1991 Women's Rugby World Cup

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1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
1991-04-06 - 1991-04-14
Host nation Flag of Wales Wales
No. of nations 12
Champions Flag of the United States United States
Runner-up Flag of England England
Matches played 15

The 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup was first Women's Rugby World Cup. The tournament was not approved by the International Rugby Board (IRB), yet it still went ahead despite the disapproval of the sports governing body—France only confirmed their participation minutes before the draw was made on 26 February.

The tournament, held in Wales saw twelve teams compete for the trophy over a period of only a week. The tournament champions were the United States.

Contents

[edit] Pool stages

[edit] Pool 1

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 2 0 0 48 14
Flag of Canada Canada 0 1 1 17 33
Flag of Wales Wales 0 1 1 15 33
[44]
1991-04-06 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 24-8 Flag of Canada Canada Glamorgan Wanderers [5/4/1]
[48]
1991-04-08 Wales Flag of Wales 9-9 Flag of Canada Canada Glamorgan Wanderers [6/5/1]
[52]
1991-04-10 Wales Flag of Wales 6-24 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Llanharan [7/6/1]

[edit] Pool 2

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
Flag of France France 2 0 0 99 0
Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 0 1 20 37
Flag of Japan Japan 0 0 2 0 82
[45]
1991-04-06 France Flag of France 62-0 Flag of Japan Japan Aberavon [19/1/1]
[49]
1991-04-08 France Flag of France 37-0 Flag of Sweden Sweden Glamorgan Wanderers [20/7/1]
[53]
1991-04-10 Japan Flag of Japan 0-20 Flag of Sweden Sweden Llanharan [2/8/1]

[edit] Pool 3

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
Flag of the United States United States 2 0 0 53 0
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 1 0 1 28 7
Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 0 0 2 0 74
[46]
1991-04-06 [1] Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 0-7 Flag of the United States United States Pontypool [17/7/2]
[50]
1991-04-08 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 28-0 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Llanharan [18/4/2]
[54]
1991-04-10 [1] United States Flag of the United States 46-0 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Glamorgan Wanderers [8/5/2]

[edit] Pool 4

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
Flag of England England 2 0 0 37 9
Flag of Spain Spain 1 0 1 13 19
Flag of Italy Italy 0 0 2 16 25
[47]
1991-04-06 England Flag of England 12-0 Flag of Spain Spain Swansea [7/2/1]
[51]
1991-04-08 England Flag of England 25-9 Flag of Italy Italy Llanharan [8/7/1]
[55]
1991-04-10 Italy Flag of Italy 7-13 Flag of Spain Spain Glamorgan Wanderers [8/3/1]

[edit] Semi-finals

[56]
1991-04-12[1] New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 0-7 Flag of the United States United States Cardiff Arms Park [7/9/2]
[57]
1991-04-12[1] England Flag of England 13-0 Flag of France France Cardiff Arms Park [9/21/1]

[edit] Final

[58]
1991-04-14 England Flag of England 6-19 Flag of the United States United States Cardiff [10/10/1]


 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners 
Flag of the United States
United States
First title

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d [http://womeneagles.com/firstCup.html US Women Eagles Win the Inaugural Women's World Cup]. www.womeneagles.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.

[edit] External links

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