New WXV Global Series era starts here
With Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 on the horizon, 18 nations set out on a new global adventure
With Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 on the horizon, 18 nations set out on a new global adventure
Hong Kong China to host six-team international competition across three match weekends from 13-26 September.
Expanded agreement builds on the momentum of Women's Rugby World Cup 2025, with enhanced support for the WXV Global Series and Challenger running from 2026 into 2028.
Building on the momentum of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, World Rugby has announced that Hong Kong will host the WXV Global Series Challenger central competition, the second division of the WXV Global Series competition from 13 - 26 September 2026.
World Rugby and 18 national unions launch landmark WXV Global Series to harness the strength of women’s rugby, provide certainty of fixtures and a pathway to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029.
Following the completion of WXV, the World Rugby Women's Rankings have been officially updated.
We recap all the action from a thrilling final round as the Red Roses are crowned top level champions following a hard-fought victory against the hosts, and there are also wins for Ireland and New Zealand.
Spain were crowned WXV 3 champions following a dramatic 10-8 defeat of Fiji and will head to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 with second-placed Samoa.
The Wallaroos edged an epic contest 31-22 to become WXV 2 champions as they also qualified for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 alongside Scotland, Italy and Wales.