New Zealand women's national rugby union team

New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Black Ferns
Union	New Zealand Rugby
Head coach	Allan Bunting
Captain	Kennedy Simon
Most caps	Kendra Cocksedge (68)
Top scorer	Kendra Cocksedge (404)
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	3 (as of 20 May 2024)
Highest	1 (2003-2012, 2013-2020)
Lowest	3 (2024)
First international
New Zealand 56–0 Netherlands  (Christchurch, New Zealand; 26 August 1990)
Biggest win
Germany 6–134 New Zealand  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2 May 1998)
Biggest defeat
England 56–15 New Zealand  (Northampton, England; 7 November 2021)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1991)
Best result	Champions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021)
Website	allblacks.com

Women's
World Rugby Rankings

• v
• t
• e

Top 20 rankings as of 27 May 2024^[1]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	096.90
2		Canada	089.13
3		New Zealand	088.96
4		France	087.27
5		Australia	078.36
6		Scotland	075.99
7		United States	074.57
8		Wales	074.28
9		Italy	074.26
10		Ireland	073.53
11		Japan	069.38
12		South Africa	065.17
13		Spain	065.15
14		Russia	061.10
15		Samoa	059.57
16		Netherlands	058.98
17		Fiji	058.65
18		Hong Kong	058.31
19		Kazakhstan	055.97
20		Sweden	052.72
*Change from the previous week

The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns (Māori: Rarauhe Pango),^[2][3] represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport.^[4] The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.

They have an 84 per cent winning record in Test match rugby, and are the only women's international side with a winning record against every opponent. Since their official international debut in 1990, the Black Ferns have lost to only five of the sixteen nations they have played against — Canada, England, France, Ireland and the United States. The team performs a Haka before every match; this is a Māori challenge or posture dance. Traditionally the Black Ferns use the haka Ko Uhia Mai.