2006 Women's Rugby Union World Cup

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2006 Women's Rugby Union World Cup
WomensRWC2006.png
host Canada
opening August 31, 2006
Endgame 17th September 2006
Nations 12
Games 30th

The 5th Women's Rugby Union World Cup took place in Canada from August 31 to September 17, 2006 . 12 national teams (four fewer than in 2002) competed against each other in a total of 30 games. These were held in Edmonton and St. Albert in the province of Alberta . New Zealand secured the world title for the third time in a row.

With 35 points from seven attempts, Heather Moyse was the most successful point collector.

Preliminary round

There were four groups with three teams each. The teams in group A played against those in group D, the teams in group B against those in group C. The group winners qualify for the semi-finals, the other teams for the classification games.

The distribution of points in the preliminary round was based on the following system:

  • 4 points if you win
  • 2 points if there is a tie
  • 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
  • 1 bonus point for four or more successful tries ( tests ), regardless of the final score
  • 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

Tables

Group A

space country Weight Loss result Points
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 0 137: 7 14th
2 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1 2 14: 115 4th
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 0 3 22:97 0

Group B

space country Weight Loss result Points
1 Flag of England.svg England 3 0 119: 16 14th
2 Flag of Australia.svg Australia 1 2 14: 115 6th
3 IRFU flag.svg Ireland 1 2 48:67 5

Group C

space country Weight Loss result Points
1 Flag of France.svg France 2 1 75:37 10
2 Flag of the United States.svg United States 2 1 34:35 9
3 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 3 20:79 0

Group D

space country Weight Loss result Points
1 Flag of Canada.svg Canada 2 1 131: 71 10
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2 1 56:38 10
3 SamoaSamoa Samoa 1 2 32:69 5

First preliminary round

August 31, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - Flag of Canada.svg Canada 66: 7
August 31, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 0:24
August 31, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - SamoaSamoa Samoa 0:20
August 31, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of England.svg England - Flag of the United States.svg United States 18: 0
August 31, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 68:12
August 31, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
IRFU flag.svg Ireland - Flag of France.svg France 0:43

Second preliminary round

September 4, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - SamoaSamoa Samoa 50: 0
September 4, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of England.svg England - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 74: 8
September 4, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Flag of Spain.svg Spain 74: 0
September 4, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Flag of France.svg France 10:24
September 4, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 17:32
September 4, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
IRFU flag.svg Ireland - Flag of the United States.svg United States 11:24

Third preliminary round

September 8, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 21: 0
September 8, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of Spain.svg Spain - SamoaSamoa Samoa 14:12
September 8, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 45: 5
September 8, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of England.svg England - Flag of France.svg France 27: 8
September 8, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Flag of the United States.svg United States 6:10
September 8, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
IRFU flag.svg Ireland - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 37: 0

Intermediate round

Semifinals

September 12, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - Flag of France.svg France 40:10
September 12, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Flag of England.svg England 6:10

5th to 8th place

September 12, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
IRFU flag.svg Ireland - Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 10:11
September 12, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
Flag of the United States.svg United States - Flag of Australia.svg Australia 29:12

9th to 12th place

September 12, 2006 in St. Albert (St. Albert Rugby Park)
SamoaSamoa Samoa - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 43:10
September 12, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 17:12

Classification games

Game for 11th / 12th place

September 16, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 36: 0

Game for 9th / 10th place

September 16, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
SamoaSamoa Samoa - Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5:10

Game for 7th / 8th place

September 16, 2006 in Edmonton (Ellerslie Rugby Park)
IRFU flag.svg Ireland - Flag of Australia.svg Australia 14:18

Game for 5th / 6th place

17 September 2006 in Edmonton ( Commonwealth Stadium )
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland - Flag of the United States.svg United States 0:24

Game for 3rd / 4th place

17 September 2006 in Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium)
Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Flag of France.svg France 8:17

final

17 September 2006 in Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium)
Flag of England.svg England - Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 17:25
World Champion 2006 New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg

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