Women's' Rugby

The Women's Rugby World Cup 2006 winners were the Black Ferns, the New Zealand Women's Rugby Team. The coach of the Black Ferns is Jed Rowlands. Jed is the assistant-principal at New Plymouth Boys' High School, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Farah Palmer is the captain of the Black Ferns, she has been the captain since 1997. This is the third consecutive Women's Rugby World Cup the Black Ferns have won and the third time with Palmer, who plays in the hooker position, as the captain.

The Black Ferns, from New Zealand, went through the tournament undefeated. They beat Canada 66-7, Samoa 50-0, Scotland 21-0, France 40-10 and England 25-17 in the final held in Edmonton, Canada.

The key to the Black Ferns' win was their defence, discipline, fitness and their ability to make their scoring chances count...