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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Canada |
| Dates | 23 September 2000– 30 September 2000 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
Canada Cup 2000 was the third Canada Cup competition in women's rugby hosted in Winnipeg [1] . The hosts, Canada, brought together the new World Champion New Zealand alongside runners-up USA and third placed England. The results were slightly closer than in 1996, but the title was retained by New Zealand.
| Pos | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 13 | +105 | 6 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 49 | +29 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 85 | −63 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 90 | −71 | 0 |
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