Wales women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see Wales national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Wales women's national rugby sevens team.

Wales
EmblemThe Prince of Wales's feathers
UnionWelsh Rugby Union
Head coachIoan Cunningham
CaptainHannah Jones
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current8 (as of 15 July 2024)
Highest3 (24 August 2009)
First international
 Wales 4–22 England 
(Pontypool, Wales; 5 April 1987)
Biggest win
 Germany 0–77 Wales 
(Barcelona, Spain; 17 May 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Wales 0–81 England 
(Cardiff, Wales; 4 February 2005)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1991)
Best result4th place, 1994
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 7 October 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.96
2 Steady  Canada 089.90
3 Steady  New Zealand 087.25
4 Steady  France 086.50
5 Steady  Scotland 077.92
6 Steady  Ireland 077.25
7 Steady  Australia 077.01
8 Steady  United States 074.97
9 Steady  Italy 074.20
10 Steady  Wales 072.10
11 Increase1  Japan 066.89
12 Decrease1  South Africa 066.73
13 Steady  Spain 064.95
14 Increase1  Russia 061.10
15 Increase2  Samoa 060.56
16 Decrease2  Fiji 059.60
17 Decrease1  Netherlands 058.91
18 Steady  Hong Kong 057.49
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

The Wales women's national rugby union team first played in 1987. Wales plays in the Women's Rugby World Cup and the Women's Six Nations Championship.

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 7 October 2024.