History of women's rugby union matches between Canada and New Zealand

Canada and New Zealand have played 18 games against each other, with New Zealand winning 17 matches and Canada winning 1. Their first match-up was at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales, New Zealand winning (24–8) in their pool game.[1] They met again at two other World Cup's in 2006 and 2017. Since 2022, they meet annually in the Pacific Four Series.[2][3]

Canada and New Zealand have competed in several competitions other than the World Cup. In 1999, they competed at the Triangular '99 along with the United States. The Canada Cup which they both participated in between 1996 and 2005, and once for the Churchill Cup in 2004. [4][5][6][7]

Canada created history when they defeated the Black Ferns for the first time at the 2024 Pacific Four Series.[8][9]

Summary

Overall

Details Played Won by
 Canada 		Won by
 New Zealand 		Drawn Canada points New Zealand points
In Canada 8 0 8 0 66 394
In New Zealand 6 1 5 0 67 197
Neutral venue 4 0 4 0 43 127
Overall 18 1 17 0 176 718

Record

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Canada New Zealand
Longest winning streak 1 (19 May 2024–Present) 17 (6 Apr 1991-8 July 2023)
Largest points for
Home 22 (27 June 2015) 79 (16 October 1999)
Away 22 (19 May 2024) 88 (8 September 1996)
Neutral venue 20 (28 June 2019) 48 (17 August 2017)
Largest winning margin
Home NA 79 (16 October 1999)
Away 3 (19 May 2024) 85 (8 September 1996)
Neutral venue NA 43 (17 August 2017)

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 16 April 1991 Glamorgan Warriors, Cardiff, Wales 24 – 8  New Zealand 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup
2 8 September 1996 Edmonton 3 – 88  New Zealand 1996 Canada Cup
3 16 October 1999 Palmerston North 73 – 0  New Zealand Triangular '99
4 23 September 2000 Winnipeg 0 – 41  New Zealand 2000 Canada Cup
5 8 June 2004 Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver 5 – 32  New Zealand 2004 Women's Churchill Cup warm-up
6 5 June 2005 Ottawa 3 – 43  New Zealand 2005 Canada Cup
7 8 June 2005 Ottawa 5 – 32  New Zealand 2005 Canada Cup Final
8 31 August 2006 Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton 66 – 7  New Zealand 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup
9 10 June 2014 Tauranga 16 – 8  New Zealand 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up
10 16 June 2014 Whakatāne 33 – 21  New Zealand
11 27 June 2015 Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary 22 – 40  New Zealand 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series
12 23 November 2016 Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 10 – 20  New Zealand 2016 Autumn International
13 9 June 2017 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 28 – 16  New Zealand 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up
14 17 August 2017 Billings Park UCD, Dublin, Ireland 5 – 48  New Zealand 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup
15 28 June 2019 Chula Vista, San Diego, United States 20 – 35  New Zealand 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series
16 12 June 2022 The Trusts Arena, Auckland 28 – 0  New Zealand 2022 Pacific Four Series
17 8 July 2023 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa 21 – 52  New Zealand 2023 Pacific Four Series
18 19 May 2024 Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch 19 – 22  Canada 2024 Pacific Four Series

References

  1. ^ "Pacific Four – Canada vs New Zealand – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. ^ "Black Ferns win Pacific Four". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  3. ^ "New Zealand win the Pacific Four Series 2022". www.world.rugby. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  4. ^ "Black Ferns claim inaugural Super Series title". www.world.rugby. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  5. ^ "New Zealand win Super Series to stay on top of the world". www.women.rugby. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  6. ^ "Black Ferns fly past Canada in front of record crowd in Ottawa". Americas Rugby News. 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  7. ^ Burnes, Campbell (2023-07-09). "Black Ferns secure WXV1 qualification with Ottawa victory". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  8. ^ "History-makers Canada claim Pacific Four Series with first-ever win over Black Ferns". www.world.rugby. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Black Ferns fail to defend their Pacific Four title after three-point loss to Canada". RNZ. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.