Canada women and England women first competed against each other in 1993 in the Canada Cup. It is a rivalry that has been largely dominated by England, who have won 34 of the 38 games contested with a single draw. All three of Canada’s wins have been in the United States. They have notably played each other in the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup final, as well as semi-finals of the 2002, 2006 and 2021 editions.
England and Canada clashed again in a second World Cup final in the 2025 edition with hosts, England, winning the tournament for their third title.
Summary Overall Details Played Won by Won by Drawn Canada points England points In Canada 11 0 11 0 113 245 In England 15 0 14 1 168 637 Neutral venue 13 3 9 1 171 343Overall 38 3 34 2 452 1,225
Record Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordCanadaEnglandLongest winning streak2 (30 Jul 2013–13 Nov 2013)17 (10 Jun 1993–30 Jul 2013)Largest points forHome19 (13 August 2011)79 (17 November 2017)Away26 (19 September 2026)41 (13 August 2011)Neutral venue52 (1 July 2016)72 (5 May 1996)Largest winning marginHomeN/A74 (17 November 2017)AwayN/A24 (27 September 2000, 13 June 2004)Neutral venue35 (1 July 2016)66 (5 May 1998)
Results No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition 1 10 June 1993 Ajax Wanderers, Ajax 8 – 12 1993 Canada Cup 2 17 April 1994 Gala, Scotland 24 – 10 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final 3 5 May 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands 6 – 72 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup 4 16 May 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands 15 – 31 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup Play-Off for 3rd Place 5 27 September 2000 Winnipeg 10 – 34 2000 Canada Cup 6 21 May 2002 Girona, Barcelona, Spain 10 – 53 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-Final 7 14 June 2003 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver 5 – 10 2003 Women's Churchill Cup 8 28 June 2003 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver 18 – 23 2003 Women's Churchill Cup Final 9 13 June 2004 Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary 11 – 35 2004 Women's Churchill Cup 10 14 November 2004 Richmond, London 45 – 5 2004 Autumn International 11 17 November 2004 Reading 41 – 3 12 12 September 2006 Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton 6 – 10 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-Final 13 24 August 2008 Molesey Road, Esher 43 – 9 2008 Nations Cup 14 29 August 2008 Molesey Road, Esher 24 – 0 15 22 August 2009 Fletcher's Field, Toronto 0 – 22 2009 Nations Cup 16 9 August 2011 Appleby College, Oakville 10 – 22 2011 Nations Cup 17 13 August 2011 Appleby College, Oakville 19 – 41 2011 Nations Cup Final 18 30 July 2013 University of Northern Colorado, Greenley, United States 29 – 25 2013 Nations Cup 19 10 August 2013 Infinity Park, Glendale, United States 27 – 13 2013 Nations Cup Final 20 13 November 2013 Twickenham Stoop, London 32 – 3 2013 Autumn International 21 9 August 2014 CNR, Marcoussis, France 13 – 13 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup 22 17 August 2014 Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France 21 – 9 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Final 23 5 July 2015 Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton 14 – 15 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series 24 1 July 2016 Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, United States 52 – 17 2016 Women's Rugby Super Series 25 26 November 2016 Twickenham Stadium, London 39 – 6 2016 Autumn International 26 13 June 2017 Rugby League Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 20 – 27 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up 27 17 November 2017 Barnet Copthall, London 79 – 5 2017 Autumn International 28 21 November 2017 Twickenham Stoop, London 49 – 12 29 25 November 2017 Twickenham Stadium, London 69 – 19 30 18 November 2018 Castle Park, Doncaster 27 – 19 2018 Autumn International 31 6 July 2019 Chula Vista, San Diego, United States 17 – 19 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series 32 14 November 2021 Twickenham Stoop, London 51 – 12 2021 Autumn International 33 5 November 2022 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 19 – 26 2021 Rugby World Cup Semi-Final 34 23 September 2023 Sandy Park, Exeter 50 – 24 Test series 35 30 September 2023 Barnet Copthall, London 29 – 12 36 27 October 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand 45 – 12 2023 WXV 1 37 12 October 2024 BC Place, Vancouver 21 – 12 2024 WXV 1 38 27 September 2025 Twickenham Stadium, London 33 – 13 2025 Rugby World Cup final 39 19 September 2026 Sandy Park, Exeter 26 – 26 2026 WXV Global Series 40 16 October 2026 BMO Field, Toronto 2026 WXV Global Series 41 23 October 2026 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa 2026 WXV Global Series
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