France and the Netherlands played the first women's rugby union test match on 13 June 1982 at the Utrecht Sportpark Strijland, in Utrecht, Netherlands; France won the match 4–0.[1] They played each other annually after that, before meeting in their first multi-national women's rugby competition in 1988 for the Women's Rugby European Cup.
They have met twelve times with France winning eleven of those matches. They last played each other on 17 May 2008.
Summary
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by
France |
Won by
Netherlands |
Drawn | France points | Netherlands points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6 |
| In Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 |
| Overall | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 27 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
| Record | France | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 7 (31 May 1987–17 May 2008) | 1 (1 May 1986) |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 24 (15 November 1992) | 10 (1 May 1986) |
| Away | 27 (30 April 2007) | — |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 24 (15 November 1992) | 10 (1 May 1986) |
| Away | 21 (17 May 2008) | — |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Tournament | Ref |
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| 1 | 13 June 1982 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 0–4 |  France
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| 2 | 5 June 1983 | La Teste-de-Buch, France | 10–0 | France
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| 3 | 27 May 1984 | Hilversum, Netherlands | 0–3 | France
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| 4 | 2 June 1985 | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 20–0 | France
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| 5 | 1 May 1986 | Enschede, Netherlands | 10–0 |  Netherlands
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| 6 | 31 May 1987 | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | 22–3 | France
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| 7 | 21 May 1988 | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 13–3 | France
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1988 European Cup | |
| 8 | 14 April 1990 | Unknown | 0–10 | France
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| 9 | 15 November 1992 | Fécamp, France | 24–0 | France
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| 10 | 12 April 1995 | Treviso, Italy | 17–0 | France
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1995 FIRA | |
| 11 | 30 April 2007 | Barcelona, Spain | 27–8 | France
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2007 FIRA | |
| 12 | 17 May 2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3–24 | France
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2008 FIRA |
References
- ^ Birch, John (2013-07-11). "13th June 1982: The day it all began". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
This page was last edited on 27 September 2023, at 09:01