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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Dates | 8 October – 12 November 2022 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | New Zealand |
Runner-up  |  England |
Third place  |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Top scorer(s) | Emily Scarratt (44) |
| Most tries | Portia Woodman (7) |
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The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was the first women's Rugby World Cup to be hosted by New Zealand, and by a country in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand were also the defending champions.
The tournament introduced changes such as replacement of classification play-offs in the knockout stage with quarter-finals,[1][2] and a longer scheduling window with at least five days between matches.[3] It was also the first to not be marketed by World Rugby as the "Women's Rugby World Cup", due to a decision to market both the men's and women's tournaments under the "Rugby World Cup" title with no disambiguation beginning in 2021.
- ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: Format changes announced for 2021 tournament". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Orchard, Sara (2018). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Format changes announced for 2021 tournament". BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "New 2022 dates for postponed Rugby World Cup 2021 offer five-day rests". Insidethegames.biz. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.