About
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.
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England Women
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 18 | 161 | 27 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |
USA Women
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 31 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 |
Australia Women
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 124 | -8 | 18 | 19 | 8 |
| 4 |
Manusina Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 225 | -222 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canada Women
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 31 | 162 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 |
Scotland Women
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 103 | -9 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 |
Fiji Women
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 119 | -69 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
| 4 |
Wales Women
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 108 | -75 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Zealand Women
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 44 | 158 | 32 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 |
Ireland Women
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 99 | -1 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 3 |
Japan Women
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 125 | -63 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 |
Spain Women
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 126 | -70 | 9 | 20 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France Women
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 28 | 155 | 28 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |
Springbok Women
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 133 | -11 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| 3 |
Italy Women
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 56 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 |
Brazil Women
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 214 | -200 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
New Zealand Women
19 Sep | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
20:00
Canada Women
France Women
20 Sep | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
16:30
England Women
