This article presents the national team appearances in the Women's Rugby World Cup. The article tracks the appearances, results, and debuts for all national teams that have participated in at least one Women's Rugby World Cup. The 1998 tournament was the first official Women's Rugby World Cup at the time. It was not until 2009 that the IRB officially endorsed the 1991 and 1994 events as "world cups" when it published, for the first time, a list of previous winners.

Number of appearances Tournament appearances by team, up to and including 2025: Team Recordstreak Activestreak Debut MostrecentBest result 9 8 8 1991 2025 () 10 10 10 1991 2025 (1994, 2014, 2025) 10 10 10 1991 2025 (1991) 10 10 10 1991 2025 (2014, 2025) 10 10 10 1991 2021 () 8 8 8 1998 2025 (2010) 9 5 5 1991 2025 (1994) 8 7 1 1994 2025 (2014) 6 3 3 1991 2025 (2021) 6 6 0 1994 2014 (1998) 7 3 1 1991 2025 () 7 5 2 1994 2025 (2025) 3 2 0 1991 2002 (1998) 4 2 1 2002 2025 (2002) 4 3 0 1991 2010 (1994) 6 3 3 1991 2025 (2002) 5 3 2 2006 2025 (2025) 3 3 0 1991 1998 (1994) 2 2 2 2021 2025 () 2 2 0 1998 2002 1 1 1 2025 2025 1 1 0 2017 2017

Results by tournament – Not invited / Did not enter or withdrew from qualifying Q – Qualified • – Did not qualify W – Withdrew from final tournament – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. Only teams that have played in at least one tournament are shown. Teams that have only participated in qualifying are not shown.

Team1991(12)1994(12)1998(16)2002(16)2006(12)2010(12)2014(12)2017(12)2021(12)2025(16)20292033Africa 12th 10th 10th 11th 6th Asia••••12thW•11th8th13th••• 11th12th11th 9th9th11th11th11th12th••Europe2nd1st3rd 2nd2nd 2nd1st 2nd 2nd 1stQ3rd3rd8th3rd3rd4th3rd3rd3rd4thQW14th16th• 7th10th14th8th7th4th8th•5th8thW12th12th•• 9th5th10th7th13th15thW•• •• • 11th11th16th • •• • 5th6th6th6th8th• •10th7th6thW7th8th9th•9th10th•14th10th10th15th12th•9th4th11th10th9th8th7th8th13thNorth America5th6th4th4th4th4th2nd5th4th 2ndQ1st2nd2nd5th5th5th6th4th7th9th QOceania5th7th7th 3rd 7th 6th9th8thQW •9th12th3rdW1st1st1st1st 5th1st1st 3rdQ9th10th•11thW16thSouth America •15th

Debut of national teams 21 nations have thus far qualified for the Women's Rugby World Cup. From 1991 until 2006, each edition featured at least one new country. The 2010 tournament was the first edition with no debutant. Year Nation(s) Total 1991 12 1994 3 1998 2 2002 1 2006 1 2010 None 0 2014 None 0 2017 1 2021 1 2025 1

Result of host nations The best result by the hosts is champions, achieved by New Zealand in 2021 and England in 2025. The worst result was by the Netherlands in 1998.

YearHost nationFinish 1991 9th place 1994 5th place 1998 13th place 2002 8th place 2006 Fourth place 2010 Runners-up 2014 Third place 2017 8th place 2021 Champions 2025 Champions 2029 To be determined 2033 To be determined

Results of defending champions Year Defending champions Finish 1994 Runners-up 1998 Third place 2002 Champions 2006 Champions 2010 Champions 2014 5th Place 2017 Runners-up 2021 Champions 2025 Third place 2029 To be determined

Performance by confederation This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.

Confederation 1991(12)1994(12) 1998(16) 2002(16) 2006(12) 2010(12) 2014(12) 2017(12) 2021(12) 2025(16) 2029 2033Africa————12th10th10th—11th6thTBDTBDAsia11th8th9th11th11th11th12th11th12th11thTBDTBDEurope2nd1st3rd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd2nd1stTBDTBDNorth America1st2nd2nd4th4th4th2nd4th4th2ndTBDTBDOceania3rd—1st1st1st1st5th1st1st3rdTBDTBDSouth America—————————15thTBDTBD

Number of teams by confederation This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament.

Confederation 1991(12)1994(12) 1998(16) 2002(16) 2006(12) 2010(12) 2014(12) 2017(12) 2021(12) 2025(16) 2029 2033Africa0000111011TBDTBDAsia1212111211TBDTBDEurope87119565657TBDTBDNorth America2222222222TBDTBDOceania1023323234TBDTBDSouth America0000000001TBDTBD

Appearance droughts This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of women's national rugby union teams in the Women's Rugby World Cups.

Longest active droughts Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

Team Last appearance WC missed199872002620026201042014320172

Longest droughts overall Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance. Updated to include qualification for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. Only teams that have missed a minimum of two world cups are listed.

Team Prev. appearance Next appearance WC missed1998Active72002Active62002Active62010Active42002201732002201732014Active32014202522010202122017Active2

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References

External links Rugby World Cup World Rugby