by 1980 there were club championships in the united states and sweden, and provincial championships in new zealand. the game first appeared in japan in 1981 and in february 1982 university college, london's women's team went on a tour to france playing, amongst other teams, pontoise—the first recorded overseas tour by a uk team (and possibly the first international tour by any team). a few months later on 13 june 1982 the first women's international—netherlands 0, france 4—took place at utrecht (see women's international rugby union for more details on the history of the international game).