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.[1] The Red Roses recorded their first win against the Black Ferns on 16 June 2001 at North Harbour Stadium, Albany; they won 17–22.
They have played 31 times, New Zealand winning 19 games, England 11, with a draw between them. New Zealand played their 100th test match on 31 October 2021, they were defeated 43–12 by England at Sandy Park.[2][3][4]
England and New Zealand have met at the Rugby World Cup on six separate occasions. Once in the semi-final, at the 1998 World Cup in Amsterdam, and five times in the final at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017 and the recent delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[1][5]
Summary edit
Overall edit
Details | Played | Won by England |
Won by New Zealand |
Drawn | England points | New Zealand points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In England | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 246 | 143 |
In New Zealand | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 321 |
Neutral venue | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 253 |
Overall | 31 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 523 | 697 |
Record edit
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | England | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 3 (23 November 2012–13 Jul 2013) | 6 (25 May 2002–21 Nov 2009) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 56 (7 November 2021) | 67 (13 August 1997) |
Away | 33 (4 November 2023) | 25 (29 November 2016) |
Neutral venue | 32 (26 August 2017) | 44 (12 May 1998) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 41 (7 November 2021) | 67 (13 August 1997) |
Away | 21 (4 November 2023) | 13 (14 November 2009) |
Neutral venue | NA | 33 (12 May 1998) |
Results edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cantillon, Michael (2022-11-11). "England's Red Roses face New Zealand's Black Ferns in Rugby World Cup final: A rivalry with revenge on the mind". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ Foote, Stephen (2021-11-01). "Rugby: Rusty Black Ferns outclassed by England in historic 100th test". Newshub. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (2021-10-31). "Red Roses secure record win over Black Ferns". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (2021-10-31). "Milestone match ends with heaviest defeat in history as Black Ferns lose 100th test against England". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Julian, Adam (2022-11-12). "Black Ferns crowned Rugby World Cup champions". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
External links edit
- Results Summary at stats.allblacks.com