2021 Rugby World Cup

2021 Rugby World Cup

Tournament details
Host nation	New Zealand
Dates	8 October – 12 November 2022
No. of nations	12
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	England
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Top scorer(s)	Emily Scarratt (44)
Most tries	Portia Woodman (7)
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The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was the first women's Rugby World Cup to be hosted by New Zealand, and by a country in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand were also the defending champions.

The tournament introduced changes such as replacement of classification play-offs in the knockout stage with quarter-finals,^[1][2] and a longer scheduling window with at least five days between matches.^[3] It was also the first to not be marketed by World Rugby as the "Women's Rugby World Cup", due to a decision to market both the men's and women's tournaments under the "Rugby World Cup" title with no disambiguation beginning in 2021.