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World Cup final tipped to smash attendance record for women’s rugby match

RWC 2025 chair Gill Whitehead reckons the Twickenham showpiece will “easily” surpass the 66,000 crowd for the opening sevens at last year’s Olympics.

The Independent UK

Brazil aim to make waves at their first Women’s Rugby World Cup

Tournament debutants will make history as the first South American team to qualify, just 17 years after their first match

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Rugby World Cup’s brutal reality: Samoa players fundraising costs

A Guardian survey of team finances reveals a mixed picture for the players, with England contracts ranging from £39,000 to £48,000 plus match fees

The Guardian - UK

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Zoe Aldcroft: ‘This World Cup has the potential to change women’s rugby for ever’

Zoe Aldcroft tells Donald McRae the Red Roses have the chance to change women’s rugby for ever if they can win the World Cup in England

The Guardian - UK

Ellis Park epic delivers a powerful adrenaline shot to Australian rugby

The comeback against the Springboks ranks up there with the best of all time and could provide a platform to help rebuild the code

The Guardian - AU

Social Media Hit Ilona Maher Takes Women's Rugby Onto New Plane

Ilona Maher transcends women's rugby, giving it a profile outside of the sport in the way that Mia Hamm did for women's football.

International Business Times

Wallabies break South Africa’s aura of invincibility in win that asks: is Australian rugby back?

Joe Schmidt’s side turned a 22-point deficit into a first win at Ellis Park since 1963. If this is a redrafting of the story, then the sport will be better off

The Guardian - AU

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Rugby Championship marks next phase of Wallabies’ redemption arc

Australia appear on the up after a memorable Lions series but South Africa offer a sudden test against the world’s best at a venue they haven’t won at since 1963

The Guardian - AU

Firefighter, mother, tattooist: three rugby part-timers on their sacrifices to live a World Cup dream

In a women’s game shifting towards professionalism, just making it to England has been a big challenge for many

The Guardian - UK

Rugby Championship Kicks Off Amid Uncertain Future

The annual Rugby Championship, featuring World Cup title-holders South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, kicks off on Saturday amid uncertainty over its future.

International Business Times

Wallabies and Springboks swap identities for clash in the Highveld’s thin air

The frenemies meet in this year’s Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park where they are expected to rip pages out of the other’s playbook

The Guardian - AU

‘I always loved a camera’: Maud Muir on life through a lens in England women’s rugby team

Red Roses prop tells Sarah Rendell about her creative endeavours and England expectations before the Rugby World Cup on home soil

The Guardian - UK

Jac Morgan’s pivotal Lions moment reignites jackling debate in rugby

Some people consider it sacrosanct but has World Rugby extended too much latitude to the jackler or ‘stealer’?

The Guardian - UK

Women's Rugby World Cup To Adopt Flashing Mouthguards To Signal Head Impact

Mouthguards that light up to indicate a player has suffered a significant head impact will be used at the Women's Rugby World Cup, officials announced Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

Flashing mouthgards for concussion to be introduced at Women’s Rugby World Cup

LED mouthguards that will flash when a player suffers a significant head impact will be introduced at the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Former teacher found guilty of abusing boys at Edinburgh Academy

Judge finds John Young assaulted pupils as young as 10 while head of PE between 1966 and 1993

The Guardian - AU

Wallaroos star Charlotte Caslick’s Rugby World Cup dream dashed by injury

The Wallaroos have suffered a huge blow on the eve of Rugby World Cup with Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Caslick ruled out due to injury

The Guardian - UK

Lark Atkin-Davies doubles up in Red Roses’ power-packed win over France

England overpowered France in a 40-6 warm-up win before the Women’s Rugby World Cup, with Lark Atkin-Davies scoring twice in Mont-de-Marsan

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The Guardian - UK

France’s World Cup star in-waiting Kelly Arbey: ‘We’re in England’s heads. They know who we are’

Les Bleues wing is in combative mood before the pre-World Cup clash with Red Roses. ‘We’re not talking a warm-up match,’ she tells Raphaël Jucobin

The Guardian - UK

Brodie Croft’s late try seals Leeds’ statement Super League win at Leigh

Miller, Lisone and Bentley also scored tries for Leeds in their 22-14 Super League away victory at Leigh

WhatToWatch

How to watch the 2025 Rugby Championship online or on TV from around the world (inc. match schedule)

Here's how you can watch the 2025 Rugby Championship, ready for when it begins on Saturday, August 16.

The Guardian - AU

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto earns Wallabies call-up for South Africa Tests

Powerful lock rewarded for efforts with First Nations & Pasifika XV against Lions as Australia coach Joe Schmidt names 35-man squad to face Springboks

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies can take heart from Lions series for litmus Tests against South Africa

Inspired by Will Skelton, Australia are fit and full of fire after smashing the Lions in Sydney and rediscovering their mojo

The Guardian - UK

Research finds 89% of female rugby players experience pain wearing boots

Wearing boots designed for men causes discomfort for a majority of female rugby union players, according to new research

The Guardian - UK

The Lions will endure … but who can we expect in the squad for 2029?

Ben Earl’s unambiguous backing shows how the tourists’ future could work even in a new world order of rebel leagues

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