The 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match to decide the winner of the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup. The match was between 1991 finalists England and the United States, it took place on 24 April. England claimed their first title after beating the United States 38–23 in the Final.
Route to the final
EnglandRoundUnited StatesOpponentResultPool stageOpponentResult66–0Match 1111–026–0Match 2121–0TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainst20092010151260020117Final standingTeamWonDrawnLostForAgainst2002320101101260025121OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult24–10Quarter-finals76–018–6Semi-finals56–15 England was placed in Pool B with Scotland and Russia. The defending champions, USA, were pooled with Japan and Sweden. The United States pool games was a one-sided affair as they annihilated both oppositions with nothing short of a hundred. First, was Sweden with a 111–0 trouncing, then USA beat Japan with an abysmal 121–0.
England's opponents in the Pool games also went scoreless. Russia went down 66–0 while Scotland put up a bit of a fight with the English only scoring 26 points.
Match
FB 15Jane MitchellRW 14Val BlackettOC 13Jacquie EdwardsIC 12Giselle PrangnellLW 11Annie ColeFH 10Karen Almond (capt)SH 9 Emma MitchelN8 8 Gill BurnsOF 7 Genevieve ShoreBF 6 Janis Ross (vice-capt)RL 5 Heather StirrupLL 4 Sarah WennTP 3 Sandy EwingHK 2 Nicky PonsfordLP 1 Jane ManghamCoach:Steve Dowling FB 15Jen CrawfordRW 11Krista McFarrenOC 13Candi OrsiniIC 12Elise HufferLW 14Patty JerveyFH 10Jos BergmanSH 9 Patty ConnellN8 8 Barbara BondOF 7 Laurie Spicer-BourdonBF 6 Jan RutkowskiRL 5 Tara FlanaganLL 4 Sheri HuntTP 3 Mary-Anne SorensenHK 2 Julie GrayLP 1 Annie FlavinCoach:Franck Boivert
Summary England had their revenge after they beat the United States 38–23. English captain Karen Almond kicked in 13 points with flanker Gill Burns, centre Jacquie Edwards and full-back Jane Mitchell scoring a try each, alongside two penalty tries to help England claim their first World Cup title.
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