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

Canada and New Zealand have played 20 games against each other, with New Zealand winning 17, Canada winning 2 and a draw between the two sides. Their first match-up was at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales, with New Zealand winning...

Updated: May 10, 2026

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History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa

New Zealand (the All Blacks) and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing rugby test matches against each other since 1921 when the All Blacks beat the Springboks in Dunedin 13–5. It is argued to be the biggest rivalry in world rugby, with...

Updated: September 20, 2026

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History of women's rugby union matches between Canada and England

Canada women and England women first competed against each other in 1993 in the Canada Cup. It is a rivalry that has been largely dominated by England, who have won 34 of the 38 games contested with a single draw. All three of Canada’s wins have...

Updated: October 24, 2026

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New Zealand women's national rugby union team

The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns (Māori: Rarauhe Pango [ɾaɾaʉhɛ paŋɔ]), represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is the country's national sport. The team has won six out of ten Women's Rugby...

Updated: November 4, 2026

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History of rugby union

The history of rugby union follows from various football games long before the 19th century, but it was not until the middle of that century that the rules were formulated and codified. The code of football later known as rugby union can be traced...

Updated: October 26, 2026

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Rugby World Cup

%5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+December+5%23Template%3ASeason+sidebar%5D%5D{{{CRITERION}}} The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of...

Updated: October 9, 2026

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2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa

The 2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa (Afrikaans: 2026 Nieu-Seelandse rugby-unietoer van Suid-Afrika), promoted as Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (Afrikaans: Rugby se Grootste Wedywering), was an international rugby union tour that took...

Updated: September 15, 2026

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

England women and New Zealand women played against each other for the first time on 13 August 1997 at Burnham, New Zealand. The Black Ferns ran in ten tries against a scoreless England in their (67–0) victory. The Red Roses recorded their first win...

Updated: September 27, 2026

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Australia women's national rugby union team

The Australia women's national rugby union team, commonly called the Wallaroos, represent Australia in women's rugby union. They compete annually in the Pacific Four Series, the Laurie O'Reilly Cup against New Zealand, and have competed at Women's...

Updated: November 5, 2026

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History of women's rugby union matches between England and France

England women and France women first participated against each other in 1991 in the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup. They have since been the most decorated rivalry with 55 test matches have been contested. Of these, 41 have been won by England...

Updated: June 16, 2026