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Women's Rugby World Cup.
First played in Wales in 1991. The 2025 final at Twickenham set a world attendance record for women's rugby.
FIRST · 1991 WALNEXT · 2029 AUSTRALIA10 EDITIONS3 CHAMPIONSWOMEN
EDITIONS COMPLETED
1991 → 2025
10
MOST TITLES
New Zealand · 6 titles
NZL
NEXT EDITION
Australia · Sep 2029
2029
QUICK ANSWERS
Women's Rugby World Cup: the short version.
- Who has won the most Women's Rugby World Cup titles?
- New Zealand, with 6 titles (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021).
- Who won the last Women's Rugby World Cup?
- England won the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England, beating Canada 33–13 in the final.
- When and where is the next Women's Rugby World Cup?
- The next Women's Rugby World Cup is in Australia, starting Sep 2029.
- How many times has the Women's Rugby World Cup been held?
- 10 times, from 1991 to 2025.
- Which countries have won the Women's Rugby World Cup?
- 3 nations have won it: New Zealand (6), England (3) and United States (1).
01 · TIMELINE
Drag the scrubber. Travel 42 years.
Each node opens that edition's full report.
EDITION
2025
HOST
England
16 TEAMS
CHAMPION
EnglandRUNNER-UP · CANADA
1991
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2017
2021
2025
England
2029
2033
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03 · THE RECORD
Every edition.
Every host, champion, runner-up and final result. Tap a row for the full report.
04 · STATS
The numbers, drawn.
Pick a metric. Titles are counted by the name the team competed under.
CHAMPIONS · COUNT
NZL6ENG3
USA105 · MOMENTS & LEGENDS
The ones we still argue about.
Jonah Lomu
1995 · 1999
15 World Cup tries, a record he shares with Bryan Habana.
Jonny Wilkinson
1999 – 2011
277 points, the tournament record, and the drop goal that won 2003.
Richie McCaw
2003 – 2015
Captained New Zealand to back-to-back titles.
Siya Kolisi
2019 · 2023
Two titles as South Africa captain.
06 · TRIVIA
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Facts we'd bet on at the pub. Test yourself.
07 · WHAT'S NEXT