The 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup was the second World Cup fully sanctioned by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB). The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain. The format[note 1] was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed.
For the first time a pre-tournament qualification match took place to decide Asia's second representative but other than that all competitors took part by invitation. 14 of the 16 teams taking part were the same as in 1998 but two lowest ranked European teams (Sweden and Russia) were replaced by teams from Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Samoa).
The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.
The format was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed. The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding.
For the first set of matches the highest seeded team played the lowest seeded team while the two mid-seeded teams played each other. After the first round of matches the positions in each pool were recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places, and the losers in third and fourth places. In the second set of matches, the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each pool played each other. The final pool standings were calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each pool.
The four top teams in each of the pools went forward to contest the World Cup title. The second placed teams from each pool play for 5th position (the Plate), the third place teams for 9th (the Bowl), and the fourth placed teams for 13th (the Shield). The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament.
The two winning teams from each of these 'semi-finals' then faced each other in the 'final', whilst the losing teams played each other.[note 2]
World Cup Tournamentedit
Although not strictly speaking a knock-out as – in theory – a team losing a game on Day 1 could still qualify dependent on results on Day 2, in practice this was a complex tournament that is best understood by means of the following graphics. Note that this should not be taken to imply that the draw for any round of games was predetermined – each successive round was drawn using seedings and rankings based on previous matches:
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Position in each pool based on a) tournament points, b) result between sides on equal points, and c) match points difference
^There are 16 teams at the IRB Women's World Cup 2002. They are divided into four Pools of four teams each, according to each team's seeding. For the first set of matches the highest seeded team plays the lowest seeded team whilst the two mid-seeded teams play each other. After the first round of matches the positions in each Pool are recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places, and the losers in third and fourth places. In the second set of matches, the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each Pool play each other. The final Pool standings are calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each Pool. The four top teams in each of the Pools go forward to contest the World Cup title. The second placed teams from each Pool play for 5th position (the Plate), the third place teams for 9th (the Bowl), and the fourth placed teams for 13th (the Shield). The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament. The two winning teams from each of these 'semi-finals' then face each other in the 'final' whilst the losing teams play each other.
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The 2002 Women s Rugby World Cup was the second World Cup fully sanctioned by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board IRB The tournament was held in Barcelona Spain The format note 1 was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed 2002 Women s Rugby World CupCopa Mundial de Rugby Femenina 2002Tournament detailsHost nation SpainDates13 25 May 2002No of nations16Final positionsChampions New Zealand 2nd title Runner up EnglandTournament statisticsMatches played32 19982006 For the first time a pre tournament qualification match took place to decide Asia s second representative but other than that all competitors took part by invitation 14 of the 16 teams taking part were the same as in 1998 but two lowest ranked European teams Sweden and Russia were replaced by teams from Asia Japan and Oceania Samoa The competition was won by defending champions New Zealand Contents 1 Squads 2 Match Officials 3 Qualifier 4 Competition format 5 World Cup Tournament 5 1 Cup positions 1 4 5 2 Ranking matches 5 8 5 3 Ranking matches 9 16 5 4 Ranking matches 13 16 6 Match details 6 1 Pool A 6 2 Pool B 6 3 Pool C 6 4 Pool D 6 5 Overall ranking 7 Play offs 7 1 13th 16th 7 2 9th 12th 7 3 5th 8th 7 4 Semi finals 8 Finals 8 1 15th 16th 8 2 13th 14th 8 3 11th 12th 8 4 9th 10th 8 5 7th 8th 8 6 5th 6th 8 7 3rd 4th 8 8 Final 9 Final table 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksSquads editMain article 2002 Women s Rugby World Cup squadsMatch Officials editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2018 Referees S Cortabarria Spain 1 G De Santis Italy 2 Nicky Inwood New Zealand 3 Qualifier edit2000 12 15Hong Kong nbsp 0 62 nbsp JapanAberdeen Park Hong KongCompetition format editThe format was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed The teams were divided into four pools of four teams each according to each team s seeding For the first set of matches the highest seeded team played the lowest seeded team while the two mid seeded teams played each other After the first round of matches the positions in each pool were recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places and the losers in third and fourth places In the second set of matches the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each pool played each other The final pool standings were calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each pool The four top teams in each of the pools went forward to contest the World Cup title The second placed teams from each pool play for 5th position the Plate the third place teams for 9th the Bowl and the fourth placed teams for 13th the Shield The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament The two winning teams from each of these semi finals then faced each other in the final whilst the losing teams played each other note 2 World Cup Tournament editAlthough not strictly speaking a knock out as in theory a team losing a game on Day 1 could still qualify dependent on results on Day 2 in practice this was a complex tournament that is best understood by means of the following graphics Note that this should not be taken to imply that the draw for any round of games was predetermined each successive round was drawn using seedings and rankings based on previous matches Cup positions 1 4 edit Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal May 13 2002 Pool A nbsp Germany0 May 17 2002 Pool A nbsp New Zealand117 nbsp New Zealand36 May 13 2002 Pool A nbsp Australia3 nbsp Australia30 May 20 2002 Semi final nbsp Wales0 nbsp New Zealand30 May 13 2002 Pool B nbsp France0 nbsp United States87 May 17 2002 Pool B nbsp Netherlands0 nbsp United States9 May 13 2002 Pool B nbsp France21 nbsp France31 May 25 2002 Final nbsp Kazakhstan12 nbsp New Zealand19 May 13 2002 Pool C nbsp England9 nbsp England63 May 17 2002 Pool C nbsp Italy9 nbsp England13 May 13 2002 Pool C nbsp Spain5 nbsp Spain62 May 20 2002 Semi final nbsp Japan0 nbsp England53 May 13 2002 Pool D nbsp Canada103rd Place final nbsp Canada57 May 17 2002 Pool DMay 25 2002 3rd Place Final nbsp Ireland0 nbsp Canada11 nbsp France41 May 13 2002 Pool D nbsp Scotland0 nbsp Canada7 nbsp Scotland13 nbsp Samoa3 Ranking matches 5 8 edit Teams knocked out in the Cup quarter finals Semi finalsFinal May 20 2002 nbsp Australia17 May 25 2002 5th Place Final nbsp United States5 nbsp Australia30 May 20 2002 nbsp Scotland0 nbsp Spain16 nbsp Scotland23 7th Place Final May 25 2002 7th Place Final nbsp United States23 nbsp Spain5 Ranking matches 9 16 edit Teams defeated in the first round of pool matches Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal May 18 2002 Pool A nbsp Germany0 May 20 2002 nbsp Wales77 nbsp Wales35 May 18 2002 Pool C nbsp Italy3 nbsp Italy30 May 24 2002 9th Place Final nbsp Japan3 nbsp Wales14 May 18 2002 Pool D nbsp Samoa17 nbsp Ireland0 May 20 2002 nbsp Samoa22 nbsp Samoa14 May 18 2002 Pool B nbsp Kazakhstan311th Place Final nbsp Netherlands10 May 24 2002 11th Place Final nbsp Kazakhstan37 nbsp Italy3 nbsp Kazakhstan20 Ranking matches 13 16 edit Teams defeated in the first round of the ranking matches for 9 16 Semi finalsFinal May 20 2002 nbsp Germany0 May 24 2002 13th Place Final nbsp Ireland18 nbsp Ireland0 May 20 2002 nbsp Japan18 nbsp Japan37 nbsp Netherlands3 15th Place Final May 24 2002 15th Place Final nbsp Germany19 nbsp Netherlands20Match details editPool A edit Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Overall ranking 1 nbsp New Zealand 2 2 0 0 153 3 150 6 1st 2 nbsp Australia 2 1 0 1 33 36 3 4 8th 3 nbsp Wales 2 1 0 1 77 30 47 4 9th 4 nbsp Germany 2 0 0 2 0 194 194 2 16thSource citation needed Rules for classification Position in each pool based on a tournament points b result between sides on equal points and c match points difference 2002 05 13Germany nbsp 0 117 nbsp New ZealandCornella de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 13Australia nbsp 30 0 nbsp WalesSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 17Germany nbsp 0 77 nbsp WalesGirona Barcelona 2002 05 18Australia nbsp 3 36 nbsp New ZealandCornella de Llobregat Barcelona Pool B edit Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Overall ranking 1 nbsp France 2 2 0 0 52 21 31 6 4th 2 nbsp United States 2 1 0 1 96 21 75 4 5th 3 nbsp Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 49 41 8 4 11th 4 nbsp Netherlands 2 0 0 2 10 124 114 2 14thSource citation needed Rules for classification Position in each pool based on a tournament points b result between sides on equal points and c match points difference 2002 05 13United States nbsp 87 0 nbsp NetherlandsSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 13France nbsp 31 12 nbsp KazakhstanSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 17Netherlands nbsp 10 37 nbsp KazakhstanGirona Barcelona 2002 05 18France nbsp 21 9 nbsp United StatesGirona Barcelona Pool C edit Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Overall ranking 1 nbsp England 2 2 0 0 76 14 62 6 3rd 2 nbsp Spain 2 1 0 1 67 13 54 4 6th 3 nbsp Italy 2 1 0 1 39 66 27 4 12th 4 nbsp Japan 2 0 0 2 3 92 89 2 15thSource citation needed Rules for classification Position in each pool based on a tournament points b result between sides on equal points and c match points difference 2002 05 13England nbsp 63 9 nbsp ItalyCornella de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 13Spain nbsp 62 0 nbsp JapanCornella de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 17Italy nbsp 30 3 nbsp JapanSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 18Spain nbsp 5 13 nbsp EnglandCornella de Llobregat Barcelona Pool D edit Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Overall ranking 1 nbsp Canada 2 2 0 0 68 0 68 6 2nd 2 nbsp Scotland 2 1 0 1 13 14 1 4 7th 3 nbsp Samoa 2 1 0 1 25 13 12 4 10th 4 nbsp Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 79 79 2 13thSource citation needed Rules for classification Position in each pool based on a tournament points b result between sides on equal points and c match points difference 2002 05 13Canada nbsp 57 0 nbsp IrelandGirona Barcelona 2002 05 13Scotland nbsp 13 3 nbsp SamoaGirona Barcelona 2002 05 17Ireland nbsp 0 22 nbsp SamoaSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 18Canada nbsp 11 0 nbsp ScotlandGirona Barcelona Overall ranking edit Teams were ranked according to the following criteria Most match points Best points difference points scored for minus points scored against Best tries difference tries scored for minus tries scored against Best penalty kick difference penalty kicks scored for minus penalty kicks scored against Most points scored for Most tries scored for Most penalty kicks scored for Original Tournament seeding This resulted in the following ranking Semi finals Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Ranking 1 nbsp New Zealand 2 2 0 0 153 3 150 Semi finals 2 nbsp Canada 2 2 0 0 68 0 68 3 nbsp England 2 2 0 0 76 14 62 4 nbsp France 2 2 0 0 52 21 31 5 nbsp United States 2 1 0 1 96 21 75 5th 8th 6 nbsp Spain 2 1 0 1 67 13 54 7 nbsp Scotland 2 1 0 1 13 14 1 8 nbsp Australia 2 1 0 1 33 36 3 9 nbsp Wales 2 1 0 1 77 30 47 9th 12th 10 nbsp Samoa 2 1 0 1 25 13 12 11 nbsp Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 49 41 8 12 nbsp Italy 2 1 0 1 39 66 27 13 nbsp Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 79 79 13th 16th 14 nbsp Japan 2 0 0 2 3 92 89 15 nbsp Netherlands 2 0 0 2 10 124 114 16 nbsp Germany 2 0 0 2 0 194 194Source citation needed Play offs edit13th 16th edit 2002 05 20Germany nbsp 0 18 nbsp IrelandGirona Barcelona 2002 05 20Japan nbsp 37 3 nbsp NetherlandsGirona Barcelona 9th 12th edit 2002 05 20Wales nbsp 35 3 nbsp ItalySant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 20Samoa nbsp 9 3 nbsp KazakhstanGirona Barcelona 5th 8th edit 2002 05 21Australia nbsp 17 5 nbsp United Stateshttp www worldrugby org match 11737Girona Barcelona 2002 05 21Spain nbsp 16 23 nbsp ScotlandCornella de Llobregat Barcelona Semi finals edit 2002 05 21New Zealand nbsp 30 0 nbsp FranceCornella de Llobregat Barcelona 2002 05 21Canada nbsp 10 53 nbsp EnglandGirona BarcelonaFinals edit15th 16th edit 2002 05 24Germany nbsp 19 20 nbsp NetherlandsZaragoza 13th 14th edit 2002 05 24Ireland nbsp 23 3 nbsp JapanGirona Barcelona 11th 12th edit 2002 05 24Italy nbsp 3 20 nbsp KazakhstanSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 9th 10th edit 2002 05 24Wales nbsp 14 17 nbsp SamoaSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 7th 8th edit 2002 05 25Spain nbsp 5 23 nbsp United StatesSant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona 5th 6th edit 2002 05 25Australia nbsp 30 0 nbsp ScotlandGirona Barcelona 3rd 4th edit 2002 05 25France nbsp 41 7 nbsp CanadaTries Nathalie Amiel 2 Dalphine Plantet 2 Annabel Donnadieu Clotilde FlaugereCon Estelle Sartini 2 Pen Estelle SartiniTry Julie Foster Con Kelly McCallumOlympic Stadium Barcelona Final edit Main article 2002 Women s Rugby World Cup Final 2002 05 25England nbsp 9 19 nbsp New ZealandPen Shelley Rae 2 Drop Shelley RaeTries Monique Hirovanaa Cheryl WaakaPen Tammi Wilson 3 Olympic Stadium Barcelona 2002 Women s Rugby World Cup winners nbsp New ZealandSecond titleFinal table editPos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD 1 nbsp New Zealand 4 4 0 0 202 12 190 2 nbsp England 4 3 0 1 138 43 95 3 nbsp France 4 3 0 1 93 58 35 4 nbsp Canada 4 2 0 2 85 94 9 5 nbsp Australia 4 2 0 2 63 54 9 6 nbsp Scotland 4 2 0 2 41 53 12 7 nbsp United States 4 3 0 1 137 26 111 8 nbsp Spain 4 1 0 3 83 66 17 9 nbsp Samoa 4 3 0 1 56 30 26 10 nbsp Wales 4 2 0 2 126 50 76 11 nbsp Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 72 58 14 12 nbsp Italy 4 1 0 3 45 121 76 13 nbsp Japan 4 2 0 2 58 95 37 14 nbsp Ireland 4 1 0 3 18 97 79 15 nbsp Netherlands 4 1 0 3 33 180 147 16 nbsp Germany 4 0 0 4 19 232 213Source citation needed Notes edit There are 16 teams at the IRB Women s World Cup 2002 They are divided into four Pools of four teams each according to each team s seeding For the first set of matches the highest seeded team plays the lowest seeded team whilst the two mid seeded teams play each other After the first round of matches the positions in each Pool are recalculated with the winners of the first matches in first and second places and the losers in third and fourth places In the second set of matches the top two teams and the bottom two teams from each Pool play each other The final Pool standings are calculated from the results of these matches to give the final four positions in each Pool The four top teams in each of the Pools go forward to contest the World Cup title The second placed teams from each Pool play for 5th position the Plate the third place teams for 9th the Bowl and the fourth placed teams for 13th the Shield The four teams in each of these groups are reseeded to decide who plays who at this stage of the tournament The two winning teams from each of these semi finals then face each other in the final whilst the losing teams play each other From the IRB tournament guide From the IRB tournament guideReferences edit England s world falls apart in final The Times London England Feb 18 2002 p32 via http womensrugbyhistory blogspot com 2010 08 englands world falls apart in final html Experience counts for women The Times London England May 27 2002 p26 via http womensrugbyhistory blogspot com 2002 02 experience counts for women html IRB ANNOUNCES FEMALE REFEREE PANELS States News Service 20 Sept 2012 Academic OneFile http link galegroup com apps doc A302923485 AONE u yorku main amp sid AONE amp xid 05d284b3 Accessed 9 Nov 2018 External links editIRB reports from Webarchive Information on the 2002 Women s Rugby World Championship in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Women 27s Rugby World Cup amp oldid 1218417702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
