1994 Women's Rugby World Cup final

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
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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]

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: Penalty (2)
Jane Mitchell
Gill Burns
Jacquie Edwards
Con: Karen Almond (5/5)
Pen: Karen Almond		Try: Jen Crawford (2)
Patricia Jervey
Elise Huffer
Pen: Jos Bergman
Edinburgh Academicals RFC
FB 15 Jane Mitchell
RW 14 Val Blackett
OC 13 Jacquie Edwards
IC 12 Giselle Prangnell
LW 11 Annie Cole
FH 10 Karen Almond (capt)
SH 9 Emma Mitchel
N8 8 Gill Burns
OF 7 Genevieve Shore
BF 6 Janis Ross (vice-capt)
RL 5 Heather Stirrup
LL 4 Sarah Wenn
TP 3 Sandy Ewing
HK 2 Nicky Ponsford
LP 1 Jane Mangham
Coach:
Steve Dowling
FB 15 Jen Crawford
RW 11 Krista McFarren
OC 13 Candi Orsini
IC 12 Elise Huffer
LW 14 Patty Jervey
FH 10 Jos Bergman
SH 9 Patty Connell
N8 8 Barbara Bond
OF 7 Laurie Spicer-Bourdon
BF 6 Jan Rutkowski
RL 5 Tara Flanagan
LL 4 Sheri Hunt
TP 3 Mary-Anne Sorensen
HK 2 Julie Gray
LP 1 Annie Flavin
Coach:
Franck Boivert

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, alongside two penalty tries to help England claim their first World Cup title.[2][5][6][3][7]

References

  1. ^ "Hollie Davidson Appointed Referee for Rugby World Cup 2021 Final".
  2. ^ a b "WOMEN'S '94 WORLD TROPHY RETURNS AFTER 15 YEARS". www.englandrugby.com. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Rugby World Cup: The story so far". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ Smith, Paul (25 October 2021). "The strange tale of the 1994 Women's World Cup..." www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Rugby Football History". www.rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "World Cup winning England team to reunite". Scrum Queens. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "England's 1994 world champions: Where are they now?". BBC Sport. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.