The 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup (officially IRB Rugby World Cup 2006 Canada) took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The tournament began on 31 August and ended on 17 September 2006. The 2006 tournament was the third World Cup approved by the IRB, the previous two being held 2002 in Spain and in the Netherlands, in 1998. The Black Ferns of New Zealand won the 2006 World Cup, defeating England in the final, as they had in 2002. It was New Zealand's third successive title.
The semi-finals were also direct repeats of the 2002 tournament – in fact five of the top six places in the final rankings were unchanged. Elsewhere the USA advanced from 7th in 2002 to 5th, and Ireland climbed from 14th to 8th while Australia (5th to 7th), Spain (8th to 9th), and Samoa (9th to 10th) slipped down.
The period prior to the competition had not been without controversy. The decision to award the hosting of the competition to Canada ahead of a strong bid from England surprised many.
In addition – apart from in Asia – there were no qualifying tournaments for the 2006 World Cup. Instead teams were invited to take part by the IRB with selection based on performances at the World Cup in 2002 and in international matches between 2002 and 2005. This resulted in accusations of a lack of clarity in regard to some selection decisions. In particular the awarding of the final place in the tournament to Samoa instead of Wales (following a poor performance by Wales in the 2005 Six Nations) was the cause of some controversy and comment prior to the event.
Tickets had been available since July 2006 and they could be purchased online at Ticketmaster or by phone. There were individual and student tickets (for each of six match days), tickets for youth teams and clubs, corporate packages and a special "World Cup Pack" of $125 allowing access to all matches including the finals.[1][2] The partners of this tournament were Toyota "Never Quit" Awards Program, Molson, Tait Radio Communications, Glentel, Budget, University of Alberta, Edmonton Airports and Clubfit. The event was covered by English language network Global TV, daily newspaper Edmonton Journal and radio stations CFRN 1260, CFBR 100.3 and CFMG 104.9.[3] All matches were filmed and for the first time were available via streamed media.[4] The final was also broadcast live on TV in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, and a one-hour TV highlights programme was produced by IMG for wider distribution, while these recordings are held as part of the IRB's World Cup archive.[5]
Match officialsedit
On July 6, 2006 the IRB Referee Selection Committee announced the appointment of match officials, with twelve women officials selected for the tournament consisting of eight referees and four touch judges. This panel was assisted by experienced international referees George Ayoub, Lyndon Bray, Malcolm Changleng and Simon McDowell, who were appointed in April.[6] Other three touch judges from Canada Rugby Union were included in the final list.[7]
The competition was contested over 18 days between 12 teams, allocated to four pools of three and structured into two parts:
a pool stage, with 18 matches played from August 31 to September 8;
a knockout stage, divided in semifinals and finals, played from September 12 to 17.
Pool stageedit
The first three match days saw a cross-pool league system in operation, with Pool A playing Pool D and Pool B playing Pool C, with points going towards one single division table for all four pools. Classification within each pool was based on the following scoring system:
four points for a win;
two points for a draw;
zero points for a loss of 8 points or more.
Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and losing by 7 points or less. No extra time were played. Teams were ranked 1–12 on the basis of the most match points. If two teams were equal on match points for any position, then the following criteria would be used in this order until one of the teams could be determined as the higher ranked:
the winner of the match between the two teams;
the best differential between points scored for and points scored against;
the best differential between tries scored for and against;
After three match days, with each team having played three pool matches, positional semifinals were played with the top four-positioned sides vying to make the Women's Rugby World Cup final and all other sides playing matches in the final two rounds to decide tournament rankings.
If no winner could be determined within the time allowed, two teams should have played an extra time of 10 minutes each way with an interval of 5 and then eventually a kicking competition.[8]
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The 2006 Women s Rugby World Cup officially IRB Rugby World Cup 2006 Canada took place in Edmonton Alberta Canada The tournament began on 31 August and ended on 17 September 2006 The 2006 tournament was the third World Cup approved by the IRB the previous two being held 2002 in Spain and in the Netherlands in 1998 The Black Ferns of New Zealand won the 2006 World Cup defeating England in the final as they had in 2002 It was New Zealand s third successive title 2006 Women s Rugby World CupCoupe du monde de rugby feminin 2006Tournament detailsHost nation CanadaDates2006 08 31 2006 09 17No of nations12Final positionsChampions New Zealand 3rd title Runner up EnglandTournament statisticsMatches played30Top scorer s Heather Moyse 35 Most triesHeather Moyse 7 20022010 The semi finals were also direct repeats of the 2002 tournament in fact five of the top six places in the final rankings were unchanged Elsewhere the USA advanced from 7th in 2002 to 5th and Ireland climbed from 14th to 8th while Australia 5th to 7th Spain 8th to 9th and Samoa 9th to 10th slipped down The period prior to the competition had not been without controversy The decision to award the hosting of the competition to Canada ahead of a strong bid from England surprised many In addition apart from in Asia there were no qualifying tournaments for the 2006 World Cup Instead teams were invited to take part by the IRB with selection based on performances at the World Cup in 2002 and in international matches between 2002 and 2005 This resulted in accusations of a lack of clarity in regard to some selection decisions In particular the awarding of the final place in the tournament to Samoa instead of Wales following a poor performance by Wales in the 2005 Six Nations was the cause of some controversy and comment prior to the event Contents 1 Qualifiers 1 1 Asia 2 Tickets and sponsorship 3 Match officials 4 Format 4 1 Pool stage 4 2 Knockout stage 5 Squads 6 Pools 6 1 Pool A 6 2 Pool B 6 3 Pool C 6 4 Pool D 7 Pool matches 7 1 Round one 7 2 Round two 7 3 Round three 8 Knock out stages 8 1 9th 12th place classification play offs 8 1 1 Semi finals 8 1 2 11th 12th place play off 8 1 3 9th 10th place play off 8 2 5th 8th classification play offs 8 2 1 Semi finals 8 2 2 7th 8th place play off 8 2 3 5th 6th place play off 8 3 Finals 8 3 1 Semi finals 8 3 2 3rd 4th place play off 8 3 3 World Cup Final 9 Statistics 9 1 Teams 9 2 Individual records 9 2 1 Top point scorers 9 2 2 Top try scorers 10 References 11 External linksQualifiers editAsia edit 2005 06 03Hong Kong nbsp 0 78 nbsp JapanBangkok 2005 06 03Thailand nbsp 0 67 nbsp KazakhstanBangkok 2005 06 05Thailand nbsp 20 18 nbsp Hong KongBangkok 2005 06 05Kazakhstan nbsp 19 3 nbsp JapanBangkok Kazakhstan qualifyTickets and sponsorship editTickets had been available since July 2006 and they could be purchased online at Ticketmaster or by phone There were individual and student tickets for each of six match days tickets for youth teams and clubs corporate packages and a special World Cup Pack of 125 allowing access to all matches including the finals 1 2 The partners of this tournament were Toyota Never Quit Awards Program Molson Tait Radio Communications Glentel Budget University of Alberta Edmonton Airports and Clubfit The event was covered by English language network Global TV daily newspaper Edmonton Journal and radio stations CFRN 1260 CFBR 100 3 and CFMG 104 9 3 All matches were filmed and for the first time were available via streamed media 4 The final was also broadcast live on TV in a number of countries including the United Kingdom and a one hour TV highlights programme was produced by IMG for wider distribution while these recordings are held as part of the IRB s World Cup archive 5 Match officials editOn July 6 2006 the IRB Referee Selection Committee announced the appointment of match officials with twelve women officials selected for the tournament consisting of eight referees and four touch judges This panel was assisted by experienced international referees George Ayoub Lyndon Bray Malcolm Changleng and Simon McDowell who were appointed in April 6 Other three touch judges from Canada Rugby Union were included in the final list 7 REFEREES nbsp George Ayoub Australia nbsp Jenny Bental South Africa nbsp Rachel Boyland Switzerland nbsp Lyndon Bray New Zealand nbsp Malcolm Changleng Scotland nbsp Sarah Corrigan Australia nbsp Clare Daniels England nbsp Christine Hanizet France nbsp Joyce Henry Canada nbsp Nicky Inwood New Zealand nbsp Kerstin Ljungdahl Germany nbsp Simon McDowell Ireland TOUCH JUDGES nbsp Debbie Innes England nbsp Kristina Mellor New Zealand nbsp Kristi Moorman Canada nbsp Sandy Nesbitt Canada nbsp Kim Smit South Africa nbsp Dana Teagarden United States nbsp Todd Van Vliet Canada Format editThe competition was contested over 18 days between 12 teams allocated to four pools of three and structured into two parts a pool stage with 18 matches played from August 31 to September 8 a knockout stage divided in semifinals and finals played from September 12 to 17 Pool stage edit The first three match days saw a cross pool league system in operation with Pool A playing Pool D and Pool B playing Pool C with points going towards one single division table for all four pools Classification within each pool was based on the following scoring system four points for a win two points for a draw zero points for a loss of 8 points or more Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and losing by 7 points or less No extra time were played Teams were ranked 1 12 on the basis of the most match points If two teams were equal on match points for any position then the following criteria would be used in this order until one of the teams could be determined as the higher ranked the winner of the match between the two teams the best differential between points scored for and points scored against the best differential between tries scored for and against the most points scored the most tries scored the toss of a coin 8 Knockout stage edit After three match days with each team having played three pool matches positional semifinals were played with the top four positioned sides vying to make the Women s Rugby World Cup final and all other sides playing matches in the final two rounds to decide tournament rankings If no winner could be determined within the time allowed two teams should have played an extra time of 10 minutes each way with an interval of 5 and then eventually a kicking competition 8 Squads editMain article 2006 Women s Rugby World Cup squadsPools editPool A edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts nbsp New Zealand 3 3 0 0 137 7 130 14 nbsp Spain 3 1 0 2 14 115 101 4 nbsp Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 22 97 75 0Source citation needed Pool B edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts nbsp England 3 3 0 0 119 16 103 14 nbsp Australia 3 1 0 2 88 42 46 6 nbsp Ireland 3 1 0 2 48 67 19 5Source citation needed Pool C edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts nbsp France 3 2 0 1 75 37 38 10 nbsp United States 3 2 0 1 34 35 1 9 nbsp South Africa 3 0 0 3 20 179 159 0Source citation needed Pool D edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts nbsp Canada 3 2 0 1 131 71 60 10 nbsp Scotland 3 2 0 1 56 38 18 10 nbsp Samoa 3 1 0 2 32 69 37 5Source citation needed Pool matches editRound one edit 2006 08 31New Zealand nbsp 66 7 nbsp CanadaEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 08 31Spain nbsp 0 24 nbsp ScotlandSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 08 31Kazakhstan nbsp 0 20 nbsp SamoaEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 08 31England nbsp 18 0 nbsp United StatesSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 08 31Australia nbsp 68 12 nbsp South AfricaEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 08 31Ireland nbsp 0 43 nbsp FranceSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert Round two edit 2006 09 04New Zealand nbsp 50 0 nbsp SamoaSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 04England nbsp 74 8 nbsp South AfricaEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 09 04Canada nbsp 79 0 nbsp SpainSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 04Australia nbsp 10 24 nbsp FranceEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 09 04Kazakhstan nbsp 17 32 nbsp ScotlandSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 04Ireland nbsp 11 24 nbsp United StatesEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton Round three edit 2006 09 08New Zealand nbsp 21 0 nbsp ScotlandEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 09 08Spain nbsp 14 12 nbsp SamoaSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 08Canada nbsp 45 5 nbsp KazakhstanEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 09 08England nbsp 27 8 nbsp FranceSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 08Australia nbsp 6 10 nbsp United StatesEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 09 08Ireland nbsp 37 0 nbsp South AfricaSt Albert Rugby Park St AlbertKnock out stages edit9th 12th place classification play offs edit Semi finalsFinal 12 September St Albert nbsp Samoa43 16 September Edmonton Ellerslie nbsp South Africa10 nbsp Samoa5 12 September Edmonton Ellerslie nbsp Spain10 nbsp Spain17 nbsp Kazakhstan12 Third place 16 September Edmonton Ellerslie nbsp South Africa0 nbsp Kazakhstan36Semi finals edit 2006 09 12Samoa nbsp 43 10 nbsp South AfricaSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 12Spain nbsp 17 12 nbsp KazakhstanEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 11th 12th place play off edit 2006 09 16Kazakhstan nbsp 36 0 nbsp South AfricaEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 9th 10th place play off edit 2006 09 16Samoa nbsp 5 10 nbsp SpainEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 5th 8th classification play offs edit Semi finalsFinal 12 September St Albert nbsp Ireland10 16 September Edmonton Ellerslie nbsp Scotland11 nbsp Scotland0 12 September St Albert nbsp United States24 nbsp United States29 nbsp Australia12 Third place 16 September Edmonton Commonwealth nbsp Ireland14 nbsp Australia18Semi finals edit 2006 09 12Ireland nbsp 10 11 nbsp ScotlandSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 2006 09 12United States nbsp 29 12 nbsp AustraliaSt Albert Rugby Park St Albert 7th 8th place play off edit 2006 09 16Ireland nbsp 14 18 nbsp AustraliaEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 5th 6th place play off edit 2006 09 17Scotland nbsp 0 24 nbsp United StatesCommonwealth Stadium Edmonton Finals edit Semi finalsFinal 12 September Edmonton Ellerslie nbsp New Zealand40 17 September Edmonton Commonwealth nbsp France10 nbsp New Zealand25 12 September Edmonton Ellerslie nbsp England17 nbsp England10 nbsp Canada6 Third place 17 September Edmonton Commonwealth nbsp France17 nbsp Canada8Semi finals edit 2006 09 12New Zealand nbsp 40 10 nbsp FranceEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 2006 09 12Canada nbsp 6 10 nbsp EnglandEllerslie Rugby Park Edmonton 3rd 4th place play off edit 2006 09 17Canada nbsp 8 17 nbsp FranceCommonwealth Stadium Edmonton World Cup Final edit Main article 2006 Women s Rugby World Cup Final 2006 09 17England nbsp 17 25 nbsp New ZealandCommonwealth Stadium Edmonton 2006 Women s Rugby World Cup winners nbsp New ZealandThird titleStatistics editTeams edit Points Team Matches Tries Conversions Penalties Drops nbsp nbsp 202 nbsp New Zealand 5 31 16 5 0 0 0156 nbsp England 5 23 13 5 0 0 0153 nbsp Canada 5 24 15 1 0 0 0114 nbsp Australia 5 15 9 7 0 2 0102 nbsp France 5 16 8 2 0 1 087 nbsp United States 5 14 7 1 0 2 080 nbsp Samoa 5 13 6 1 0 3 075 nbsp Kazakhstan 5 13 5 0 0 2 072 nbsp Ireland 5 11 4 3 0 1 067 nbsp Scotland 5 9 5 3 1 1 041 nbsp Spain 5 5 5 2 0 3 030 nbsp South Africa 5 5 1 1 0 3 0Individual records edit Top point scorers edit Points Name Team Position Apps Tries Conv Penalties Drops35 Heather Moyse nbsp Canada Fullback 5 7 0 0 034 Emma Jensen nbsp New Zealand Scrum half 5 1 10 3 033 Valuese Sao Taliu nbsp Samoa Fullback 5 5 4 0 031 Shelley Rae nbsp England Fly half 5 1 10 2 030 Sue Day nbsp England Centre Wing 5 6 0 0 0Maria Gallo nbsp Canada Centre Wing 5 6 0 0 0Amiria Marsh nbsp New Zealand Fullback 5 6 0 0 0Tobie McGann nbsp Australia Fullback Fly half 5 2 4 4 029 Kelly McCallum nbsp Canada Fly half 5 0 13 1 027 Paula Chalmers nbsp Scotland Scrum half 5 1 5 3 125 Tricia Brown nbsp Australia Wing 5 5 0 0 0Catherine Devillers nbsp France Wing 5 5 0 0 023 Pam Kosanke nbsp United States Centre 4 2 5 1 021 Estelle Sartini nbsp France Fly half Wing 5 2 4 1 0Top try scorers edit Tries Name Team Position Appearances7 Heather Moyse nbsp Canada Fullback 56 Sue Day nbsp England Centre Wing 5Maria Gallo nbsp Canada Centre Wing 5Amiria Marsh nbsp New Zealand Fullback 55 Valuese Sao Taliu nbsp Samoa Fullback 5Catherine Devillers nbsp France Wing 5Tricia Brown nbsp Australia Wing 54 Ellie Karvoski nbsp United States Wing 5Ruan Sims nbsp Australia Centre Wing 53 Stephanie Mortimer nbsp New Zealand Wing 3Claire Richardson nbsp New Zealand Wing 4Isabel Rodriguez nbsp Spain Scrum half 5Jeannette Feighery nbsp Ireland Wing 5Delphine Plantet nbsp France Number 8 5Charlotte Barras nbsp England Wing 5Rochelle Martin nbsp New Zealand Flanker 5Melissa Ruscoe nbsp New Zealand Flanker 5References edit Women s Rugby World Cup tickets July 14 2006 Retrieved June 27 2010 permanent dead link WRWC FAQs Archived from the original on August 23 2010 Retrieved June 27 2010 WRWC Partners Archived from the original on August 23 2010 Retrieved June 27 2010 IRB Women s Rugby World Cup 2006 on www 247 tv Archived from the original on 22 July 2010 Retrieved 29 June 2010 The Rugby World Cup Archive Archived from the original on January 26 2013 Retrieved June 29 2010 It s a women s game including the officiating July 6 2006 Retrieved June 26 2010 2006 Women s RWC match officials Archived from the original on August 23 2010 Retrieved June 26 2010 a b 2006 Women s RWC rules Archived from the original on August 23 2010 Retrieved June 29 2010 External links edit2006 WRWC Homepage WRWC 2006 247 tv Live video and replays of all the Women s Rugby World Cup matches Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Women 27s Rugby World Cup amp oldid 1188808316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
