Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025

The 2025 tournament features an expanded 16 teams –
host nation England are aiming to avenge defeat
to New Zealand in the 2021 final, with both
teams facing tough opposition from
an improving Canada and France

GROUP A
England
Australia
USA
Samoa

GROUP B
Canada
Scotland
Wales
Fiji

GROUP C
New Zealand
Ireland
Japan
Spain

GROUP D
France
Italy
South Africa
Brazil

Official Rugby
World Cup 2025
matchball,
produced
by Gilbert
Rugby

Venues

Sunderland:
Stadium of Light

Bristol:
Ashton Gate

Northampton:
Franklin’s
Gardens

Manchester:
Salford
Community
Stadium

London: Twickenham

Brighton:
Amex
Stadium

Exeter:
Sandy Park

York:
Community
Stadium

POOL STAGE
August 22-September 7

22	England - USA	
23	Australia - Samoa	Scotland - Wales
	Canada - Fiji		France - Italy
24	Ireland - Japan		N. Zealand - Spain
	S. Africa - Brazil	
30	England - Samoa		USA - Australia
	Canada - Wales		Scotland - Fiji
31	Ireland - Spain		N. Zealand - Japan
	Italy - S. Africa	France - Brazil
6	USA - Samoa		England - Australia
	Canada - Scotland	Wales - Fiji
7	Japan - Spain		N. Zealand - Ireland
	Italy - Brazil		France - S. Africa

KNOCKOUT STAGE

Q-finals: Sep 13	Bronze final 			Sep 14
1 C1		Sep 27, Twickenham		D1 3
D2						C2
Exeter			Semi-finals 		Exeter
			Bristol
	1 Winner 1 			Winner 3 2
	Winner 2				Winner 4
	Sep 19				Sep 20

Bristol						Bristol
2 B1						A1 4
A2						B2
Sep 13						Sep 14
			Final: Sep 27
			Twickenham


England captain
Zoe Aldcroft
celebrates
Six Nations
2025
triumph

ROLL CALL OF CHAMPIONS

1991	USA		19-6	England
1994	England		38-23	USA
1998	New Zealand	44-12	USA
2002	New Zealand	19-9	England
2006	New Zealand	25-17	England
2010	New Zealand	13-10	England
2014	England		21-0	Canada
2017	New Zealand	41-32	England
2021	New Zealand	34-31	England

Source: Rugby World Cup
Pictures: Gilbert Rugby, Getty Images
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