# France women at the Rugby World Cup

France women's national rugby union team has played 43 matches in every edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup since its inauguration in 1991. They have placed third in seven of nine tournaments, their worst placing was at the 1998 World Cup in Netherlands where they finished in eighth place.
On 30 June 2011, the then IRB announced that France would be hosting the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

## By position

Rugby World Cup :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 1991 | Semi-finals | *Third | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 13 |
| 1994 | 3rd Place Playoff | Third | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 26 |
| 1998 | 7th Place Playoff | 8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 68 |
| 2002 | 3rd Place Playoff | Third | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 58 |
| 2006 | 3rd Place Playoff | Third | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 85 |
| 2010 | 3rd Place Playoff | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 91 |
| 2014 | 3rd Place Playoff | Third | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 42 |
| 2017 | 3rd Place Playoff | Third | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 62 |
| 2021 | 3rd Place Playoff | Third | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 46 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2029 | TBD |
| 2033 | TBD |
| Total | 9/9 | 3rd$^†$ | 43 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 1160 | 491 |
| Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place * Tied placing $^†$ Best placing Home venue |||||||||

## 1991 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | +99 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 37 | −17 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | −82 |
* 1991-04-06
| France | 62–0 | Japan |
* Aberavon
* 1991-04-08
| France | 37–0 | Sweden |
* Glamorgan Wanderers

### Semi-finals

* 1991-04-12
| England | 13–0 | France |
* Cardiff Arms Park

## 1994 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 8 | +100 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 36 | −18 |
| Scottish Students | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 95 | −82 |
* 1994-04-11
| Scottish Students | 8–77 | France |
* West of Scotland RFC
* 1994-04-15
| France | 31–0 | Ireland |
* West of Scotland RFC

### Finals

Cup Quarter-final
* 1994-04-17
| France | 99–0 | Japan |
* Edinburgh Academicals RFC
Cup Semi-final
* 1994-04-20
| England | 18–6 | France |
* Gala
Cup 3rd place
* 1994-04-24
| France | 27–0 | Wales |
* Edinburgh Academicals RFC

## 1998 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Ladder |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 4th |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 5th |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 12th |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 13th |
* 1998-05-02
| France | 23–6 | Kazakhstan |
* Amsterdam
* 1998-05-05
| Australia | 8–10 | France |
* Amsterdam

### Finals

Cup Quarter-final
* 1998-05-09
| Canada | 9–7 | France |
* Amsterdam
Plate Semi-final
* 1998-05-12
| France | 7–27 | Scotland |
* Amsterdam
7th place
* 1998-05-16
| France | 9–22 | Spain |
* Amsterdam

## 2002 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Overall ranking |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 6 | 4th |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 21 | +75 | 4 | 5th |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 4 | 11th |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 124 | −114 | 2 | 14th |
* 2002-05-13
| France | 31–12 | Kazakhstan |
* Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
* 2002-05-18
| France | 21–9 | United States |
* Girona, Barcelona

### Finals

Semi-final
* 2002-05-21
| New Zealand | 30–0 | France |
* Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
3rd place
* 2002-05-25
| France | 41–7 | Canada |
* Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

## 2006 World Cup
### Pool stage

Pool B ⇔ Pool C :
| Pool | Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| B | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 16 | 14 |
| C | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 37 | 10 |
| C | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 9 |
| B | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 42 | 6 |
| B | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 67 | 5 |
| C | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 179 | 0 |
* 2006-08-31
| Ireland | 0–43 | France |
* St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
* 2006-09-04
| Australia | 10–24 | France |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
* 2006-09-08
| England | 27–8 | France |
* St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

### Finals

Semi-final
* 2006-09-12
| New Zealand | 40–10 | France |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
3rd place
* 2006-09-17
| Canada | 8–17 | France |
* Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

## 2010 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Po | Nation | Pl | Wo | Dr | Lo | Pf | Pa | Pd | Tf | Ta | Bp | Tp |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 87 | −63 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
* 20 August 2010
| France | 15–9 | Sweden |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
* 24 August 2010
| France | 17–7 | Scotland |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
* 28 August 2010
| Canada | 8–23 | France |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

### Finals

Semi-final
* 1 September 2010
| New Zealand | 45–7 | France |
* Twickenham Stoop
3rd place
* 5 September 2010
| France | 8–22 | Australia |
* Twickenham Stoop

## 2014 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 98 | 6 | +92 | 2 | 14 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 0 | 8 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 1 | 5 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 116 | −107 | 0 | 0 |
* 2014-08-01
| France | 26–0 | Wales |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
* 2014-08-05
| France | 55–3 | South Africa |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
* 2014-08-09
| Australia | 3–17 | France |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

### Finals

Semi-final
3rd place

## 2017 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 141 | 19 | +122 | 2 | 14 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 0 | 8 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 2 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 125 | −82 | 0 | 0 |
* 9 August 2017
| France | 72–14 | Japan |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
* 13 August 2017
| France | 48–0 | Australia |
* UCD Bowl, Dublin
* 17 August 2017
| France | 21–5 | Ireland |
* UCD Bowl, Dublin

### Finals

Semi-final
3rd place

## 2021 World Cup
### Pool stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 26 | +146 | 28 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 18 | +73 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 145 | −105 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 136 | −114 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
* 8 October 2022
| South Africa | 5–40 | France |
* Eden Park, Auckland
* 15 October 2022
| France | 7–13 | England |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
* 22 October 2022
| France | 44–0 | Fiji |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

### Finals

Quarter-final
* 29 October 2022
| France (4) | 39–3 | (5) Italy |
* Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Semi-final
* 5 November 2022
| New Zealand | 25–24 | France |
* Eden Park, Auckland
3rd place
* 12 November 2022
| Canada | 0–36 | France |
* Eden Park, Auckland

## Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:
| Country | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Win % |
| Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 43 | +64 | 80% |
| Canada | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 50 | +90 | 66.66% |
| England | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 72 | –48 | 0% |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | +44 | 100% |
| Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 23 | +97 | 100% |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 100% |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 14 | +219 | 100% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 100% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 140 | –99 | 0% |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | –10 | 50% |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 8 | +88 | 100% |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | –13 | 0% |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | +43 | 100% |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 100% |
| Wales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | +53 | 100% |
| Total | 42 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1,087 | 468 | +619 | 66.66% |