The inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series was an international women's rugby union competition contested by World Cup holders England, runners-up Canada, New Zealand and the United States.
The Super Series succeeded the Nations Cup, another international tournament organized jointly by the United States, England and Canada with rotating host locations. Guest teams from other nations also took part, most recently South Africa. Canada took home the last Nations Cup beating England and ending their 17-game winning streak. The format changed with a round-robin tournament now being played over three days in three locations, Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton.
The tournament winners were New Zealand, with runners-up England, the United States third and finally Canada.
Table
Points scoring 4 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss. 1 bonus point awarded for scoring four or more tries and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points.
Fixtures and results
Day one
Team: FB 15 Jessica Wooden RW 14 Kelsi Stockert OC 13 Jane Paar IC 12 Jenn Sever LW 11 Cheta Emba FH 10 Kimber Rozier SH 9 Deven Owsiany N8 8 Jordan Gray OF 7 Elizabeth Cairns BF 6 Laura Miller RL 5 Alycia Washington LL 4 Stacey Bridges TP 3 Hope Rogers HK 2 Katy Augustyn LP 1 Sarah Chobot (C) Replacements: HK 16 Sam Pankey PR 17 Baylee Annis PR 18 Catie Benson LK 19 Molly Kinsella FL 20 Sara Parsons SH 21 Jennifer Lui FH 22 Lauren Rhode WG 23 Nicole Heavirland Coach: Pete Steinberg Team: FB 15 Sarah McKenna RW 14 Kay Wilson OC 13 Amber Reed IC 12 Ceri Large LW 11 Katie Mason FH 10 Emily Scott SH 9 Bianca Blackburn N8 8 Sarah Hunter (C) OF 7 Marlie Packer BF 6 Hannah Gallagher RL 5 Abbie Scott LL 4 Rowena Burnfield TP 3 Laura Keates HK 2 Amy Cokayne LP 1 Vicky Cornborough Replacements: HK 16 Rochelle Clark PR 17 Lark Davies PR 18 Justine Lucas LK 19 Tamara Taylor FL 20 Alex Matthews SH 21 Leanne Riley FH 22 Emily Scarratt WG 23 Rachel Lund Coach: Simon Middleton
Assistant referees: Rose Labreche (Canada) Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Team: FB 15 Julianne Zussman RW 14 Brittany Waters OC 13 Amanda Thornborough IC 12 Andrea Burk LW 11 Natasha Smith FH 10 Alex Tessier SH 9 Chelsea Ross N8 8 Jacey Gruznick OF 7 Latoya Blackwood BF 6 Barbara Mervin RL 5 Maria Samson LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom TP 3 Olivia DeMerchant HK 2 Jane Kirby LP 1 Laura Russell (C) Replacements: HK 16 Carolyn McEwen PR 17 Julia Folk PR 18 DaLeaka Menin LK 19 Emma Taylor FL 20 Cindy Nelles SH 21 Jess Neilson FH 22 Katie McNally WG 23 Lisa Gauthier Coach: François Ratier Team: FB 15 Selica Winiata RW 14 Honey Hireme OC 13 Stacey Waaka IC 12 Chelsea Alley LW 11 Renee Wickcliffe FH 10 Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge N8 8 Linda Itunu OF 7 Justine Lavea BF 6 Charlene Halapua RL 5 Charmaine Smith LL 4 Eloise Blackwell TP 3 Aleisha Nelson HK 2 Fiao'o Fa'amausili (C) LP 1 Toka Natua Replacements: HK 16 Teresa Te Tamaki PR 17 Aldora Itunu PR 18 Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate LK 19 Angie Sisifa FL 20 Lesley Ketu SH 21 Emma Jensen FH 22 Kiritapu Demant WG 23 Janna Vaughan Coach: Glenn Moore
Assistant referees: Marie Lematte (France) David Crisp (Canada)
Day two
Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Glenn Moore Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Simon Middleton
Assistant referees: Leah Berard (United States) Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: François Ratier Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Pete Steinberg
Assistant referees: Rose Labreche (Canada) Doug Hamre (Canada)
Day three
Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Glenn Moore Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Pete Steinberg
Assistant referees: Sherry Trumbull (Canada) Doug Hamre (Canada)
Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: François Ratier Team: FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 (C) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Simon Middleton
Assistant referees: Marie Lematte (France) David Crisp (Canada)
See also Women's international rugby
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