One year to go until the biggest-ever Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in England

With exactly one year to go until the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in England, excitement is sweeping across the host nation in anticipation of what will be the biggest and most-accessible celebration of women’s rugby ever.

Across the tournament next year, the home of Northampton Saints and Loughborough Lightning is hosting six games, including a Red Roses fixture.

With venues spanning the length and breadth of the country, England 2025 will be the biggest and most-accessible celebration of women’s rugby ever. And with demand for tickets set to be high, fans are encouraged to REGISTER THEIR INTEREST NOW via the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 website to enter the presale, which takes place from 10.00am on 24 September until 10.00am on 8 October 2024.

Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of Northampton Saints, said: “With exactly one year to go until the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup gets underway, the excitement continues to build.

“We’re delighted to be one of the host venues, with six matches including one Red Roses fixture set to be held in Northampton.

“We want to help inspire the next generation of female players and create a lasting legacy of success for women’s rugby in Northampton and beyond – with the one-year countdown now underway, this is only the start.”

Exactly 365 days out from the competition getting underway, celebrations are taking place across the eight host cities – including Northampton, where Saints’ community coaches are delivering free rugby sessions for women and girls of all rugby playing abilities. 

An inspirational promotional film, ‘This Energy Never Stops’, has also been released as rugby stars urge the fans to bring their unstoppable energy to the sporting event of the year. 

‘This Energy Never Stops’ features stars who are set to shine brightly at England 2025 – including Red Roses fullback and Team GB sevens player Ellie Kildunne, France captain Manaé Feleu, South Africa captain Babalwa Latsha and Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes.

It is released just after women’s rugby took centre stage at the Olympic Games in Paris, with over 260,000 fans packing out Stade de France for three days of women’s sevens competition, projecting the sport to an unprecedented global audience. 

Continuing the unstoppable energy behind women’s sport and specifically women’s rugby in the UK, England 2025 has confirmed the ticket prices for all matches, as well as kick-off times for England’s opening match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on 22 August (7.30pm BST), the bronze final (12.30pm BST) and Women’s Rugby World Cup Final (4.00pm BST) at Twickenham Stadium on 27 September – where a new attendance record for women’s rugby is anticipated.

The 10th edition of the pinnacle tournament will host the world’s best 16 teams, with 10 teams having already secured qualification. With six places remaining, it will be all to play for in WXV 2024 in September – with the top six ranked non-qualified teams at the end of the tournament heading to Women’s RWC 2025.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Managing Director, Sarah Massey, said: “The 12-month countdown to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 has officially begun and we are thrilled to launch ‘This Energy Never Stops’, which is an invitation to rugby fans old and new to experience unique energy of women’s rugby on the sport’s biggest stage.

“England 2025 will be a spectacular moment for rugby, with powerful personalities, unstoppable athletes and compelling competition and with women’s sport continuing to break new records, there is no better time to join the celebrations.”

If you would like to register your interest for tickets for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 (with presale taking place from 10.00am on 24 September until 10.00am on 8 October 2024), PLEASE CLICK HERE.