<P> In 2008 a record four countries expressed interest in hosting the 2010 world cup . After considering bids from the Rugby Football Union, the German Rugby Federation, the Kazakhstan Rugby Union and South African Rugby Union the IRB announced that the 2010 event would take place in England . The Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) then announced that the tournament was to be staged in west London, with the final to be played at the Twickenham Stoop . </P> <P> It was announced in May 2015, by which time the IRB had adopted its current name of World Rugby, that the 2017 tournament would be hosted by the Irish Rugby Football Union, which governs the sport on an All - Ireland basis . Games will be held in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, specifically in Dublin and Belfast . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> Final </Th> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> Third place match </Th> <Td> </Td> <Th> Number of teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> 3rd place </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> 4th place </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 Details </Td> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 19--6 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Shared third </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 Details </Td> <Td> Scotland </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 38--23 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 27--0 </Td> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 Details </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 44--12 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 31--15 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 Details </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 19--9 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 41--7 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 Details </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 25--17 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 17--8 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Details </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 13--10 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 22--8 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 Details </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 21--9 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 25--18 </Td> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 Details </Td> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 41--32 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 31--23 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> Final </Th> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> Third place match </Th> <Td> </Td> <Th> Number of teams </Th> </Tr>

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