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. 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.
On 30 June 2011, the then IRB announced that France would be hosting the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.
By position
1991 World Cup
Pool stage
Semi-finals
1994 World Cup
Pool stage
Finals Cup Quarter-finalCup Semi-finalCup 3rd place
1998 World Cup
Pool stage
Finals Cup Quarter-finalPlate Semi-final7th place
2002 World Cup
Pool stage
Finals Semi-final3rd place
2006 World Cup
Pool stage Pool B ⇔ Pool CPoolTeamWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsB3001191614C201753710C20134359B10288426B10248675C003201790
Finals Semi-final3rd place
2010 World Cup
Pool stage
Nation133005524 +31102113232018543 +42127210331024959−108915430032487−6321411
Finals Semi-final3rd place
2014 World Cup
Pool stage
TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts330015986 +92214320165423 +3108310243854−1615300309116−10700
Finals Semi-final3rd place
2017 World Cup
Pool stage TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−BPPts33002314119 +122214320174852−408310284682−36263003743125−8200
Finals Semi-final3rd place
2021 World Cup
Pool stage
Finals Quarter-final
Semi-final
3rd place
2025 World Cup Pool stage
Finals Quarter-final
Semi-final
3rd place
Overall record Overall record against all nations in the World Cup: CountryPWDLPFPA+/-Win %540110743 +6480%1100845 +79100%640214050 +9066.66%600641126–850%1100440 +44100%550013836 +102100%2200633 +60100%330023314 +219100%22005418 +36100%500567182–1150%21012434–1050%330015218 +134100%1001922–130%2200529 +43100%22005232 +20100%2200530 +53100%Total48320161,313592+72166.66%
See also • France at the Rugby World Cup
References