The 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match to decide the winner of the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup. The match was between 1991 finalists England and the United States, it took place on 24 April. England claimed their first title after beating the United States 38–23 in the Final.[2][3][4]
| Event | 1994 Rugby World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 April 1994 | ||||||
| Venue | Edinburgh Academicals RFC, Edinburgh | ||||||
| Referee | Jim Fleming (Scotland)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 5000 | ||||||
Route to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Pool stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Russia
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66–0 | Match 1 |  Sweden
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111–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Scotland
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26–0 | Match 2 |  Japan
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121–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standing |
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada
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24–10 | Quarter-finals |  Ireland
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76–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France
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18–6 | Semi-finals |  Wales
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56–15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
England was placed in Pool B with Scotland and Russia. The defending champions, USA, were pooled with Japan and Sweden. The United States pool games was a one-sided affair as they annihilated both oppositions with nothing short of a hundred. First, was Sweden with a 111–0 trouncing, then USA beat Japan with an abysmal 121–0.[5]
England's opponents in the Pool games also went scoreless. Russia went down 66–0 while Scotland put up a bit of a fight with the English only scoring 26 points.[5]
Match
edit| 24 April 1994 |
England  | 38–23 |  United States |
| Try: Penalty (2) Jane Mitchell Gill Burns Jacquie Edwards Con: Karen Almond (5/5) Pen: Karen Almond | Try: Jen Crawford (2) Patricia Jervey Elise Huffer Pen: Jos Bergman |
| Edinburgh Academicals RFC |
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Summary
editEngland had their revenge after they beat the United States 38–23. English captain Karen Almond kicked in 13 points with flanker Gill Burns, centre Jacquie Edwards and full-back Jane Mitchell scoring a try each, alongside two penalty tries to help England claim their first World Cup title.[2][5][6][3][7]
References
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- ^ a b "Women's Rugby World Cup: The story so far". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Smith, Paul (25 October 2021). "The strange tale of the 1994 Women's World Cup..." www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rugby Football History". www.rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "World Cup winning England team to reunite". Scrum Queens. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "England's 1994 world champions: Where are they now?". BBC Sport. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.