| Spanish: Copa Mundial de Rugby Femenina 2002 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Spain |
| Dates | 13 – 25 May 2002 |
| No. of nations | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
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The 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup was the second World Cup fully sanctioned by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB). The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain. The format[note 1] was the same as the previous tournament and again 16 nations competed.
For the first time a pre-tournament qualification match took place to decide Asia's second representative but other than that all competitors took part by invitation. 14 of the 16 teams taking part were the same as in 1998 but two lowest ranked European teams (Sweden and Russia) were replaced by teams from Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Samoa).
The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.
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