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Rugby World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Women's Rugby World Cup tournament was held in 1991, though these have only been officially sanctioned since 1998, with retroactive acknowledgement given to the two prior tournaments in 2009.[1]

Tournaments

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Ed. Year Host First place game Third place game Num.
teams
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Score Fourth
1 1991 Wales
United States 		19–6
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
England
France 		Shared[2]
New Zealand 		12
2 1994 Scotland
England 		38–23
Edinburgh Academicals, Edinburgh
United States
France 		27–0
Edinburgh Academicals, Edinburgh
Wales 		12
3 1998 Netherlands
New Zealand 		44–12
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
United States
England 		31–15
NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Canada 		16
4 2002 Spain
New Zealand 		19–9
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
England
France 		41–7
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
Canada 		16
5 2006 Canada
New Zealand 		25–17
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
England
France 		17–8
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Canada 		12
6 2010 England
New Zealand 		13–10
Twickenham Stoop, London
England
Australia 		22–8
Twickenham Stoop, London
France 		12
7 2014 France
England 		21–9
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Canada
France 		25–18
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
Ireland 		12
8 2017 Ireland[3]
New Zealand 		41–32
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
England
France 		31–23
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
United States 		12
9 2021[4] New Zealand
New Zealand 		34–31
Eden Park, Auckland
England
France 		36–0
Eden Park, Auckland
Canada 		12
10 2025 England To be determined
Twickenham Stadium, London 		To be determined To be determined
Twickenham Stadium, London 		To be determined 16
11 2029 Australia To be determined To be determined 16
12 2033 United States To be determined To be determined 16


Team records

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Team Summaries

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Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total top 4
 New Zealand 6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021) – – 1 (1991) 7
 England 2 (1994, 2014) 6 (1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021) 1 (1998) – 9
 United States 1 (1991) 2 (1994, 1998) – 1 (2017) 4
 Canada – 1 (2014) – 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2021) 5
 France – – 7 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2021) 1 (2010) 8
 Australia 1 (2010) 1
 Wales – – – 1 (1994) 1
 Ireland – – – 1 (2014) 1

Titles

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Most titles won
Titles Team Tournaments
6  New Zealand 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021
2  England 1994, 2014
1  United States 1991

Tournament win rate

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Win rate Team
75%  New Zealand
22%  England
11%  United States

Most semi-finals

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App Team Tournaments
9  England 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021
8  France 1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021
7  New Zealand 1991, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021
5  Canada 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2021
4  United States 1991, 1994, 1998, 2017

Participating Nations

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Team 1991
Wales 		1994
Scotland 		1998
Netherlands 		2002
Spain 		2006
Canada 		2010
England 		2014
France 		2017
Ireland 		2021
New Zealand 		2025
England 		2029
Australia 		2033
United States
 Australia – – 5th 7th 7th 3rd 7th 6th 6th Q Q
 Brazil – – – – – – – – e Q
 Canada 5th 6th 4th 4th 4th 6th 2nd 5th 4th Q
 England 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd Q
 Fiji – – – – – w – e 9th Q
 France 3rd 3rd 8th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd Q
 Germany – w 14th 16th – e – – – –
 Hong Kong – – – e e e e 12th w e
 Ireland – 7th 10th 14th 8th 7th 4th 8th e Q
 Italy 8th w 12th 12th – e e 9th 5th Q
 Japan 11th 8th – 13th e e e 11th 12th Q
 Kazakhstan – 9th 9th 11th 11th 11th 12th – e e
 Netherlands 7th w 13th 15th – e e e e e
 New Zealand 3rd w 1st 1st 1st 1st 5th 1st 1st Q
 Russia 11th[a] 11th 16th – – e e e e –
 Samoa – – – 9th 10th e 11th – w Q
 Scotland – 5th 6th 6th 6th 8th e e 10th Q
 South Africa – – – – 12th 10th 10th – 11th Q
 Spain 6th w[b] 7th 8th 9th e 9th 10th e Q
 Sweden 10th 10th 15th – – 12th e – – –
 United States 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 5th 5th 6th 4th 7th Q Q
 Wales 9th 4th 11th 10th – 9th 8th 7th 8th Q
  1. ^ as Soviet Union
  2. ^ replaced by Scottish Students

Q = nation qualified for Final Tournament not yet played
w = nation withdrew from (final) Tournament
e = nation eliminated in qualifying stage and did not reach Final Tournament
– = nation did not enter competition.

Most appearances

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App Team(s)
9  Canada,  United States,  England,  France
8  Wales,  New Zealand
7  Ireland,  Australia
6  Spain,  Scotland,  Kazakhstan
  • 4 teams have appeared in every World Cup; Canada, England, France and the United States.
  • A number of teams withdrew from the 1994 competition after the IRB (now World Rugby) withdrew support, including hosts Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, and Germany. Further the dissolution of the USSR led to separate Kazakhstan and Russian sides participating.


Points

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Most overall points by teams using pool scoring system
Pool Points Team Pld W D L PF PA PD W% TB LB
178  New Zealand 39 36 0 3 1,794 320 +1,474 92.31 32 2
174  England 44 36 1 7 1,567 467 +1,100 81.82 26 2
144  France 44 30 0 14 1,167 495 +672 68.18 20 4
127  Canada 45 25 2 18 1,082 730 +352 55.56 19 4
124  United States 42 26 0 16 1,306 681 +625 65.00 19 1

Last updated: 29 April 2025

Most points by a team in a single match, and winning margin
Points Team Opponent Score Winning Margin Tournament
134  New Zealand  Germany 134–6 128 1998
121  United States  Japan 121-0 121 1994
121  New Zealand  Hong Kong 121-0 121 2017
117  New Zealand  Germany 117-0 117 2002
111  United States  Sweden 111-0 111 1994

Player records

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Points

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Most overall points
Rank Name Team Points Tries Con. Pen. Drop Tournaments
1 Emily Scarratt  England 175 8 39 19 0 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021
2 Kelly Brazier  New Zealand 115 10 25 5 0 2010, 2014, 2017,
3 Magali Harvey  Canada 112 10 19 8 0 2014, 2017
4 Portia Woodman-Witcliffe  New Zealand 100 20 0 0 0 2017, 2021
5 Tammi Wilson  New Zealand 99 10 14 7 0 1998, 2002
Key: Con = Conversions. Pen = Penalties. Drop = Drop Goals.
Most points in one tournament
Rank Name Team Points Tournament
1 Emily Scarratt  England 70 2014
2 Annaleah Rush*  New Zealand 68 1998
3 Anne-Mieke van Waveren  Netherlands 65 1998
Portia Woodman  New Zealand 65 2017
5 Kendra Cocksedge  New Zealand 62 2017

* There exists a conflict in World Rugby points totals for the 1998 tournament and the tournament website suggesting 73 points for Annaleah Rush. This table defers to the World Rugby total.

Most points in a match by a player
Rank Name Team Opponent Points Tournament
1 Magali Harvey  Canada  Hong Kong 41 2017
2 Portia Woodman  New Zealand  Hong Kong 40 2017
3 Kendra Cocksedge  New Zealand  Hong Kong 31 2017
Amy Westerman  United States  Japan 1994
5 Krista McFarren  United States  Sweden 30 1994
Tammi Wilson  New Zealand  Germany 1998

Appearances

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Most appearances
Rank Name Team Appearances Tournaments
1 Gillian Florence  Canada 23 1994-2010
2 Donna Kennedy  Scotland 22 1994-2010
Anna Richards  New Zealand 22 1998–2010

Tries

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Most overall tries
Rank Name Team Tries Tournaments
1 Portia Woodman-Witcliffe  New Zealand 20 2017–2021
2 Sue Day  England 19 1998–2006
3 Patty Jervey  United States 16 1991–2002
Jennifer Crawford  United States 1991–1998
5 Nicola Crawford  England 15 1998–2006
Most tries in one tournament
Rank Name Team Points Tournament
1 Portia Woodman  New Zealand 13 2017
2 Jennifer Crawford  United States 10 1994
3 Sue Day  England 9 2002
Minke Docter  Netherlands 1998
4 Nicola Crawford  England 8 1998
Vanessa Cootes  New Zealand 1998
Most tries in a match by a player
Rank Name Team Opponent Tries Tournament
1 Portia Woodman  New Zealand  Hong Kong 8 2017
2 Krista McFarren  United States  Sweden 6 1994
3 Magali Harvey  Canada  Hong Kong 5 2017
Maria Gallo  Canada  Spain 2006
Vanessa Cootes  New Zealand  Germany 2002
Patty Jervey  United States  Netherlands 2002
Sue Day  England  Italy 2002
Vanessa Cootes  New Zealand  United States 1998
Nicola Crawford  England  Sweden 1998
Pamela Irby  United States  Sweden 1994
Amy Westerman  United States  Japan 1994
Patty Jervey  United States  Japan 1994

Conversions

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Most overall conversions
Rank Name Team Conversions Tournaments
1 Emily Scarratt  England 39 2010–2021
2 Kendra Cocksedge  New Zealand 28 2010–2021
3 Kelly Brazier  New Zealand 25 2010–2017
4 Annaleah Rush  New Zealand 21 1998–2002
5 Magali Harvey  Canada 19 2014–2017
Most conversions in one tournament
Rank Name Team Conversion Tournament
1 Kendra Cocksedge  New Zealand 23 2017
2 Annaleah Rush  New Zealand 21 1998
3 Tracey Comley  Wales 15 1998
Emily Scarratt  England 2014
5 Anna Schnell  Canada 14 2010

Penalty goals

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Most overall penalties
Rank Name Team Penalties Tournaments
1 Emily Scarratt  England 19 2010–2021
2 Realtine Shrieves  Ireland 14 1994–1998
3 Jos Bergman  United States 11 1994–1998
4 Moira Shiels  Canada 10 1998–2002
5 Ashleigh Hewson  Australia 9 2010–2017
Paula Chalmers  Scotland 1998–2006
Most penalties in one tournament
Rank Name Team Penalties Tournament
1 Realtine Shrieves  Ireland 11 1998
2 Emily Scarratt  England 10 2014
3 Jos Bergman  United States 8 1998
Moira Shiels  Canada 1998
Ashleigh Hewson  Australia 2014

Drop goals

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Only 5 drop goals have been recorded at Women's Rugby World Cups:

Most overall drop goals
Rank Name Team Drop Goals Tournament
1 Carla Negri  Italy 1 1991
Amanda Bennett  Wales 1991
Shelley Rae  England 2002
Paula Chalmers  Scotland 2006
Elinor Snowsill  Wales 2014

See also

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Sources

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  • Rugby World Cup Women’s Stats Archive[5]

References

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  1. ^ "IRB press release". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ A third place match was played – won by France, probably by 3–0. However, the game can only be considered as "unofficial" as it was not part of the original tournament plan, and the result was not recorded in any official tournament reports. The game is also not included in NZRFU international records.
  3. ^ Was played in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom).
  4. ^ Taking place in 2022.
  5. ^ "Rugby World Cup Women's Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 19 June 2025.
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