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History of women's rugby union matches between Canada and the United States

Canada and the United States played the first-ever women's test outside of Europe in Victoria, British Columbia on 14 November 1987. They have played each other 48 times since their first game, with Canada winning 29 matches and the Eagles only 19....

Updated: October 21, 2026

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History of women's rugby union matches between Canada and England

Canada women and England women first competed against each other in 1993 in the Canada Cup. It is a rivalry that has been largely dominated by England, who have won 34 of the 38 games contested with a single draw. All three of Canada’s wins have...

Updated: October 24, 2026

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History of rugby union

The history of rugby union follows from various football games long before the 19th century, but it was not until the middle of that century that the rules were formulated and codified. The code of football later known as rugby union can be traced...

Updated: October 26, 2026

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History of women's rugby union matches between Australia and the United States

Australia and the United States first met on 2 August 1997 in Brisbane, Australia. They have played each other ten times in total, with the USA Eagles winning six of those encounters. The two nations have met at four separate Rugby World Cups —...

Updated: November 20, 2025

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History of women's rugby union matches between England and the United States

England women and USA women first competed against each other in the final of the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup in 1991. It was the only match won by the United States, and all of the games since, including the 1994 World Cup final, have been...

Updated: November 20, 2025

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United States men's national rugby union team

The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in men's international rugby union competitions. USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States, and is...

Updated: November 5, 2026

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Women's international rugby union

Women's international rugby union has a history dating back to the late 19th century. It was not until 1982 that the first international fixture (test match) took place. The match was organised in connection with the Dutch Rugby Union's 50th...

Updated: May 17, 2026

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Rugby union in the United States

Rugby union in the United States (almost always referred to as simply "rugby") is played at youth, high school, college, amateur, professional, and international levels and governed by USA Rugby. There were over 125,000 players registered with USA...

Updated: October 12, 2026

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Women's Rugby World Cup

%5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+December+5%23Template%3ASeason+sidebar%5D%5D{{{CRITERION}}} The Women's Rugby World Cup is the women's rugby union world championship which is organised by World Rugby. The first Rugby World...

Updated: November 5, 2026

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History of women's rugby union matches between England and France

England women and France women first participated against each other in 1991 in the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup. They have since been the most decorated rivalry with 55 test matches have been contested. Of these, 41 have been won by England...

Updated: June 16, 2026