England women at the Rugby World Cup

The England women's national rugby union team have played 45 matches at the Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments from 1991 to 2025. They have won three tournaments – 1994, 2014 and 2025.[1][2][3] They have also finished as runners-up in six tournaments – 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017 and 2021. They have been in every final at the tournament except for 1998, where they placed third.[1]

England hosted the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup.[4][5][6]

England hosted the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup, which took place from 22 August 2025 to 27 September 2025.

By year

Rugby World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach
1991 Runners–up 4 3 0 1 56 28 Squad S. Dowling
1994 Champions 5 5 0 0 172 39 Squad S. Dowling
1998 Third place 5 4 0 1 219 78 Squad E. Field
2002 Runners–up 4 3 0 1 138 37 Squad G. Richards
2006 Runners–up 5 4 0 1 146 47 Squad
2010 Runners–up 5 4 0 1 171 23 Squad G. Street
2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 184 37 Squad G. Street
2017 Runners–up 5 4 0 1 211 88 Squad S. Middleton
2021 Runners–up 6 5 0 1 270 84 Squad
2025 Champions 6 6 0 0 316 55 Squad J. Mitchell
2029 Qualified as 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup semi-finalists
2033 To be determined
Total Champions (3)† 50 42 1 7 1803 506 —
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

1991 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

6 April 1991 England  12–0  Spain Swansea  
8 April 1991 England  25–9  Italy Llanharan  
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 2 0 0 37 9
 Spain 1 0 1 13 19
 Italy 0 0 2 16 25

Knockout stage

12 May 1991 England  13–0  France Cardiff Arms Park  
14 May 1991 England  6–19  United States Cardiff Arms Park  

1994 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

11 April 1994 England  66–0  Russia Boroughmuir  
15 April 1994 Scotland  0–26  England Boroughmuir  
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 2 0 0 92 0
 Scotland 1 0 1 51 26
 Russia 0 0 2 0 117

Knockout stage

17 April 1994 England  24–10  Canada Gala  
20 April 1994 England  18–6  France Gala  
24 April 1994 England  38–23  United States Edinburgh Academicals RFC  

1998 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

2 May 1998 England  75–0  Sweden Amsterdam  
5 May 1998 England  72–6  Canada Amsterdam  
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 England 2 0 0 147 6 2nd
 Canada 1 0 1 22 79 8th
 Netherlands 1 0 1 51 16 10th
 Sweden 0 0 2 0 139 15th

Knockout stage

9 May 1998 England  30–13  Australia Amsterdam  
12 May 1998 England  11–44  New Zealand Amsterdam  

2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

13 May 2002 England  63–9  Italy Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona  
18 May 2002 England  13–5  Spain Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona  
Position Nation Games Points Table

points

Overall

ranking

played won drawn lost for against
1  England 2 2 0 0 76 14 6 3rd
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 67 13 4 6th
3  Italy 2 1 0 1 39 66 4 12th
4  Japan 2 0 0 2 3 92 2 15th

Knockout stage

21 May 2002 England  53–10  Canada Girona, Barcelona  
25 May 2002 England  9–19  New Zealand Olympic Stadium, Barcelona  
Pen: Shelley Rae (2)
Drop: Shelley Rae 		Try: Monique Hirovanaa, Cheryl Waaka
Pen: Tammi Wilson (3)

2006 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

31 August 2006 England  18–0  United States St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert  
4 September 2006 England  74–8  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton  
8 September 2006 England  27–8  France Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton  

Pool B ⇔ Pool C

Pool Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
B  England 3 0 0 119 16 14
C  France 2 0 1 75 37 10
C  United States 2 0 1 34 35 9
B  Australia 1 0 2 88 42 6
B  Ireland 1 0 2 48 67 5
C  South Africa 0 0 3 20 179 0

Knockout stage

12 September 2006 England  20–14  Canada Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton  
17 September 2006 England  17–25  New Zealand Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton  

2010 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

20 August 2010 England  27–0  Ireland Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England  
Try: Pocock 9'
Merchant 37'
Turner 56'
Alphonsi 79'
Con: McLean (2) 10', 80'
Pen: McLean 75' 		Report Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
24 August 2010 England  82–0  Kazakhstan Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England  
Try: Pocock (3) 4', 54', 63'
Barras (3) 10', 22', 79'
Beale 25'
Merchant 34'
Burford 38'
Mason 44'
Crowley 67'
Penrith 74'
Con: McLean (7) 5', 11', 22', 26', 35', 39', 45'
Mason (4) 55', 64', 67', 75' 		Report Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
28 August 2010 England  37–10  United States Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England  
Try: Waterman (2) 4', 38'
Merchant 30'
Scarratt 51'
Penrith 68'
Alphonsi 76'
Con: McLean (2) 39', 77'
Pen: McLean 9' 		Report Try: Marchino 18'
Magrini 24' 		Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
Po Nation Pl Wo Dr Lo Pf Pa Pd Tf Ta Bp Tp
1  England 3 3 0 0 146 10 +136 22 2 3 15
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 59 42 +17 11 6 2 10
3  United States 3 1 0 2 73 59 +14 11 10 1 5
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3 170 −167 0 26 0 0

Knockout stage

1 September 2010 England  15–0  Australia Twickenham Stoop  
Try: Spencer 6'
Waterman 22'
Con: McLean 7'
Pen: Richardson 78' 		Report Referee: Nicky Inwood (New Zealand)
5 September 2010 New Zealand  13–10  England Twickenham Stoop  
Try: Hohepa 33'
Con: Brazier 34'
Pen: Brazier (2) 56', 66' 		Try: Barras 61'
Pen: McLean 43'
Con: McLean 62' 		Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)

2014 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

1 August 2014 England  65–3  Samoa CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1  
Report Referee: Amy Perrett
5 August 2014 England  45–5  Spain CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1  
Report Referee: Jess Beard
9 August 2014 England  13–13  Canada CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1  
Report Referee: Amy Perrett
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 17 123 21 +102 2 12
 Canada 3 2 1 0 12 86 25 +61 2 12
 Spain 3 1 0 2 8 51 81 −30 1 5
 Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 15 148 −133 0 0

Knockout stage

13 August 2014 Ireland  7–40  England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  
18:00 Try: Miller 16'
Con: Briggs 16' 		Report Try: Clark 25'
Merchant 36'
Wilson 57'
Packer (2) 70', 74'
Con: Scarratt 36'
Large (2) 70', 74'
Pen: Scarratt (3) 33', 40', 47' 		Referee: Amy Perrett
17 August 2014 England  21–9  Canada Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  
18:45 Try: Waterman 33'
Scarratt 74'
Con: Scarratt 74'
Pen: Scarratt (3) 11', 25', 60' 		Report Pen: Harvey (3) 40', 45', 58' Referee: Amy Perrett

2017 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

9 August 2017 England  56–5  Spain UCD Bowl, Dublin  
14:00 Report[7]
13 August 2017 England  56–13  Italy Billings Park UCD, Dublin  
14:30 Report[8]
17 August 2017 England  47–26  United States Billings Park UCD, Dublin  
12:00 Report[9]
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 27 159 44 +115 3 15
 United States 3 2 0 1 15 93 59 +34 3 11
 Spain 3 1 0 2 4 27 107 −80 0 4
 Italy 3 0 0 3 5 33 102 −69 0 0

Knockout stage

22 August 2017 England  20–3  France Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
18:45 GMT (UTC+00) Report[10]
26 August 2017 England  32–41  New Zealand Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
18:45 GMT (UTC+00) Try: Penalty try 25'
Thompson (2) 32', 55'
Noel-Smith 77'
Con: Scarratt (2) 33', 78'
Pen: Scarratt (2) 15', 51' 		Report[11] Try: Winiata (2) 8', 69'
Natua (3) 39', 45', 58'
Smith 53'
Cocksedge 63'
Con: Cocksedge (3) 46', 54', 58' 		Attendance: 17,115
Referee: Joy Neville

2021 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

8 October 2022 Fiji  19–84  England Eden Park, Auckland  
16:45 NZDT (UTC+13) Try: Nakoci 31' c
Donu 40' c
Cavuru 80+1' m
Con: Cavuru (2/3) 32', 43' 		Report Try: MacDonald (4) 5' m, 56' m, 70' m, 76' c
Cokayne (2) 18' m, 42' m
Ward 27' c
Rowland 38' c
Aldcroft 45' c
Thompson (2) 50' c, 53' m
Dow 59' c
Infante 65' m
Powell 74' c
Con: Scarratt (5/9) 28', 39', 46', 51', 60'
Harrison (2/5) 75', 78' 		Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
15 October 2022 France  7–13  England Northland Events Centre, Whangārei  
20:00 NZDT (UTC+13) Try: Hermet 64' c
Con: Drouin (1/1) 65' 		Report Try: Scarratt 25' c
Con: Scarratt (1/1) 26'
Pen: Scarratt (2/2) 40', 62' 		Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
23 October 2022 England  75–0  South Africa Waitakere Stadium, Auckland  
17:45 NZDT (UTC+13) Try: Galligan (3) 6' m, 29' m, 53' m
Cleall (2) 23' c, 59' m
Brown 32' c
Powell (3) 36' m, 41' c, 69' m
M. Packer 51' c
Kabeya (2) 62' m, 78' c
Dow 64' m
Con: Harrison (4/8) 24', 33', 42', 51'
Rowland (1/1) 78' 		Report Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts
1  England 3 3 0 0 172 26 +146 28 2 14
2  France 3 2 0 1 91 18 +73 14 3 11
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 40 145 −105 6 0 4
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 22 136 −114 3 1 1
Source: [1]

Knockout stage

30 October 2022 England  41–5  Australia Waitakere Stadium, Auckland  
13:30 NZDT (UTC+13) Try: Hunter 8' c
M. Packer (3) 30' m, 39' c, 80' c
Ward 43' m
Cokayne 53' m
Matthews 65' m
Con: Scarratt (2/6) 9', 39'
Rowland (1/1) 80' 		Report Try: Chancellor 40' m Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
5 November 2022 Canada  19–26  England Eden Park, Auckland  
16:30 NZDT (UTC+13) Try: Paquin 19' m
Corrigan 35' c
Beukeboom 68' c
Con: De Goede (2/3) 36', 68' 		Report Try: M. Packer 8' c
Dow (2) 15' m, 50' m
Con: Scarratt (1/3) 10'
Pen: Scarratt (3/3) 40', 43', 71' 		Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
12 November 2022 England  31–34  New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland  
19:30 NZST (UTC+13:00) Try: Kildunne 3' c
Cokayne (3) 13' c, 32' c, 54' m
M. Packer 21' m
Con: Scarratt (3/5) 4', 15', 33' 		Report Try: Ponsonby 18' c
I'iga (2) 25' c, 71' m
Rule 40' m
Fluhler 41' m
Murray 49' m
Con: Holmes (2/6) 20, 26' 		Attendance: 43,759
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

2025 Women's Rugby World Cup

Pool stage

22 August 2025 England  69–7  United States Stadium of Light, Sunderland  
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Try: Kabeya 9' c
Botterman 19' c
Muir 33' c
Kildunne (2) 35' c, 49' c
Dow 43' m
Cokayne 52' m
Breach (2) 57' m, 65' m
Atkin-Davies (2) 60' c, 75' c
Con: Harrison (6/9) 10', 20', 34', 36', 50', 61'
Sing (1/1) 76' 		Report[13] Try: Jarrell-Searcy 25' c
Con: Hawkins (1/1) 26' 		Attendance: 42,723[12]
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
30 August 2025 England  92–3  Samoa Franklin's Gardens, Northampton  
17:00 BST (UTC+1) Try: Jones (2) 3' c, 16' m
Breach (3) 8' c, 53' c, 74' m
Bern 14' c
Feaunati 24' c
Atkin-Davies 29' c
L. Packer 33' c
Clifford 50' c
Carson 60' c
Rowland 64' c
M. Packer 70' m
Moloney-MacDonald 80' c
Con: Rowland (11/14) 4', 9', 15', 25', 30', 34', 51', 54', 61', 65', 80+1' 		Report[15] Pen: Vatau (1/1) 44' Attendance: 13,615[14]
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
6 September 2025 England  47–7  Australia Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium, Brighton  
17:00 BST (UTC+1) Try: Breach 8' m
Ward 32' c
Kabeya (2) 38' c, 44' c
Clifford (2) 53' c, 58' c
Bern 65' c
Con: Harrison (6/7) 33', 39', 45', 54', 59', 66' 		Report[17] Try: Talakai 6' c
Con: Wood (1/1) 7' 		Attendance: 30,433[16]
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1  England 3 3 0 0 208 17 +191 32 2 3 0 15
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 111 78 +33 17 12 2 0 8
3  United States 3 1 1 1 98 100 −2 16 16 2 0 8
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 225 −222 0 35 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: [18]

Knockout stage

14 September 2025 England  40–8  Scotland Ashton Gate, Bristol  
16:00 BST (UTC+1) Try: Clifford (2) 12' c, 40' c
Talling 15' c
Dow 31' m
Cokayne 46' c
Aitchison 64' c
Con: Aitchison (5/6) 13', 16', 40+1', 47', 65' 		Report[19] Try: Lloyd 80+2' m
Pen: Nelson (1/1) 4' 		Attendance: 25,295
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
20 September 2025 France  17–35  England Ashton Gate, Bristol  
16:00 BST (UTC+1) Try: Konde (2) 24' m, 73' m
Arbey 52' c
Con: Bourgeois (1/3) 53' 		Report[20] Try: Kildunne (2) 5' c, 69' c
Cokayne 46' c
Ward 59' c
Jones 79' c
Con: Harrison (5/5) 6', 47', 60', 70', 80' 		Attendance: 25,478
Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
27 September 2025 Canada  13–33  England Twickenham Stadium, London  
16:00 BST (UTC+1) Try: Hogan-Rochester (2) 5' m, 53' m
Pen: de Goede (1/1) 34' 		Report[21] Try: Kildunne 8' c
Cokayne 19' c
Matthews (2) 26' c, 69' c
Ward 50' m
Con: Harrison (4/5) 9', 20', 27', 70' 		Attendance: 81,885
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Overall record

As of 27 September 2025
Country P W D L PF PA W %
 Australia 4 4 0 0 133 25 100
 Canada 9 8 1 0 283 101 88.9
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 84 19 100
 France 6 6 0 0 126 41 100
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 67 7 100
 Italy 3 3 0 0 144 31 100
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 82 0 100
 New Zealand 6 0 0 6 110 176 0
 Russia 1 1 0 0 66 0 100
 Samoa 2 2 0 0 157 6 100
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 66 8 100
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 149 8 100
 Sweden 1 1 0 0 75 0 100
 Spain 4 4 0 0 126 15 100
 United States 6 5 0 1 209 66 83.3
Total 50 42 1 7 1,803 506 84

See also

• England at the Rugby World Cup

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