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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nations |  Ireland |
| Dates | 9 August – 26 August 2017 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  New Zealand (5th title) |
Runner-up  |  England |
Third place  |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Attendance | 45,412 (1,514 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Portia Woodman (65) |
| Most tries | Portia Woodman (13) |
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The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017. New Zealand became the 2017 champions by beating England 41–32 in the final on 26 August. Matches were held in Dublin and Belfast.[1] The pool stages were held at University College Dublin with the semi-finals and finals held at Queen's University and Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.[2]
The tournament took place three rather than four years after the previous Women's Rugby World Cup because World Rugby wanted to move away from clashing with other events.[3] The event returned to a four-year cycle after 2017.[4]
The 2017 tournament set attendance records for a Women's World Cup. The tournament drew 45,412 fans over 30 matches. The final was played in front of a crowd of 17,115, and the pool matches sold out.[citation needed]
This was the last edition of the tournament under the "Women's Rugby World Cup" name. On 21 August 2019, World Rugby announced that all future World Cups, whether for men or women, would be officially titled as the "Rugby World Cup", distinguished only by year and not by gender. As such, the 2021 edition in New Zealand bore the title of "Rugby World Cup 2021".[5]
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- ^ worldrugby.org. "Ireland to host Women's Rugby World Cup 2017". worldrugby.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "World Rugby announces gender neutral naming for Rugby World Cup tournaments" (Press release). World Rugby. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.