2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

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2002 Women's Rugby World Cup
Spanish: Copa Mundial de Rugby Femenina 2002
2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Logo 1.webp
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Dates13 – 25 May 2002
No. of nations16
Final positions
Champions   Gold medal blank.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of England.svg  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Tries scored170 (average 5.31 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Tammi Wilson (48)
Most tries Flag of England.svg Sue Day (9)
Points scored1,276 (average 39.88 per match)
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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.

Contents

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.

Squads

Match Officials

Referees:

Qualifier

15 December 2000
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–62Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong

Competition format

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 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
13 May 2002 – Pool A
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
17 May 2002 – Pool A
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 117
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36
 
13 May 2002 – Pool A
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30
 
20 May 2002 – Semi-final
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30
 
13 May 2002 – Pool B
 
Flag of France.svg  France 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 87
 
17 May 2002 – Pool B
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9
 
13 May 2002 – Pool B
 
Flag of France.svg  France 21
 
Flag of France.svg  France 31
 
25 May 2002 – Final
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 12
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19
 
13 May 2002 – Pool C
 
Flag of England.svg  England 9
 
Flag of England.svg  England 63
 
17 May 2002 – Pool C
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
 
Flag of England.svg  England 13
 
13 May 2002 – Pool C
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 62
 
20 May 2002 – Semi-final
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
Flag of England.svg  England 53
 
13 May 2002 – Pool D
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10 3rd Place final
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 57
 
17 May 2002 – Pool D25 May 2002 – 3rd Place Final
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11Flag of France.svg  France 41
 
13 May 2002 – Pool D
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 13
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3
 

Ranking matches 5–8

Teams knocked out in the Cup quarter-finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 May 2002
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17
 
25 May 2002 – 5th Place Final
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30
 
20 May 2002
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 16
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23
 
7th Place Final
 
 
25 May 2002 – 7th Place Final
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5

Ranking matches 9–16

Teams defeated in the first round of pool matches

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 May 2002 – Pool A
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
20 May 2002
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 77
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 35
 
18 May 2002 – Pool C
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30
 
24 May 2002 – 9th Place Final
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 14
 
18 May 2002 – Pool D
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 17
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 0
 
20 May 2002
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 22
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14
 
18 May 2002 – Pool B
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3 11th Place Final
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10
 
24 May 2002 – 11th Place Final
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 37
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 20
 

Ranking matches 13–16

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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 May 2002
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
24 May 2002 – 13th Place Final
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 18
 
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 0
 
20 May 2002
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 18
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
15th Place Final
 
 
24 May 2002 – 15th Place Final
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20

Match details

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts Overall ranking
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22001533+15061st
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21013336−348th
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21017730+4749th
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20020194−194216th
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference

Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts Overall ranking
1Flag of France.svg  France 22005221+3164th
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21019621+7545th
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 21014941+8411th
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 200210124−114214th
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
13 May 2002
United States  Flag of the United States.svg87–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
13 May 2002
France  Flag of France.svg31–12Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
17 May 2002
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg10–37Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Girona, Barcelona
18 May 2002
France  Flag of France.svg21–9Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Girona, Barcelona

Pool C

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts Overall ranking
1Flag of England.svg  England 22007614+6263rd
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21016713+5446th
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21013966−27412th
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2002392−89215th
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
13 May 2002
England  Flag of England.svg63–9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
13 May 2002
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg62–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
17 May 2002
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg30–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

Pool D

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts Overall ranking
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2200680+6862nd
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21011314−147th
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 21012513+12410th
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2002079−79213th
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
13 May 2002
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg57–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Girona, Barcelona
13 May 2002
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg13–3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Girona, Barcelona
17 May 2002
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg0–22Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
18 May 2002
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg11–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Girona, Barcelona

Overall ranking

Teams were ranked according to the following criteria:

This resulted in the following ranking:

Semi-finals
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDRanking
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22001533+150Semi-finals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2200680+68
3Flag of England.svg  England 22007614+62
4Flag of France.svg  France 22005221+31
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21019621+755th–8th
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21016713+54
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21011314−1
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21013336−3
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21017730+479th–12th
10Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 21012513+12
11Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 21014941+8
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21013966−27
13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 2002079−7913th–16th
14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2002392−89
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 200210124−114
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20020194−194
Source: [ citation needed ]

Play-offs

13th–16th

20 May 2002
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–18IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Girona, Barcelona
20 May 2002
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg37–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Girona, Barcelona

9th–12th

20 May 2002
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg35–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
20 May 2002
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg9–3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Girona, Barcelona

5th–8th

Semi-finals

21 May 2002
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg30–0Flag of France.svg  France
Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona
21 May 2002
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10–53Flag of England.svg  England
Girona, Barcelona

Finals

15th/16th

24 May 2002
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg19–20Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Zaragoza

13th/14th

24 May 2002
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg23–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Girona, Barcelona

11th/12th

9th/10th

24 May 2002
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg14–17Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

7th/8th

5th/6th

25 May 2002
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg30–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Girona, Barcelona

3rd/4th

25 May 2002
France  Flag of France.svg41–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tries: Nathalie Amiel (2) Dalphine Plantet (2), Annabel Donnadieu, Clotilde Flaugère
Con: Estelle Sartini (2)
Pen: Estelle Sartini		Try: Julie Foster
Con: Kelly McCallum
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Final

25 May 2002
England  Flag of England.svg9–19Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pen: Shelley Rae (2)
Drop: Shelley Rae		Tries: Monique Hirovanaa, Cheryl Waaka
Pen: Tammi Wilson (3)
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup winners 
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Second title

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPD
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 440020212+190
2Flag of England.svg  England 430113843+95
3Flag of France.svg  France 43019358+35
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 42028594−9
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 42026354+9
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42024153−12
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 430113726+111
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 41038366+17
9Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 43015630+26
10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 420212650+76
11Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 42027258+14
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 410345121−76
13Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 42025895−37
14IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 41031897−79
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 410333180−147
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 400419232−213
Source: [ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ From the IRB tournament guide

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "England's world falls apart in final," The Times (London, England) (18 February 2002): p32 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/englands-world-falls-apart-in-final.html
  2. ↑ "Experience counts for women," The Times (London, England) (27 May 2002): p26 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2002/02/experience-counts-for-women.html
  3. ↑ "IRB ANNOUNCES FEMALE REFEREE PANELS." States News Service, 20 September 2012. Academic OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A302923485/AONE?u=yorku_main&sid=AONE&xid=05d284b3. Accessed 9 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rugby World Cup Women's Stats Archive". Archived from the original on 19 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Women's Rugby World Cup 2002".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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