Rugby World Cup-winning duo Jess Breach and Alex Matthews return to the starting XV as head John Mitchell makes nine changes for the first of three Test matches against Canada in the WXV Global Series. An ever-present in the 2025 Rugby World Cup, Breach is back on the wing while Matthews – a two-try hero
Black Ferns selectors of Head Coach Whitney Hansen and Assistant Coaches Riki Flutey, Tony Christie and Simon Kneebone have selected their match-day 23 to take on Scotland this Saturday, September 19, 5.10pm BST (Sunday, September 20, 4.10am NZT). The match will be played at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh marking the second Northern Hemisphere Test of
Potential debutant and first five-eighth Arene Landon-Lane joins the Black Ferns squad in Scotland as injury replacement for co-captain Ruahei Demant. Demant was ruled out of the away WXV Global Series following a calf injury received during the Test against South Africa, and will stay on with the team for the remainder of the tour.
Historic first for Fijiana as Hong Kong China complete Brazil comeback and the Netherlands make a statement The WXV Global Challenger Series is live with Fiji kicking off their campaign at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground with a first-ever win over Spain, Hong Kong China coming from behind to beat Brazil, and the Netherlands putting
Holly Aitchison is set for her 50th international cap when the Red Roses run out against Australia for the start of their WXV Global Series. The Southport-born Sale Shark will achieve the milestone at the CorpAcq Stadium – less than 40 miles from her hometown club Firwood Waterloo RFC. Fly-half Aitchison began her Red Roses
Black Ferns Head Coach Whitney Hansen has named her team to open their WXV Global Series campaign against France at Matmut Stadium in Lyon this Saturday, September 12 kicking off at 5.45pm CEST (Sunday September 13, 3.45am NZT). The first of three Northern Hemisphere Tests for the Black Ferns, the clash marks the first time
Red Roses head coach John Mitchell has named his 36-player squad for the home leg of the WXV Global Series. Led by captain Megan Jones, the squad contains a combined 1,234 international caps and includes 25 players who featured in the 2025 Rugby World Cup triumph. England spent the first three weeks of pre-season based
World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Official appointments for the WXV Global Series and WXV Global Series Challenger presented by Mitsubishi Electric, which take place across September and October. Ten referees from eight nations will referee the 30 matches across 13 countries in the WXV Global Series A further six referees from as many
Expanded agreement builds on the momentum of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, with enhanced support for the WXV Global Series and Challenger running from 2026 into 2028. World Rugby and Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. have extended their successful global partnership, with Mitsubishi Electric strengthening its commitment to the women’s game through support for the WXV
We now have the first dribble of news from World Rugby about fixtures for their innovative new series (henceforward the WXVGS). We might wonder why the details are appearing piecemeal. The answer must be the massive size of the enterprise. The First Choices Even the three fixtures we now know about are open to question.
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