# New Zealand women at the Rugby World Cup

The New Zealand women's national rugby union team, also known as the Black Ferns, have played 38 matches so far in eight of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments in 1991, and from 1998 to 2021. They did not participate in the 1994 World Cup in Scotland due to a late cancellation.
They have won the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, and the 2021 tournaments. They are the only team to have won four back-to-back World Cup's — 1998 to 2010. Their worst performance was in 2014 when they lost their only match in the pool stage to Ireland and missed out on the semi-finals for the first time. They have made it to at least the semi-finals at all the other tournaments.
New Zealand hosted their first Women's Rugby World Cup which washeld from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time that a country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Rugby World Cup. The Black Ferns won their sixth title after defeating England in the final.

## By position

Rugby World Cup :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad |
| 1991 | Third place* | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 21 | Squad |
| 1994 | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation | Did not participate due to late tournament cancellation |
| 1998 | Champions† | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 32 | Squad |
| 2002 | Champions† | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 12 | Squad |
| 2006 | Champions† | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 34 | Squad |
| 2010 | Champions† | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 33 | Squad |
| 2014 | Fifth place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 245 | 37 | Squad |
| 2017 | Champions† | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 61 | Squad |
| 2021 | Champions† | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 87 | Squad |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2029 | TBD |
| 2033 | TBD |
| Total | Champions$^†$ | 38 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1,749 | 317 | Squad |
| Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place * Tied placing $^†$ Best placing Home venue |||||||||

## 1991 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 14 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
* 6 April 1991
| New Zealand | 24–8 | Canada |
* Glamorgan Wanderers
* 10 April 1991
| New Zealand | 24–6 | Wales |
* Llanharan

### Cup Semi-final

* 12 April 1991
| New Zealand | 0–7 | United States |
* Cardiff Arms Park

## 1998 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Ladder |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 6 | 1st |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 84 | 7th |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 11th |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 168 | 15th |
* 2 May 1998
| New Zealand | 134–6 | Germany |
* Amsterdam
* 5 May 1998
| New Zealand | 76–0 | Scotland |
* Amsterdam

### Knockout stage

Quarter-final
* 9 May 1998
| New Zealand | 46–3 | Spain |
* Amsterdam
Semi-final
* 12 May 1998
| New Zealand | 44–11 | England |
* Amsterdam
Final
* 16 May 1998
| New Zealand | 44–12 | United States |
* Amsterdam

## 2002 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Table points | Overall ranking |
| Position | Nation | played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | Table points | Overall ranking |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 3 | 6 | 1st |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 36 | 4 | 8th |
| 3 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 30 | 4 | 9th |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 2 | 16th |
* 13 May 2002
| New Zealand | 117–0 | Germany |
* Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
* 18 May 2002
| New Zealand | 36–3 | Australia |
* Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

### Knockout stage

Semi-final
* 21 May 2002
| New Zealand | 30–0 | France |
* Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
Final
* 25 May 2002
| New Zealand | 19–9 | England |
* Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

## 2006 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

Pool A ⇔ Pool D :
| Pool | Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| A | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 7 | 14 |
| D | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 71 | 10 |
| D | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 38 | 10 |
| D | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 69 | 5 |
| A | Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 115 | 4 |
| A | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 97 | 0 |
* 31 August 2006
| New Zealand | 66–7 | Canada |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
* 4 September 2006
| New Zealand | 50–0 | Samoa |
* St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
* 8 September 2006
| New Zealand | 21–0 | Scotland |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

### Knockout stage

Semi-final
* 12 September 2006
| New Zealand | 40–10 | France |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
Final
* 17 September 2006
| New Zealand | 25–17 | England |
* Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

## 2010 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Po | Nation | Pl | Wo | Dr | Lo | Pf | Pa | Pd | Tf | Ta | Bp | Tp |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 16 | +112 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 127 | −109 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
* 20 August 2010
| New Zealand | 55–3 | South Africa |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, S.E. England Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* 24 August 2010
| New Zealand | 32–5 | Australia |
* Surrey Sports Park Referee: Dana Teagarden (USA)
* 28 August 2010
| New Zealand | 41–8 | Wales |
* Surrey Sports Park Referee: Clare Daniels (England)

### Knockout stage

Semi-final
* 1 September 2010
| New Zealand | 45–7 | France |
* Twickenham Stoop Referee: Claire Daniels (England)
Final
* 5 September 2010
| New Zealand | 13–10 | England |
* Twickenham Stoop Referee: Sarah Corrigan (Australia)

## 2014 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 1 | 13 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 127 | 25 | +102 | 3 | 11 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 2 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 166 | −149 | 0 | 0 |
* 1 August 2014
| New Zealand | 79–5 | Kazakhstan |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2 Referee: Claire Hodnett
* 5 August 2014
| New Zealand | 14–17 | Ireland |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 Referee: Leah Berard
* 9 August 2014
| New Zealand | 34–3 | United States |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 Referee: Sherry Turnbull

### Knockout stage

5th–8th Place Playoff (Semi-final)
* 13 August 2014 15:45
| New Zealand | 63–7 | Wales |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France Referee: Claire Hodnett
5th Place Playoff
* 17 August 2014 14:15
| New Zealand | 55–5 | United States |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France Referee: Helen O'Reilly

## 2017 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 213 | 17 | +196 | 3 | 15 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 118 | 48 | +70 | 1 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 1 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 258 | −243 | 0 | 0 |
* 9 August 2017
| New Zealand | 44–12 | Wales |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
* 13 August 2017
| New Zealand | 121–0 | Hong Kong |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
* 17 August 2017
| New Zealand | 48–5 | Canada |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin

### Knockout stage

Semi-final
* 22 August 2017
| New Zealand | 45–12 | United States |
* Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Final
* 26 August 2017
| New Zealand | 41–32 | England |
* Kingspan Stadium, Belfast Referee: Joy Neville

## 2021 Rugby World Cup
### Pool Stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 29 | +125 | 26 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 89 | −62 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
* 8 October 2022
| New Zealand | 41–17 | Australia |
* Eden Park, Auckland
* 16 October 2022
| New Zealand | 56–12 | Wales |
* Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
* 22 October 2022
| New Zealand | 57–0 | Scotland |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

### Knockout stage

Quarter-final
* 29 October 2022
| New Zealand | 55–3 | Wales |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Semi-final
* 5 November 2022
| New Zealand | 25–24 | France |
* Eden Park, Auckland

### Final

* 12 November 2022
| New Zealand | 34–31 | England |
* Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

## Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:
| Country | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Win % |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 25 | +84 | 100% |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 20 | +118 | 100% |
| England | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 110 | +66 | 100% |
| France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 41 | +99 | 100% |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 6 | +245 | 100% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | +120 | 100% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | –3 | 0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 5 | +74 | 100% |
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | +50 | 100% |
| Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | +154 | 100% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | +52 | 100% |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | +43 | 100% |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 39 | +139 | 80% |
| Wales | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 48 | +235 | 100% |
| Total | 38 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1,794 | 317 | +1,477 | 94.28% |