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Rugby team
Great Britain
UnionWomen's Rugby Football Union
Team kit
First international
 Great Britain 8-14 France 
(London, England, 19 April 1986)
Largest win
 Great Britain 32-0 Italy 
(Birmingham, England, 18 March 1990)
Largest defeat
 France 28-6 Great Britain 
(Chalon-sur-Saône, France 2 May 1987)

The Great Britain women's national rugby union team was the national rugby union team of Great Britain, from 1986 to 1990.

History

The team was organised by the Women's Rugby Football Union (which was responsible for women's rugby in the UK from 1983 to 1994) and was gradually replaced by separate teams representing England, Scotland and Wales between 1987 and 1990.

Results summary

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Great Britain internationals 1986–1990
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 France 1986 4 1 0 3 25.00%
 Italy 1988 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Netherlands 1987 2 2 0 0 100.00%
Summary 8 5 0 3 62.50%

Results

For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Full internationals

Won Lost Draw
Test Date Opponent PF PA Venue Event
1 19 April 1986  France 8 14 Richmond
2 2 May 1987  France 6 28 Chalon-sur-Saône
3 22 November 1987  Netherlands 16 0 Richmond
4 21 May 1988  Italy 32 9 Bourg en Bresse 1988 Women's Rugby European Cup
5 22 May 1988  Netherlands 26 0 Bourg en Bresse 1988 Women's Rugby European Cup
6 23 May 1988  France 6 8 Bourg en Bresse 1988 Women's Rugby European Cup
7 4 May 1989  France 13 0 Rosslyn Park
8 18 March 1990  Italy 32 0 Moseley

See also

National sports teams of the United Kingdom
Women's national rugby union teams
Teams with World Cup appearances
Teams with no World Cup appearances
Ineligible
Defunct
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