The inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series was an international women's rugby union competition contested by World Cup holders England, runners-up Canada, New Zealand and the United States.[1]
2015 Women's Rugby Super Series | |
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Countries | Canada England New Zealand United States |
Champions | New Zealand |
Runners-up | England |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 45 (average 7.5 per match) |
Top point scorer | Kendra Cocksedge (26) |
Top try scorer | Honey Hireme (5) Jessica Wooden (5) |
The Super Series succeeded the Nations Cup, another international tournament organized jointly by the United States, England and Canada with rotating host locations. Guest teams from other nations also took part, most recently South Africa. Canada took home the last Nations Cup beating England and ending their 17-game winning streak. The format changed with a round-robin tournament now being played over three days in three locations, Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton.[2]
The tournament winners were New Zealand, with runners-up England, the United States third and finally Canada.
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 43 | +70 | 14 |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 9 |
3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 114 | −51 | 5 |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 91 | −27 | 0 |
Points scoring
edit4 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss. 1 bonus point awarded for scoring four or more tries and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points.
Fixtures and results
editDay one
edit27 June 2015 |
United States | 13–39 | England |
Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary, Alberta Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada)[3] |
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Assistant referees:
Rose Labreche (Canada)[3]
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)[3]
27 June 2015 |
Canada | 22–40 | New Zealand |
Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary, Alberta Referee: Leah Berard (USA Rugby)[3] |
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Assistant referees:
Marie Lematte (France)[3]
David Crisp (Canada)[3]
Day two
edit1 July 2015 |
New Zealand | 26–7 | England |
Red Deer Titans Rugby Park, Red Deer, Alberta Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada)[4] |
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Assistant referees:
Leah Berard (United States)[4]
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)[4]
1 July 2015 |
Canada | 28–36 | United States |
Red Deer Titans Rugby Park, Red Deer, Alberta Referee: Marie Lematte (France)[4] |
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Assistant referees:
Rose Labreche (Canada)[4]
Doug Hamre (Canada)[4]
Day three
edit5 July 2015 |
New Zealand | 47–14 | United States |
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Alberta Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)[4] |
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Assistant referees:
Sherry Trumbull (Canada)[4]
Doug Hamre (Canada)[4]
5 July 2015 |
Canada | 14–15 | England |
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Alberta Referee: Leah Berard (United States)[4] |
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Assistant referees:
Marie Lematte (France)[4]
David Crisp (Canada)[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Women's Super Series set to kick off new era". 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Young, Wendy (June 22, 2015). "Super Series Women's Int'l Rugby - USA, Canada, New Zealand & England". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Referees to 29 June 2015". 23 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.}
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Referees to 5 July 2015". 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.