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2017 Women's Rugby World Cup

This article is about the rugby union competition. For the rugby league competition, see 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017. New Zealand became the 2017 champions by beating England 41–32 in the final on 26 August. Matches were held in Dublin and Belfast.[1] The pool stages were held at University College Dublin with the semi-finals and finals held at Queen's University and Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.[2]

2017 Women's Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nations
 Ireland
Dates9 August – 26 August 2017
No. of nations12
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (5th title)
Runner-up  England
Third place  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Attendance45,412 (1,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Portia Woodman (65)
Most triesNew Zealand Portia Woodman (13)
← 2014
2021 →

The tournament took place three rather than four years after the previous Women's Rugby World Cup because World Rugby wanted to move away from clashing with other events.[3] The event returned to a four-year cycle after 2017.[4]

The 2017 tournament set attendance records for a Women's World Cup. The tournament drew 45,412 fans over 30 matches. The final was played in front of a crowd of 17,115, and the pool matches sold out.[citation needed]

This was the last edition of the tournament under the "Women's Rugby World Cup" name. On 21 August 2019, World Rugby announced that all future World Cups, whether for men or women, would be officially titled as the "Rugby World Cup", distinguished only by year and not by gender. As such, the 2021 edition in New Zealand bore the title of "Rugby World Cup 2021".[5]

Bidding process

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On 2 March 2015, it was announced that the Irish Rugby Football Union had submitted a bid to host to Women's Rugby World Cup in August 2017.[6] The Irish bid was the only one made to host the event. On 13 May 2015 it was announced that Ireland would host the event in Dublin and Belfast.[7]

On 4 June 2015 it was announced that Garrett Tubridy had been appointed tournament director for the event.[8]

Qualifying

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Main article: 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying

Ireland, the host nation, had already qualified automatically by finishing in the top seven teams at the 2014 tournament before being announced as hosts. A further six teams (England, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United States and Australia) qualified automatically as top seven finishers at the 2014 tournament.[9] Italy and Wales qualified as the top two teams across the 2015 and 2016 Women's Six Nations excluding England, France, and Ireland. The remaining three qualifiers (Hong Kong, Spain and Japan) were determined by the end of 2016.

Qualified teams

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Americas Europe Oceania Asia

Match officials

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In March 2017, World Rugby announced the 9 referees and 5 assistant referees for the tournament.[10]

In August 2017, it was announced that Irish referee Joy Neville would adjudicate the final.[11]

Referees (9)
Assistants (5)

Squads

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Main article: 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

Pool stage

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The pool draw took place on 9 November 2016 at Belfast.[12]

Each pool was a single round-robin of six games, in which each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, one point for a loss by one to seven points, and none for a defeat by more than seven points. A team scoring four or more tries in one match scored a bonus point.

The tournament comprised 12 teams in three pools of four with the pool winners plus the best runner-up progressing to the semi-finals.[13]

All times are local, Western European Summer Time (UTC+1).[14]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 35 213 17 +196 3 15
  Canada 3 2 0 1 19 118 48 +70 1 9
  Wales 3 1 0 2 9 51 74 −23 1 5
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 15 258 −243 0 0
9 August 2017
New Zealand  44–12  Wales
Report[15]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
9 August 2017
Canada  98–0  Hong Kong
Report[16]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
New Zealand  121–0  Hong Kong
Report[17]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
Canada  15–0  Wales
Report[18]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
17 August 2017
Canada  5–48  New Zealand
Report[19]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
17 August 2017
Wales  39–15  Hong Kong
Report[20]
UCD Bowl, Dublin

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 27 159 44 +115 3 15
  United States 3 2 0 1 15 93 59 +34 3 11
  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 27 107 −80 0 4
  Italy 3 0 0 3 5 33 102 −69 0 0
9 August 2017
England  56–5  Spain
Report[21]
UCD Bowl, Dublin
9 August 2017
United States  24–12  Italy
Report[22]
UCD Bowl, Dublin
13 August 2017
England  56–13  Italy
Report[23]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
United States  43–0  Spain
Report[24]
UCD Bowl, Dublin
17 August 2017
England  47–26  United States
Report[25]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
17 August 2017
Italy  8–22  Spain
Report[26]
UCD Bowl, Dublin

Pool C

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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
Ireland  19–17  Australia
Report[27]
UCD Bowl, Dublin
9 August 2017
France  72–14  Japan
Report[28]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
Ireland  24–14  Japan
Report[29]
UCD Bowl, Dublin
13 August 2017
France  48–0  Australia
Report[30]
UCD Bowl, Dublin
17 August 2017
Australia  29–15  Japan
Report[31]
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
17 August 2017
France  21–5  Ireland
Report[32]
UCD Bowl, Dublin

Finals

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Knockout Rankings

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At the completion of the pool stage, teams were ranked first according to their position within their pool (positions 1 to 3 were the pool winners, positions 4 to 6 were the pool runners up, etc.) and then by competition points. The top four teams progressed to the tournament semi-finals, teams ranked 5–8 progressed to the 5th to 8th play-offs, and the teams ranked 9–12 progressed to the 9th to 12th play-offs.[33]

Qualified for semi-finals
Qualified for 5th to 8th playoffs
Qualified for 9th to 12th playoffs
Rank Team Pos Pld W D L PF PA +/− BP Pts
1   New Zealand A1 3 3 0 0 213 17 +196 3 15
2   England B1 3 3 0 0 159 44 +115 3 15
3   France C1 3 3 0 0 141 19 +122 2 14
4   United States B2 3 2 0 1 93 59 +34 3 11
5   Canada A2 3 2 0 1 118 48 +70 1 9
6   Ireland C2 3 2 0 1 48 52 −4 0 8
7   Australia C3 3 1 0 2 46 82 −36 2 6
8   Wales A3 3 1 0 2 51 74 −23 1 5
9   Spain B3 3 1 0 2 27 107 −80 0 4
10   Italy B4 3 0 0 3 33 102 −69 0 0
11   Japan C4 3 0 0 3 43 125 −82 0 0
12   Hong Kong A4 3 0 0 3 15 258 −243 0 0

Tie breakers

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If teams were tied on pool points they were ranked by rules applied in the following order –
1. The team that won the match between the two teams was ranked first (does not apply to teams in different pools)
2. If the teams were still level, the difference between points scored and points conceded was used to rank the teams
3. Difference between tries scored and tries conceded was used to rank the teams
4. Most points scored
5. Most tries scored
6. Coin toss

Play-offs: 9th to 12th

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August 2017
 
 
  Italy22
 
26 August 2017
 
  Japan0
 
  Italy20
 
22 August 2017
 
  Spain15
 
  Spain31
 
 
  Hong Kong7
 
Third place
 
 
26 August 2017
 
 
  Japan44
 
 
  Hong Kong5
Ninth to twelfth semifinals
22 August 2017
12:00
Italy  22–0  Japan
Report[34]
Queen's University Belfast
22 August 2017
14:30
Spain  31–7  Hong Kong
Report[35]
Queen's University Belfast
Eleventh place playoff
26 August 2017
12:00
Japan  44–5  Hong Kong
Report[36]
Queen's University Belfast
Ninth place playoff
26 August 2017
14:30
Italy  20–15  Spain
Report[37]
Queen's University Belfast

Play-offs 5th to 8th

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August 2017
 
 
  Ireland24
 
26 August 2017
 
  Australia36
 
  Australia12
 
22 August 2017
 
  Canada43
 
  Canada52
 
 
  Wales0
 
Third place
 
 
26 August 2017
 
 
  Ireland17
 
 
  Wales27
Fifth to eighth semifinals
22 August 2017
14:00
Ireland  24–36  Australia
Report[38]
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
22 August 2017
17:00
Canada  52–0  Wales
Report[39]
Queen's University Belfast
Seventh place playoff
26 August 2017
14:00
Ireland  17–27  Wales
Report[40]
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Fifth place playoff
26 August 2017
14:30
Australia  12–43  Canada
Report[41]
Queen's University Belfast

Finals

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The team ranked first after the pool stages played the team ranked fourth and the team ranked second played the team ranked third.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August 2017
 
 
  New Zealand45
 
26 August 2017
 
  United States12
 
  New Zealand41
 
22 August 2017
 
  England32
 
  England20
 
 
  France 3
 
Third place
 
 
26 August 2017
 
 
  France31
 
 
  United States23

Semifinals

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Test: 1238 22 August 2017 New Zealand   45–12   United States Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
16:00 GMT (UTC+00) Report[42]


Test: 1239 22 August 2017 England   20–3   France Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
18:45 GMT (UTC+00) Report[43]

Third place playoff

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Test: 1244 26 August 2017 France   31–23   United States Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
16:00 GMT (UTC+00) Report[44]

Final

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Main article: 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup Final
Test: 1245 26 August 2017 England   32–41   New Zealand Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  
18:45 GMT (UTC+00) Try: Penalty Try 25'
Thompson 32', 55'
Noel-Smith 77'
Con: Scarratt 33', 78'
Pen: Scarratt 15', 51' 		Report[45] Try: Winiata 8', 69'
Natua 39', 45', 58'
Smith 53'
Cocksedge 63'
Con: Cocksedge 46', 54', 58' 		Attendance: 17,115
Referee: Joy Neville

Final classification

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Nation
    New Zealand
    England
    France
4   United States
5   Canada
6   Australia
7   Wales
8   Ireland
9   Italy
10   Spain
11   Japan
12   Hong Kong

Broadcasting

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See also

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