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