The 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017. New Zealand became the 2017 champions by beating England 41–32 in the final on 26 August. Matches were held in Dublin and Belfast. The pool stages were held at University College Dublin with the semi finals and finals held at Queen’s University and Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
The tournament took place three rather than four years after the previous Women’s Rugby World Cup because World Rugby wanted to move away from clashing with other events.
The 2017 tournament set attendance records for a Women’s World Cup. The tournament drew 45,412 fans over 30 matches. The final was played in front of a crowd of 17,115, and the pool matches sold out.
This proved to be the final edition of the tournament under the “Women’s Rugby World Cup” name. On 21 August 2019, World Rugby announced that all future World Cups, whether for men or women, would be officially titled as the “Rugby World Cup”, distinguished only by year and not by sex or gender. As such, the 2022 edition in New Zealand will bear the title of “Rugby World Cup 2022”.
Women’s RWC.
Finals.
WRWC 2017 FINAL
 
41 - 32WRWC FINAL
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast New Zealand v England Women |
WRWC 2017 3rd PLACE FINAL
 
31 - 23WRWC 3rd PLACE
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast France Women v USA Eagles |
WRWC 2017 SEMI FINALS
20 - 3WRWC SF
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast England Women v France Women |
45 - 12WRWC SF
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast New Zealand v USA Eagles |
PLAY OFFS.
5th to 8th FINAL
 
12 - 43WRWC 5/8 FINAL
Australia Women v Canada Women |
5th to 18th THIRD PLACE FINAL
 
17 - 27WRWC 5/8 3rd Place
Ireland Women v Wales Women |
5th to 8th SEMI FINALS
24 - 36WRWC 5/8 SF
Ireland Women v Australia Women |
52 - 0WRWC 5/8 SF
Canada Women v Wales Women |
9th to 12th FINAL
 
20 - 15WRWC 9/12 FINAL
Italy Women v Spain Women |
9th to 12th THIRD PLACE FINAL
 
44 - 5WRWC 9/12 3rd Place
Japan Women v Hong Kong Women |
9th to 12th SEMI FINALS
31 - 7WRWC 9/12 SF
Spain Women v Hong Kong Women |
22 - 0WRWC 9/12 SF
Italy Women v Japan Women |
POOL STAGES.
WRWC 2017 POOL A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 17 | 196 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Canada Women | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 48 | 70 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Wales Women | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 74 | -23 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Hong Kong Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 258 | -243 | 0 | 0 |
44 - 12WRWC POOL A
Billings Park, Dublin New Zealand v Wales Women |
98 - 0WRWC POOL A
Billings Park, Dublin Canada Women v Hong Kong Women |
121 - 0WRWC POOL A
Billings Park, Dublin New Zealand v Hong Kong Women |
15 - 0WRWC POOL A
Billings Park, Dublin Canada Women v Wales Women |
5 - 48WRWC POOL A
Billings Park, Dublin Canada Women v New Zealand |
39 - 15WRWC POOL A
UCD Bowl, Dublin Wales Women v Hong Kong Women |
WRWC 2017 POOL B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 44 | 115 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | USA Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 59 | 34 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Spain Women | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 107 | -80 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 102 | -69 | 0 | 0 |
24 - 12WRWC POOL B
UCD Bowl, Dublin USA Eagles v Italy Women |
56 - 5WRWC POOL B
UCD Bowl, Dublin England Women v Spain Women |
56 - 13WRWC POOL B
Billings Park, Dublin England Women v Italy Women |
43 - 0WRWC POOL B
UCD Bowl, Dublin USA Eagles v Spain Women |
47 - 26WRWC POOL B
Billings Park, Dublin England Women v USA Eagles |
8 - 22WRWC POOL B
UCD Bowl, Dublin Italy Women v Spain Women |
WRWC 2017 POOL C
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 19 | 122 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Ireland Women | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia Women | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 82 | -36 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Japan Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 125 | -82 | 0 | 0 |
19 - 17WRWC POOL C
UCD Bowl, Dublin Ireland Women v Australia Women |
72 - 14WRWC POOL C
Billings Park, Dublin France Women v Japan Women |
24 - 14WRWC POOL C
UCD Bowl, Dublin Ireland Women v Japan Women |
48 - 0WRWC POOL C
UCD Bowl, Dublin France Women v Australia Women |
29 - 15WRWC POOL C
Billings Park, Dublin Australia Women v Japan Women |
21 - 5WRWC POOL C
UCD Bowl, Dublin France Women v Ireland Women |