Women's international rugby union

Beginnings

On 13th June 1982 the French national women's rugby team travelled to Utrecht to take on their Netherlands Women's team. Despite being "very well organised" (according to the Dutch assiatant coach, Wim Peperkamp) the French won the game by a single try (4-0). At the time no-one realised that they were making history, and it was only later that the game was recognised as being the first ever women's rugby international.

The game received little publicity and even 25 years later the event was completely overlooked in the sporting media - even the governing bodies of the two teams involved missed the significance of the anniversary.

To this day - despite the International Rugby Board (IRB) maintaining an exhaustive database of men's international results - no complete listing of women's internationals is available. The list at the end of this article has been compiled from a number of sources and is the most comprehensive available, but is by no means complete.

The development of the game

The following is largely based on information that appeared in an exhibition on the history of women's rugby which was organised by the Museum of Rugbyat Twickenham in the summer of 2006.

The first 100 years of Women's rugby 1891-1990

The first international was the culmination of nearly a century of activity around he world, most especially in France. Detailed records are few, but after an abortive start in the late 19th and early 20th century the game began to take hold - almost simaltaneously - across the world from the early 1970s.

However the history of the women's game's first 100 years starts and finshes on the other side of the world from France - in New Zealand:

1891 Reports of a team of female rugby players wanting to tour around New Zealand. Public outcry causes their tour to be cancelled
1908 Early reports of women’s rugby being played in France
1930 Reports of the game in Australia - the New South Wales areas of Tamworth and Armidale - until halted by World War Two
1956 The Belles of St Mary’s - an Australian team play rugby league in New South Wales
1960s Women's rugby banned in Samoa
1962 First recorded UK women's rugby team - Edinburgh University
1963 Female students participate in matches against male students in London
1965 Charity matches reported in France
1966 Charity matches in England between male and female teams - especially at Worthing RFC.
1970 First reports of women's rugby in Canada
1970 First national association for women's rugby formed - the Association Francaise de Rugby Feminin (AFRF) in Toulouse, France.
1972 First reports from the USA - four universities playing the game: University of Colorado, Colorado State, the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri.
1975 First reports from the Netherland - University students in Wageningen
1979 First clubs recorded in Italy (Milan) and Spain (in Catalonia)
1980 First club championship in USA; and first provincial championships (New Zealand)
1981 First reports of the game in Japan
1982 AFRF recognised by, but not yet affiliated to, FFR (French Rugby Football Federation)
1982(13th June) First women's international Netherlands 0, France 4 (Utrecht)
1983 Women’s Rugby Football Union (WRFU) formed to govern the game across the British Isles. Founder member clubs are: Leicester Polytechnic, Sheffield University, University College London, University of Keele,Warwick University, Imperial College, Leeds University, Magor Maidens, York University and Loughborough University
1986 First international in the British Isles - British Isles 8, France 14 (Richmond Athletic Park)
1987 First international in North America - Canada 3, USA 22 (British Columbia)
1987 First 'Home Nations' international - Wales 4, England 22 (Pontypool Park}
1988 Japanese Women’s Rugby Football Union formed
1989 ARFR is formally integrated into the Federation Francaise de Rugby (FFR)
1989 France suffer their first international defeat - 13-0 to Great Britain.
1990 First Irish club teams formed
1990 The USA become the ‘Eagles’ and play officially for USA Rugby for the first time
1990 First international tournament - Rugbyfest held in Christchurch, New Zealand. Among the teams were The United States of America, New Zealand, Japan, former-USSR, and the Netherlands. The winner was New Zealand

A world game: The first world cup and after 1991-94

Rugbyfest pointed the way to the next big leap forward - the first women's rugby world cup, which took place in Wales the following year. Timed to co-incide with the second men's world cup being held in England it did not meet with official approval from the IRB, a decision which threatened the competition and was a factor in the New Zealand RFU not supporting their entry. However, this did not stop the New Zealanders taking part - nor Wales, USA, England, France, Canada, Sweden, USSR, Japan, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands.

The competition was run on a shoestring. Russian players sold souvenirs before and during matches to raise funds to cover their expenses, while four England administrators re-mortgage their houses to cover the expenses of attending the competition. But after fifteen matches the first world champions were crowned - the USA, who beat England in the final. Despite the lack of support from the men's game, the competition had been a success... and the women's game continued to grow:

1991 Netherlands Rugby Union take women under their wing
1991 Women’s rugby revived in Australia by Wal Fitzgerald in Newcastle, New South Wales
1992 Irish women split from the WRFU to form their own Irish Women’s Rugby Football Union
1992 The New Zealand women are taken under the umbrella of the NZRFU
1993 First Irish international - a defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh
1993 Scottish women split from the WRFU to be governed by the Scottish Rugby Union (the Scottish Women’s Rugby Union)
1993 Australian Women’s Rugby Union formed
1993 Inaugural Canada Cup competition held in Toronto - between Canada, USA, Wales and England. Won by England
1994 The WRFU disband. The Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) is fomed in England, while the Welsh Women’s Rugby Union affiliates with the Welsh Rugby Union.
1994 First Australian international New Zealand 37, Australia 0

From sanctions to acceptance: 1994-1998

The second world cup was awarded to the Netherlands - but constant prevarication by the IRB about whether they would (or would not) give the tournament official status caused huge problems for the hosts. Without IRB support there was a fear that many unions would not send teams which would threaten the tournament (and even the Dutch union's) viability. In fact the IRB went so far as to threaten sanctions against any unions did take part - thus ensuring that New Zealand, Sweden and Germany withdrew. Faced with this the risk of major losses was as too great and the Dutch withdrew both as hosts and participants with barely weeks to go.

It was Scotland who stepped in to save the event. The second world cup was in the end a purely northern hemisphere affair with 11 remaining teams (consisting of the four home nations, France, USA, Japan, Sweden, Russia, Canada and Kazakhstan) joined by a Scottish Students XV. The final was a repeat of 1991, but with this time England overcoming the USA 38-23.

Despite everything, the tournament had been a success and the game continued to grow:

1995 Irish WRFU officially recognised by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)
1996 First Home Nations competition held between England,Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Won by England.
1996 New Zealand return to international competition at the Canada Cup with massive wins, including 109-0 against France
1997 First Hong Kong Sevens tournament for women
1998 Scotland beat England for the first time in the Home Nations Championship
1998 New Zealand drop the nickname ‘Gal Blacks’ to become the "Black Ferns" - the female version of the "silver fern" used by the male team.

Official recognition: First IRB World Cup and beyond, 1998-2007

In 1998 the IRB finally gave its blessing to international women's rugby by backing the world cup for the first time. With this support the third and largest world cup to date takes place at Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

New Zealand beat USA 44-12 in final. They concede only 32 points in the entire competition and score 344. Their multi-phase play proves too sophisticated for the other nations.Other teams taking part were Canada,The Netherlands, England, Sweden, USA, Russian Federation, Spain, Wales, France, Kazakhstan,Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Scotland and Italy - with first appearances in a World Cup for Australia (‘The Wallaroos’) and Germany.

For the first time more countries had entered the world cup than there were places. Instead of a qualifying competition, the IRB selected the teams that would enter and Japan's resulting non-selection caused particular controversy. Despite beng at the previous two World Cups they were dropped due to having played no international matches since the previous competition. Officials cited that development was difficult and the distance from all of the other playing nations makes it impossible to attract visiting nations or to raise funds to travel overseas for test matches. They had invested in top class American coaches who have been working with the squad in the build up to the tournament, which could have been interpreted as showing much more commitment than many other nations. The non-selection was a significant set-back for Japanese women's rugby, and the country has not appeared at a World Cup since.

This policy of selection by the IRB, often without any clear criteria, also caused controversy before the 2002 and 2006 World Cups[1]. In particular the non-selection of Fiji for either event was unpopular, especially when Samoa were selected ahead of them, as by 2006 Fiji had a significant development programme in place that Samoa lacked. Wales was also left out in 2006 due to poor Six Nations results in 2003 and 2004. In 2005 they recovered to finish second in the Six Nations - but by then the damage had been done.

Widespeard acceptance of the game leads to women's versions of other major rugby tournaments, and growing numbers of headlines:

1999 First Women's Five Nations England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France, won by England
2000 Irish WRFU affiliate fully with the IRFU
2000 First international matches for Samoa
2000 South African women affiliate with South African Rugby Football Union
2001 ‘Black Ferns’ lose for first time in 10 years and 27-matches, beaten by England (22-17) in Albany during England’s tour to New Zealand and Australia
2002 Rugby World Cup held in Barcelona, Spain. New Zealand beat England, 19-9, in final.
2002 Australian RFU drops support for women's team's entry to world cup. Decision seen as a factor in IOC rejection of rugby as an Olympic sport. Reversed two years later.
2002 Samoa play in world cup for first time
2002 (November) First women’s match at Murrayfield Scotland 32, Sweden 3
2003 Black Ferns play a World XV over two matches. Both games won by Black Ferns
2003 First women’s international at Twickenham England v France. England win and go on to win a Six Nations ‘Grand Slam’
2004 Wales restrict national team selections to players from Welsh teams. Slump in performance significant factor in rejection of entry for 2006 world cup. Decision reversed in time for 2006 Six Nations.
2005 Canada controversially selected as hosts for 2006 World cup - despite major bid from England. Believed that selection was part of an IRB policy to host tournaments outside of Europe.
2006 Major exhibition on history of women's rugby - "Women's Rugby - A Work in Progress"[2] held at Twickenham
2006 Rugby World Cup held in Edmonton, Canada. Matches broadcast live on the Internet. New Zealand beat England 25-17 in the final.

Womens rugby internationals: An incomplete list

The following is the most complete listing of women's rugby internationals currently available. It is compiled from a number of sources - principally national RFUs. However many RFUs do not publish lists of their women's internationals (most RFUs), or only partial lists (such as England), or only lists that cover the period since the integration of women's rugby into the main RFU (such as France). Where an national body no longer exists - such as the former British WRFU - information is particularly hard to find. Readers are invited - indeed urged - to fill in the many gaps.

Status of internationals

The status of some games is at times questionable - not least because in some cases a game will appear only on one country's list. This is most often due to a clear oversight on the part of the compiler of the list, but it may be because one country considered the game a full international where another country did not. The latter applies particularly in regard to, for example, the more recent European Championships where major countries (such as England and France) sent what they called "A" teams, but other counties send their full strength squads.

In case of doubt I have decided to list all such games. If one country or the tournament organiser appears to treat a game as a full international then it appears below, so long as the game is against what purports to be another national team. I have only drawn the line at games - such as those of the French University team at 2007 European Championships - which are clearly not "internationals" (ie. games between two national XVs).

Thus I leave the reader to decide whether a given game is really a "full international" or not.

Women's Rugby World Cup matches are not listed as these are well covered elsewhere, but I have included links to where the results may be found.

1982

13.04.1982 Netherlands 0, France 4 (Utrecht)

1986

??.??.1986 British Isles 8, France 14 (Richmond Athletic Park)

1987

05.04.1987 Wales 4, England 22 (Pontypool Park)
14.11.1987 Canada 3, USA 22 (British Columbia)

1988

24.04.1988 Wales 6, England 36 (Newport RFC)
08.08.1988 USA 26, Canada 10 (Venue unknown)

1989

??.??.1989 Great Britain 13, France 0 (Venue unknown)
12.02.1989 England 38, Wales 4 (Moseley RFC)
03.09.1989 Canada 3, USA 28 (Venue unknown)

1990

11.02.1990 Wales 12, England 18 (Neath RFC)
14.04.1990 Netherlands 0, France 10 (Venue unknown)
29.08.1990 Netherlands 0, USA 42 (Christchurch, NZ) (Rugbyfest)
30.08.1990 New Zealand 9, USA 3 (Christchurch) (Rugbyfest)
31.08.1990 USA 32, USSR 0 (Christchurch, NZ) (Rugbyfest)

1991

24.03.1991 Wales 13, England 24 (Waterloo RFC)
4-15.04.1991 World Cup (Cardiff, Wales)

1992

09.02.1992 Wales 10, England 14 (National Stadium, Cardiff)
13.06.1992 France 14, Spain 10 (Bon Opposition)
13.09.1992 USA 13, Canada 12 (Venue unknown)
15.11.1992 France 24, Netherlands 0 (Fécamp)

1993

19.12.1993 Scotland 0, Wales 23 (Burnbrae, Glasgow)
14.03.1993 England 23, Wales 5 (Northampton RFC)
04.04.1993 Italy 0, France 24 (Rovigo)
08.06.1993 England 17, USA 6 (Venue unknown, Canada) (Canada Cup)
10.06.1993 USA 26, Wales 0 (Venue unknown, Canada) (Canada Cup)
12.06.1993 Canada 3, USA 60 (Venue unknown) (Canada Cup)

1994

13.02.1994 Wales 10, England 11 (Bridgend)
18.02.1994 England 32, France 8 (Wolverhampton)
09-25.04.1994 World Cup (Edinburgh, Scotland)
17.04.1994 Scotland 0 Wales 8 (Greenyards, Melrose)
10.12.1994 Wales 0 Scotland 5 (Bridgend)

1995

12.02.1995 England 25, Wales 0 (Sale RFC)
05.03.1995 Ireland 10, France 39 (Dublin)
12.04.1995 France 17, Holland 0 (Trévise, Italy) (FIRA European Championship)
16.04.1995 France 6, Spain 22 (Trévise, Italy) (FIRA European Championship)

1996

04.02.1996 England 56, Wales 3 (Leicester RFC) (Home International Championship)
??.0?.1996 Scotland ?, Ireland ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
18.02.1996 France 6, England 15 (Villand Bonnot)
18.02.1996 Wales 5, Scotland 11 (Bridgend) (Home International Championship)
??.0?.1998 England ?, Ireland ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
03.03.1996 Wales 6, Ireland 22 (Old Belvedere RFC) (Home International Championship)
??.0?.1996 England ?, Scotland ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
08.04.1996 France 53, Italy 0 (Madrid, Spain) (FIRA European Championship)
14.04.1996 Spain 10, France 15 (Madrid) (FIRA European Championship)
08.09.1996 France 16, USA 39 (Edmonton, Canada) (Canada Cup)
11.09.1996 New Zealand 86, USA 8 (Edmonton, Canada) (Canada Cup)
??.09.1996 Canada 34, France 3 (Edmonton) (Canada Cup)
??.09.1996 France 0, New Zealand 109 (Edmonton, Canada) (Canada Cup)
??.09.1996 Canada 14, USA 22 (Edmonton) (Canada Cup)

1997

12.01.1997 Scotland 10, Wales 0 (Muggetland)(Home International Championship)
??.0?.1997 Ireland ?, England ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
26.01.1997 Wales 32, Ireland 5 (Bridgend RFC) (Home International Championship)
??.0?.1997 England ?, Scotland ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
23.02.1997 England 15, France 17 (Northampton)
09.03.1997 Wales 22, England 24 (Llanelli) (Home International Championship)
??.0?.1997 Ireland ?, Scotland ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
02.04.1997 France 58, Germany 8 (Nice) (FIRA European Championship)
??.04.1997 France 10, England 15 (Nice) (FIRA European Championship)
??.04.1997 France 8, Spain 25 (Nice) (FIRA European Championship)
06.07.1997 USA 21, Canada 12 (Venue unknown)
02.08.1997 Australia 24, USA 28 (Venue unknown)

1998

01.02.1998 France 5, England 13 (Villeneuve d' Ascq, Lille)
15.02.1998 England 29, Wales 12 (Waterloo) (Home International Championship)
??.??.1998 Scotland ?, Ireland ? (Venue unknown) (Home International Championship)
01.03.1998 Wales 12, Scotland 22 (Cardiff) (Home International Championship)
21.03.1998 Scotland 8, England 5 (Stewarts Melville) (Home International Championship)
22.03.1998 Ireland 10, Wales 27 (Old Crescent RFC, Rosbrien) (Home International Championship)
05.04.1998 England 62, Ireland 8 (Worcester RFC) (Home International Championship)
01-16.05.1998 World Cup (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

1999

05.03.1999 France 34, Wales 5 (Savigny-en-Barley) (Five Nations)
06.02.1999 Ireland 0, France 24 (Dublin) (Five Nations)
28.02.1999 England 34, Scotland 7 (Richmond RFC) (Five Nations)
28.02.1999 Wales 26, Ireland 0 (Venue unknown) (Five Nations)
07.03.1999 Scotland 23 Wales 0 (Venue unknown) (Five Nations)
07.03.1999 Ireland 0, England 56 (Dublin)(Five Nations)
21.03.1999 England 13, France 8 (Worcester) (Five Nations)
21.03.1999 Scotland ?, Ireland ? (Venue unknown) (Five Nations)
09.04.1999 France 48, Scotland 18 (Melun)(Five Nations)
10.04.1999 Wales 11, England 83 (Swansea RFC) (Five Nations)
19.04.1999 France 28, Kazakhstan 0 (Belluno, Italy)(FIRA European Championship)
19.04.1999 England 91, Netherlands 3 (Belluno, Italy)(FIRA European Championship)
21.04.1999 England 0, France 19 (Belluno, Italy)(FIRA European Championship)
24.04.1999 France 13, Spain 5 (Belluno, Italy)(FIRA European Championship)
24.04.1999 England 13, Scotland 15 (Belluno, Italy)(FIRA European Championship)
08.08.1999 Canada 11, USA 16 (Venue unknown)
13.10.1999 USA 15, Canada 18 (Venue unknown) (Triangular '99)
??.10.1999 Canada ?, New Zealand ? (Venue unknown) (Triangular '99)
19.10.1999 USA 5, New Zealand 65 (Venue unknown) (Triangular '99)

2000

09.01.2000 Spain 10, England 42 (Barcelona)
04.02.2000 Wales 10, France 27 (Swansea) (Five Nations)
06.02.2000 England 31, Spain 7 (Banbury RFC) (Five Nations)
18.02.2000 France 8, England 24 (Massy, Paris) (Five Nations)
18.02.2000 Spain ?, Scotland ? (Venue unknown) (Five Nations)
05.03.2000 England 51, Wales 0 (Newbury RFC) (Five Nations)
06.03.2000 Scotland 7, France 10 (Edinburgh) (Five Nations)
18.03.2000 France 38, Spain 5 (Dax) (Five Nations)
19.03.2000 Wales ?, Scotland ? (Caerphilly) (Five Nations)
01.04.2000 Scotland 9, England 64 (Edinburgh) (Five Nations)
01.04.2000 Wales ?, Spain ? (Venue unknown) (Five Nations)
06.05.2000 France 41, Ireland 14 (Almeria, Spain)(FIRA European Championship)
08.05.2000 England 41, Kazakhstan 3 (Almeria, Spain)(FIRA European Championship)
10.05.2000 England 12, France 19 (Almeria, Spain)(FIRA European Championship)
13.05.2000 England 40, Scotland 20 (Almeria, Spain)(FIRA European Championship)
14.05.2000 Spain 0, France 31 (Almeria)(FIRA European Championship - Final)
06.06.2000 USA 10, Canada 17 (Venue unknown)
23.09.2000 England 31, USA 7 (Winnipeg, Canada) (Canada Cup)
27.09.2000 New Zealand 45, USA 0 (Winnipeg, Canada) (Canada Cup)
27.09.2000 Canada 10, England 34 (Winnipeg) (Canada Cup)
29.09.2000 Canada 9, USA 15 (Winnipeg) (Canada Cup)
30.09.2000 England 13, New Zealand 32 (Winnipeg, Canada) (Canada Cup)

2001

03.02.2001 France 13, Scotland 0 (Saint Denis) (Five Nations)
04.02.2001 Wales 0, England 18 (Newport RFC) (Five Nations)
0?.02.2001 Spain 42, Ireland 0 (Madrid)
16.02.2001 Ireland 0, France 53 (Dublin)
18.02.2001 England 28, Spain 12 (Worcester RFC) (Five Nations)
1?.02.2001 Scotland 22, Wales 0 (Peebles RFC) (Five Nations)
03.02.2001 Spain 6, France 0 (Madrid)(Five Nations)
04.02.2001 England 39, Scotland 0 (Richmond RAA) (Five Nations)
16.03.2001 France 24, Wales 3 (Nanterre) (Five Nations)
1?.03.2001 Scotland ?, Spain ? (Venue unknown) (Five Nations)
08.04.2001 England 50, France 6 (Northampton) (Five Nations)
08.04.2001 Wales 0, Spain 5 (Wrexham RFC) (Five Nations)
06.05.2001 France 45, Ireland 9 (Lille) (FIRA European Championship)
08.05.2001 Scotland 13, Wales 3 (Lille, France) (FIRA European Championship)
10.05.2001 France 6, Scotland 9 (Lille) (FIRA European Championship)
12.05.2001 France 23, England 34 (Lille) (FIRA European Championship)
12.05.2001 Scotland 15, Spain 3 (Lille) (FIRA European Championship - Final)
25.05.2001 Australia 19, England 41 (T.G.Milner, Eastwood)
02.06.2001 Australia 5, England 15 (Newcastle)
09.06.2001 New Zealand 15, England 10 (Rotorua)
16.06.2001 New Zealand 17, England 22 (North Harbor Stadium)
07.07.2001 Canada 23, USA 3 (Venue unknown)
05.08.2001 USA 22, Canada 21 (Venue unknown)
20.11.2001 Wales 17, USA 20 (Venue unknown)
24.11.2001 Scotland 22, USA 3 (Venue unknown)

2002

02.02.2002 France 24, Spain 0 (Bégles) (Six Nations)
03.02.2002 Ireland 5, Wales 13 (Thormond Park, Limerick) (Six Nations)
03.02.2002 Scotland 8, England 38 (Dunbar) (Six Nations)
15.02.2002 Wales 0, France 20 (The Brewery Field, Bridgend) (Six Nations)
16.02.2002 Spain 17, Scotland 17 (Venue unknown) (Six Nations)
17.02.2002 England 79, Ireland 0 (Worcester) (Six Nations)
01.03.2002 France 22, England 17 (Tournon, Lyon) (Six Nations)
02.03.2002 Spain 20, Wales 0 (Madrid) (Six Nations)
0?.03.2002 Ireland 0, Scotland 13 (Limerick) (Six Nations)
23.03.2002 England 40, Wales 0 (London Welsh RFC) (Six Nations)
24.03.2002 Scotland 12, France 22 (Edinburgh) (Six Nations)
25.03.2002 Ireland 6, Spain 8 (Limerick) (Six Nations)
05.04.2002 France 46, Ireland 0 (Melun) (Six Nations)
07.04.2002 Spain 14, England 53 (Madrid) (Six Nations)
07.04.2002 Wales 3, Scotland 37 (Stradey Park) (Six Nations)
11-26.05.1998 [3] (Barcelona, Spain)
18.10.2002 Wales 7, Canada 21 (Venue unknown)
21.10.2002 Wales 11, Canada 12 (Venue unknown)
28.10.2002 Wales 13, Canada 13 (Venue unknown)
18.11.2002 Wales 17, USA 20 (Venue unknown)
??.11.2002 Scotland 32, Sweden 3 (Murrayfield)

2003

15.02.2003 England 57, France 0 (Twickenham) (Six Nations)
15.02.2003 Wales 44, Spain 0 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
1?.02.2003 Scotland 25, Ireland 0 (Edinburgh) (Six Nations)
21.02.2003 Wales 7, England 69 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
22.02.2003 France 14, Scotland 19 (Evreux) (Six Nations)
2?.02.2003 Spain 0, Ireland 16 (Madrid) (Six Nations)
08.03.2003 Ireland 0, France 20 (Limerick) (Six Nations)
09.03.2003 England 69, Spain 0 (Harlequins RFC) (Six Nations)
09.03.2003 Scotland 9, Wales 8 (Meadowbank) (Six Nations)
21.03.2003 Wales 17, Ireland 0 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
22.03.2003 Spain 7, France 27 (Girona) (Six Nations)
22.03.2003 England 31, Scotland 0 (Harlequins RFC) (Six Nations)
28.03.2003 Ireland 3, England 46 (Thomond Park RFC, Limerick) (Six Nations)
28.03.2003 France 34, Wales 7 (Paris) (Six Nations)
29.03.2003 Scotland 48, Spain 7 (Meadowbank) (Six Nations)
08.06.2003 England 38, Wales 0 (Fletcher’s Fields, Ontario, Canada)
14.06.2003 Canada 5, England 10 (Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver) (Churchill Cup)
18.06.2003 England 15, USA 8 (Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver) (Churchill Cup)
21.06.2003 Canada 18, USA 13 (Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver) (Churchill Cup)
28.06.2003 England 21, Canada 18 (Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver) (Churchill Cup - Final)

2004

14.02.2004 Wales 10, Scotland 30 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
15.02.2004 Spain 3, England 71 (Zaragoza) (Six Nations)
15.02.2004 France 22, Ireland 5 (Savigny/Barley) (Six Nations)
21.02.2004 France 24, Spain 0 (Perpignan) (Six Nations)
21.02.2004 Ireland 13, Wales 14 (Thormond Park, Limerick) (Six Nations)
21.02.2004 Scotland 5, England 27 (Galashiels RFC, Peebles) (Six Nations)
05.03.2004 Wales 0, France 22 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
06.03.2004 England 51, Ireland 10 (Twickenham) (Six Nations)
06.03.2004 Spain 6, Scotland 5 (Lalin (Santiago de Compostela)) (Six Nations)
20.03.2004 England 53, Wales 3 (Harlequins RFC) (Six Nations)
20.03.2004 Ireland 7, Spain 8 (Thomond Park, Limerick)(Six Nations)
20.03.2004 Scotland 12, France 16 (Murrayfield) (Six Nations)
27.03.2004 France 13, England 12 (Bourg-en-Bresse, France) (Six Nations)
27.02.2004 Ireland 0, Scotland 17 (Thomond Park, Limerick) (Six Nations)
27.03.2004 Wales 7, Spain 12 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
01.05.2004 France 24, Spain 5 (Castres)(FIRA European Championship)
01.05.2004 Ireland 7, Wales 24 (Toulouse, France)(FIRA European Championship)
05.05.2004 France 25, Scotland 6 (Saint-Orens)(FIRA European Championship)
05.05.2004 Ireland 14, Italy 5 (Toulouse, France)(FIRA European Championship)
08.05.2005 France 8, England 6 (Toulouse)(FIRA European Championship)
0?.05.2004 England 39, Wales 3 (Unknown venue, France)(FIRA European Championship)
0?.05.2004 Scotland 11, Wales 10 (Unknown venue, France)(FIRA European Championship)
29.05.2004 South Africa 5, Wales 8 (Adcock Stadium, Port Elizabeth)
05.06.2004 South Africa 15, Wales 16 (Loftus Stadium, Pretoria)
12.06.2004 Canada 11, England 39 (Calgary Rugby Park) (Churchill Cup)
13.06.2004 New Zealand 35, USA 0 (Unknown venue, Canada) (Churchill Cup)
19.06.2004 Canada 10, USA 29 (Unknown venue, Canada) (Churchill Cup)
19.06.2004 England 0, New Zealand 38 (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton) (Churchill Cup)
14.11.2004 England 45, Canada 5 (Richmond)
17.11.2004 England 41, Canada 3 (Newbury)
27.11.2004 Scotland 6, USA 12 (Unknown venue)

2005

03.02.2005 France 22, Scotland 15 (Roubaix) (Six Nations)
04.02.2005 Wales 0, England 81 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
05.02.2005 Spain 19, Ireland 17 (Campo Central Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid) (Six Nations)
12.02.2005 Spain 10, Wales 10 (Ourense) (Six Nations)
12.02.2005 Scotland 15, Ireland 5 (Murrayfield) (Six Nations)
13.02.2005 England 10, France 13 (Imber Court) (Six Nations)
25.02.2005 France 48, Wales 0(Bondoufle) (Six Nations)
26.02.2005 Ireland 0, England 32 (St Marys, Dublin) (Six Nations)
26.02.2005 Scotland 19, Spain 3 (Murrayfield) (Six Nations)
12.03.2005 England 76, Spain 0 (Imber Court) (Six Nations)
13.03.2005 Ireland 0, France 34 (Dublin) (Six Nations)
13.03.2005 Scotland 22, Wales 5 (Murrayfield) (Six Nations)
18.03.2005 Wales 6, Ireland 11 (Cardiff Arms Park) (Six Nations)
19.03.2006 England 22, Scotland 10 (Twickenham) (Six Nations)
19.03.2005 Spain 0, France 39 (San Boï de Llobregat, Barcelona) (Six Nations)
07.04.2005 Netherlands 8, Sweden 7 (Hamburg, Germany) (FIRA European Championship)
07.04.2005 Germany 0, Italy 52 (Hamburg) (FIRA European Championship)
09.04.2005 Germany 5, Sweden 17 (Hamburg) (FIRA European Championship)
09.04.2005 Italy 22, Netherlands 3 (Hamburg, Germany) (FIRA European Championship)
30.04.2005 Wales 9, South Africa 24 (Ebbw Vale RFC)
14.05.2005 England 101, South Africa 0 (Imber Court)
29.06.2005 New Zealand 30, Scotland 9 (Ottawa, Canada) (Canada Cup)
02.07.2005 Canada 22, Scotland 9 (Ottawa, Canada) (Canada Cup)
05.07.2007 Canada 3, New Zealand 43 (Ottawa) (Canada Cup)
08.07.2007 Canada 5, New Zealand 32 (Ottawa) (Canada Cup)
15.10.2005 England 53, Samoa 0 (Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand)
22.10.2005 New Zealand 24, England 15 (Eden Park, Auckland)
22.10.2005 Italy 11, Wales 14 (Treviso)
26.20.2005 New Zealand 33, England 8 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)
11.11.2005 France 13, Canada 5 (Nantes)
19.11.2005 France 29, Canada 0 (Nanterre)

2006

21.01.2006 Scotland 6, USA 13 (Venue unknown)
25.01.2006 Ireland 5, USA 23 (Venue unknown)
04.02.2006 England 38, Wales 15 (Old Albanians RFC) (Six Nations)
04.02.2006 Ireland 25, Spain 10 (Donnybrook) (Six Nations)
05.02.2006 Scotland 3, France 23 (Murrayfield) (Six Nations)
10.02.2006 France 32, Ireland 0 (Stade De Sapiac) (Six Nations)
10.02.2006 Wales 5, Scotland 0 (Sardis Road) (Six Nations)
11.02.2006 Spain 3, England 86 (Ciudad Universitaria) (Six Nations)
25.02.2006 Ireland 7, Wales 14 (Donnybrook) (Six Nations)
26.02.2006 France 38, Spain 0 (Biarritz) (Six Nations)
25.02.2006 Scotland 5, England 22 (Murrayfield) (Six Nations)
17.03.2006 Wales 11, France 10 (Sardis Road) (Six Nations)
18.03.2006 England 39, Ireland 10 (Old Albanians RFC) (Six Nations)
18.03.2006 Spain 12, Scotland 16 (Ciudad Universitaria) (Six Nations)
10.06.2006 USA 25, Canada 10 (Boulder, Colorado)
13.06.2006 USA 18, Canada 20 (Boulder, Colorado)
27.08-18.09.2006 World Cup (Edmonton, Canada)
03.12.2006 Wales 24, Netherlands 0 (Llanrumney University Playing Fields)
18.11.2006 Wales 31, Italy 7 (Glamorgan Wanderers)

2007

03.02.2007 England 60, Scotland 0 (Old Albanians RFC) (Six Nations)
03.02.2007 Wales 10, Ireland 5 (Cardif) (Six Nations)
04.02.2007 Italy 17, France 37 (Biella) (Six Nations)
10.02.2007 Scotland 0, Wales 10 (Edinburgh) (Six Nations)
10.02.2007, Ireland 10, France 13 (Dublin) (Six Nations)
10.02.2007, England 23, Italy 0 (Twickenham) (Six Nations)
24.02.2007, Scotland 26, Italy 6 (Edinburgh) (Six Nations)
24.02.2007, France 15, Wales 0 (Paris) (Six Nations)
25.02.2007, Ireland 0, England 32 (Limerick) (Six Nations)
10.03.2007 Scotland 6, Ireland 18 (Edinburgh) (Six Nations)
11.03.2007 Italy 0, Wales 24 (Rome) (Six Nations)
11.03.2007 England 38, France 12 (Old Albanians RFC) (Six Nations)
17.03.2007 Italy 12, Ireland 17 (Rome) (Six Nations)
17.03.2007 Wales 0, England 30 (Cardiff) (Six Nations)
18.03.2007 France 18, Scotland 10 (Paris) (Six Nations)
11.04.2007 Belgium 73, Luxembourg 0 (Leuven) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
11.04.2007 Finland 12, Norway 12 (Boisfort, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
11.04.2007 Romania 65, Serbia 0 (Boisfort, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
12.04.2007 Belgium 92, Serbia 0 (Kituro, Bruxelles) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
12.04.2007 Germany 48, Norway 0 (Kituro, Bruxelles, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
12.04.2007 Luxembourg 0, Romania 38 (Frameries, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
13.04.2007 Belgium 20, Romania 0 (Dendermonde) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
13.04.2007 Germany 32, Finland 0 (Liège, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
13.04.2007 Luxembourg 20, Serbia 0 (Dendermonde, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
15.04.2007 Germany 15, Romania 0 (Boisfort, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
15.04.2007 Finland 14, Luxembourg 7 (Boisfort, Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
15.04.2007 Norway 62, Serbia 0 (Tervuren , Belgium) (FIRA European Championships Pool B)
28.04.2007 England 62, Russia 0 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
28.04.2007 France 12, Sweden 0 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
28.04.2007 Netherlands 12, Wales 3 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
28.04.2007 Spain 15, Italy 6 (Barcelona) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
30.04.2007 England 41, Italy 11 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
30.04.2007 France 27, Netherlands 8 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
30.04.2007 Spain 54, Russia 3 (Barcelona) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
30.04.2007 Sweden 18, Wales 8 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
02.05.2007 France 17, Wales 10 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
02.05.2007 Italy 50, Russia 5 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
20.05.2007 Netherland 20, Sweden 5 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
02.05.2007 Spain 22, England 22 (Barcelona) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
05.05.2007 England 27, France 17 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
05.05.2007 Italy 0, Sweden 5 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
05.05.2007 Russia 14, Wales 38 (Barcelona, Spain) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)
05.05.2007 Spain 37, Netherlands 0 (Barcelona) (FIRA European Championships Pool A)