2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	Spain
Dates	2002-05-13 – 2002-05-25
No. of nations	16
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32

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. 16 nations competed in four groups of four. Each nation played two pool games to determine their ranking, then moving into the latter rounds of finals, effectively making a straight knock-out competition. The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.

Pool stages

Pool A

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 13, 2002
	Germany	0
					May 17, 2002
	[[New Zealand women's national rugby union team|New Zealand]]	117
					Australia	3
	May 13, 2002
					New Zealand	36
	Australia	30
	Wales	0
					3rd-Place final
					May 18, 2002
					Germany	0
					Wales	77

Pool B

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 13, 2002
	[[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]	87
					May 17, 2002
	Netherlands	0
					United States	9
	May 13, 2002
					France	21
	France	31
	Kazakhstan	12
					3rd-Place final
					May 18, 2002
					Netherlands	10
					Kazakhstan	37

Pool C

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 13, 2002
	[[England women's national rugby union team|England]]	63
					May 17, 2002
	Italy	9
					[[England women's national rugby union team|England]]	13
	May 13, 2002
					Spain	5
	Spain	62
	Japan	0
					3rd-Place final
					May 18, 2002
					[[Italy women's national rugby union team|Italy]]	30
					Japan	3

Pool D

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 13, 2002
	[[Canada women's national rugby union team|Canada]]	57
					May 17, 2002
	Ireland	0
					[[Canada women's national rugby union team|Canada]]	11
	May 13, 2002
					Scotland	0
	Scotland	13
	Samoa	3
					3rd-Place final
					May 18, 2002
					Ireland	0
					Samoa	22

Play-offs

13th-16th

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 20, 2002
	Germany	0
					May 24, 2002
	[[Ireland_women's_national_rugby_union_team|Ireland]]	18
					Ireland	0
	May 20, 2002
					Japan	18
	Japan	37
	Netherlands	3
					3rd-Place final
					May 24, 2002
					Germany	19
					Netherlands	20

9th-12th

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 20, 2002
	[[Wales women's national rugby union team|Wales]]	35
					May 24, 2002
	Italy	3
					Wales	14
	May 20, 2002
					[[Samoa women's national rugby union team|Samoa]]	17
	[[Samoa women's national rugby union team|Samoa]]	14
	[[Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team|Kazakhstan]]	3
					3rd-Place final
					May 24, 2002
					Italy	3
					[[Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team|Kazakhstan]]	20

5th-8th

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 20, 2002
	Australia	0
					May 24, 2002
	[[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]	18
					[[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]	23
	May 20, 2002
					Scotland	5
	Spain	16
	[[Scotland women's national rugby union team|Scotland]]	23
					3rd-Place final
					May 24, 2002
					[[Australia women's national rugby union team|Australia]]	30
					Spain	0

Semi-finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 20, 2002
	[[New Zealand women's national rugby union team|New Zealand]]	30
					May 24, 2002
	France	0
					[[New Zealand women's national rugby union team|New Zealand]]	19
	May 20, 2002
					England	9
	Canada	10
	[[England women's national rugby union team|England]]	53
					3rd-Place final
					May 24, 2002
					[[France women's national rugby union team|France]]	41
					Canada	7

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

Final Table

Place	Nation	Games		Points
		won	lost	for	against	difference
1	New Zealand	4	0	202	12	+190
2	England	3	1	138	43	+95
3	France	3	1	93	58	+35
4	Canada	2	2	85	94	-9
5	United States	3	1	137	26	+111
6	Scotland	2	2	41	53	-12
7	Australia	2	2	63	54	+9
8	Spain	1	3	83	66	+17
9	Samoa	3	1	56	30	+26
10	Wales	2	2	126	50	+76
11	Kazakhstan	2	2	72	58	+14
12	Italy	1	3	45	121	-76
13	Japan	2	2	58	95	-37
14	Template:Country data noflag	1	3	18	97	-79
15	Netherlands	1	3	33	180	-147
16	Germany	0	4	19	232	-213

External links

• 2006 WRWC Homepage