Everything You Wanted to Know about Women's Rugby World Cup Winners 1991-2022! Get all the Glorious Details, Together:
Rugby is one of the world's most popular and exciting sports and is played all over the world. And the Women's Rugby World Cup is one of the most prestigious, and most viewed sports events in the world. The Women's Rugby World Cup is usually held every four years under the sport's international governing body, World Rugby (WR). The Women's Rugby World Cup is a women's rugby union tournament, where the top-ranked national Women's team plays in the World Cup competition.
The Webb Ellis Cup is named after Rugby pioneer and legend William Webb Ellis, and the winner of the Rugby World Cup is awarded the Webb Ellis Cup. Having won six Women's Rugby World Cups, New Zealand is the most successful team, while England won two, and the USA has won one Women's Rugby World Cup. However, if you would like to know more about the Women's Rugby World Cup winners from 1991 to 2022, then this post is for you. Keep reading;
Here is the Complete list of Champions, Runners-Up, Editions, Years, and Hosts of the Women's Rugby World Cup from 1991 to 2022:
| Edition | Year | Champion | Runners-Up | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | United States | England | Wales |
| 2 | 1994 | England | United States | Scotland |
| 3 | 1998 | New Zealand | United States | Netherland |
| 4 | 2002 | New Zealand | England | Spain |
| 5 | 2006 | New Zealand | England | Canada |
| 6 | 2010 | New Zealand | England | England |
| 7 | 2014 | England | Canada | France |
| 8 | 2017 | New Zealand | England | Ireland |
| 9 | 2022 | New Zealand | England | New Zealand |
New Zealand
With six (6) titles, including the 2022 Women's Rugby World Cup, New Zealand is the most winners of the Women's Rugby World Cup. This successful team has won a record total of six Women's Rugby World Cups in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, and 2022. In addition to 6 Rugby World Cups, New Zealand placed fourth in the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup, which was held in Wales, from 6 April to 14 April 1991. New Zealand is the first country to win the Women's Rugby World Cup as the host country in 2022 and has won all of the finals in which it has appeared.
- Champion: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2022
- World Cup Host: 2022
In the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup, held in Auckland, and Whangarei, New Zealand from 8 October to 12 November, New Zealand played against England in the Final. New Zealand defeated England by 34-31 in the final and won the Women’s Hockey World Cup for the sixth time. In the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup 12 national teams from 5 confederations participated in the World Cup, where 26 matches were played, including semi-finals, Final, and third place. In the third-placed decisive match of the 2022 Women's Rugby World Cup, France defeated Canada by 36–0 to finish third in the Women's Rugby World Cup.
England
Two times winners of the Women's Rugby World Cup, England is the second highest winner of the Women's Rugby World Cup. England is one of the few countries to have played in all Women's Rugby World Cups and has won the Women's Rugby World Cup twice, in 1994, and 2014. Aside from two times World Cup wins, England has been runners-up a record, a total of 6 times in 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, and 2002 in the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
- Champion: 1994, 2014
- Rubber-Up: 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2002
- Third: 1998
In addition, England finished third in the Women's Rugby World Cup once in 1998, making the team one of the most successful teams in the Women's Rugby World Cup. England hosted the Women's Rugby World Cup 2010, which was the sixth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup, which was held from 20 August to 5 September 2010.
USA
The USA won one (1) Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991, which was the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup that was held in Wales from 6 April to 14 April 1991. In the first edition of the 1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup, the USA played against England in the Final. The USA defeated England by 19 - 6 in the final and won the Women's Rugby World Cup, for the first time. In the 1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup 12 national teams from 3 confederations participated, where 15 matches were played, including semi-finals, Final, and third place.
- Champion: 1991
- Runner-Up: 1994, 1998
- Fourth: 2017
Aside from one-time World Cup wins, the USA has been runners-up 2 times in 1994, and 1998, in the Women's Rugby World Cup. In addition, the USA finished fourth in the Women's Rugby World Cup once in 2017, which makes this team one of the most successful teams in the Women's Rugby World Cup.
2025 Women Rugby World Cup
The tenth edition of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will be hosted by England, and it will be England's second time Women's Rugby World Cup hosting. Sixteen national teams from the five Confederations, America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania will be played in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, an expansion of 16 teams from the 12 that participated in the 2022 Women's Rugby World Cup. It'll then be England's second, after the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, at the same time as it will be the fifth hosted on the British Isle. Along with the defending Champion New Zealand (2022 Women's Rugby World Cup Winner), the World Cup Host England qualified automatically.
Meanwhile, the 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup will be held in Australia, which will be the 11th edition of the Rugby World Cup. It will be Australia's first as the host of the Women's Rugby World Cup.
On the other hand, the 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup will be held in America, which will be the 12th edition of the Rugby World Cup. This will be America's first time hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup, and the second time the Americas will be hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup. However, Canada hosted the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2006, which was the fifth edition of the Rugby World Cup.
The Bottom Line
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