However a resurgent US team ran in 16 unanswered points to claim the inaugural title.

England eventually won their second title in 2014 with a shocking exit of New Zealand in the pool stage.

[4][5][6] New Zealand returned to the final in 2017, playing defending champions England, it was a closely contested match with an aggregate of 73 points by the two teams.

[7][8][9] The 2021 competition was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and produced a repeat of the 2017 final as hosts and reigning champions New Zealand faced England.

The game at Eden Park was watched by a record crowd for a women's rugby union match of 42,579.