2002 Women's Rugby World CupTournament details |
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Host nation |
Spain |
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Dates |
2002-05-13 – 2002-05-25 |
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No. of nations |
16 |
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Champions |
New Zealand |
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Tournament statistics |
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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.
The format was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed. The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding.
For the first set of matches the highest seeded team played the lowest seeded team while the two mid-seeded teams played each other.
After the first round of matches the positions in each pool were 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 played each other. The final pool standings were 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 went 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 faced each other in the 'final', whilst the losing teams played each other.[note 2]
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 |
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| May 13, 2002 – Pool A | | | | | | | | |
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| [[Germany women</b>'s national rugby union team|Germany]] | 0 |
| May 17, 2002 – Pool A |
| [[New Zealand women</b>'s national rugby union team|New Zealand]] | 117
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| Australia | 3 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool A |
| | New Zealand | 36
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| Australia | 30 |
| | May 20, 2002 – Semi-final |
| Wales | 0
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| [[New Zealand women</b>'s national rugby union team|New Zealand]] | 30 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool B |
| | France | 0
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| [[United States women</b>'s national rugby union team|United States]] | 87 |
| May 17, 2002 – Pool B | |
| Netherlands | 0
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| United States | 9 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool B |
| | France | 21
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| France | 31 |
| | May 25, 2002 – Final |
| Kazakhstan | 12
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| [[New Zealand women</b>'s national rugby union team|New Zealand]] | 19 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool C |
| | England | 9
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| [[England women</b>'s national rugby union team|England]] | 63 |
| May 17, 2002 – Pool C | |
| Italy | 9
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| [[England women</b>'s national rugby union team|England]] | 13 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool C |
| | Spain | 5
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| Spain | 62 |
| | May 20, 2002 – Semi-final |
| Japan | 0
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| [[England women</b>'s national rugby union team|England]] | 53 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool D |
| | Canada | 10
| | 3rd Place final |
| [[Canada women</b>'s national rugby union team|Canada]] | 57 |
| May 17, 2002 – Pool D | | May 25, 2002 – 3rd Place Final |
| Ireland | 0
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| [[Canada women</b>'s national rugby union team|Canada]] | 11 | [[France women</b>'s national rugby union team|France]] | 41 |
| May 13, 2002 – Pool D |
| | Scotland | 0
| | 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
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| May 20, 2002 | | |
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| Australia | 17 |
| May 25, 2002 – 5th Place Final |
| [[United States women</b>'s national rugby union team|United States]] | 5
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| [[Australia women</b>'s national rugby union team|Australia]] | 30 |
| May 20, 2002 |
| | Scotland | 0
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| Spain | 16 |
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| [[Scotland women</b>'s national rugby union team|Scotland]] | 23
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| 7th Place Final |
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| May 25, 2002 – 7th Place Final |
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| [[United States women</b>'s national rugby union team|United States]] | 23 |
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| Spain | 5
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Ranking matches 9–16
Teams defeated in the first round of pool matches
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| May 18, 2002 – Pool A | | | | | |
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| Germany | 0 |
| May 20, 2002 |
| Wales | 77
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| [[Wales women</b>'s national rugby union team|Wales]] | 35 |
| May 18, 2002 – Pool C |
| | Italy | 3
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| [[Italy women</b>'s national rugby union team|Italy]] | 30 |
| | May 24, 2002 – 9th Place Final |
| Japan | 3
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| Wales | 14 |
| May 18, 2002 – Pool D |
| | [[Samoa women</b>'s national rugby union team|Samoa]] | 17
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| Ireland | 0 |
| May 20, 2002 | |
| Samoa | 22
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| [[Samoa women</b>'s national rugby union team|Samoa]] | 14 |
| May 18, 2002 – Pool B |
| | [[Kazakhstan women</b>'s national rugby union team|Kazakhstan]] | 3
| | 11th Place Final |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| | May 24, 2002 – 11th Place Final |
| Kazakhstan | 37
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| Italy | 3 |
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| [[Kazakhstan women</b>'s national rugby union team|Kazakhstan]] | 20
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Ranking matches 13–16
Teams defeated in the first round of the ranking matches for 9–16
Match details
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 |
Finals
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 |
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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
- ↑ 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:
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 |
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