2006 Women's Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

women = yes
datefrom = 2006-08-31
dateto = 2006-09-17
host = Canada
nations = 12
champion = New Zealand
runnerup = England
matches = 30
attendance =
apm =
top scorer = flagicon|Canada Heather Moyse (35)
preceded by = 2002 Women's Rugby World CupThe 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup (officially IRB Rugby World Cup 2006 Canada and sometimes referred to as the women's world cup) took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The tournament began on 31 August and ended on 17 September 2006. The 2006 tournament was the third World Cup approved by the IRB, the previous two being held 2002 in Spain and in the Netherlands, in 1998. The Black Ferns of New Zealand won the 2006 World Cup, defeating England in the final, as they had in 2002. It was New Zealand's third successive title.

The semi-finals were also direct repeats of the 2002 tournament - in fact five of the top six places in the final rankings were unchanged. Elsewhere the USA advanced from 7th in 2002 to 5th, and Ireland climbed from 13th to 8th while Australia (5th to 7th), Spain (8th to 9th), and Samoa (9th to 10th) slipped down.

The period prior to the competition had not been without controversy. The decision to award the hosting of the competition to Canada ahead of a strong bid from England surprised many.

In addition there were no qualifying tournaments for the 2006 World Cup. Instead teams were invited to take part by the IRB with selection based on performances at the World Cup in 2002 and in international matches between 2002 and 2005. This resulted in accusations of a lack of clarity in regard to some selection decisions. In particular the awarding of the final place in the tournament to Samoa instead of Wales (following a poor performance by Wales in the 2005 Six Nations) was the cause of some controversy and comment prior to the event.

Qualifiers

Asia

wrugbybox
test# = 502
date = 2005-06-03
nohome = ruw-rt|HKG
score = 0-78
noaway = ruw|JPN
stadium = Bangkok
code = 4/17/4

wrugbybox
test# = 503
date = 2005-06-03
nohome = ruw-rt|THA
score = 0-67
noaway = ruw|KAZ
stadium = Bangkok
code = 1/31/1

wrugbybox
test# = 504
date = 2005-06-05
nohome = ruw-rt|THA
score = ?-?
noaway = ruw|HKG
stadium = Bangkok
code = 2/5/2

wrugbybox
test# = 505
date = 2005-06-05
nohome = ruw-rt|KAZ
score = 19-3
noaway = ruw|JPN
stadium = Bangkok
code = 32/18/1

Kazakhstan qualify

Pools

Pool A

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Pool D

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Pool matches

Round one

wrugbybox
test# = 557
date = 2006-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 66-7
noaway = ruw|CAN
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 57/43/8

wrugbybox
test# = 558
date = 2006-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt|ESP
score = 0-24
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 74/96/14

wrugbybox
test# = 559
date = 2006-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt|KAZ
score = 0-20
noaway = ruw|SAM
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 33/9/2

wrugbybox
test# = 560
date = 2006-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt|ENG
score = 18-0
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 119/55/6

wrugbybox
test# = 561
date = 2006-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 68-12
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 18/7/1

wrugbybox
test# = 562
date = 2006-08-31
nohome = ruw-rt|IRE
score = 0-43
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 75/108/12

Round two

wrugbybox
test# = 563
date = 2006-09-04
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 50-0
noaway = ruw|SAM
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 44/10/1

wrugbybox
test# = 564
date = 2006-09-04
nohome = ruw-rt|ENG
score = 74-8
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 120/8/2

wrugbybox
test# = 565
date = 2006-09-04
nohome = ruw-rt|CAN
score = 79-0
noaway = ruw|ESP
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 58/75/1

wrugbybox
test# = 566
date = 2006-09-04
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 10-24
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 19/109/2

wrugbybox
test# = 567
date = 2006-09-04
nohome = ruw-rt|KAZ
score = 17-32
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 34/97/1

wrugbybox
test# = 568
date = 2006-09-04
nohome = ruw-rt|IRE
score = 11-24
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 76/56/3

Round three

wrugbybox
test# = 569
date = 2006-09-08
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 21-0
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 45/98/3

wrugbybox
test# = 570
date = 2006-09-08
nohome = ruw-rt|ESP
score = 14-12
noaway = ruw|SAM
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 76/11/1

wrugbybox
test# = 571
date = 2006-09-08
nohome = ruw-rt|CAN
score = 45-5
noaway = ruw|KAZ
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 59/35/2

wrugbybox
test# = 572
date = 2006-09-08
nohome = ruw-rt|ENG
score = 27-8
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 121/110/20

wrugbybox
test# = 573
date = 2006-09-08
nohome = ruw-rt|AUS
score = 6-10
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 20/57/3

wrugbybox
test# = 574
date = 2006-09-08
nohome = ruw-rt|IRE
score = 37-0
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 77/9/1

Knock-out stages

emi-Finals

wrugbybox
test# = 575
date = 2006-09-12
nohome = ruw-rt|NZL
score = 40-10
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 46/111/3

wrugbybox
test# = 577
date = 2006-09-12
nohome = ruw-rt|CAN
score = 6-10
noaway = ruw|ENG
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 60/122/12

5th/8th classification play-offs

wrugbybox
test# = 576
date = 2006-09-12
nohome = ruw-rt|IRE
score = 10-11
noaway = ruw|SCO
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 78/99/14

wrugbybox
test# = 578
date = 2006-09-12
nohome = ruw-rt|USA
score = 29-12
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 21/58/4

9th/12th place classification play-offs

wrugbybox
test# = 579
date = 2006-09-12
nohome = ruw-rt|SAM
score = 43-10
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium = St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
code = 12/10/1

wrugbybox
test# = 580
date = 2006-09-12
nohome = ruw-rt|ESP
score = 17-12
noaway = ruw|KAZ
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 77/1/36

7th/8th place play-off

wrugbybox
test# = 581
date = 2006-09-16
nohome = ruw-rt|IRE
score = 14-18
noaway = ruw|AUS
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 22/79/2

9th/10th place play-off

wrugbybox
test# = 582
date = 2006-09-16
nohome = ruw-rt|SAM
score = 5-10
noaway = ruw|ESP
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 13/78/2

11th/12th place play-off

wrugbybox
test# = 583
date = 2006-09-16
nohome = ruw-rt|KAZ
score = 36-0
noaway = ruw|RSA
stadium = Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
code = 37/11/1

5th/6th place play-off

wrugbybox
test# = 584
date = 2006-09-17
nohome = ruw-rt|SCO
score = 0-24
noaway = ruw|USA
stadium = Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
code = 100/59/5

3rd/4th place play-off

wrugbybox
test# = 585
date = 2006-09-17
nohome = ruw-rt|CAN
score = 8-17
noaway = ruw|FRA
stadium = Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
code = 61/112/6

World Cup Final

wrugbybox
test# = 586
date = 2006-09-17
nohome = ruw-rt|ENG
score = 17-25
noaway = ruw|NZL
stadium = Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
code = 123/47/10

External links

* [http://www.rwcwomens.com 2006 WRWC Homepage]
* [http://www.wrwc2006.com WRWC 2006]
* [http://www.247.tv/irb.php 247.tv - Live video and replays of all the Women's Rugby World Cup matches]