France and the Netherlands played the first women's rugby union test match on 13 June 1982 at the Utrecht Sportpark Strijland, in Utrecht, Netherlands; France won the match 4–0. They played each other annually after that, before meeting in their first multi-national women's rugby competition in 1988 for the Women's Rugby European Cup.
They have met twelve times with France winning eleven of those matches. They last played each other on 17 May 2008.
Summary
Overall DetailsPlayedWon by FranceWon by NetherlandsDrawnFrance pointsNetherlands pointsIn France5500896In Netherlands43103113Neutral venue3300548Overall12111017427
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordFranceNetherlandsLongest winning streak7 (31 May 1987–17 May 2008)1 (1 May 1986)Largest points forHome24 (15 November 1992)10 (1 May 1986)Away27 (30 April 2007)—Largest winning marginHome24 (15 November 1992)10 (1 May 1986)Away21 (17 May 2008)—
Results No.DateVenueScoreWinnerTournament113 June 1982Utrecht, Netherlands0–425 June 1983La Teste-de-Buch, France10–0327 May 1984Hilversum, Netherlands0–342 June 1985Bourg-en-Bresse, France20–051 May 1986Enschede, Netherlands10–0631 May 1987Chalon-sur-Saône, France22–3721 May 1988Bourg-en-Bresse, France13–31988 European Cup814 April 1990Unknown0–10915 November 1992Fécamp, France24–01012 April 1995Treviso, Italy17–01995 FIRA1130 April 2007Barcelona, Spain27–82007 FIRA1217 May 2008Amsterdam, Netherlands3–242008 FIRA References