England will play USA in the opening match of the Women's 2025 Rugby World Cup at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on 22 August.
England will play the USA in the opening match of next year's Women's Rugby World Cup.The fixture list also sees Scotland and Wales face each other in their Pool B opener at the Salford Community Stadium in a double-header with Australia and Samoa.
Organisers are hoping the tournament will have the same impact on women's rugby in England as the Lionesses did on women's football when theyRWC2025 chief executive Sarah Massey-Taylor has described the tournament as a "showcase" of "the very best of women's rugby". In total, there will be 24 pool fixtures, spread across six venues, including six double-headers at Northampton, Salford and Exeter.
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