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South Africa 30-22 Australia: 2025 Rugby Championship Test – as it happened

Handre Pollard kicks 15 points as South Africa edge the arm wrestle in Cape Town. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Australia run riot with 11 tries in Rugby World Cup win over Samoa

Australia beat Samoa 73-0 in their opening Pool A game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, scoring 11 tries

The Guardian - UK

Australia 73-0 Samoa: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The Wallaroos kicked off their Group A campaign with a thumping win against Samoa in Salford

The Guardian - AU

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‘Pressure is a privilege’: Braxton Sorensen-McGee on being New Zealand’s youngest star

The 18-year-old is one of several prominent young Black Ferns fighting to retain the title and secure New Zealand’s seventh World Cup

The Guardian - AU

England to ring changes and ‘get everyone started’, says John Mitchell

England head coach John Mitchell said he would make changes to the team for their second Rugby World Cup match against Samoa

The Guardian - UK

England get the party started on a night that shows just how big this World Cup could be

Electric atmosphere in Sunderland and at the stadium proves women’s tournament has grown up quicker than anyone ever expected

The Guardian - UK

England off to a flyer in 11-try Women’s Rugby World Cup mauling of USA

England more than lived up to the hype with a dominant display in a 69-7 thrashing of the USA in the tournament opener in Sunderland

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England 69-7 USA: 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup – as it happened

The Red Roses kicked off their home tournament in style, Ellie Kildunne in sparkling form as they overpowered the USA at the Stadium of Light

The Guardian - UK

Your Guardian sport weekend: Women’s Rugby World Cup, US Open tennis and more

Here’s how to follow live rugby union, Premier League buildup and action with our writers and live reporters

The Guardian - UK

Wallabies brace for Springboks backlash but history beckons in Cape Town

No Australian side has won in the South African city in seven Tests across 33 years but Joe Schmidt’s fitter and faster team is full of belief they can

The Guardian - AU

Rugby World Cup: Ireland offer support to Shannon Ikahihifo after cancer diagnosis

Ireland’s World Cup squad have offered their support to teammate Shannon Ikahihifo after she revealed her breast cancer diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

Be brave: Black Ferns’ key message for Women’s Rugby World Cup defence

Six-times champions are aiming to play with courage as they seek to defend the title they won at home in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Eagles men seek Rugby World Cup qualification amid uncertainty over US future

Victory over Canada will bring spot at Australia 2027 but amid MLR doubts and foreign schemes, little is certain for Scott Lawrence’s team

The Guardian - US

Is Ilona Maher Retiring From Women's Rugby? Athlete Rumoured To Join WWE - Here's The Truth

Despite the rising buzz around her entertainment ventures, Maher is adamant that rugby remains her priority.

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England ready to confront USA and Ilona Maher’s stardust in World Cup opener

The Red Roses have lost only once to Friday’s opponents, in 1991, but refuse to get caught up in the hype of a home tournament

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Vuelta and ‘Farmageddon’

Have you been watching the football, rugby union, rugby league, boxing, horse racing, tennis, snooker and cycling?

The Guardian - UK

Growth of Women’s Rugby World Cup proves some things are getting better

Teams once had to sell raffle tickets and vodka to fund their campaigns, now women are front and centre of the sport’s global development strategy

The Guardian - AU

World Cup begins with eyes opened to what could be for women’s rugby in Australia

The Wallaroos have witnessed first hand the huge interest in the tournament in England and are keen to match that benchmark back home

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Red Roses pick up where Lionesses left off in England women’s great sporting summer

England begin their Rugby World Cup campaign on Friday against USA with ambitions of winning the trophy and capturing public imagination

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‘She did it, big time’: Ilona Maher’s road to becoming rugby’s biggest breakout star since Lomu

USA center started as ‘the kid in the pink scrum cap’ then soared with a winning blend of speed, power and body positivity

The Guardian - AU

Wallaroos are underdogs this World Cup but may not fly under radar for long

With nearly half of Australia’s squad under the age of 24, including Caitlyn Halse and Tabua Tuinakauvadra, the future is bright green and gold

The Guardian - UK

Red Roses ‘look forward to being hunted’ at Women’s Rugby World Cup, declares John Mitchell

Red Roses head coach John Mitchell says the world No 1 team and tournament hosts will look forward to being ‘hunted’ at the Women’s Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - US

‘No Colon, Still Rollin’: Cass Bargell, US scrum-half and ostomy advocate, sets sights on World Cup

Hosts England hold few fears for the Harvard graduate who recovered from serious illness and surgery to play with a stoma and a bag

The Guardian - UK

World Cup provides launchpad as women’s rugby prepares for liftoff

The next few weeks have the potential to refresh rugby in all its guises – this tournament is going to hit differently

The Guardian - AU

Five to watch: the Wallaroos who can shape the Women’s Rugby World Cup

From former gymnasts and versatile veterans, to a sevens convert and teenage sensation, these players can lift Australia to new heights in England

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