2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

2002 Women's Rugby World Cup
Spanish: Copa Mundial de Rugby Femenina 2002
Tournament details
Host nation	Spain
Dates	13 – 25 May 2002
No. of nations	16
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
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The 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup was the second World Cup fully sanctioned by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB). The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain. The format^{[note 1]} was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed.

For the first time a pre-tournament qualification match took place to decide Asia's second representative but other than that all competitors took part by invitation. 14 of the 16 teams taking part were the same as in 1998 but two lowest ranked European teams (Sweden and Russia) were replaced by teams from Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Samoa).

The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.

Squads

Match Officials

Referees:

S Cortabarria (Spain)^[1]
G De Santis (Italy)^[2]
Nicky Inwood (New Zealand)^[3]

Qualifier

15 December 2000

Hong Kong	0–62	Japan

Aberdeen Park, Hong Kong

Competition format

The format was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed. The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding.

For the first set of matches the highest seeded team played the lowest seeded team while the two mid-seeded teams played each other. After the first round of matches the positions in each pool were recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places, and the losers in third and fourth places. In the second set of matches, the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each pool played each other. The final pool standings were calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each pool.

The four top teams in each of the pools went forward to contest the World Cup title. The second placed teams from each pool play for 5th position (the Plate), the third place teams for 9th (the Bowl), and the fourth placed teams for 13th (the Shield). The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament.

The two winning teams from each of these 'semi-finals' then faced each other in the 'final', whilst the losing teams played each other.^{[note 2]}

World Cup Tournament

Although not strictly speaking a knock-out as – in theory – a team losing a game on Day 1 could still qualify dependent on results on Day 2, in practice this was a complex tournament that is best understood by means of the following graphics. Note that this should not be taken to imply that the draw for any round of games was predetermined – each successive round was drawn using seedings and rankings based on previous matches:

Cup (positions 1–4)

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

13 May 2002 – Pool A

Germany

0

17 May 2002 – Pool A

New Zealand

117

New Zealand

36

13 May 2002 – Pool A

Australia

3

Australia

30

20 May 2002 – Semi-final

Wales

0

New Zealand

30

13 May 2002 – Pool B

France

0

United States

87

17 May 2002 – Pool B

Netherlands

0

United States

9

13 May 2002 – Pool B

France

21

France

31

25 May 2002 – Final

Kazakhstan

12

New Zealand

19

13 May 2002 – Pool C

England

9

England

63

17 May 2002 – Pool C

Italy

9

England

13

13 May 2002 – Pool C

Spain

5

Spain

62

20 May 2002 – Semi-final

Japan

0

England

53

13 May 2002 – Pool D

Canada

10

3rd Place final

Canada

57

17 May 2002 – Pool D

25 May 2002 – 3rd Place Final

Ireland

0

Canada

11

France

41

13 May 2002 – Pool D

Scotland

0

Canada

7

Scotland

13

Samoa

3

Ranking matches 5–8

Teams knocked out in the Cup quarter-finals

Semi-finals		Final

20 May 2002

Australia	17
		25 May 2002 – 5th Place Final
United States	5
		Australia	30
20 May 2002
		Scotland	0
Spain	16

Scotland	23
		7th Place Final

		25 May 2002 – 7th Place Final

		United States	23

		Spain	5

Ranking matches 9–16

Teams defeated in the first round of pool matches

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

18 May 2002 – Pool A

Germany	0
		20 May 2002
Wales	77
		Wales	35
18 May 2002 – Pool C
		Italy	3
Italy	30
				24 May 2002 – 9th Place Final
Japan	3
				Wales	14
18 May 2002 – Pool D
				Samoa	17
Ireland	0
		20 May 2002
Samoa	22
		Samoa	14
18 May 2002 – Pool B
		Kazakhstan	3	11th Place Final
Netherlands	10
				24 May 2002 – 11th Place Final
Kazakhstan	37
				Italy	3

				Kazakhstan	20

Ranking matches 13–16

Teams defeated in the first round of the ranking matches for 9–16

Semi-finals		Final

20 May 2002

Germany	0
		24 May 2002 – 13th Place Final
Ireland	18
		Ireland	0
20 May 2002
		Japan	18
Japan	37

Netherlands	3
		15th Place Final

		24 May 2002 – 15th Place Final

		Germany	19

		Netherlands	20

Match details

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Overall ranking
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	153	3	+150	6	1st
2	Australia	2	1	1	33	36	−3	4	8th
3	Wales	2	1	1	77	30	+47	4	9th
4	Germany	2	0	2	0	194	−194	2	16th

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference

13 May 2002

Germany	0–117	New Zealand

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

13 May 2002

Australia	30–0	Wales

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

17 May 2002

Germany	0–77	Wales

Girona, Barcelona

18 May 2002

Australia	3–36	New Zealand

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Overall ranking
1	France	2	2	0	52	21	+31	6	4th
2	United States	2	1	1	96	21	+75	4	5th
3	Kazakhstan	2	1	1	49	41	+8	4	11th
4	Netherlands	2	0	2	10	124	−114	2	14th

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference

13 May 2002

United States	87–0	Netherlands

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

13 May 2002

France	31–12	Kazakhstan

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

17 May 2002

Netherlands	10–37	Kazakhstan

Girona, Barcelona

18 May 2002

France	21–9	United States

Girona, Barcelona

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Overall ranking
1	England	2	2	0	76	14	+62	6	3rd
2	Spain	2	1	1	67	13	+54	4	6th
3	Italy	2	1	1	39	66	−27	4	12th
4	Japan	2	0	2	3	92	−89	2	15th

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference

13 May 2002

England	63–9	Italy

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

13 May 2002

Spain	62–0	Japan

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

17 May 2002

Italy	30–3	Japan

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

18 May 2002

Spain	5–13	England

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Overall ranking
1	Canada	2	2	0	68	0	+68	6	2nd
2	Scotland	2	1	1	13	14	−1	4	7th
3	Samoa	2	1	1	25	13	+12	4	10th
4	Ireland	2	0	2	0	79	−79	2	13th

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference

13 May 2002

Canada	57–0	Ireland

Girona, Barcelona

13 May 2002

Scotland	13–3	Samoa

Girona, Barcelona

17 May 2002

Ireland	0–22	Samoa

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

18 May 2002

Canada	11–0	Scotland

Girona, Barcelona

Overall ranking

Teams were ranked according to the following criteria:

Most match points
Best points difference (points scored for minus points scored against)
Best tries difference (tries scored for minus tries scored against)
Best penalty kick difference (penalty kicks scored for minus penalty kicks scored against)
Most points scored for
Most tries scored for
Most penalty kicks scored for
Original Tournament seeding.

This resulted in the following ranking:

Semi-finals
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Ranking
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	153	3	+150	Semi-finals
2	Canada	2	2	0	0	68	0	+68
3	England	2	2	0	0	76	14	+62
4	France	2	2	0	0	52	21	+31

5	United States	2	1	0	1	96	21	+75	5th–8th
6	Spain	2	1	0	1	67	13	+54
7	Scotland	2	1	0	1	13	14	−1
8	Australia	2	1	0	1	33	36	−3

9	Wales	2	1	0	1	77	30	+47	9th–12th
10	Samoa	2	1	0	1	25	13	+12
11	Kazakhstan	2	1	0	1	49	41	+8
12	Italy	2	1	0	1	39	66	−27

13	Ireland	2	0	0	2	0	79	−79	13th–16th
14	Japan	2	0	0	2	3	92	−89
15	Netherlands	2	0	0	2	10	124	−114
16	Germany	2	0	0	2	0	194	−194

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

13th–16th

20 May 2002

Germany	0–18	Ireland

Girona, Barcelona

20 May 2002

Japan	37–3	Netherlands

Girona, Barcelona

9th–12th

20 May 2002

Wales	35–3	Italy

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

20 May 2002

Samoa	9–3	Kazakhstan

Girona, Barcelona

5th–8th

21 May 2002

Australia	17–5	United States
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Girona, Barcelona

21 May 2002

Spain	16–23	Scotland

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

Semi-finals

21 May 2002

New Zealand	30–0	France

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

21 May 2002

Canada	10–53	England

Girona, Barcelona

Finals

15th/16th

24 May 2002

Germany	19–20	Netherlands

Zaragoza

13th/14th

24 May 2002

Ireland	23–3	Japan

Girona, Barcelona

11th/12th

24 May 2002

Italy	3–20	Kazakhstan

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

9th/10th

24 May 2002

Wales	14–17	Samoa

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

7th/8th

25 May 2002

Spain	5–23	United States

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

5th/6th

25 May 2002

Australia	30–0	Scotland

Girona, Barcelona

3rd/4th

25 May 2002

France	41–7	Canada
Tries: Nathalie Amiel (2) Dalphine Plantet (2), Annabel Donnadieu, Clotilde Flaugère Con: Estelle Sartini (2) Pen: Estelle Sartini		Try: Julie Foster Con: Kelly McCallum

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Final

25 May 2002

England	9–19	New Zealand
Pen: Shelley Rae (2) Drop: Shelley Rae		Tries: Monique Hirovanaa, Cheryl Waaka Pen: Tammi Wilson (3)

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

2002 Women's Rugby World Cup winners
New Zealand Second title

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	202	12	+190
2	England	4	3	1	138	43	+95
3	France	4	3	1	93	58	+35
4	Canada	4	2	2	85	94	−9
5	Australia	4	2	2	63	54	+9
6	Scotland	4	2	2	41	53	−12
7	United States	4	3	1	137	26	+111
8	Spain	4	1	3	83	66	+17
9	Samoa	4	3	1	56	30	+26
10	Wales	4	2	2	126	50	+76
11	Kazakhstan	4	2	2	72	58	+14
12	Italy	4	1	3	45	121	−76
13	Japan	4	2	2	58	95	−37
14	Ireland	4	1	3	18	97	−79
15	Netherlands	4	1	3	33	180	−147
16	Germany	4	0	4	19	232	−213

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ There are 16 teams at the IRB Women's World Cup 2002. They are divided into four Pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding. For the first set of matches the highest seeded team plays the lowest seeded team whilst the two mid-seeded teams play each other. After the first round of matches the positions in each Pool are recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places, and the losers in third and fourth places. In the second set of matches, the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each Pool play each other. The final Pool standings are calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each Pool. The four top teams in each of the Pools go forward to contest the World Cup title. The second placed teams from each Pool play for 5th position (the Plate), the third place teams for 9th (the Bowl), and the fourth placed teams for 13th (the Shield). The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament. The two winning teams from each of these 'semi-finals' then face each other in the 'final' whilst the losing teams play each other.From the IRB tournament guide
^ From the IRB tournament guide

References

^ "England's world falls apart in final," The Times (London, England) (18 February 2002): p32 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/englands-world-falls-apart-in-final.html
^ "Experience counts for women," The Times (London, England) (27 May 2002): p26 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2002/02/experience-counts-for-women.html
^ "IRB ANNOUNCES FEMALE REFEREE PANELS." States News Service, 20 September 2012. Academic OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A302923485/AONE?u=yorku_main&sid=AONE&xid=05d284b3. Accessed 9 November 2018.

External links

[1] There are 16 teams at the IRB Women's World Cup 2002. They are divided into four Pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding. For the first set of matches the highest seeded team plays the lowest seeded team whilst the two mid-seeded teams play each other. After the first round of matches the positions in each Pool are recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places, and the losers in third and fourth places. In the second set of matches, the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each Pool play each other. The final Pool standings are calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each Pool. The four top teams in each of the Pools go forward to contest the World Cup title. The second placed teams from each Pool play for 5th position (the Plate), the third place teams for 9th (the Bowl), and the fourth placed teams for 13th (the Shield). The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament. The two winning teams from each of these 'semi-finals' then face each other in the 'final' whilst the losing teams play each other.From the IRB tournament guide

[5] From the IRB tournament guide

[2] "England's world falls apart in final," The Times (London, England) (18 February 2002): p32 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/englands-world-falls-apart-in-final.html

[3] "Experience counts for women," The Times (London, England) (27 May 2002): p26 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2002/02/experience-counts-for-women.html

[4] "IRB ANNOUNCES FEMALE REFEREE PANELS." States News Service, 20 September 2012. Academic OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A302923485/AONE?u=yorku_main&sid=AONE&xid=05d284b3. Accessed 9 November 2018.

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