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| Nickname | Black Ferns | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Silver-fern frond | ||
| Union | New Zealand Rugby | ||
| Head coach | Allan Bunting | ||
| Captain | Ruahei Demant Kennedy Simon | ||
| Most caps | Kendra Cocksedge (68) | ||
| Top scorer | Kendra Cocksedge (404) | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 3 (as of 30 September 2024) | ||
| Highest | 1 (2003–2012, 2013–2020) | ||
| Lowest | 3 (2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 New Zealand 56–0 Netherlands  (Christchurch, New Zealand; 26 August 1990) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Germany 6–134 New Zealand (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2 May 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 England 56–15 New Zealand (Northampton, England; 7 November 2021) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021) | ||
| Website | allblacks.com | ||
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
England |
97.56 |
| 2 | |
 Canada |
89.31 |
| 3 | |
New Zealand |
88.64 |
| 4 | |
 France |
85.11 |
| 5 | |
 Australia |
78.10 |
| 6 | |
 Ireland |
78.03 |
| 7 | |
 Scotland |
76.82 |
| 8 | |
 Italy |
74.75 |
| 9 | |
 United States |
74.20 |
| 10 | |
 Wales |
72.58 |
| 11 | |
 Japan |
66.41 |
| 12 | |
 South Africa |
66.18 |
| 13 | |
 Spain |
65.42 |
| 14 | |
 Russia |
61.10 |
| 15 | |
 Samoa |
60.56 |
| 16 | |
Netherlands |
60.20 |
| 17 | |
 Fiji |
59.14 |
| 18 | |
 Hong Kong |
56.20 |
| 19 | |
 Kazakhstan |
55.23 |
| 20 | |
 Sweden |
52.72 |
| *Change from the previous week | |||
The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns (Māori: Rarauhe Pango),[2][3] represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport.[4] The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.
They have an 82 percent winning record in Test Match rugby, (updated 12 October 2024). Since their official international debut in 1990, the Black Ferns have lost to only five of the sixteen nations they have played against — Canada, England, France, Ireland and the United States. The team performs a haka before every match; this is a Māori challenge or posture dance. Traditionally the Black Ferns use the haka Ko Uhia Mai.
- ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Te haka Rarauhe Pango".
- ^ "Ka tuki te tīma o ngā Rarauhe Pango ki te tīma o Hāmoa".
- ^ "Sport, Fitness and Leisure". New Zealand Official Yearbook. Statistics New Zealand. 2000. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
Traditionally New Zealanders have excelled in rugby union, which is regarded as the national sport, and track and field athletics.