Women’s Rugby World Cup’s Pools Confirmed for England 2025
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Updates: The largest celebration of women’s rugby to date is expected to take place in England during the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025.
The four pools for the competition, which takes place from August 22 to September 27, 2025, have been confirmed, offering teams and spectators alike a fascinating road.
- The draw indicates the route to the championship game for 16 of the best women’s rugby teams worldwide.
- In Pool A, hosts England will play Australia, USA, and Samoa.
- On Tuesday, October 22, the schedule of matches will be made public.
The Draw was broadcast live in the center of London’s broadcasting district on The One Show, one of the BBC’s most popular shows. The teams were drawn into four pools, which were independently monitored by PWC, by BBC Sport’s Gabby Logan, Maggie Alphonsi, the winner of the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup for England, and presenter Roman Kemp.
With the tournament website releasing the fixtures on Tuesday, October 22, the countdown is officially underway for supporters making travel plans to the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
The World Rugby Women’s Rankings as of October 14 were used to divide the 16 qualified teams into four bands prior to the draw. The top four teams in Band 1—England, Canada, New Zealand, and France—prepopulated the top spot in each pool.
England, the hosts and the top-ranked side in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings right now, is paired in Pool A with Australia, the United States, and Samoa.
Canada, ranked second in the world, will play Scotland, Wales, and Fiji in Pool B. In Pool C, reigning champions New Zealand are joined by Spain, Japan, and Ireland.
Rugby World Cup bronze medallists for 2021 In Pool D, France is matched with Brazil, South Africa, and Italy.
Pools for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
Pool A: USA, Samoa, Australia, England
Pool B: Fiji, Scotland, Wales, and Canada
Pool C: Japan, Spain, Ireland, and New Zealand
Pool D: Brazil, South Africa, Italy, France
Over the course of three weekends, teams will play each other in their pool, with the top two teams in each pool based on competition points moving on to the quarterfinals and elimination stage.
With 60% of tickets priced under £25, and 95% of the population in England living within two hours of one of the eight legendary match locations, England 2025 will be the most accessible Women’s Rugby World Cup ever, bringing supporters together for what promises to be a generational milestone for the sport.
During the first wave of ticket sales, almost 60,000 tickets were purchased by supporters for England’s opening encounter in Sunderland and the final matches at Twickenham, setting records for both time and volume.
Fans can apply for tickets for all matches from 11:00 GMT on Tuesday, November 5 to 11:00 GMT on Tuesday, November 19, with England’s final two pool matches taking place in Northampton and Brighton and Hove. In the event that a price category has too many applicants, ballots will be used. Here is where fans may sign up to receive news regarding tickets first.
“With excitement building among fans and teams for next year’s showpiece event, today marks an important step forward to what will be an unmissable tournament,” stated Sarah Massey, managing director of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.
“The tournament will celebrate another exciting milestone next week when we reveal the schedule of matches, enabling fans, host locations, and teams to begin seriously planning their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 experience.”
