France women at the Rugby World Cup

France women's national rugby union team has played 43 matches in every edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup since its inauguration in 1991.^[1] They have placed third in seven of nine tournaments, their worst placing was at the 1998 World Cup in Netherlands where they finished in eighth place.^[1]

On 30 June 2011, the then IRB announced that France would be hosting the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.^[2]^[3]

By position

Rugby World Cup

Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D

L

PF

PA

1991

Semi-finals

*Third

3

2

0

1

99

13

1994

3rd Place Playoff

Third

5

4

0

1

240

26

1998

7th Place Playoff

8th

5

2

0

3

52

68

2002

3rd Place Playoff

Third

4

3

0

1

93

58

2006

3rd Place Playoff

Third

5

3

0

2

102

85

2010

3rd Place Playoff

4th

5

3

0

2

70

91

2014

3rd Place Playoff

Third

5

4

0

1

139

42

2017

3rd Place Playoff

Third

5

4

0

1

175

62

2021

3rd Place Playoff

Third

6

4

0

2

190

46

2025

Qualified

2029

TBD

2033

Total

9/9

3rd^†

43

29

0

14

1160

491

Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
* Tied placing ^† Best placing	Home venue

1991 World Cup

Pool stage

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
France	2	2	0	99	0	+99
Sweden	2	1	1	20	37	−17
Japan	2	0	2	0	82	−82

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1991-04-06

France	62–0	Japan

Aberavon

1991-04-08

France	37–0	Sweden

Glamorgan Wanderers

Semi-finals

1991-04-12

England	13–0	France

Cardiff Arms Park

1994 World Cup

Pool stage

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
France	2	2	0	108	8	+100
Ireland	2	1	1	18	36	−18
Scottish Students	2	0	2	13	95	−82

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1994-04-11

Scottish Students	8–77	France

West of Scotland RFC

1994-04-15

France	31–0	Ireland

West of Scotland RFC

Finals

Cup Quarter-final

1994-04-17

France	99–0	Japan

Edinburgh Academicals RFC

Cup Semi-final

1994-04-20

England	18–6	France

Gala

Cup 3rd place

1994-04-24

France	27–0	Wales

Edinburgh Academicals RFC

1998 World Cup

Pool stage

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Ladder
France	2	2	0	33	14	+19	4th
Australia	2	1	1	29	10	+19	5th
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	18	29	−11	12th
Ireland	2	0	2	6	33	−27	13th

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1998-05-02

France	23–6	Kazakhstan

Amsterdam

1998-05-05

Australia	8–10	France

Amsterdam

Finals

Cup Quarter-final

1998-05-09

Canada	9–7	France

Amsterdam

Plate Semi-final

1998-05-12

France	7–27	Scotland

Amsterdam

7th place

1998-05-16

France	9–22	Spain

Amsterdam

2002 World Cup

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Overall ranking
1	France	2	2	0	52	21	+31	6	4th
2	United States	2	1	1	96	21	+75	4	5th
3	Kazakhstan	2	1	1	49	41	+8	4	11th
4	Netherlands	2	0	2	10	124	−114	2	14th

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference

2002-05-13

France	31–12	Kazakhstan

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona

2002-05-18

France	21–9	United States

Girona, Barcelona

Finals

Semi-final

2002-05-21

New Zealand	30–0	France

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona

3rd place

2002-05-25

France	41–7	Canada

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

2006 World Cup

Pool stage

Pool	Team	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
Pool B ⇔ Pool C
B	England	3	0	0	119	16	14
C	France	2	0	1	75	37	10
C	United States	2	0	1	34	35	9
B	Australia	1	0	2	88	42	6
B	Ireland	1	0	2	48	67	5
C	South Africa	0	0	3	20	179	0

2006-08-31

Ireland	0–43	France

St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

2006-09-04

Australia	10–24	France

Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

2006-09-08

England	27–8	France

St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert

Finals

Semi-final

2006-09-12

New Zealand	40–10	France

Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton

3rd place

2006-09-17

Canada	8–17	France

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

2010 World Cup

Pool stage

Po	Nation	Pl	Wo	Lo	Pf	Pa	Pd	Tf	Ta	Bp	Tp
1	France	3	3	0	55	24	+31	10	2	1	13
2	Canada	3	2	1	85	43	+42	12	7	2	10
3	Scotland	3	1	2	49	59	−10	8	9	1	5
4	Sweden	3	0	3	24	87	−63	2	14	1	1

20 August 2010

France	15–9	Sweden

Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

24 August 2010

France	17–7	Scotland

Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

28 August 2010

Canada	8–23	France

Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England

Finals

Semi-final

1 September 2010

New Zealand	45–7	France

Twickenham Stoop

3rd place

5 September 2010

France	8–22	Australia

Twickenham Stoop

2014 World Cup

Pool stage

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	BP	Pts
France	3	3	0	15	98	6	+92	2	14
Australia	3	2	1	6	54	23	+31	0	8
Wales	3	1	2	4	38	54	−16	1	5
South Africa	3	0	3	0	9	116	−107	0	0

2014-08-01

France	26–0	Wales

CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

2014-08-05

France	55–3	South Africa

CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

2014-08-09

Australia	3–17	France

CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1

Finals

Semi-final

	13 August 2014	France	16–18	Canada	Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France

3rd place

	17 August 2014	Ireland	18–25	France	Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France

2017 World Cup

Pool stage

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	BP	Pts
France	3	3	0	23	141	19	+122	2	14
Ireland	3	2	1	7	48	52	−4	0	8
Australia	3	1	2	8	46	82	−36	2	6
Japan	3	0	3	7	43	125	−82	0	0

9 August 2017

France	72–14	Japan

Billings Park UCD, Dublin

13 August 2017

France	48–0	Australia

UCD Bowl, Dublin

17 August 2017

France	21–5	Ireland

UCD Bowl, Dublin

Finals

Semi-final

	22 August 2017	England	20–3	France	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

3rd place

	26 August 2017	France	31–23	United States	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

2021 World Cup

Pool stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	172	26	+146	28	2	14
2	France	3	2	1	91	18	+73	14	3	11
3	Fiji	3	1	2	40	145	−105	6	0	4
4	South Africa	3	0	3	22	136	−114	3	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 October 2022

South Africa	5–40	France

Eden Park, Auckland

15 October 2022

France	7–13	England

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

22 October 2022

France	44–0	Fiji

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Finals

Quarter-final

29 October 2022

France (4)	39–3	(5) Italy

Northland Events Centre, Whangārei

Semi-final

5 November 2022

New Zealand	25–24	France

Eden Park, Auckland

3rd place

12 November 2022

Canada	0–36	France

Eden Park, Auckland

Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country	P	W	L	PF	PA	+/-	Win %
Australia	5	4	1	107	43	+64	80%
Canada	6	4	2	140	50	+90	66.66%
England	5	0	5	24	72	–48	0%
Fiji	1	1	0	44	0	+44	100%
Ireland	4	4	0	120	23	+97	100%
Italy	1	1	0	39	3	+36	100%
Japan	3	3	0	233	14	+219	100%
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	54	18	+36	100%
New Zealand	4	0	4	41	140	–99	0%
Scotland	2	1	1	24	34	–10	50%
South Africa	2	2	0	95	8	+88	100%
Spain	1	0	1	9	22	–13	0%
Sweden	2	2	0	52	9	+43	100%
United States	2	2	0	52	32	+20	100%
Wales	2	2	0	53	0	+53	100%
Total	42	28	14	1,087	468	+619	66.66%

References

^ ^a ^b "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
^ "France to Host 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup". WRWC. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
^ "About Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

[:0-1] "History - Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

[2] "France to Host 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup". WRWC. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2011-06-30.

[3] "About Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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