The Nations Cup is an international women's rugby series organized jointly by USA Rugby, the RFUW (England) and Rugby Canada,and played each summer with rotating host locations. As well as the organisers, guest teams from other nations also take part. There are separate tournaments for U20 and senior sides.

The first tournaments took place in 2008 with a U20 competition at Appleby College, Oakville

Oakville, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 in July followed by a senior tournament at Esher

Esher

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, London

London

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, England

England

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 in August.

As well as England, USA and Canada, various editions have featured teams from France, Wales and South Africa.

U20

• 2008
  Nations Cup (Women's rugby) 2008
  The Nations Cup tournament was played for the first time at Esher RFC, England, in August 2008. An Under-20 version also took place in Canada a month before....
  
   - (in Canada)
• 2009
  Nations Cup (Women's rugby) 2009
  The second Nations Cup tournament was be played at Appleby College, Oakville, Canada, in August 2009. An Under-20 version also took place in England a month before...
  
   - (in England)
• 2011
  Nations Cup (Women's rugby) 2011
  The third Nations Cup tournament was played at Appleby College and Chatham-Kent in Ontario, Canada, in August 2011 following on from an Under-20 version which took place in California a month before. The tournaments included teams representing USA, South Africa, England and Canada...
  
   - (in USA)

Senior

• 2008
  Nations Cup (Women's rugby) 2008
  The Nations Cup tournament was played for the first time at Esher RFC, England, in August 2008. An Under-20 version also took place in Canada a month before....
  
   - (in England)
• 2009
  Nations Cup (Women's rugby) 2009
  The second Nations Cup tournament was be played at Appleby College, Oakville, Canada, in August 2009. An Under-20 version also took place in England a month before...
  
   - (in Canada)
• 2011
  Nations Cup (Women's rugby) 2011
  The third Nations Cup tournament was played at Appleby College and Chatham-Kent in Ontario, Canada, in August 2011 following on from an Under-20 version which took place in California a month before. The tournaments included teams representing USA, South Africa, England and Canada...
  
   - (in Canada)

See also

• Women%27s international rugby - includes all women's international match results