# History of women's rugby union matches between England and New Zealand

England women and New Zealand women played against each other for the first time on 13 August 1997 at Burnham, New Zealand. The Black Ferns ran in ten tries against a scoreless England in their (67–0) victory. The Red Roses recorded their first win against the Black Ferns on 16 June 2001 at North Harbour Stadium, Albany, winning (22–17).
They have played 33 times, New Zealand winning 19 games, England 13, with one draw between them. New Zealand played their 100th test match on 31 October 2021, they were defeated (12–43) by England at Sandy Park.
England and New Zealand have met at the Rugby World Cup on six separate occasions. Once in the semi-final, at the 1998 World Cup in Amsterdam, and five times in the final at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017 and the recently delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by England | Won by New Zealand | Drawn | England points | New Zealand points |
| In England | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 155 |
| In New Zealand | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 295 |
| Neutral venue | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 151 | 284 |
| Overall | 33 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 596 | 734 |

### Record

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | England | New Zealand |
| Longest winning streak | 3 (23 November 2012–13 Jul 2013), (4 November 2023–6 October 2024) | 6 (25 May 2002–21 Nov 2009) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 56 (7 November 2021) | 67 (13 August 1997) |
| Away | 33 (4 November 2023) | 25 (29 November 2016) |
| Neutral venue | 49 (6 October 2024) | 44 (12 May 1998) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 41 (7 November 2021) | 67 (13 August 1997) |
| Away | 21 (4 November 2023) | 13 (14 November 2009) |
| Neutral venue | 18 (6 October 2024) | 33 (12 May 1998) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 13 August 1997 | Burnham | 67 – 0 | New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12 May 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 11 – 44 | New Zealand | 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-Final |
| 3 | 30 September 2000 | Winnipeg, Canada | 13 – 32 | New Zealand | 2000 Canada Cup |
| 4 | 9 July 2001 | Rotorua | 15 – 10 | New Zealand | 2001 Summer International |
| 5 | 16 July 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, Albany | 17 – 22 | England | 2001 Summer International |
| 6 | 25 May 2002 | Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain | 19 – 9 | New Zealand | 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Final |
| 7 | 19 June 2004 | Edmonton, Canada | 0 – 38 | New Zealand | 2004 Women's Churchill Cup Final |
| 8 | 22 October 2005 | Eden Park, Auckland | 24 – 15 | New Zealand | |
| 9 | 26 October 2005 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 33 – 8 | New Zealand | |
| 10 | 17 September 2006 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada | 17 – 25 | New Zealand | 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup Final |
| 11 | 14 November 2009 | Molesey Road, Esher | 3 – 16 | New Zealand | 2009 Autumn International |
| 12 | 21 November 2009 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10 – 3 | England | 2009 Autumn International |
| 13 | 5 September 2010 | Twickenham Stoop, London | 13 – 10 | New Zealand | 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Final |
| 14 | 26 November 2011 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10 – 0 | England | 2011 Autumn International |
| 15 | 29 November 2011 | Molesey Road, Esher | 21 – 7 | England | 2011 Autumn International |
| 16 | 3 December 2011 | Molesey Road, Esher | 8 – 8 | draw | 2011 Autumn International |
| 17 | 23 November 2012 | Molesey Road, Esher | 16 – 13 | England | 2012 Autumn International |
| 18 | 27 November 2012 | Aldershot Military Stadium, Aldershot | 17 – 8 | England | 2012 Autumn International |
| 19 | 1 December 2012 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 32 – 23 | England | 2012 Autumn International |
| 20 | 13 July 2013 | Eden Park, Auckland | 29 – 10 | New Zealand | 2013 Summer International |
| 21 | 16 July 2013 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 14 – 9 | New Zealand | 2013 Summer International |
| 22 | 20 July 2013 | ECOlight Stadium, Pukekohe | 29 – 8 | New Zealand | 2013 Summer International |
| 23 | 1 July 2015 | Red Deer Titans Rugby Park, Red Deer, Canada | 26 – 7 | New Zealand | 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series |
| 24 | 19 November 2016 | Twickenham Stoop, London | 20 – 25 | New Zealand | 2016 Autumn International |
| 25 | 17 June 2017 | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | 21 – 29 | England | 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup Warm-Up |
| 26 | 26 August 2017 | Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, Ireland | 32 – 41 | New Zealand | 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup Final |
| 27 | 14 July 2019 | Torero Stadium, San Diego, United States | 28 – 13 | New Zealand | 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series |
| 28 | 31 October 2021 | Sandy Park, Exeter | 43 – 12 | England | 2021 Autumn International |
| 29 | 7 November 2021 | Franklin's Gardens, Northampton | 56 – 15 | England | 2021 Autumn International |
| 30 | 12 November 2022 | Eden Park, Auckland | 31 – 34 | New Zealand | 2021 Rugby World Cup Final |
| 31 | 4 November 2023 | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | 33 – 12 | England | 2023 WXV 1 |
| 32 | 14 September 2024 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 24 – 12 | England | |
| 33 | 6 October 2024 | Langley Events Centre, Langley, Canada | 49 – 31 | England | 2024 WXV 1 |