The inaugural 2015 Women's Rugby Super Series was an international women's rugby union competition contested by
World Cup holders England, runners-up
Canada,
New Zealand and the
United States.
The
Super Series succeeded the
Nations Cup, another international tournament organized jointly by the United States, England and Canada with rotating host locations. Guest teams from other nations also took part, most recently
South Africa. Canada took home the
last Nations Cup beating England and ending their 17-game winning streak. The format changed with a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
now being played over three days in three locations,
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
,
Red Deer and
Edmonton.
The tournament winners were New Zealand, with runners-up England, the United States third and finally Canada.
Table
Points scoring
4 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss. 1 bonus point awarded for scoring four or more tries and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points.
Fixtures and results
Day one
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Assistant referees:
Rose Labreche (
Canada)
Robin Kaluzniak (
Canada)
Assistant referees:
Marie Lematte (
France)
David Crisp
David Crisp Jr. (born September 27, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Randers Cimbria of the Basketligaen. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. Crisp was selected by the Stockton ...
(
Canada)
Day two
Assistant referees:
Leah Berard
Leah Berard (born November 29, 1978) is a USA Rugby national panel referee. She currently serves as a referee in the PRO Rugby competition. She has refereed women's international rugby matches and worked as an assistant referee for men's internat ...
(
United States)
Robin Kaluzniak (
Canada)
Assistant referees:
Rose Labreche (
Canada)
Doug Hamre (
Canada)
Day three
Assistant referees:
Sherry Trumbull (
Canada)
Doug Hamre (
Canada)
Assistant referees:
Marie Lematte (
France)
David Crisp
David Crisp Jr. (born September 27, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Randers Cimbria of the Basketligaen. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. Crisp was selected by the Stockton ...
(
Canada)
See also
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Women's international rugby
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Women's Rugby Super Series
Women's Rugby Super Series
International women's rugby union competitions hosted by Canada
2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2015 in women's rugby union
2015–16 in English rugby union
2015 in New Zealand rugby union
2015 in Canadian rugby union
2015 in American rugby union
2015 in English women's sport
2015 in Canadian women's sports
2015 in American women's sports