2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup - wikipedia 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup This article is about the rugby union competition, for the rugby league competition see the 2017 Women 's Rugby League World Cup. 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup Tournament details Host nations Ireland Dates 9 August 2017 -- 26 August 2017 No. of nations 12 Final positions Champions New Zealand Runner - up England Third - place France ← 2014 2021 → The 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women 's Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017, with New Zealand becoming champions by beating England 41 - 32 in the final, held on 26 August. Matches were held in Dublin and Belfast. The pool stages were held at University College Dublin with the semi finals and finals held at Queen 's University and Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. The tournament took place three rather than four years after the previous Women 's Rugby World Cup because World Rugby wanted to move away from clashing with other events. The event will return to a four - year cycle after 2017. Contents 1 Bidding process 2 Qualifying 2.1 Qualified teams 3 Match officials 4 Squads 5 Pool stage 5.1 Pool A 5.2 Pool B 5.3 Pool C 6 Finals 6.1 Knockout Rankings 6.2 Tie breakers 6.3 Rankings 9 to 12 Play - offs 6.4 Rankings 5 to 8 Play - offs 6.5 Finals 6.5. 1 Semi-Finals 6.5. 2 Third and Fourth Place Playoff 6.5. 3 Final 7 Final classification 8 Broadcasting 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Bidding process On 2 March 2015, it was announced that the Irish Rugby Football Union had submitted a bid to host to Women 's Rugby World Cup in August 2017. The Irish bid was the only one made to host the event. On 13 May 2015 it was announced that Ireland would host the event in Dublin and Belfast. On 4 June 2015 it was announced that Garrett Tubridy had been appointed tournament director for the event. Qualifying Main article : 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup qualifying Ireland, the host nation, had already qualified automatically by finishing in the top seven teams at the 2014 tournament before being announced as hosts. A further six teams ( England, Canada, France, New Zealand, USA and Australia ) qualified automatically as top seven finishers at the 2014 tournament. Italy and Wales qualified as the top two teams across the 2015 and 2016 Women 's Six Nations excluding England, France, and Ireland. The remaining three qualifiers ( Hong Kong, Spain and Japan ) were determined by the end of 2016. Qualified teams Americas Europe Oceania Asia Canada ( AQ ) United States ( AQ ) England ( Holders ) France ( AQ ) Ireland ( Hosts ) Italy ( AQ ) Spain ( WCQ ) Wales ( AQ ) Australia ( AQ ) New Zealand ( AQ ) Hong Kong ( WCQ ) Japan ( WCQ ) Match officials This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( September 2017 ) Squads Main article : 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup squads Pool stage The pool draw took place on 9 November 2016 at Belfast. Each pool was a single round - robin of six games, in which each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, one point for a loss by one to seven points, and none for a defeat by more than seven points. A team scoring four or more tries in one match scored a bonus point. The tournament comprised 12 teams in three pools of four with the pool winners plus the best runner - up progressing to the semi-finals. All times are local, Western European Summer Time ( UTC + 1 ). Pool A Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts New Zealand 0 0 35 213 17 + 196 15 Canada 0 19 118 48 + 70 9 Wales 0 9 51 74 - 23 5 Hong Kong 0 0 15 258 - 243 0 0 Test no. 1206 9 August 2017 14 : 00 New Zealand 44 - 12 Wales Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1208 9 August 2017 17 : 15 Canada 98 - 0 Hong Kong Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1211 13 August 2017 12 : 00 New Zealand 121 - 0 Hong Kong Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1214 13 August 2017 17 : 00 Canada 15 - 0 Wales Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1217 17 August 2017 12 : 00 Canada 5 - 48 New Zealand Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1221 17 August 2017 17 : 15 Wales 39 - 15 Hong Kong UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Pool B Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts England 0 0 27 159 44 + 115 15 United States 0 15 93 59 + 34 11 Spain 0 27 107 - 80 0 Italy 0 0 5 33 102 - 69 0 0 Test no. 1205 9 August 2017 14 : 00 England 56 - 5 Spain UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Test no. 1207 9 August 2017 16 : 30 United States 24 - 12 Italy UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Test no. 1212 13 August 2017 14 : 30 England 56 - 13 Italy Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1213 13 August 2017 14 : 45 United States 43 - 0 Spain UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Test no. 1218 17 August 2017 14 : 30 England 47 - 26 United States Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1219 17 August 2017 14 : 45 Italy 8 - 22 Spain UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Pool C Team Pld TF PF PA + / − BP Pts France 0 0 23 141 19 + 122 14 Ireland 0 7 48 52 - 4 0 8 Australia 0 8 46 82 - 36 6 Japan 0 0 7 43 125 - 82 0 0 Test no. 1209 9 August 2017 19 : 00 Ireland 19 - 17 Australia UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Test no. 1210 9 August 2017 19 : 45 France 72 - 14 Japan Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1215 13 August 2017 17 : 15 Ireland 24 - 14 Japan UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Test no. 1216 13 August 2017 19 : 45 France 48 - 0 Australia UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Test no. 1220 17 August 2017 17 : 00 Australia 29 - 15 Japan Billings Park UCD, Dublin Report Test no. 1222 17 August 2017 19 : 45 France 21 - 5 Ireland UCD Bowl, Dublin Report Finals Knockout rankings At the completion of the pool stage, teams were ranked first according to their position within their pool ( positions 1 to 3 were the pool winners, positions 4 to 6 were the pool runners up, etc. ) and then by competition points. The top four teams progressed to the tournament semi-finals, teams ranked 5 -- 8 progressed to the 5th to 8th play - offs, and the teams ranked 9 -- 12 progressed to the 9th to 12th play - offs. Qualified for semi-finals Qualified for 5th to 8th playoffs Qualified for 9th to 12th playoffs Rank Team Pos Pld PF PA + / − BP Pts New Zealand A1 0 0 213 17 + 196 15 England B1 0 0 159 44 + 115 15 France C1 0 0 141 19 + 122 14 United States B2 0 93 59 + 34 11 5 Canada A2 0 118 48 + 70 9 6 Ireland C2 0 48 52 - 4 0 8 7 Australia C3 0 46 82 - 36 6 8 Wales A3 0 51 74 - 23 5 9 Spain B3 0 27 107 - 80 0 10 Italy B4 0 0 28 102 - 74 0 0 11 Japan C4 0 0 43 125 - 82 0 0 12 Hong Kong A4 0 0 15 258 - 243 0 0 Tie breakers If teams were tied on pool points they were ranked by rules applied in the following order -- 1. The team that won the match between the two teams was ranked first ( does not apply to teams in different pools ) 2. If the teams were still level, the difference between points scored and points conceded was used to rank the teams 3. Difference between tries scored and tries conceded was used to rank the teams 4. Most points scored 5. Most tries scored 6. Coin toss Rankings 9 to 12 Play - offs 9th v 12th and 10th v 11th 22 August 2017 12 : 00 Italy 22 - 0 Japan Report Queen 's University Belfast 22 August 2017 14 : 30 Spain 31 - 7 Hong Kong Report Queen 's University Belfast 11th & 12th Playoff 26 August 2017 12 : 00 Japan 44 - 5 Hong Kong Report Queen 's University Belfast 9th & 10th Playoff 26 August 2017 14 : 30 Italy 20 - 15 Spain Report Queen 's University Belfast Rankings 5 to 8 Play - offs 22 August 2017 14 : 00 Ireland 24 - 36 Australia Report Kingspan Stadium, Belfast 22 August 2017 17 : 00 Canada 52 - 0 Wales Report Queen 's University Belfast 7th & 8th Playoff 26 August 2017 14 : 00 Ireland 17 - 27 Wales Report Kingspan Stadium, Belfast 5th & 6th Playoff 26 August 2017 14 : 30 Australia 12 - 43 Canada Report Queen 's University Belfast Finals The team ranked first after the pool stages played the team ranked fourth and the team ranked second played the team ranked third. Semi-finals Final 22 August 2017 New Zealand 45 United States 12 26 August 2017 New Zealand 41 England 32 Third place 22 August 2017 26 August 2017 England 20 France 31 France 3 United States 23 Semi-Finals 22 August 2017 16 : 00 GMT ( UTC + 00 ) New Zealand 45 - 12 United States Report Kingspan Stadium, Belfast 22 August 2017 18 : 45 GMT ( UTC + 00 ) England 20 - 3 France Report Kingspan Stadium, Belfast Third and Fourth Place Playoff 26 August 2017 16 : 00 GMT ( UTC + 00 ) France 31 - 23 United States Report Kingspan Stadium, Belfast Final Main article : 2017 Women 's Rugby World Cup Final 26 August 2017 18 : 45 GMT ( UTC + 00 ) England 32 - 41 New Zealand Try : Penalty Try 25 ' Thompson 32 ', 55 ' Noel - Smith 77 ' Con : Scarratt 33 ', 78 ' Pen : Scarratt 15 ', 51 ' Report Try : Winiata 8 ', 69 ' Natua 39 ', 45 ', 58 ' Smith 53 ' Cocksedge 63 ' Con : Cocksedge 46 ', 54 ', 58 ' Kingspan Stadium, Belfast Attendance : 17,115 Referee : Joy Neville Final classification Nation New Zealand England France United States 5 Canada 6 Australia 7 Wales 8 Ireland 9 Italy 10 Spain 11 Japan 12 Hong Kong Broadcasting Australia : Foxtel Canada : TSN and RDS France : Eurosport and France Télévisions Ireland : Eir Sport and RTE Spain : RTVE United Kingdom : ITV USA : NBC Sports See also Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Sevens References Jump up ^ Ryan, Padraic ( 13 May 2015 ). `` Ireland to host 2017 Women 's World Cup ''. rte.ie. 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