1994 Women's Rugby World Cup final

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]

1994 Rugby World Cup Final
Event1994 Rugby World Cup
England United States
England United States
38 23
Date24 April 1994
VenueEdinburgh Academicals RFC, Edinburgh
RefereeJim Fleming (Scotland)[1]
Attendance5000

Route to the final
Main article: 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup
England Round United States
Opponent Result Pool stage Opponent Result
 Russia 66–0 Match 1  Sweden 111–0
 Scotland 26–0 Match 2  Japan 121–0
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 2 0 0 92 0
 Scotland 1 0 1 51 26
 Russia 0 0 2 0 117
 Final standing
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against
 United States 2 0 0 232 0
 Japan 1 0 1 10 126
 Sweden 0 0 2 5 121
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Canada 24–10 Quarter-finals  Ireland 76–0
 France 18–6 Semi-finals  Wales 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
24 April 1994
England 38–23 United States
Try: Gill Burns
Jacquie Edwards
Jane Mitchell
Con: Karen Almond
Edinburgh Academicals RFC

Summary

England 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 to help England claim their first World Cup title.[2][5][6][3]

References
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  2. "WOMEN'S '94 WORLD TROPHY RETURNS AFTER 15 YEARS". www.englandrugby.com. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. "Women's Rugby World Cup: The story so far". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. Smith, Paul (25 October 2021). "The strange tale of the 1994 Women's World Cup..." www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. "Rugby Football History". www.rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. "World Cup winning England team to reunite". Scrum Queens. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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