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The following is a list of women's international rugby union matches with non-test status.

The list includes:

• Matches involving designated national "A" teams,
• Matches of doubtful status,
• Matches between full international sides and non-national XVs, and
• Other games of note.

It is included as some nations have awarded full caps for these games and may include them as full internationals in their own records. In addition these games act as an indicator of the relative strength of some of the smaller nations, and the strength in depth of the larger.

1990

Catalonia	4-0	Wales XV

1991

France	3-0	A New Zealand XV

1995

Germany	3-75	Catalonia

1996

France A	0-32	Basque Country

1997

Fiji	19-24	A USA XV

2000

Catalonia	21-50	Italy

France A	22-11	Italy

2001

France A	39-0	Netherlands

Wales A	0-29	United States

2002

Spain	5-10	England A

Ireland Select XV	5-23	England Academy

Scotland Students	8-38	England Students

Netherlands	5-53	France A

Wales A	0-53	England A

England Academy	5-0	Netherlands

England Students	15-5	Wales Development

England A	79-0	Wales A

England Students	15-34	British Police Women's XV

England Academy	35-0	Wales A

England U18	12-7	Wales U19

2003

England Academy	0-7	USA U23

England Students	12-25	USA U23

England Academy	18-10	USA U23

Spain	0-34	England A

Canada U19	3-5	Wales U19

USA U19	3-13	Wales U19

France A	46-5	Netherlands

England A	15-15	Nomads

Wales U19	0-66	England U19

Wales A	22-12	England Academy

England Students	38-5	Scotland Students

France A	5-25	Wales A

Netherlands	15-14	England Devp.

England Students	27-0	British Police Women's XV

England U19	27-0	Wales U19

Denmark	0-37	Sweden A

Blue Bulls	8–37	England Development

Sharks	0-95	England Development

South Africa President's XV	0-45	England Development

Wales	15-20	Nomads

Denmark	17-0	Norwegian Barbarians

Sweden	27-5	Norwegian Barbarians

2004

Ireland Development	10-0	England Academy

England A	35-5	Spain

Belgium	0-56	Netherlands B

England Students	5-15	Wales Development

England Devp.	15-5	Netherlands

England A	18-5	Nomads

England A	21-17	Nomads

England A	29-7	British Army Women's XV

Wales A	5-8	France A

Scotland U23	0-69	England U23

Wales U19	13-12	England U19

France A	14-32	England A

Scotland Students	0-45	England Students

Sweden U19	5-0	Wales U19

England Students	27-7	Sweden

England Students	19-24	British Police Women's XV

England U19	19-3	Wales U19

England Academy	81-0	Wales A

Wales U19	19-8	USA U19

England U19	44-13	USA U19

Canada U19	0-48	England U19

Wales U19	19-8	Canada U19

Wales	15-5	Nomads

Uganda XV	183-0	Rwanda XV

England A	50-17	Wales

2005

Ireland	25-19	England Academy

England Students	0-19	British Army Women's XV

Netherlands	19-36	England Academy

England A	29-6	France A

England Students	15-5	Scotland U23

Netherlands Development	0-5	Belgium

Canada U19	18-0	Wales U19

Canada U19	27-12	Wales U19

England A	10-15	Nomads

Netherlands	17-12	France A

England U19	5-5	Wales U19

Combined Services	7-22	Netherlands

England Students	48-0	Wales Students

England A	19-14	Nomads

Wales U19	5-3	England Academy

Wales A	0-48	England Academy

England Junior Select	26-17	British Police Women's XV

Wales A	10-17	South Africa

British Army Women's XV	8-24	New Zealand Army

England Students	5-31	South Africa

England A	42-12	South Africa

England Academy	25-19	South Africa

Canadian Barbarians	0-35	Scotland

Ugandan Select XV	58-0	Kenyan Barbarians

New Zealand Select	8-40	England Select

Combined Services	15-28	Netherlands

Nomads	5-0	Wales

2006

England A	8-21	United States

England Students	46-5	Wales A

Netherlands	27-0	Wales A

England A	17-10	Italy

England A	29-5	Nomads

Netherlands	13-0	England Students

Canada U19	5-27	England U19

Canada U19	20-13	England U19

England A	24-0	Nomads

France A	47-7	Netherlands

Belgium	13-0	Netherlands B

England Select XV	35-5	Sweden

England Student XV	15-10	Sweden

Wales A	7-66	Canada

England Student XV	12-14	British Police Women's XV

Irish Barbarians	3-33	Netherlands B

South Africa A	5-3	Irish Barbarians

Scotland A	6-17	Ireland

2007

Wales	12-19	Nomads

Netherlands	5-29	France A

England A	21-7	France A

England A	15-17	Nomads

England U19	31-7	USA U19

Wales U19	15-14	USA U19

England U19	29-5	Canada U19

England U19	43-0	Canada U19

Wales U19	13-20	Canada U19

Nomads	24-0	United States

Austria /Croatia	17-7	Hungary/ Bavaria

Germany A	63-0	Luxembourg A

Korea University	5-20	Hong Kong

Korea University Development	0-61	Hong Kong

England A	34-17	United States

2008

England A	12-27	Nomads

Wales U20	0-31	England U20

Spain	5-22	England A

France A	37-7	Netherlands

France A	0-3	England A

England A	15-24	Nomads

England U20	43-0	Wales U20

New Zealand Army	8-10	British Army Women's XV

South Africa U20	23-12	United States U20

South Africa U20	17-21	United States U20

South Africa	34-40	Nomads

South Africa	0-29	Nomads

Belgium	5-0	Flandre

England Development	20-10	Emerging Italy

England A	20-0	Emerging Italy

Ireland President's XV	8-19	England

2009

Nomads	cancelled	Wales XV

England A	29-0	Spain

France A	61-0	Scotland Development

England A	7-14	Nomads

Netherlands	0-42	France A

England A	38-5	France A

England A	15-17	Nomads

Welsh Invitational XV	13-15	Sweden

British Lionesses	92-0	British Services

Wales U20	8-26	England U20

Netherlands	24-10	Catalonia

Sweden A	16-19	Finland

Laos	15-5	Cambodia

USA Development	7-10	Canada Development

Malaysian Barbarians	7-10	Singapore A

Czech Republic	40-0	Eastern Germany

England A	3-48	New Zealand

An Ireland XV	30-0	A Scotland XV

2010

Nomads	cancelled	Wales

USA U20	12-13	Canada U20

Scotland A	10-7	British Army Women's XV

Scotland A	3-26	France A

England A	12-10	Nomads

Spain	5-10	England A

France A	37-3	Netherlands

Netherlands	26-0	British Army Women's XV

England A	26-7	Nomads

Catalonia	12-17	Basque Country

France A	20-0	England A

France U20	36-22	England U20

Singapore A	5-10	Malaysia

England U20	17-7	Wales U20

Wales U20	12-7	England U20

Scotland XV	20-15	Ireland XV

Wales XV	15-13	Ireland XV

Caribbean Select XV	0-43	Canada U20

Caribbean Select XV	7-30	United States U20

Stockholm Region	21-19	Finland

Laos	12-5	Thailand

Thailand	0-5	Philippines

Laos	5-5	Philippines

Basque Country	15-22	Catalonia

2011

British Army Women's XV	0-17	Scotland A

England A	19-22	Nomads

England U20	12-5	France U20

England U20	77-0	Scotland U20

England A	34-7	Spain

Netherlands	7-29	British Army Women's XV

Sweden	48-7	Finland

England U20	32-19	Wales U20

USA Colleges	3-19	Canadian Universities

USA Colleges	23-21	Canadian Universities

France XV	14-5	England XV

Singapore Select	0-46	Hong Kong

Singapore Select	0-34	Hong Kong

2012

Scotland	24-6	British Army Women's XV

Portugal	16-7	Galicia

France U20	50-0	England U20

German XV	21-14	Belgium

England U20	5-11	France U20

England U20	3-13	France U20

Philippine Development	5-19	Singapore Academy

South Africa	28-17	Nomads

South Africa	17-15	Nomads

Burundi	5-12	Rwanda

2013

Wales XV	7-0	Spain

Scotland	10-5	British Army Women's XV

Ireland XV	39-7	Spain

France Defence	13-14	Belgium

Rwanda	32-0	Burundi

Spain	29-19	Nomads

Scotland U20	17-7	Finland

England U20	5-17	France U20

Belgium	51-0	German XV

France U20	15-3	England U20

2014

British Army Women's XV	cancelled	Scotland

Nomads	5-20	South Africa

England	48-0	United States

Nomads	24-32	South Africa

Spain	20-36	Ireland XV

England XV	17-13	United States

Ireland XV	27-7	Wales

2015

Scotland	10-43	Nomads

Ireland	31-12	Wales

France U20	46-0	Belgium

Scotland U20	32-7	British Army Women's XV

British Army Women's XV	10-25	England U20

France U20	25-0	England U20

Scotland U20	cancelled	Czech Republic U20

French Army Women's rugby team	28-45	Belgium

Northumbria University	0-34	Scotland U20

England U20	5-10	France U20

Switzerland	0-41	French Army Women's rugby team

United States U20	38-22	Canada U20

United States U20	32-5	Canada U20

Germany XV	47-13	Switzerland XV

Belgium	21-38	British Army Women's XV

Scotland	88-20	Combined Services

England A	37-29	Canada A

England A	22-19	Canada A

Spain XV	59-12	Hong Kong XV

2016

Wales XV	15–5	Ireland XV

Basque Country	5–42	France U20

Scotland U20	25–5	RAF

British Army Women's XV	12–41	England U20

England U20	25–25	France U20

France U20	24–12	England U20

Belgium	65–5	Scotland U20

Singapore Development	7–14	Hong Kong U18

Singapore Development	12–5	Hong Kong U18

Switzerland	20–15	Brown University

Czech Republic	17–12	Brown University

England TDG U18	41–17	Canada U18

England TDG U18	17–12	Canada U18

USA WCAA	10–15	Canada Maple Leafs

USA WCAA	13–45	Canada Maple Leafs

England U20	46–8	Canada U20

England U20	39–12	Canada U20

England U20	34–12	Canada U20

Netherlands	17–12	British Army Women's XV

Basque Country	0-116	Spain

Switzerland	44–0	British Police

Auckland	19–21	Australia

Wales XV	15–0	Scotland XV

Wales	43–5	British Army Women's XV

Hong Kong XV	25–22	Kazakhstan XV

Hong Kong XV	37–10	Kazakhstan XV

2017

Spain XV	0–39	Wales XV

Germany	25–29	British Army Women's XV

Ireland XV	14–22	Wales XV

Spain XV	cancelled	England A

División de Honor All-Star	7–53	Spain XV

Botswana Vultures	17-10	Zimbabwe Sables

Spain XV	19-8	Hong Kong XV

Zimbabwe Sables	39–0	Zambia XV

Ireland XV	24–22	Japan XV

Ireland XV	24–15	Japan XV

England A	7–15	Spain XV

Canada U18	58-12	United States U18

Canada U20	45-24	United States U20

Canada U18	25-5	United States U18

Canada U20	50-12	United States U20

British Army Women's XV	5–27	South Africa

England Academy	47–12	South Africa

Czech Republic	17–27	French Army Women's rugby team

England Academy	12–15	South Africa

Spain XV	5–24	Scotland XV

Wales	39–22	British Army Women's XV

Munster Women's XV	0–19	Barbarians

Spain XV	0–97	France XV

British Police Women's XV	5-57	Sweden XV

Scotland XV	22–15	Wales XV

Belgium XV	17–39	Netherlands Lions

Germany	6–51	British Army Women's XV

References

1. Status of Catalonia The status of games played by Catalonia - especially the games in 1990 and 1995 against Wales and Germany respectively - appear to have been treated as if there were internationals by both opponents at the time. However the status of these games have changed following two retrospective rulings. First, in 2009 Wales (via email correspondence confirmed by their website) changed the designation of their team to only a "Wales XV" and therefore not an international. This may have been influenced by a 2008 French court ruling (see )that the Catalan Rugby Union was not a national union and therefore could not be a member of Rugby Europe (known at the time as FIRA). As this ruling was retrospective the game between Catalonia and Germany in 1995 also cannot now be considered a game between teams from two nations unions.
2. The records of the FFR list this game as a "third place" play-off for the 1991 World Cup. However, no such game was planned or played as part of the tournament. In addition, the NZRU records include no mention of the match. As a result it cannot be seen as an "official" test match.
3. See above note on the status of Catalonia
4. The status of this game is confused. While it definitely took place, it is not listed on the USA Rugby website, and Fiji's RFU clearly state that their first international wasn't until 2006. This may be an oversight by Fiji, or it may be because this may not have been a full US side (there is a suggestion that it was mainly a Stanford University selection). However, for whatever reason, as neither RFU currently seems to consider this to be a full "international", it is listed here rather than in the main list.
5. A training game, 30 minutes each way. Norwegian team very understrength and included at least two non-Norwegians
6. A training game, 3 periods of 20 minutes each way. Norwegian squad only had 13 players - XV made up by Swedish players guesting for Norway
7. Both teams included underage players
8. All NZ Army 2005 tour results
9. Not recognised as an international by Kenya, though they fielded effectively the full national XV. Uganda's view of the match uncertain - though they included at least one non-Ugandan player
10. "New Zealand Army".
11. IRFU confirm that the game was not an international "the team was an Irish President's Selection and no caps were awarded" (Email from Barry Cunningham, IRFU, 2 March 2009). Despite this England consider the game as a full international
12. Although only a charity fixture, the game is significant as the first time a women's "Lions"-style team had taken the field. All the team were current or former internationals - Susie Appleby (England), Fiona Britten (England), Lisa Burgess (Wales), Helen Clayton (England), Clare Donovan (England), Non Evans (Wales), Amy Garnett (England), Louise Hogan (Ireland), Donna Kennedy (Scotland), Erin Kerr (Scotland), Emma Layland (England), Lisa O'Keefe (Scotland), Jo O'Sullivan (Ireland), Alex Pilkington (England), Jo Poore (England), Louise Rickard, Selena Rudge (England), Michaela Staniford (England), Nollie Waterman (England), Sharon Whitehead (England)
13. 10-a-side game for the Mekong Shield
14. A training fixture, though the teams were full strength XVs. The game was divided into two thirty-minute periods, followed by a twenty-minute session with multiple substitutions, especially in the final period.
15. Match abandoned after 60 minutes due to rain.
16. Training match
17. ^ Training match
18. http://iof3.idrottonline.se/default.aspx?id=784 Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Training fixture between full strength teams, but with unlimited substitutions and three periods of 30 minutes
19. Officially the "Women's All-American Collegiate XV"
20. Officially the "Canadian Inter-University Sport XV"
21. Singapore team was not the full official national squad as most of the players were unavailable - mainly the Singaporean development squad
22. All 30 squad members had the chance of game time, with rolling subs used throughout the match
23. Not an official German XV
25. "Latest News".
26. A training game of four 25-minute quarters. vanesha (2 July 2014). "England Scrimmage".
27. Ireland did not award caps.
28. England did not award caps
29. Uncapped international

Sources of results

The above results have been traced mainly via the following listings of national and tournament results - most being national RFUs. Other results have been traced via numerous news reports.

• Australia (complete, some errors in dates)
• England (1998-)
• FIRA European Championships (2003-)
• France (1982-2004)
• France (1990-)
• Germany (rather incomplete)
• International Rugby Board (2006-, Six Nations and World Cup only)
• Japan (1994-2002)
• Netherlands (2003-)
• Norway (2002-)
• New Zealand (1991- )
• RBS Six Nations (2004-)
• Sweden (1984-2005)
• USA (complete, some errors)
• Wales (1987-, some gaps, some errors)

• Women's rugby union matches
• Rugby union-related lists
• Women's sport-related lists