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 16 September 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.90
2 Steady  New Zealand 089.32
3 Steady  Canada 089.13
4 Steady  France 087.27
5 Increase1  Scotland 076.78
6 Decrease1  Australia 076.28
7 Increase2  Ireland 075.25
8 Decrease1  United States 074.97
9 Decrease1  Italy 074.34
10 Steady  Wales 073.49
11 Steady  Japan 067.74
12 Steady  South Africa 065.17
13 Steady  Spain 065.15
14 Steady  Fiji 061.19
15 Steady  Russia 061.10
16 Steady  Netherlands 058.98
17 Steady  Hong Kong 058.76
18 Steady  Samoa 058.48
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 16 September 2024.