The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams.
The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.
The women's Rugby World Cup is the women's rugby union world championship which is organised by World Rugby. The first Rugby World Cup for women was held in 1991, but it was not until the 1998 tournament that the tournament received official backing from the International Rugby Board ; by 2009, the IRB had retroactively recognized the 1991 and 1994 tournaments and their champions.
The Australia women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women's Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010.
The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament contested by the top national men's representative teams. The tournament is administered by the International Rugby League and was first held in France in 1954, which was the first World Cup held for any form of rugby football.
The Canada women's national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union competitions. They are overseen by Rugby Canada, the governing body of rugby union in Canada.
The Fiji women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Fiji, representing them at rugby union. They played their first test against Samoa in 2006, and compete annually in the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship. In 2022, they created history when they scored the third-highest points in both Men's and Women's Rugby at the Oceania Championship when they trounced Papua New Guinea 152–0. They made their first Rugby World Cup appearance at the delayed tournament in New Zealand.
Sharni Maree Williams is a female Australian rugby union player. She has played in the centre position for Australia, the Brumbies, and from 2008 to 2012 for the Canberra Royals. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Tui Ormsby is a former Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia and made her international debut in 1997 against the United States at Brisbane.
Shannon Michelle Parry is a former Australian rugby player. She represented Australia in 24 tests and appeared in four Rugby World Cup's, in 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2021. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and also competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Iliseva Batibasaga is a former Fijian-Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia in 27 tests between 2006 and 2022.
The 2027 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eleventh edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is scheduled to take place in Australia in 2027.
The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grace Hamilton is an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who captained Australia internationally, and the NSW Waratahs in the Super W. She competed at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's.
The 2029 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eleventh edition of the Rugby World Cup for women. The tournament is to be held in Australia.
Ashley Marsters is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Hooker internationally for Australia, and for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W competition. She has competed at the 2014 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's.
Australia women and New Zealand women have played each other 24 times, with the Black Ferns winning all 24 matches between the 2 teams. They played their inaugural test match on the 2nd of September 1994 in Sydney, Australia. It was the Wallaroos first test and the Black Ferns fourth, with the latter winning that encounter (37–0). They occasionally compete for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup since its inception in 1994 with the Black Ferns winning all 20 games. They have met at the Rugby World Cup on three separate occasions in 2002, 2010, and at the delayed 2021 tournament hosted by New Zealand.
Bronwyn Laidlaw is a former Australian rugby union player.
Shirley Russell is a former Australian rugby union player. She made her test debut for Australia in 1995 against New Zealand in Auckland.
Vanessa Bradley is a former Australian rugby union player. She made her test debut for Australia against New Zealand, at Sydney, in 1996. She competed for Australia at the 2006 Rugby World Cup in Canada.
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