2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

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

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	2000-12-15	Hong Kong	0–62	Japan	Aberdeen Park, Hong Kong	[3/11/3]

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)

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

May 13, 2002 – Pool A

Germany

May 17, 2002 – Pool A

New Zealand

117

Australia

May 13, 2002 – Pool A

New Zealand

Australia

May 20, 2002 – Semi-final

Wales

New Zealand

May 13, 2002 – Pool B

France

United States

May 17, 2002 – Pool B

Netherlands

United States

May 13, 2002 – Pool B

France

May 25, 2002 – Final

Kazakhstan

New Zealand

May 13, 2002 – Pool C

England

England

May 17, 2002 – Pool C

Italy

England

May 13, 2002 – Pool C

Spain

Spain

May 20, 2002 – Semi-final

Japan

England

May 13, 2002 – Pool D

Canada

3rd Place final

Canada

May 17, 2002 – Pool D

May 25, 2002 – 3rd Place Final

Ireland

Canada

France

May 13, 2002 – Pool D

Scotland

Canada

Scotland

Samoa

Ranking matches 5–8

Teams knocked out in the Cup quarter-finals

Semi-finals			Final

May 20, 2002
Australia	0
United States	18

			May 25, 2002 – 5th Place Final
			United States	23
			Scotland	5


			7th Place Final
May 20, 2002		May 25, 2002 – 7th Place Final
Spain	16	Australia	30
Scotland	23		Spain	0

Ranking matches 9–16

Teams defeated in the first round of pool matches

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

May 18, 2002 – Pool A

Germany

May 20, 2002

Wales

May 18, 2002 – Pool C

Italy

Italy

May 24, 2002 – 9th Place Final

Japan

Wales

May 18, 2002 – Pool D

Samoa

Ireland

May 20, 2002

Samoa

11th Place Final

May 18, 2002 – Pool B

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Italy

Kazakhstan

May 24, 2002 – 11th Place Final

Ranking matches 13–16

Teams defeated in the first round of the ranking matches for 9–16

Semi-finals			Final

May 20, 2002
Germany	0
Ireland	18

			May 24, 2002 – 13th Place Final
			Ireland	0
			Japan	18


			15th Place Final
May 20, 2002		May 24, 2002 – 15th Place Final
Japan	37	Germany	19
Netherlands	3		Netherlands	20

Match details

Pool A

Position ^{[note 2]}	Nation	Games				Points		Table points	Overall ranking ^{[note 3]}
Position ^{[note 2]}	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	Table points	Overall ranking ^{[note 3]}
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

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	2002-05-13	Germany	0–117	New Zealand	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[35/29/2]

[362]
	2002-05-13	Australia	30–0	Wales	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[14/68/1]

[369]
	2002-05-17	Germany	0–77	Wales	Girona, Barcelona	[36/69/2]

[370]
	2002-05-18	Australia	3–36	New Zealand	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[15/30/6]

Pool B

Position	Nation	Games				Points		Table points	Overall ranking
Position	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	Table points	Overall ranking
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

[363]
	2002-05-13	United States	87–0	Netherlands	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[41/56/3]

[364]
	2002-05-13	France	31–12	Kazakhstan	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[77/27/3]

[371]
	2002-05-17	Netherlands	10–37	Kazakhstan	Girona, Barcelona	[57/28/2]

[372]
	2002-05-18	France	21–9	United States	Girona, Barcelona	[78/42/2]

Pool C

Position	Nation	Games				Points		Table points	Overall ranking
Position	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	Table points	Overall ranking
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

[365]
	2002-05-13	England	63–9	Italy	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[82/36/2]

[366]
	2002-05-13	Spain	62–0	Japan	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[45/12/1]

[373]
	2002-05-17	Italy	30–3	Japan	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[37/13/1]

[374]
	2002-05-18	Spain	5–13	England	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[46/83/8]

Pool D

Position	Nation	Games				Points		Table points	Overall ranking
Position	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	Table points	Overall ranking
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

[367]
	2002-05-13	Canada	57–0	Ireland	Girona, Barcelona	[33/45/1]

[368]
	2002-05-13	Scotland	13–3	Samoa	Girona, Barcelona	[63/2/1]

[375]
	2002-05-17	Ireland	0–22	Samoa	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[46/3/1]

[376]
	2002-05-18	Canada	11–0	Scotland	Girona, Barcelona	[34/64/2]

Play-offs

13th–16th

[377]
	2002-05-20	Germany	0–18	Ireland	Girona, Barcelona	[37/47/3]

[378]
	2002-05-20	Japan	37–3	Netherlands	Girona, Barcelona	[14/58/1]

9th–12th

[379]
	2002-05-20	Wales	35–3	Italy	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[70/38/4]

[380]
	2002-05-20	Samoa	9–3	Kazakhstan	Girona, Barcelona	[4/29/1]

5th–8th

[381]
	2002-05-21	Australia	0–18	United States	Girona, Barcelona	[16/43/2]

[382]
	2002-05-21	Spain	16–23	Scotland	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[47/65/9]

Semi-finals

[383]
	2002-05-21	New Zealand	30–0	France	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona	[31/79/2]

[384]
	2002-05-21	Canada	10–53	England	Girona, Barcelona	[35/84/6]

Finals

15th/16th

[385]
	2002-05-24	Germany	19–20	Netherlands	Zaragoza	[38/59/12]

13th/14th

[386]
	2002-05-24	Ireland	0–18	Japan	Girona, Barcelona	[48/15/2]

11th/12th

[387]
	2002-05-24	Italy	3–20	Kazakhstan	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[39/30/2]

9th/10th

[388]
	2002-05-24	Wales	14–17	Samoa	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[71/5/1]

7th/8th

[389]
	2002-05-25	Spain	5–23	Australia	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona	[48/44/2]

5th/6th

[390]
	2002-05-25	United States	30–0	Scotland	Girona, Barcelona	[17/66/2]

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		Try: Julie Foster Con: Kelly McCallum

Final

Test no. 392 2002-05-25	England	9–19	New Zealand	Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
	Pen: Shelley Rae (2) Drop: Shelley Rae		Tries: Monique Hirovanaa, Cheryl Waaka Pen: Tammi Wilson (3)

2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners
New Zealand Second title

Final Table

Place	Nation	Games		Points
Place	Nation	won	lost	for	against	difference
1	New Zealand	4	0	202	12	+190
2	England	3	1	138	43	+95
3	France	3	1	93	58	+35
4	Canada	2	2	85	94	−9
5	United States	3	1	137	26	+111
6	Scotland	2	2	41	53	−12
7	Australia	2	2	63	54	+9
8	Spain	1	3	83	66	+17
9	Samoa	3	1	56	30	+26
10	Wales	2	2	126	50	+76
11	Kazakhstan	2	2	72	58	+14
12	Italy	1	3	45	121	−76
13	Japan	2	2	58	95	−37
14	Ireland	1	3	18	97	−79
15	Netherlands	1	3	33	180	−147
16	Germany	0	4	19	232	−213

External links

Women's Rugby World Cup

Tournaments	Wales 1991 Scotland 1994 Netherlands 1998 Spain 2002 Canada 2006 England 2010 France 2014 Ireland 2017

Qualifying	2010 2014 2017

Squads	2010 2014 2017

Related articles	Women's World Rugby Festival 1990

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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

Place Nation Games Points

won lost for against difference

5 United States 1 1 96 21 +75

6 Spain 1 1 67 13 +54

7 Scotland 1 1 13 14 −1

8 Australia 1 1 33 36 −3

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

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

Place	Nation	Games	Points
won	lost	for	against	difference
5	United States	1	1	96	21	+75
6	Spain	1	1	67	13	+54
7	Scotland	1	1	13	14	−1
8	Australia	1	1	33	36	−3

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

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

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