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France women at the Rugby World Cup

France women's national rugby union team has played 43 matches in every edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup since its inauguration in 1991.[1] They have placed third in seven of nine tournaments, their worst placing was at the 1998 World Cup in Netherlands where they finished in eighth place.[1]

On 30 June 2011, the then IRB announced that France would be hosting the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]

By position

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Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
  1991 Semi-finals *Third 3 2 0 1 99 13
  1994 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 240 26
  1998 7th Place Playoff 8th 5 2 0 3 52 68
  2002 3rd Place Playoff Third 4 3 0 1 93 58
  2006 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 3 0 2 102 85
  2010 3rd Place Playoff 4th 5 3 0 2 70 91
  2014 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 139 42
  2017 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 175 62
  2021 3rd Place Playoff Third 6 4 0 2 190 46
  2025 Qualified
  2029 TBD
  2033
Total 9/9 3rd† 43 29 0 14 1160 491
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

1991 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
  France 2 2 0 0 99 0 +99
  Sweden 2 1 0 1 20 37 −17
  Japan 2 0 0 2 0 82 −82
Source: [citation needed]
1991-04-06
France  62–0  Japan
Aberavon
1991-04-08
France  37–0  Sweden
Glamorgan Wanderers

Semi-finals

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1991-04-12
England  13–0  France
Cardiff Arms Park

1994 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD
  France 2 2 0 0 108 8 +100
  Ireland 2 1 0 1 18 36 −18
  Scottish Students 2 0 0 2 13 95 −82
Source: [citation needed]
1994-04-11
Scottish Students  8–77  France
West of Scotland RFC
1994-04-15
France  31–0  Ireland
West of Scotland RFC

Finals

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Cup Quarter-final

1994-04-17
France  99–0  Japan
Edinburgh Academicals RFC

Cup Semi-final

1994-04-20
England  18–6  France
Gala

Cup 3rd place

1994-04-24
France  27–0  Wales
Edinburgh Academicals RFC

1998 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Ladder
  France 2 2 0 0 33 14 +19 4th
  Australia 2 1 0 1 29 10 +19 5th
  Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 18 29 −11 12th
  Ireland 2 0 0 2 6 33 −27 13th
Source: [citation needed]
1998-05-02
France  23–6  Kazakhstan
Amsterdam
1998-05-05
Australia  8–10  France
Amsterdam

Finals

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Cup Quarter-final

1998-05-09
Canada  9–7  France
Amsterdam

Plate Semi-final

1998-05-12
France  7–27  Scotland
Amsterdam

7th place

1998-05-16
France  9–22  Spain
Amsterdam

2002 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Overall ranking
1   France 2 2 0 0 52 21 +31 6 4th
2   United States 2 1 0 1 96 21 +75 4 5th
3   Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 49 41 +8 4 11th
4   Netherlands 2 0 0 2 10 124 −114 2 14th
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
2002-05-13
France  31–12  Kazakhstan
Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
2002-05-18
France  21–9  United States
Girona, Barcelona

Finals

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Semi-final

2002-05-21
New Zealand  30–0  France
Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

3rd place

2002-05-25
France  41–7  Canada
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

2006 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Pool B ⇔ Pool C
Pool Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
B   England 3 0 0 119 16 14
C   France 2 0 1 75 37 10
C   United States 2 0 1 34 35 9
B   Australia 1 0 2 88 42 6
B   Ireland 1 0 2 48 67 5
C   South Africa 0 0 3 20 179 0
2006-08-31
Ireland  0–43  France
St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
2006-09-04
Australia  10–24  France
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
2006-09-08
England  27–8  France
St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

Finals

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Semi-final

2006-09-12
New Zealand  40–10  France
Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

3rd place

2006-09-17
Canada  8–17  France
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

2010 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Main article: 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C
Po Nation Pl Wo Dr Lo Pf Pa Pd Tf Ta Bp Tp
1   France 3 3 0 0 55 24 +31 10 2 1 13
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 85 43 +42 12 7 2 10
3   Scotland 3 1 0 2 49 59 −10 8 9 1 5
4   Sweden 3 0 0 3 24 87 −63 2 14 1 1
20 August 2010
France  15–9  Sweden
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
24 August 2010
France  17–7  Scotland
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
28 August 2010
Canada  8–23  France
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

Finals

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Semi-final

1 September 2010
New Zealand  45–7  France
Twickenham Stoop

3rd place

5 September 2010
France  8–22  Australia
Twickenham Stoop

2014 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Main article: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 15 98 6 +92 2 14
  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 54 23 +31 0 8
  Wales 3 1 0 2 4 38 54 −16 1 5
  South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 9 116 −107 0 0
2014-08-01
France  26–0  Wales
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
2014-08-05
France  55–3  South Africa
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
2014-08-09
Australia  3–17  France
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

Finals

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Semi-final

13 August 2014 France   16–18   Canada Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  

3rd place

17 August 2014 Ireland   18–25   France Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France  

2017 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 23 141 19 +122 2 14
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 7 48 52 −4 0 8
  Australia 3 1 0 2 8 46 82 −36 2 6
  Japan 3 0 0 3 7 43 125 −82 0 0
9 August 2017
France  72–14  Japan
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
France  48–0  Australia
UCD Bowl, Dublin
17 August 2017
France  21–5  Ireland
UCD Bowl, Dublin

Finals

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Semi-final

22 August 2017 England   20–3   France Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  

3rd place

26 August 2017 France   31–23   United States Kingspan Stadium, Belfast  

2021 World Cup

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Pool stage

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Main article: 2021 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts
1   England 3 3 0 0 172 26 +146 28 2 14
2   France 3 2 0 1 91 18 +73 14 3 11
3   Fiji 3 1 0 2 40 145 −105 6 0 4
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 22 136 −114 3 1 1
Source: [citation needed]
8 October 2022
South Africa  5–40  France
Eden Park, Auckland
15 October 2022
France  7–13  England
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
22 October 2022
France  44–0  Fiji
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Finals

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Quarter-final

29 October 2022
France   (4)39–3(5)   Italy
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Semi-final

5 November 2022
New Zealand  25–24  France
Eden Park, Auckland

3rd place

12 November 2022
Canada  0–36  France
Eden Park, Auckland

Overall record

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Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country P W D L PF PA +/- Win %
  Australia 5 4 0 1 107 43 +64 80%
  Canada 6 4 0 2 140 50 +90 66.66%
  England 5 0 0 5 24 72 –48 0%
  Fiji 1 1 0 0 44 0 +44 100%
  Ireland 4 4 0 0 120 23 +97 100%
  Italy 1 1 0 0 39 3 +36 100%
  Japan 3 3 0 0 233 14 +219 100%
  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 54 18 +36 100%
  New Zealand 4 0 0 4 41 140 –99 0%
  Scotland 2 1 0 1 24 34 –10 50%
  South Africa 2 2 0 0 95 8 +88 100%
  Spain 1 0 0 1 9 22 –13 0%
  Sweden 2 2 0 0 52 9 +43 100%
  United States 2 2 0 0 52 32 +20 100%
  Wales 2 2 0 0 53 0 +53 100%
Total 42 28 0 14 1,087 468 +619 66.66%

References

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  1. ^ a b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ "France to Host 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup". WRWC. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ "About Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
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