About

RUGBY WORLD CUP (WOMEN)

The showpiece event in women’s rugby union 15s, Rugby World Cup 2025, will again feature 12 teams, including South Africa and defending champions New Zealand, at the tournament in England. RWC 2021, which was played in 2022 in New Zealand due to the global COVID pandemic, was the first Rugby World Cup to adopt a gender-neutral naming approach, furthering World Rugby’s commitment to equality and consistency across its portfolio of major tournaments. World Rugby were the first major sporting federation to adopt this policy for its major tournaments.

The history

Rugby World Cup 2021 was played in New Zealand in 2022, where the Black Ferns won the title after beating England in the final. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere, and the second tournament held outside of Europe, having first been held in Wales in 1991 followed by Scotland (1994), the Netherlands (1998), Spain (2002), Canada (2006), England (2010), France (2014) and Ireland (2017). In 2025, England will host the Rugby World Cup.

Rugby World Cup 2025 table
POOL A
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Australia Women
2 1 0 1 104 31 73 16 5 8
2
England Women
1 1 0 0 92 3 89 14 0 5
3
USA Women
1 0 0 1 31 31 0 5 5 3
4
Manusina Samoa
2 0 2 0 3 165 -162 0 25 0

POOL B
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Canada Women
2 2 0 0 107 7 100 17 1 10
2
Scotland Women
2 2 0 0 67 23 44 11 4 10
3
Fiji Women
2 0 2 0 22 94 -72 4 16 0
4
Wales Women
2 0 2 0 8 80 -72 1 12 0

POOL C
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
New Zealand Women
2 2 0 0 116 27 89 18 4 10
2
Ireland Women
2 2 0 0 85 41 44 13 7 10
3
Spain Women
2 0 2 0 35 97 -62 6 15 1
4
Japan Women
2 0 2 0 33 104 -71 5 16 0

POOL D
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Springbok Women
2 2 0 0 95 30 65 15 4 10
2
France Women
2 2 0 0 108 5 103 17 1 9
3
Italy Women
2 0 2 0 24 53 -29 4 8 2
4
Brazil Women
2 0 2 0 11 150 -139 1 24 0

Fixtures

Canada Women

06 Sep | Sandy Park, Exeter

13:00

Scotland Women

USA Women

06 Sep | LNER Community Stadium, York

14:30

Manusina Samoa

Wales Women

06 Sep | Sandy Park, Exeter

15:45

Fiji Women

England Women

06 Sep | Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton

18:00

Australia Women

Japan Women

07 Sep | LNER Community Stadium, York

13:00

Spain Women

Results

31 Aug|Sandy Park, Exeter

France Women

84 - 5

Brazil Women

31 Aug|LNER Community Stadium, York

Italy Women

24 - 29

Springbok Women

31 Aug|Sandy Park, Exeter

New Zealand Women

62 - 19

Japan Women

31 Aug|cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens

Ireland Women

43 - 27

Spain Women

30 Aug|LNER Community Stadium, York

USA Women

31 - 31

Australia Women