the united states won the first ever women's rugby world cup.
the united states won the first ever women's rugby world cup.
who won the first ever women's rugby world cup?
the united states
the united states is considered a likely candidate to host a rugby world cup, due to the recent growth and future growth potential of rugby in the u.s., which has been recognized by world rugby. in 2010, mike miller, at the time the ceo of what was then known as the irb, stated that the u.s. would host a rugby world cup, stating that "it's a question of when, not if." usa rugby ceo nigel melville revealed in november 2011 that the u.s. had been asked by the irb to consider preparing a bid to host the rugby world cup, and that usa rugby was considering bidding for the rights to host the 2023 or the 2027 rugby world cup. when the u.s. was then awarded the right to host the 2012 irb junior world rugby trophy (a tournament now known as the world rugby under 20 trophy), it was seen as the u.s. moving a step closer to hosting a rugby world cup. nigel melville stated that hosting the 2012 irb jwrt was "the first step to ... hosting a rugby world cup." irb chairman bernard lapasset has acknowledged that "the usa is a very important and exciting market for rugby."
rugby union in the united states
in the sevens variant of rugby union, the men's national team has been the main force in the sport since the creation of the world rugby sevens series in 1999, winning the world series 12 times in its 16 seasons. they have also won the rugby world cup sevens thrice, in 2001, 2013 and the most recent edition in 2018, and won the first four gold medals awarded in sevens at the commonwealth games (1998–2010). the country also hosts one round of the world series each season at westpac stadium in wellington. in women's sevens, the national team is about as dominant as the men; they won the first three editions of the world rugby women's sevens series (2013–2015) and are the current holders of the rugby world cup sevens, winning the women's tournaments in 2013 and 2018. new zealand will host the 2021 women's rugby world cup it will be the first ever women's rugby world cup to be held in the southern hemisphere.
sport in new zealand