Now we know the pools and the match schedules for next year’s World Cup. First the pools: The 2025 RWC will be the first to include 16 nations since 2002. Regrettably the likely outcomes remain the same. Delightful as that is for the favoured nations, a competition that has thrown up only three winners across
The biggest celebration of women’s rugby will kick-off with hosts England facing USA in the opening match at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 22 August 2025. The match schedule has been designed with teams and fans’ interests at heart, creating exciting matchups across the eight host locations. All matches are organised over six weekends with
BBC1 was the venue for the latest stage of next year’s World Cup. The draw was made on the One Show with Gabby Logan and Maggie Alphonsi. The four British Isles captains were all present, plus squads of highly excited youngsters to add unwavering support. The selections made: Pool A: England, Samoa, USA, Australia Pool
World Rugby has announced how the four bands of the 2025 World Cup will be composed. Here they are, with rankings added: Band 1: England (1), Canada (2), New Zealand (3), France (4) Band 2: Australia (5), Ireland (6), Scotland (7), Italy (8) Band 3: USA (9), Wales (10), Japan (11), South Africa (12) Band
With one year to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final kicks off at Twickenham Stadium, World Rugby and Gilbert have unveiled the official ball design which embodies the vibrant and dynamic energy of the tournament. The reveal marks a significant moment in the build-up to an era-defining tournament for women’s rugby. Across
Demand for tickets to the Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 opening and final matches soars with over 55,000 tickets sold in the presale Record ticket demand for a Women’s Rugby event, with over 55,000 tickets purchased across the opening and final matches All available tickets from the presale phase sold for the final matchday
Fans encouraged to register now to be part of the official Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 opening and final match ticket presale on 24 September Fans can purchase Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 opening match and final tickets from next week as part of the official presale Fans can register for free via https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2025
World Rugby and Stepathlon are joining forces to encourage fans to unite and get active on ‘The Road to Twickenham’ in celebration of Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025, the biggest and most accessible women’s rugby event ever. A generational moment that supercharges the advancement of women’s rugby and the sport as a whole, Women’s
France have so much experience of finishing third at world cups that you have to wonder whether the coaches needed to exercise them at all pre-match. Tough and resourceful as the Canadians were, the French had the edge at all the decisive moments. They used a following breeze to build attacking positions. Emilie Boulard
Canada v France This is the match that many people suggest is quite unnecessary. Is it just to provide a curtain-raiser for the big event? In the light of recent evidence we may wonder how many Kiwis will bother to turn up for a match not involving their beloved Black Ferns. They haven’t done so
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