Women's Churchill Cup 2004
The fifth tournamanet, and the second women's "Churchill Cup" was the first tournament to be played across two venues - Calgary and Edmonton. Four countries took part again - New Zealand joining England, USA, and Canada.
For the first time the group stages were dropped and the tournament became a straight knock-out with semi-finals at the Calgary Rugby Park and the finals at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton.
| Women's Churchill Cup 2004 | |
|---|---|
| 2004-06-08 - 2004-06-19 | |
| Host nation | Canada |
| No. of nations | 4 |
| Champions | New Zealand |
| Runner-up | England |
| Matches played | 5 |
Read more about Women's Churchill Cup 2004: Warm-up Fixture, Semi-finals, Third Place, Final, See Also
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