2008 Nations Cup (women's rugby union)

The Nations Cup tournament was played for the first time at Esher RFC, England, in August 2008. An Under-20 version also took place in Canada a month before.

2008 Women's Nation's Cup
Countries Canada
 England
 United States
 Wales
Champions England (U20 & Senior)
Runners-up Canada (U20 & Senior)
Matches played7
2009 →

This was the first of what is planned to be a regular tournament involving major Northern Hemisphere women's rugby nations. The first event was originally promoted as including England, USA, Canada, Wales and France - but by the time the match schedule was published only the first three nations had confirmed their participation. The U20 had similar withdrawals, being eventually limited to only Canada, England and Wales.

England dominated both tournaments, only being pushed close by the USA in the opening game of the senior tournament. The USA were unable to maintain this performance against Canada, however, losing their fourth successive international against their North American rivals (their worst run ever) to finish third overall. For Canada, despite the heavy defeat to England, runners-up spot confirmed their position in the top four of women's rugby.

Under 20 Nations Cup 2008 (Appleby College, Oakville, Canada)

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Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   England U20 2 2 0 0 45 8 +37 4
2   Canada U20 2 1 0 1 27 31 −4 2
3   Wales U20 2 0 0 2 3 36 −33 0
Source: [citation needed]

Points scoring

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4 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss. 1 bonus point awarded for scoring four or more tries and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points.

Results

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11 July 2008
Canada U20  5–31  England U20
Oakville, Ontario
14 July 2008
Canada U20  22–0  Wales U20
Oakville, Ontario
16 July 2008
England U20  14–3  Wales U20
Oakville, Ontario

Final

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19 July 2008
Canada U20  7–30  England U20
Oakville, Ontario

Nations Cup 2008 (Esher RFC, England)

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Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   England 2 2 0 0 60 23 +37 4
2   Canada 2 1 0 1 24 43 −19 2
3   United States 2 0 0 2 14 32 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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2008-08-22
England  17–14  United States
Esher, England
2008-08-24
England  43–9  Canada
Esher, England
2008-08-26
Canada  15–0  United States
Esher, England

See also

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Preceded by
Nations Cup
2008
  England
Succeeded by