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2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pool B of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was composed of 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2006 World Cup runners-up England women's national rugby union team, England, Ireland women's national rugby union team, Ireland, United States women's national rugby union team, United States and Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan vs United States Touch judges: Kerstin Ljungdahl (German Rugby Federation, Germany) Barbara Guastini (Italian Rugby Federation, Italy) Fourth official: Alan Biggs (Rugby Football Union, England) Fifth official: Andrea Ttofa (Rugby Football Union, England) England vs Ireland Touch judges: Kerstin Ljungdahl (German Rugby Federation, Germany) Barbara Guastini (Italian Rugby Federation, Italy) Fourth official: Alan Biggs (Rugby Football Union, England) Fifth official: Andrea Ttofa (Rugby Football Union, England) Ireland vs United States Touch judges: Clare Daniels (Rugby Football Union, England) Barbara Guastini (Italian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Women's Rugby World Cup
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 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |