New Zealand women's national rugby union team
| 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 24–8 Canada (Cardiff, Wales; 6 April 1991) | |||
| 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 | 89.77 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.74 | |
| 4 | France | 85.92 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 78.78 | |
| 6 | Australia | 77.68 | |
| 7 | Scotland | 76.56 | |
| 8 | Italy | 75.23 | |
| 9 | United States | 72.05 | |
| 10 | Wales | 70.81 | |
| 11 | Japan | 68.41 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 68.04 | |
| 13 | Spain | 63.73 | |
| 14 | Samoa | 60.56 | |
| 15 | Netherlands | 60.42 | |
| 16 | Fiji | 59.14 | |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 57.56 | |
| 18 | Russia | 55.10 | |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 53.88 | |
| 20 | 2 | Kenya | 50.25 |
| *Change from the previous week | |||
The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns (Māori: Rarauhe Pango), represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournaments.
They have an 81 percent winning record in Test Match rugby, (updated 24 May 2025). 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.