]]'' |[[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|border|20px]]<br>[[Canada]] |[[Image:Flag_of_New Zealand.svg|33px|New Zealand]] <br /> [[Black Ferns|New Zealand]] |'''25 - 17''' |[[Image:Flag_of_England.svg|33px|England]] <br /> [[England women's national rugby union team|England]] |[[Image:Flag_of_France.svg|33px|France]] <br /> [[France women's national rugby union team|France]] |'''17 - 8''' |[[Image:Flag_of_Canada.svg|33px|Canada]] <br /> [[Canada women's national rugby union team|Canada]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |2010 <br /> ''[[2010 Women's Rugby World Cup|Details]]'' | | | | | | | |} ===Performance of nations=== # {{ruw|NZL}} - 3 titles # {{ruw|ENG}} - 1 title # {{ruw|USA}} - 1 title ==Format== The format for the 2006 tournament split the 12 participating nations into four pools of three teams. Each nation played three games, after the completion of which a re-seeding process took place. Nations were moved into divisions dictated by their respective overall tournament ranking. ==Media coverage== The tournament has grown a lot in the past 15 years. The final of the 2006 event in Canada was broadcast in a number of countries and streamed live via the internet. ==See also== *[[Rugby World Cup]] *[[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] *[[Under 21 Rugby World Championship]] *[[Women's international rugby]] ==External links== *[http://www.rwcwomens.com/ The official WRWC 2006 website] *[http://www.wrwc2006.com/ WRWC 2006 - A dedication to Women's Rugby] *[http://www.rwcwomen2006.com/ Unofficial source for Women's Rugby World Cup news] *[http://home.wxs.nl/~wrwc98/ 1998 Website] *[http://www.247.tv/irb.php 247.tv - Live video and replays of all the Women's Rugby World Cup matches] {{WomensRugbyWorldCup}} {{Rugby Union World Cup}} {{main world championships}} [[Category:Women%27s_rugby_union]] [[Category:Women's Rugby World Cup]] [[Category:Women's sports]] [[Category:Women's sports organisations]] [[de:Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen]] [[fr:Coupe du monde de rugby à XV féminine]] [[ja:女子ラグビー・ワールドカップ]] [[pt:Copa do Mundo de Rugby Feminino]] [[ru:Чемпионат мира по регби среди женщин]]