2002 Women's Rugby World Cup final participating team England women's national rugby union team
The 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match that determined the winner of the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. The event occurred on 25 May 2002 at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, the match was between New Zealand and England. New Zealand were crowned champions for a second time after beating England 19–9.Route to the final
The Black Ferns were pooled in Pool A with Australia, Wales and for a second time, Germany. England had Spain, Italy and Japan in their pool, which was Pool C.
New Zealand ran in a staggering 19 unanswered tries against Germany. Their wingers contributed the most points, Vanessa Cootes scored 25 points with five tries and Dianne Kahura scored 20 points with four tries. Fullback Tammi Wilson scored two tries and converted four goals, while centre Hannah Myers made 14 points from seven conversions. Eight other try scorers crossed the try line giving the Black Ferns a 117–0 win over Germany. New Zealand played their last pool game against Australia. The match was locked at nil all at halftime but New Zealand eventually won 36–3 at fulltime. They met France in the semifinal and defeated them 30–0 despite receiving two yellow cards.England thrashed Italy 63–9 in their first pool game and then narrowly beat Spain 13–5. The second semifinal saw England defeat Canada 53–10, which ensured a final between them and New Zealand.
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