All you need to know about the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup set to be held in England
The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup is set to be held in England and the Red Roses will be doing everything in their power to make sure they get their hands on the trophy for the third time in their history.
England haven’t won the silverware since 2014, when they beat Canada in the final. Since then they have made it to the final in the 2017 and 2022 events but lost on both occasions to New Zealand. The Rugby World Cup is the Black Ferns’ speciality. Of the nine editions of the women’s competition, New Zealand have won six of them.
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The Red Roses have been dominant, aside from the 2022 RWC final, in recent years. Between November 2019 and the 2022 RWC final England won 30 games on the bounce, setting a new world record. Since the final in 2022 they have not lost a game, including a match against New Zealand in WXV 1 in 2023. They will hope that form follows into the upcoming tournament.
But when is it being held and in which venues? You can find out all the information you need below:
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025: Overview
Date 22 August 2025 – 27 September 2025
Teams England, New Zealand, Canada, France, Ireland, South Africa, USA, Fiji, Japan, Brazil (Six more teams will qualify for the tournament during the 2024 WXV competitions).
Defending champions New Zealand
Most titles New Zealand (6)
First season 1991
First title USA
TV coverage Most is still to be confirmed but in the UK the BBC will be airing the matches
Fixtures
The pool draw will take place in October 2024. Match schedules and tickets will also be announced in October.
The dates for the quarters, semis and final have been confirmed. The quarter-finals will take place on the weekend of 13/14 September 2025, two of which will be played at Ashton Gate and the other two at Sandy Park. Pool stage will be wrapped up before this and will start on 22 August.
The semi-finals will both be hosted at Ashton Gate on the weekend of 19/20 September. The final will be held at the Twickenham Allianz Stadium on 27 September.
Host venues
The tournament will be held in England. Multiple venues across the country will be used for the competition:
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- AMEX Stadium , Brighton and Hove Albion
- Ashton Gate, Bristol
- Sandy Park, Exeter
- Franklins Gardens, Northampton
- Salford Community Stadium, Manchester
- York Community Stadium, York
- Twickenham Allianz Stadium, London
Whoever England play first in the pool stage will compete at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
Results
This section will be updated during the tournament.
Squads
This section will be updated when the squads are announced.
Previous winners
New Zealand’s players celebrate after winning the Rugby World Cup (Getty Images)
2022 – New Zealand (moved due to COVID)
2017 – New Zealand
2014 – England
2010 – New Zealand
2006 – New Zealand
2002 – New Zealand
1998 – New Zealand
1994 – England
1991 – USA
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