United States women at the Rugby World Cup

The United States women's national rugby union team has played 38 matches at the Women's Rugby World Cup, from the inaugural tournament in 1991 to 2017.^[1] They have competed in every edition of the Rugby World Cup and have made it to the finals three times.^[1] The Eagles won the inaugural competition in 1991 and were runners-up in 1994, and 1998.^[2]^[3]^[1]

By position

Rugby World Cup

Year

Round

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

Squad

1991

Champions

4

0

79

6

Squad

1994

Runners-up

5

4

0

1

387

53

Squad

1998

Runners-up

5

4

0

1

200

76

Squad

2002

7th place

4

2

0

2

124

43

Squad

2006

5th place

5

4

0

1

87

47

Squad

2010

5th place

5

3

0

2

136

82

Squad

2014

6th place

5

2

0

3

95

139

Squad

2017

4th place

5

2

0

3

128

135

Squad

2021

Quarter-final

4

1

0

3

65

100

Squad

2025

Qualified

2029

TBD

2033

Automatically Qualified as Hosts

Total

Champions

42

26

0

16

1301

681

Squad

Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
* Tied placing ^† Best placing	Home venue

1991 Rugby World Cup

	6 April 1991	United States	7–0	Netherlands	Pontypool

	10 April 1991	United States	46–0	Soviet Union	Glamorgan Wanderers

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA
United States	2	2	0	53	0
Netherlands	2	1	1	28	7
Soviet Union	2	0	2	0	74

Knockout stage

	12 April 1991	United States	7–0	New Zealand	Cardiff Arms Park

	14 April 1991	United States	19–6	England	Cardiff

1994 Rugby World Cup

	11 April 1994	United States	111–0	Sweden	Melrose

	15 April 1994	United States	121–0	Japan	Melrose

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA
United States	2	2	0	232	0
Japan	2	1	1	10	126
Sweden	2	0	2	5	121

Knockout stage

	17 April 1994	United States	76–0	Ireland	Boroughmuir

	20 April 1994	United States	56–15	Wales	Gala

	24 April 1994	United States	23–38	England	Edinburgh Academicals RFC

1998 Rugby World Cup

	2 May 1998	United States	84–0	Russia	Amsterdam

	5 May 1998	United States	38–16	Spain	Amsterdam

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Ladder
United States	2	2	0	117	16	3rd
Spain	2	1	1	44	56	6th
Wales	2	1	1	101	35	9th
Russia	2	0	2	7	167	16th

Knockout stage

	9 May 1998	United States	25–10	Scotland	Amsterdam

	12 May 1998	United States	46–6	Canada	Amsterdam

	16 May 1998	United States	12–44	New Zealand	Amsterdam

2002 Rugby World Cup

	13 May 2002	United States	87–0	Netherlands	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

	18 May 2002	United States	9–21	France	Girona, Barcelona

Position	Nation	Games				Points		Table points	Overall ranking
Position	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	Table points	Overall ranking
1	France	2	2	0	0	52	21	6	4th
2	United States	2	1	0	1	96	21	4	5th
3	Kazakhstan	2	1	0	1	49	41	4	11th
4	Netherlands	2	0	0	2	10	124	2	14th

Knockout stage

	21 May 2002	United States	5–17	Australia	Girona, Barcelona

	25 May 2002	United States	23–5	Spain	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

2006 Rugby World Cup

	31 August 2006	United States	0–18	England	St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

	4 September 2006	United States	24–11	Ireland	Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

	8 September 2006	United States	10–6	Australia	Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

Pool B ⇔ Pool C

Pool	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Points
B	England	3	3	0	119	16	14
C	France	3	2	1	75	37	10
C	United States	3	2	1	34	35	9
B	Australia	3	1	2	88	42	6
B	Ireland	3	1	2	48	67	5
C	South Africa	3	0	3	20	179	0

Knockout stage

	12 September 2006	United States	29–12	Australia	St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

	17 September 2006	United States	24–0	Scotland	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

2010 Rugby World Cup

	20 August 2010	United States	51–0	Kazakhstan	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
		Try: Nathalie Marchino 5', 73' Christy Ringgenberg 44', 68' Ashley Kmiecik 51' Phaidra Knight 59' Amy Daniels 70' Con: Christy Ringgenberg 6', 45', 52', 69', 74' Pen: Christy Ringgenberg 4', 35'	Report		Referee: Nicky Inwood (New Zealand)

	24 August 2010	United States	12–22	Ireland	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
		Try: Jamie Burke 17' Venesha McGee 73' Con: Melissa Kanuk 18'	Report	Try: Joy Neville 6', 45' Niamh Briggs 35' Tania Rosser 53' Con: Niamh Briggs 54'	Referee: Sébastien Minery (France)

	28 August 2010	United States	10–37	England	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
		Drop: Nathalie Marchino 18' Kim Magrini 24'	Report	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'	Referee: Nicky Inwood (New Zealand)

Po	Nation	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	BP	TP
1	England	3	3	0	146	10	+136	22	2	3	15
2	Ireland	3	2	1	59	42	+17	11	6	2	10
3	United States	3	1	2	73	59	+14	11	10	1	5
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	3	170	−167	0	26	0	0

Knockout stage

	1 September 2010	United States	40–3	Ireland	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
		Try: Victoria Folayan 11', 72' Amy Daniels 36', 56' Vanesha McGee 75' Con: Christy Ringgenberg 12', 21', 37', 57', 76'	Report	Pen: Niamh Briggs 29'	Referee: Sébastien Minery (France)

	5 September 2010	United States	23–20	Canada	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
		Try: Ashley English 30' Lynelle Kugler 42' Vanesha McGee 47' Con: Christy Ringgenberg 43' Pen: Christy Ringgenberg 16', 20'	Report	Try: 'Heather Moyse 7' Megan Gibbs 35' Pens: Anna Schnell 3', 66' Con: Anna Schnell 8', 36'	Referee: Sébastien Minery (France)

2014 Rugby World Cup

	1 August 2014	United States	17–23	Ireland	CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
			Report		Referee: Sherry Trumbull

	5 August 2014	United States	47–7	Kazakhstan	CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
			Report		Referee: Alhambra Nievas

	9 August 2014	United States	3–34	New Zealand	CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
			Report		Referee: Sherry Turnbull

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	BP	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	10	80	36	+44	1	13
New Zealand	3	2	1	20	127	25	+102	3	11
United States	3	1	2	10	67	64	+3	2	6
Kazakhstan	3	0	3	2	17	166	−149	0	0

Knockout stage

	13 August 2014	United States	23–20	Australia	CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
	18:30	Try: Jillion Potter 43', Carmen Farmer 61', Vanesha McGee 68' Con: Kimber Rozier 68' Pen: Sadie Anderson 8', Kimber Rozier 79'	Report	Try: Shannon Parry 2', Cobie-Jane Morgan 22', Liz Patu 50' Con: Ashleigh Hewson 2' Pen: Ashleigh Hewson 64' Cards: Michelle Milward 79'	Referee: Jessica Beard

	17 August 2014	United States	5–55	New Zealand	Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France
	14:15	Try: Kimber Rozier 49'	Report	Try: Aroha Savage 15', Rawinia Everitt 24', Shakira Baker 31', Selica Winiata 34', Honey Hireme 37', 43', 59', 77', Aleisha Nelson 70' Con: Kelly Brazier 31', 34', 37', 59', 70'	Referee: Helen O'Reilly

2017 Rugby World Cup

	9 August 2017	United States	24–12	Italy	UCD Bowl, Dublin
	16:30		Report^[4]

	13 August 2017	United States	43–0	Spain	UCD Bowl, Dublin
	14:45		Report^[5]

	17 August 2017	United States	26–47	England	Billings Park UCD, Dublin
	14:30		Report^[6]

Team	P	W	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	BP	Pts
England	3	3	0	27	159	44	+115	3	15
United States	3	2	1	15	93	59	+34	3	11
Spain	3	1	2	4	27	107	−80	0	4
Italy	3	0	3	5	33	102	−69	0	0

Knockout stage

	22 August 2017	United States	12–45	New Zealand	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
	16:00 GMT (UTC+00)		Report^[7]

	26 August 2017	United States	23–31	France	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
	16:00 GMT (UTC+00)		Report^[8]

Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country	P	W	L	PF	PA	Win %
Australia	4	3	1	75	49	75%
Canada	2	2	0	69	20	100%
England	5	1	4	78	146	20%
France	2	0	2	32	52	0%
Ireland	5	3	2	169	59	60%
Italy	1	1	0	24	12	100%
Japan	1	1	0	121	0	100%
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	98	7	100%
Netherlands	1	1	0	94	0	100%
New Zealand	5	1	4	42	178	20%
Russia	1	1	0	84	0	100%
Soviet Union	1	1	0	46	0	100%
Spain	4	3	1	104	21	75%
Scotland	2	2	0	49	10	100%
Sweden	1	1	0	111	0	100%
Wales	1	1	0	56	15	100%
Total	38	25	13	1236	581	65.79%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "History | Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ Birch, John (2016-04-14). "Remembering WRWC'91: The final and the legacy". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ "Rugby World Cup 1991 30th anniversary: Today's players reflect on women's rugby pioneers". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

External links

[:1-1] "History | Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[:0-2] Birch, John (2016-04-14). "Remembering WRWC'91: The final and the legacy". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[3] "Rugby World Cup 1991 30th anniversary: Today's players reflect on women's rugby pioneers". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[4] rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[5] rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[6] rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[7] rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[8] rugbybworldcup.com. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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