The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup is finally here.
The tournament is set to be a festival of rugby, with close to 400,000 fans expected to attend the 32-match tournament, which will be staged at grounds across England, from Sunderland to Exeter.
The final at Twickenham Stadium is long since sold out, too, with some 82,000 supporters hoping to catch a glimpse of the Red Rose making history.
That attendance figure should shatter the existing record for a women’s rugby match, which stands at 58,498 after England beat France at Twickenham in 2023.
Tickets remain available for plenty of matches on the tournament calendar, with prices starting at just £10 for adults.
The Red Rose have not managed to win the World Cup since 2014, when they beat Canada in Paris to take the crown.
Since then, they have been beaten finalists twice, losing to New Zealand on both occasions. They also fell to the Black Ferns in the three World Cup finals prior.
They will hope to be spurred on by the home support as they look to break their duck.
How to watch the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup
TV channel: The entire Women’s Rugby World Cup will be broadcast free-to-air by the BBC.
Select matches will be broadcast on terrestrial TV.
Live stream: Fans with a valid TV license can stream every match of the tournament online via BBC iPlayer.
Live blog: Follow all the action LIVE here with Standard Sport, followed by reaction and analysis!
