Records and statistics of the Women's Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Women's Rugby World Cup tournament was held in 1991, though these have only been officially sanctioned since 1998, with retroactive acknowledgement given to the two prior tournaments in 2009.

Tournaments YearHost First place game Third place game Champion Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth 1 1991 Wales19–6SharedA third place match was played – won by France, probably by 3–0. However, the game can only be considered as "unofficial" as it was not part of the original tournament plan, and the result was not recorded in any official tournament reports. The game is also not included in NZRFU international records. 12 2 1994 Scotland38–2327–012 3 1998 Netherlands44–1231–1516 4 2002 Spain19–941–716 5 2006 Canada25–1717–812 6 2010 England13–1022–812 7 2014 France21–925–1812 8 2017 IrelandWas played in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom).41–3231–2312 9 2021Taking place in 2022. New Zealand34–31 36–012 10 2025 England33–13 42–26 16 11 2029 Australia colspan="3" colspan="3" 16 12 2033 United States colspan="3" colspan="3" 16

Team records Team summaries Team Champions Runners-up Third placeFourth placeTotal top 46 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021)–1 (2025) 1 (1991)83 (1994, 2014, 2025)6 (1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021)1 (1998) –101 (1991)2 (1994, 1998) –1 (2017)4 –2 (2014, 2025) –4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2021)6 – –7 (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2021)2 (2010, 2025)9 1 (2010) 1 – – –1 (1994)1 – – –1 (2014)1

Titles +Most titles won Titles Team Tournaments 6 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021 3 1994, 2014, 2025 1 1991

Tournament win rate

Win rate Team % % %

Most semi-finals Team Tournaments 10 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2025 9 1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2025 8 1991, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021, 2025 6 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2021, 2025 4 1991, 1994, 1998, 2017

Participating nations

Team199119941998200220062010201420172021202520292033 – – 5th 7th 7th3rd 7th 6th 6th 8th Q – – – – – – – – e 15th 5th 6th4th4th4th 6th2nd 5th4th2nd Q2nd1st3rd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd2nd1st Q – – – – – w – e 9th 12th3rd3rd 8th3rd3rd4th3rd3rd3rd4th Q – w 14th 16th – e – – – – – – – e e e e 12th w e – 7th 10th 14th 8th 7th4th 8th e 5th 8th w 12th 12th – e e 9th 5th 10th 11th 8th – 13th e e e 11th 12th 11th – 9th 9th 11th 11th 11th 12th – e e 7th w 13th 15th – e e e e e3rd w1st1st1st1st 5th1st1st3rd Q 11th 11th 16th – – e e e e – – – – 9th 10th e 11th – w 16th – 5th 6th 6th 6th 8th e e 10th 7th – – – – 12th 10th 10th – 11th 6th 6th w 7th 8th 9th e 9th 10th e 14th 10th 10th 15th – – 12th e – – –1st2nd2nd 5th 5th 5th 6th4th 7th 9th Q 9th4th 11th 10th – 9th 8th 7th 8th 13th

Q = nation qualified for final tournament not yet played w = nation withdrew from (final) tournament e = nation eliminated in qualifying stage and did not reach final tournament – = nation did not enter competition

Most appearances Team(s) 9, , , 8, 7, 6, ,

4 teams have appeared in every World Cup: Canada, England, France and the United States. A number of teams withdrew from the 1994 competition after the IRB (now World Rugby) withdrew support, including hosts Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, and Germany. Further, the dissolution of the USSR led to separate Kazakhstan and Russian sides participating.

Points +Most overall points by teams using pool scoring system Pool points Team Pld W D L PF PA PD W% TB LB 178 39 36 0 3 1,794 320 +1,474 32 2 174 44 36 1 7 1,567 467 +1,100 26 2 144 44 30 0 14 1,167 495 +672 20 4 127 45 25 2 18 1,082 730 +352 19 4 124 42 26 0 16 1,306 681 +625 19 1

Last updated: 29 April 2025

+Most points by a team in a single match, and winning margin Points Team Opponent Score Winning Margin Tournament 134 134–6 128 1998 121 121-0 121 1994 121 121-0 121 2017 117 117-0 117 2002 111 111-0 111 1994

Player records Points +Most overall points Rank Name Team Points Tries Con. Pen. Drop Tournaments 1 Emily Scarratt 175 8 39 19 0 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021 2 Kelly Brazier 115 10 25 5 0 2010, 2014, 2017, 3 Magali Harvey 112 10 19 8 0 2014, 2017 4 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe 110 22 0 0 0 2017, 2021, 2025 5 Tammi Wilson 99 10 14 7 0 1998, 2002 Key: Con = Conversions. Pen = Penalties. Drop = Drop goals.

+Most points in one tournament Rank Name Team Points Tournament 1 Emily Scarratt 70 2014 2 Braxton Sorensen-McGee 69 2025 3 Annaleah Rush* 68 1998 4 Anne-Mieke van Waveren 65 1998 Portia Woodman 65 2017 * There exists a conflict in World Rugby points totals for the 1998 tournament and the tournament website suggesting 73 points for Annaleah Rush. This table defers to the World Rugby total.

+Most points in a match by a player Rank Name Team Opponent Points Tournament 1 Magali Harvey 41 2017 2 Portia Woodman 40 20173 Kendra Cocksedge 31 2017 Amy Westerman 1994 5 Krista McFarren 30 1994 Tammi Wilson 1998 Julia Schell 2025

Appearances

+Most appearances Rank Name Team Appearances Tournaments 1 Gillian Florence 23 1994–2010 2 Donna Kennedy 22 1994–2010 Anna Richards 22 1998–2010 Svetlana Karatygina 22 1998–2014 Karen Paquin 22 2010-2025

Tries

+Most overall tries Rank Name Team Tries Tournaments 1 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe 22 2017–2025 2 Sue Day 19 1998–20063 Patty Jervey 16 1991–2002 Jennifer Crawford 1991–19985 Nicola Crawford 15 1998–2006

+Most tries in one tournament Rank Name Team Points Tournament 1 Portia Woodman 13 2017 2Braxton Sorensen-McGee 11 2025 3Jennifer Crawford 10 1994 4 Sue Day 9 2002 Minke Docter 1998

+Most tries in a match by a player Rank Name Team Opponent Tries Tournament 1 Portia Woodman 8 2017 2 Julia Schell 6 2025 Krista McFarren 1994 3 Magali Harvey 5 2017 Maria Gallo 2006 Vanessa Cootes 2002 Patty Jervey 2002 Sue Day 2002 Vanessa Cootes 1998 Nicola Crawford 1998 Pamela Irby 1994 Amy Westerman 1994 Patty Jervey 1994

Conversions

+Most overall conversions Rank Name Team Conversions Tournaments 1 Emily Scarratt 39 2010–2021 2 Kendra Cocksedge 28 2010–2021 3 Kelly Brazier 25 2010–2017 4 Annaleah Rush 21 1998–2002 5 Magali Harvey 19 2014–2017

+Most conversions in one tournament Rank Name Team Conversions Tournaments 1 Kendra Cocksedge 23 2017 2 Annaleah Rush 21 1998 3 Tracey Comley 15 1998 Emily Scarratt 20145 Anna Schnell 14 2010

Penalty goals +Most overall penalties Rank Name Team Penalties Tournaments 1 Emily Scarratt 19 2010–2021 2 Realtine Shrieves 14 1994–1998 3 Jos Bergman 11 1994–1998 4 Moira Shiels 10 1998–2002 5 Ashleigh Hewson 9 2010–2017 Paula Chalmers 1998–2006

+Most penalties in one tournament Rank Name Team Penalties Tournament 1 Realtine Shrieves 11 1998 2 Emily Scarratt 10 20143 Jos Bergman 8 1998 Moira Shiels 1998 Ashleigh Hewson 2014

Drop goals

Only 5 drop goals have been recorded at Women's Rugby World Cups:

+Most overall drop goals Rank Name Team Drop goals Tournament1 Carla Negri 1 1991 Amanda Bennett 1991 Shelley Rae 2002 Paula Chalmers 2006 Elinor Snowsill 2014

See also

List of rugby union playing countries List of Women's Rugby World Cup finals Women's Rugby World Cup

Sources Rugby World Cup Women's Stats Archive

References