France women at the Rugby World Cup

France women's national rugby union team has played 43 matches in every edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup since its inauguration in 1991.[1] They have placed third in seven of nine tournaments, their worst placing was at the 1998 World Cup in Netherlands where they finished in eighth place.[1]

On 30 June 2011, the then IRB announced that France would be hosting the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]

By position

Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
1991 Semi-finals *Third 3 2 0 1 99 13
1994 3rd Place Playoff Third 4 3 0 1 163 18
1998 7th Place Playoff 8th 5 2 0 3 56 72
2002 3rd Place Playoff Third 4 3 0 1 93 58
2006 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 3 0 2 102 85
2010 3rd Place Playoff 4th 5 3 0 2 70 91
2014 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 139 42
2017 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 175 62
2021 3rd Place Playoff Third 6 4 0 2 190 46
2025 3rd Place Playoff 4th 6 4 0 2 226 105
2029 Qualified as 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup semi-finalists
2033 TBD
Total 10/10 3rd† 48 32 0 16 1,313 592
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

1991 World Cup

Pool stage

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 France 2 2 0 0 99 0 +99
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 20 37 −17
 Japan 2 0 0 2 0 82 −82
Source:
1991-04-06
France 62–0 Japan
Aberavon
1991-04-08
France 37–0 Sweden
Glamorgan Wanderers

Semi-finals

1991-04-12
England 13–0 France
Cardiff Arms Park

1994 World Cup

Pool stage

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
 France 2 2 0 0 108 8 +100
 Ireland 2 1 0 1 18 36 −18
Scottish Students 2 0 0 2 13 95 −82
Source:
1994-04-11
Scottish Students 8–77 France
West of Scotland RFC
1994-04-15
France 31–0 Ireland
West of Scotland RFC

Finals

Cup Quarter-final

1994-04-17
France 99–0 Japan
Edinburgh Academicals RFC

Cup Semi-final

1994-04-20
England 18–6 France
Gala

Cup 3rd place

1994-04-24
France 27–0 Wales
Edinburgh Academicals RFC

1998 World Cup

Pool stage

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Ladder
 France 2 2 0 0 33 14 +19 4th
 Australia 2 1 0 1 29 10 +19 5th
 Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 18 29 −11 12th
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 6 33 −27 13th
Source:
1998-05-02
France 23–6 Kazakhstan
Amsterdam
1998-05-05
Australia 8–10 France
Amsterdam

Finals

Cup Quarter-final

1998-05-09
Canada 9–7 France
Amsterdam

Plate Semi-final

1998-05-12
France 7–27 Scotland
Amsterdam

7th place

1998-05-16
France 9–22 Spain
Amsterdam

2002 World Cup

Pool stage

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Overall ranking
1  France 2 2 0 0 52 21 +31 6 4th
2  United States 2 1 0 1 96 21 +75 4 5th
3  Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 49 41 +8 4 11th
4  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 10 124 −114 2 14th
Source:
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
2002-05-13
France 31–12 Kazakhstan
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
2002-05-18
France 21–9 United States
Girona, Barcelona

Finals

Semi-final

2002-05-21
New Zealand 30–0 France
Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

3rd place

2002-05-25
France 41–7 Canada
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

2006 World Cup

Pool stage

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
2006-08-31
Ireland 0–43 France
St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
2006-09-04
Australia 10–24 France
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
2006-09-08
England 27–8 France
St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

Finals

Semi-final

2006-09-12
New Zealand 40–10 France
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

3rd place

2006-09-17
Canada 8–17 France
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

2010 World Cup

Pool stage

Main article: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C
Po Nation Pl Wo Dr Lo Pf Pa Pd Tf Ta Bp Tp
1  France 3 3 0 0 55 24 +31 10 2 1 13
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 85 43 +42 12 7 2 10
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 49 59 −10 8 9 1 5
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 24 87 −63 2 14 1 1
20 August 2010
France 15–9 Sweden
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
24 August 2010
France 17–7 Scotland
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
28 August 2010
Canada 8–23 France
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

Finals

Semi-final

1 September 2010
New Zealand 45–7 France
Twickenham Stoop

3rd place

5 September 2010
France 8–22 Australia
Twickenham Stoop

2014 World Cup

Pool stage

Main article: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 15 98 6 +92 2 14
 Australia 3 2 0 1 6 54 23 +31 0 8
 Wales 3 1 0 2 4 38 54 −16 1 5
 South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 9 116 −107 0 0
2014-08-01
France 26–0 Wales
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
2014-08-05
France 55–3 South Africa
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
2014-08-09
Australia 3–17 France
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

Finals

Semi-final

13 August 2014 France  16–18  Canada Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  

3rd place

17 August 2014 Ireland  18–25  France Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  

2017 World Cup

Pool stage

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 23 141 19 +122 2 14
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 7 48 52 −4 0 8
 Australia 3 1 0 2 8 46 82 −36 2 6
 Japan 3 0 0 3 7 43 125 −82 0 0
9 August 2017
France 72–14 Japan
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
France 48–0 Australia
UCD Bowl, Dublin
17 August 2017
France 21–5 Ireland
UCD Bowl, Dublin

Finals

Semi-final

22 August 2017 England  20–3  France Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  

3rd place

26 August 2017 France  31–23  United States Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  

2021 World Cup

Pool stage

Main article: 2021 Rugby World Cup Pool C
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:
8 October 2022
South Africa 5–40 France
Eden Park, Auckland
15 October 2022
France 7–13 England
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
22 October 2022
France 44–0 Fiji
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Finals

Quarter-final

29 October 2022
France  (4)39–3(5)  Italy
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Semi-final

5 November 2022
New Zealand 25–24 France
Eden Park, Auckland

3rd place

12 November 2022
Canada 0–36 France
Eden Park, Auckland

2025 World Cup

Pool stage

Main article: 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1  France 3 3 0 0 165 15 +150 26 2 2 0 14 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 105 87 +18 16 13 2 0 10
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 88 56 +32 16 8 2 1 7
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 14 214 −200 1 36 0 0 0
Source: World Rugby[4]
23 August 2025
France 24–0 Italy
Sandy Park, Exeter
31 August 2025
(1 BP) France 84–5 Brazil
Sandy Park, Exeter
7 September 2025
(1 BP) France 57–10 South Africa
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

Finals

Quarter-final

14 September 2025
France 18–13 Ireland
Sandy Park, Exeter

Semi-final

20 September 2025
France 17–35 England
Ashton Gate, Bristol

3rd place

27 September 2025
New Zealand 42–26 France
Twickenham Stadium, London

Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country P W D L PF PA +/- Win %
 Australia 5 4 0 1 107 43 +64 80%
 Brazil 1 1 0 0 84 5 +79 100%
 Canada 6 4 0 2 140 50 +90 66.66%
 England 6 0 0 6 41 126 –85 0%
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 44 0 +44 100%
 Ireland 5 5 0 0 138 36 +102 100%
 Italy 2 2 0 0 63 3 +60 100%
 Japan 3 3 0 0 233 14 +219 100%
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 54 18 +36 100%
 New Zealand 5 0 0 5 67 182 –115 0%
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 24 34 –10 50%
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 152 18 +134 100%
 Spain 1 0 0 1 9 22 –13 0%
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 52 9 +43 100%
 United States 2 2 0 0 52 32 +20 100%
 Wales 2 2 0 0 53 0 +53 100%
Total 48 32 0 16 1,313 592 +721 66.66%

See also

• France at the Rugby World Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ "France to Host 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup". WRWC. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ "About Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ "Pools | Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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