Canada women and France women played 17 games against each other, with France winning 9 matches. Their first match-up was during the inaugural 1996 Canada Cup in Edmonton, Canada winning 34–3. They have met at five World Cups — three times for the Third Place game (2002, 2006, 2021 editions) and once in the semi-finals in 2014. Their most recent clash was at the inaugural WXV1 in 2023.
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Overall Details Played Won by Won by Drawn Canada points France points In Canada 4 2 2 0 95 56 In France 8 3 8 0 72 139 Neutral venue 7 4 3 0 118 156 Overall 19 9 10 0 285 351
Record Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordCanadaFranceLongest winning streak4 (9 Jul 2016–12 Nov 2022)5 (25 May 2002–18 Nov 2009)Largest points forHome 34 (11 September 1996) 29 (11 November 2005)Away 19 (2 November 2013) 17 (17 September 2006)Neutral venue 36 (2 July 2019) 41 (25 May 2002)Largest winning marginHome 31 (11 September 1996) 29 (11 November 2005)Away 9 (18 November 2009) 9 (17 September 2006)Neutral venue 19 (9 July 2016) 36 (12 November 2022)
Results No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition 1 1996 September 11 Edmonton 34–3 1996 Canada Cup 2 1998 May 9 Amsterdam, Netherlands 9––7 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup 3 2002 May 25 Barcelona, Spain 41––7 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup 4 2005 November 11 Nantes 13––5 5 2005 November 11 Nanterre 29––0 6 2006 September 17 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 8––17 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup 7 2009 August 16 Oakville 7––12 2009 Nations Cup 8 2009 November 18 Dijon 14––5 9 2009 November 18 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 22––0 10 2010 August 28 Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, England 23––8 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup 11 2011 November 2 Pontarlier 27––19 12 2013 November 5 Amnéville 6––11 13 2014 August 13 Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris 16––18 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup 14 2016 July 9 Regional Athletic Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 29––10 2016 Women's Rugby Super Series 15 2019 July 2 Chula Vista, San Diego, USA 36––19 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series 16 2022 November 12 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 36––0 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup 17 2023 November 4 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 29––20 2023 WXV 1 18 2024 September 29 BC Place, Vancouver 46––24 2024 WXV 1 19 2026 September 26 Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle 21––5 2026 WXV
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