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unusual facts about 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup


2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.


2009 FIRA Women's European Trophy

The 2009 FIRA tournament acted as the continent's 2010 World Cup qualifying tournament.

2010 Women's Rugby World Cup

The commercial partners of the tournament were Nike, Heineken, the Coca-Cola Company's sports drink Powerade, Holiday Inn, British rugby equipment supplier Rhino Rugby, University of Surrey and UK National Lottery.

homescore = Tries: Kristy Giteau 5'
Tricia Brown 18'
Debby Hodgkinson 26'
Lindsay Morgan 29', 53'
Alexandra Hargreaves 43'
Sharni Williams 48', 80'
Cobie-Jane Morgan 62'
Cons: Nicole Beck 6', 19', 27', 30',
44', 49', 80'
Pen: Nicole Beck

Derya Aktop

She won a bronze medal in the 48 kg category at the 2002 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey and a silver medal in the 46 kg category at the 2004 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Riccione, Italy.

Kathy Flores

In 1991 the USA Rugby sanctioned Women's National Team would compile a 7-1 record at the first Women's Rugby World Cup championship with Flores on the pitch as a No. 8.

Melissa Ruscoe

She has played on Black Ferns teams that won the Churchill Cup in 2004 and the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2006, and was also named the New Zealand women's player of the year in 2005.

Natalie Brown

Natalie Brown (boxer) (born 1979), Jamaican/American amateur boxer who competed in the 67 kg weight class at the 2001 and 2002 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships

Sergio Vigil

Besides that, Vigil coached Las Leonas to gold medals at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup, 2001 Champions Trophy and the 1999 Pan American Games.


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