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England were the second team to win the trophy.
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Zealand is the most successful team in the tournament by far. They have won six titles with four back-to-back victories from 1998 to 2010. England follow with two titles and the United States with one. Canada has appeared in a final only once in 2014.
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is an international rugby union competition for women's national teams. The competition was first established in 1991 but the
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was watched by a record crowd for a women's rugby union match of 42,579.
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The 2021 competition was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID19 pandemic.
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List of final matches, and respective venues, finalists and scores
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The 2021 competition was postponed to 2022 due to the
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