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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  England |
| Dates | 20 August – 5 September 2010 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  New Zealand (4th title) |
Runner-up  | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Top scorer(s) | Kelly Brazier (48) |
| Most tries | Carla Hohepa (7)  Heather Moyse (7) |
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The 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was the sixth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in England.[1] The International Rugby Board Executive Committee selected the host union following a recommendation from the Rugby World Cup Limited board after considering bids from the Rugby Football Union and the German Rugby Union – it had been England's third successive bid after being rejected in 2002 and 2006. The tournament was again being organised by the International Rugby Board (IRB) as opposed to the host union, and included five matches for all teams played on 20, 24, 28 August and 1 and 5 September. In May 2009 it was announced that the semi-final, 3rd place play off and final would take place at The Stoop and not Twickenham as had previously been suggested. Pool games were held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford.
Interest in the tournament was far higher than had been anticipated. It was broadcast to 127 countries and all 2,500 seats at the opening two days of pool games were sold out, as was the third day despite the capacity being raised to 3,200. The semi-finals attracted over 6,000 spectators, while the final drew a crowd of 13,253[2] – a world record for a women's rugby international – and well as a worldwide TV audience of (according to IRB figures[3]) half a million.
The competition was won by New Zealand who beat England 13–10 in the final.[4]
Three tries from the tournament were shortlisted for the IRB's "Try of the Year" award.[5]
- ^ Richards, Huw (19 August 2010). "Rugby – Women's Rugby World Cup Set to Kick Off". The New York Times. New Zealand. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ IRB Statistics Archived 27 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "France to host Women's RWC 2014". 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ New Zealand beat England in women's World Cup final BBC Sport, 5 September 2010
- ^ [1] Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine