2002 Women's Rugby World Cup
Tournament details |
Host nation |
Spain |
Dates |
2002-05-13 – 2002-05-25 |
No. of nations |
16 |
Champions |
New Zealand |
Tournament statistics |
Matches played |
32 |
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The 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup was the second World Cup fully sanctioned by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB). The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain. The format[note 1] was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed.
For the first time a pre-tournament qualification match took place to decide Asia's second representative but other than that all competitors took part by invitation. 14 of the 16 teams taking part were the same as in 1998 but two lowest ranked European teams (Sweden and Russia) were replaced by teams from Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Samoa).
The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.
Qualifier
World Cup Tournament
Although not strictly speaking a knock-out as – in theory – a team losing a game on Day 1 could still qualify dependent on results on Day 2, in practice this was a complex tournament that is best understood by means of the following graphics. Note that this should not be taken to imply that the draw for any round of games was predetermined – each successive round was drawn using seedings and rankings based on previous matches:
Cup (positions 1–4)
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Round of 16 |
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Quarter-finals |
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Semi-finals |
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Final |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool A |
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Germany |
0 |
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May 17, 2002 – Pool A |
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New Zealand |
117 |
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Australia |
3 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool A |
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New Zealand |
36 |
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Australia |
30 |
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May 20, 2002 – Semi-final |
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Wales |
0 |
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New Zealand |
30 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool B |
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France |
0 |
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United States |
87 |
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May 17, 2002 – Pool B |
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Netherlands |
0 |
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United States |
9 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool B |
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France |
21 |
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France |
31 |
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May 25, 2002 – Final |
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Kazakhstan |
12 |
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New Zealand |
19 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool C |
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England |
9 |
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England |
63 |
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May 17, 2002 – Pool C |
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Italy |
9 |
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England |
13 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool C |
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Spain |
5 |
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Spain |
62 |
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May 20, 2002 – Semi-final |
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Japan |
0 |
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England |
53 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool D |
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Canada |
10 |
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3rd Place final |
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Canada |
57 |
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May 17, 2002 – Pool D |
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May 25, 2002 – 3rd Place Final |
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Ireland |
0 |
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Canada |
11 |
France |
41 |
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May 13, 2002 – Pool D |
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Scotland |
0 |
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Canada |
7 |
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Scotland |
13 |
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Samoa |
3 |
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Ranking matches 5–8
Teams knocked out in the Cup quarter-finals
Ranking matches 9–16
Teams defeated in the first round of pool matches
Ranking matches 13–16
Teams defeated in the first round of the ranking matches for 9–16
Match details
Pool A
Pool B
Position |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
Table
points |
Overall
ranking |
played |
won |
drawn |
lost |
for |
against |
1 |
France |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
21 |
6 |
4th |
2 |
United States |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
96 |
21 |
4 |
5th |
3 |
Kazakhstan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
41 |
4 |
11th |
4 |
Netherlands |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
124 |
2 |
14th |
Pool C
Position |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
Table
points |
Overall
ranking |
played |
won |
drawn |
lost |
for |
against |
1 |
England |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
14 |
6 |
3rd |
2 |
Spain |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
67 |
13 |
4 |
6th |
3 |
Italy |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
66 |
4 |
12th |
4 |
Japan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
92 |
2 |
15th |
Pool D
Position |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
Table
points |
Overall
ranking |
played |
won |
drawn |
lost |
for |
against |
1 |
Canada |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
6 |
2nd |
2 |
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
14 |
4 |
7th |
3 |
Samoa |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
13 |
4 |
10th |
4 |
Ireland |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
79 |
2 |
13th |
Play-offs
13th–16th
9th–12th
5th–8th
Semi-finals
Finals
15th/16th
13th/14th
11th/12th
9th/10th
7th/8th
5th/6th
3rd/4th
Test no. 391
2002-05-25 |
France |
41–7 |
Canada |
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona |
Tries: Nathalie Amiela (2) Dalphine Plantet (2), Annabel Donnadieu, Clotilde Flaugere
Con: Estelle Sardini (2)
Pen: Estelle Sardini |
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Try: Julie Foster
Con: Kelly McCallum |
Final
2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners |
New Zealand
Second title |
Final Table
External links
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Tournaments |
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Qualifying |
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Finals |
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Squads |
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Related articles |
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Notes: No qualifiers between 1991–1998; by invitation only. 2002 & 2006 Only had qualifiers for Asia, everyone else were by invitation only.
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Notes
- ↑ There are 16 teams at the IRB Women's World Cup 2002. They are divided into four Pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding. For the first set of matches the highest seeded team plays the lowest seeded team whilst the two mid-seeded teams play each other. After the first round of matches the positions in each Pool are recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places, and the losers in third and fourth places. In the second set of matches, the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each Pool play each other. The final Pool standings are calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each Pool. The four top teams in each of the Pools go forward to contest the World Cup title. The second placed teams from each Pool play for 5th position (the Plate), the third place teams for 9th (the Bowl), and the fourth placed teams for 13th (the Shield). The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament. The two winning teams from each of these 'semi-finals' then face each other in the 'final' whilst the losing teams play each other.From the IRB tournament guide
- ↑ Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal ponts, and c) match points difference
- ↑ Teams were ranked according to the following criteria:
- Most match points
- Best points difference (points scored for minus points scored against)
- Best tries difference (tries scored for minus tries scored against)
- Best penalty kick difference (penalty kicks scored for minus penalty kicks scored against)
- Most points scored for
- Most tries scored for
- Most penalty kicks scored for
- Original Tournament seeding.
This resulted in the following ranking:
Semi-finals
Place |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
won |
lost |
for |
against |
difference |
1 |
New Zealand |
2 |
0 |
153 |
3 |
+150 |
2 |
Canada |
2 |
0 |
68 |
0 |
+68 |
3 |
England |
2 |
0 |
76 |
14 |
+62 |
4 |
France |
2 |
0 |
52 |
21 |
+31 |
5th–8th
9th–12th
Place |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
won |
lost |
for |
against |
difference |
9 |
Wales |
1 |
1 |
77 |
30 |
+47 |
10 |
Samoa |
1 |
1 |
25 |
13 |
+12 |
11 |
Kazakhstan |
1 |
1 |
49 |
41 |
+8 |
12 |
Italy |
1 |
1 |
39 |
66 |
−27 |
13th–16th
Place |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
won |
lost |
for |
against |
difference |
13 |
Ireland |
0 |
2 |
0 |
79 |
−79 |
14 |
Japan |
0 |
2 |
3 |
92 |
−89 |
15 |
Netherlands |
0 |
2 |
10 |
124 |
−114 |
16 |
Germany |
0 |
2 |
0 |
194 |
−194 |