The New Zealand women's national rugby union team, also known as the Black Ferns, have played 38 matches so far in eight of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments in 1991, and from 1998 to 2021. They did not participate in the 1994 World Cup in Scotland due to a late cancellation.
They have won the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, and the 2021 tournaments. They are the only team to have won four back-to-back World Cup's — 1998 to 2010. Their worst performance was in 2014 when they lost their only match in the pool stage to Ireland and missed out on the semi-finals for the first time. They have made it to at least the semi-finals at all the other tournaments.
New Zealand hosted their first Women's Rugby World Cup which washeld from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time that a country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Rugby World Cup. The Black Ferns won their sixth title after defeating England in the final.
By position
1991 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainst200481401117330111533
Cup Semi-final
1998 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstLadder20021061st10137847th101424211th0021116815th
Knockout stage Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
2002 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage PositionNationGamesPointsTable pointsOverall rankingplayedwondrawnlostforagainst12200153361st22101333648th32101773049th420020194216th
Knockout stage Semi-final
Final
2006 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage Pool A ⇔ Pool DPoolTeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsA300137714D2011317110D201563810D10232695A102141154A00322970
Knockout stage Semi-final
Final
2010 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage Nation1330012816 +112222315232019344 +491482103310218127−10931904430033082−5241411
Knockout stage Semi-final
Final
2014 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts3300108036 +4411332012012725 +1023113102106764 +3263003217166−14900
Knockout stage 5th–8th Place Playoff (Semi-final)
5th Place Playoff
2017 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts33003521317 +19631532011911848 +7019310295174−23153003215258−24300
Knockout stage Semi-final
Final
2021 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
2025 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze final
Overall record Overall record against all nations in the World Cup: CountryPWDLPFPA+/-Win %330010925 +84100%430115754 +10375%6600176110 +66100%550018267 +99100%22002516 +245100%11001210 +120100%21015417 +3750%11006219 +43100%1100795 +74100%1100500 +50100%33001540 +154100%220010120 +52100%220010011 +89100%540117839 +13980%660028348 +235100%Total4441032,057421+1,63693.18% References
External links
Official site of the Rugby World Cup. Official site of World Rugby.