Women’s Rugby World Cup Fixtures
The 2021 Rugby World Cup was due to take place in New Zealand from Saturday 18 September to Saturday 16 October 2021, with fixtures being played at Eden Park and Waitakere Stadium in Auckland as well as Northland Events Centre in Whangarei. However, the tournament has now been postponed until 2022 due to Covid.
Below are the original fixtures that were announced in January 2021. It is thought that the rescheduled tournament will take place in the same September-October window next year and we will update the fixtures when they are announced.
Women’s Rugby World Cup Fixtures 2021
Saturday 18 September – First Pool Matches
USA v Europe 1 (11.45am NZ/00.45am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool B)
Asia 1 v Canada (2.15pm NZ/3.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool B)
South Africa v France (2.15pm NZ/3.15am UK & Ire, Eden Park, Auckland, Pool C)
Wales v Final Qualifier Winner (4.45pm NZ/5.45am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)
Fiji v England (4.45pm NZ/5.45am UK & Ire, Eden Park, Auckland, Pool C)
Australia v New Zealand (7.15pm NZ/8.15am UK & Ire, Eden Park, Auckland, Pool A)
Thursday 23 September – Second Pool Matches
Canada v USA (11.45am NZ/00.45am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)
Asia 1 v Europe 1 (2.15pm NZ/3.15am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)
France v Fiji (2.15pm NZ/3.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool C)
Wales v New Zealand (4.45pm NZ/5.45am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool A)
Final Qualifier Winner v Australia (4.45pm NZ/5.45am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)
England v South Africa (7.15pm NZ/8.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool C)
Tuesday 28 September – Third Pool Matches
Europe 1 v Canada (11.45am NZ/23.45pm 27 Sep UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)
USA v Asia 1 (2.15pm NZ/2.15am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool B)
Australia v Wales (2.15pm NZ/2.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)
Fiji v South Africa (4.45pm NZ/4.45am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland, Pool C)
New Zealand v Final Qualifier Winner (4.45pm NZ/4.45am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool A)
France v England (7.15pm NZ/7.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei, Pool C)
Sunday 3 October – Quarter-finals
Quarter-final 1 – Seed 4 v Seed 5 (1.15pm NZ/1.15am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)
Quarter-final 2 – Seed 3 v Seed 6 (4.15pm NZ/4.15am UK & Ire, Waitakere Stadium, Auckland)
Quarter-final 3 – Seed 2 v Seed 7 (4.15pm NZ/4.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)
Quarter-final 4 – Seed 1 v Seed 8 (7.15pm NZ/7.15am UK & Ire, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei)
Saturday 9 October – Semi-finals
Semi-final 1 – Winner QF2 v Winner QF3 (4.30pm NZ/4.30am UK & Ire, Eden Park, Auckland)
Semi-final 2 – Winner QF1 v Winner QF4 (7.30pm NZ/7.30am UK & Ire, Eden Park, Auckland)
Saturday 16 October – Final
Final (7.30pm NZ/7.30am UK & Ire, Eden Park, Auckland)
Past Tournaments
2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – Ireland
Final – New Zealand 41-32 England
2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – France
Final – England 21-9 Canada
2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – England
Final – New Zealand 13-10 England
2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – Canada
Final – New Zealand 25-17 England
2002 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – Spain
Final – New Zealand 19-9 England
1998 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – Netherlands
Final – New Zealand 44-12 United States
1994 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – Scotland
Final – England 38-23 United States
1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Host nation – Wales
Final – United States 19-6 England
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