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! 9
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|{{ruw|ENG}} ||align=center| [[1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1991]], [[1994 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1994]], [[1998 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1998]], [[2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2002]], [[2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2006]], [[2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2010]], [[2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2014]], [[2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2017]], [[2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2021]]
|{{ruw|}} ||align=center| [[1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1991]], [[1994 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1994]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]]
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! 8
! 8
|{{ruw|FRA}} ||align=center| [[1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1991]], [[1994 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1994]], [[2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2002]], [[2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2006]], [[2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2010]], [[2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2014]], [[2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2017]], [[2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2021]]
|{{ruw|}} ||align=center| [[1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1991]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2002]], [[2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2006]], [[2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2010]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]], [[ Women’s Rugby World Cup|]]
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!5
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|{{ruw|CAN}} ||align=center| [[1998 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1998]], [[2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2002]], [[2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2006]], [[2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2014]], [[2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2021]]
|{{ruw|CAN}} ||align=center| [[1998 Women’s Rugby World Cup|1998]], [[2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2002]], [[2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2006]], [[2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2014]], [[2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup|2021]]
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!4
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Rugby World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Women’s Rugby World Cup tournament was held in 1991, though these have only been officially sanctioned since 1998, with retroactive acknowledgement given to the two prior tournaments in 2009.[1]
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021) | – | – | 1 (1991) | 7 |
 England
|
2 (1994, 2014) | 6 (1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021) | 1 (1998) | – | 9 |
 United States
|
1 (1991) | 2 (1994, 1998) | – | 1 (2017) | 4 |
 Canada
|
– | 1 (2014) | – | 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2021) | 5 |
 France
|
– | – | 7 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2021) | 1 (2010) | 8 |
 Australia
|
1 (2010) | 1 | |||
 Wales
|
– | – | – | 1 (1994) | 1 |
 Ireland
|
– | – | – | 1 (2014) | 1 |
Tournament win rate
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| Team | Tournaments | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | England |
1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
| 9 | France |
1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
| 8 | New Zealand |
1991, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
| 6 | Canada |
1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2021, 2025 |
| 4 | United States |
1991, 1994, 1998, 2017 |
Participating nations
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Q = nation qualified for Final Tournament not yet played
w = nation withdrew from (final) Tournament
e = nation eliminated in qualifying stage and did not reach Final Tournament
– = nation did not enter competition.
- 4 teams have appeared in every World Cup; Canada, England, France and the United States.
- A number of teams withdrew from the 1994 competition after the IRB (now World Rugby) withdrew support, including hosts Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, and Germany. Further the dissolution of the USSR led to separate Kazakhstan and Russian sides participating.
Last updated: 29 April 2025
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Scarratt | England
|
175 | 8 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021 |
| 2 | Kelly Brazier | New Zealand
|
115 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2010, 2014, 2017, |
| 3 | Magali Harvey | Canada
|
112 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2014, 2017 |
| 4 | Portia Woodman-Wickliffe | New Zealand
|
110 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017, 2021, 2025 |
| 5 | Tammi Wilson | New Zealand
|
99 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1998, 2002 |
- Key: Con = Conversions. Pen = Penalties. Drop = Drop Goals.
* There exists a conflict in World Rugby points totals for the 1998 tournament and the tournament website suggesting 73 points for Annaleah Rush. This table defers to the World Rugby total.
Only 5 drop goals have been recorded at Women’s Rugby World Cups:
- Rugby World Cup Women’s Stats Archive[5]
