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

Canada and New Zealand have played 18 games against each other, with New Zealand winning 17 matches and Canada winning 1. Their first match-up was at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales, New Zealand winning (24–8) in their pool game. They met again at two other World Cup's in 2006 and 2017. Since 2022, they meet annually in the Pacific Four Series.
Canada and New Zealand have competed in several competitions other than the World Cup. In 1999, they competed at the Triangular '99 along with the United States. The Canada Cup which they both participated in between 1996 and 2005, and once for the Churchill Cup in 2004.
Canada created history when they defeated the Black Ferns for the first time at the 2024 Pacific Four Series.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by Canada | Won by New Zealand | Drawn | Canada points | New Zealand points |
| In Canada | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 394 |
| In New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 197 |
| Neutral venue | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 127 |
| Overall | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 176 | 718 |

### Record

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Canada | New Zealand |
| Longest winning streak | 1 (19 May 2024–Present) | 17 (6 Apr 1991-8 July 2023) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 22 (27 June 2015) | 79 (16 October 1999) |
| Away | 22 (19 May 2024) | 88 (8 September 1996) |
| Neutral venue | 20 (28 June 2019) | 48 (17 August 2017) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | NA | 79 (16 October 1999) |
| Away | 3 (19 May 2024) | 85 (8 September 1996) |
| Neutral venue | NA | 43 (17 August 2017) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 16 April 1991 | Glamorgan Warriors, Cardiff, Wales | 24 – 8 | New Zealand | 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | 8 September 1996 | Edmonton | 3 – 88 | New Zealand | 1996 Canada Cup |
| 3 | 16 October 1999 | Palmerston North | 73 – 0 | New Zealand | Triangular '99 |
| 4 | 23 September 2000 | Winnipeg | 0 – 41 | New Zealand | 2000 Canada Cup |
| 5 | 8 June 2004 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 5 – 32 | New Zealand | 2004 Women's Churchill Cup warm-up |
| 6 | 5 June 2005 | Ottawa | 3 – 43 | New Zealand | 2005 Canada Cup |
| 7 | 8 June 2005 | Ottawa | 5 – 32 | New Zealand | 2005 Canada Cup Final |
| 8 | 31 August 2006 | Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton | 66 – 7 | New Zealand | 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup |
| 9 | 10 June 2014 | Tauranga | 16 – 8 | New Zealand | 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up |
| 10 | 16 June 2014 | Whakatāne | 33 – 21 | New Zealand | 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up |
| 11 | 27 June 2015 | Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary | 22 – 40 | New Zealand | 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series |
| 12 | 23 November 2016 | Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | 10 – 20 | New Zealand | 2016 Autumn International |
| 13 | 9 June 2017 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 28 – 16 | New Zealand | 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up |
| 14 | 17 August 2017 | Billings Park UCD, Dublin, Ireland | 5 – 48 | New Zealand | 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup |
| 15 | 28 June 2019 | Chula Vista, San Diego, United States | 20 – 35 | New Zealand | 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series |
| 16 | 12 June 2022 | The Trusts Arena, Auckland | 28 – 0 | New Zealand | 2022 Pacific Four Series |
| 17 | 8 July 2023 | TD Place Stadium, Ottawa | 21 – 52 | New Zealand | 2023 Pacific Four Series |
| 18 | 19 May 2024 | Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch | 19 – 22 | Canada | 2024 Pacific Four Series |
| 19 | 17 May 2025 | Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch | TBD | TBD | 2025 Pacific Four Series |