<P> The first Women 's Rugby World Cup was held in 1991 and won by the United States . The 1991 and 1994 competitions were not officially sanctioned by World Rugby , then known as the International Rugby Football Board , at the time - they later received retrospective endorsement in 2009 when the governing body included the 1991 and 1994 champions in its list of previous winners . It was not until the 1998 tournament held in the Netherlands that the tournament received official IRB backing . The most successful team , with five titles , is New Zealand . </P>
<P> The first Women 's Rugby World Cup was held in 1991 and won by the United States . The 1991 and 1994 competitions were not officially sanctioned by World Rugby , then known as the International Rugby Football Board , at the time - they later received retrospective endorsement in 2009 when the governing body included the 1991 and 1994 champions in its list of previous winners . It was not until the 1998 tournament held in the Netherlands that the tournament received official IRB backing . The most successful team , with five titles , is New Zealand . </P>
who won the first ever women 's rugby world cup
who won the first ever women 's rugby world cup
the United States
the United States