For all the record-breaking ticket sales and social media hype that has accompanied the opening weekend of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, you do not have to look far to see the precarious landscape in which women’s rugby continues to operate.

TV channels and live streams to watch Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 in USA. Here’s the must-see fixtures and key information you need.

The build-up to Beibhinn Parsons' first Women's Rugby World Cup has been, to put it mildly, less than ideal, but she is raring to go for the tournament.

SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener on Friday, the world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get more eyeballs on the sport as it ramps up attempts to crack the market in America.

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A new giant rugby ball sculpture has been unveiled in the game's birthplace ahead of the start of the Women's World Cup. The sculpture, designed by Birmingham-based artist Olivier Jamin, has been placed outside Rugby Railway Station.

USA will restart with a scrum 10 metres from their own line. Stathopoulos wins the holding-on penalty for the USA but they are still struggling to breach the England defensive line. There’s a no-straight throw from the USA and now England will scrum.