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RWC 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 to champion emerging sports photographers and drive more women behind the lens
World Rugby and Getty Images joining forces on a unique programme to train the next generation of sports photographers.
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RWC 2025 Emirates Match Officials confirmed for RWC 2025 quarter-finals
World Rugby has confirmed that Sara Cox (England), Hollie Davidson (Scotland), Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) and Aurélie Groizeleau (France) will take charge of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 quarter-finals this weekend.
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RWC 2025 Calls for greater inclusion in British sports industry
As momentum continues to build across the UK’s Women’s summer of sport, new research by Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 and the launch of a pledge with UK Sport aims to galvanise more action from the sector on inclusion.
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Disciplinary Independent disciplinary process update: Chumisa Qawe (South Africa)
Chumisa Qawe has been suspended for three matches, reduced to two on successful completion of the Coaching Intervention.
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Discplinary Independent disciplinary update: Taleni Sua (Samoa)
An Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) has convened to consider a sanction for Taleni Sua (Samoa) as a result of the red card issued during the Samoa v Fiji match in their Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup match on Saturday, 6 September, 2025.
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Keep Rugby Clean "Keeping rugby clean protects the integrity of the sport"
Players and coaches united as the sport makes its stance unequivocal across all eight final pool-stage matches
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PNC 2025 Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup: Seven-try Japan silence spirited USA’s California dreams
Japan’s win in Sacramento in the final pool phase match of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 hands qualification for Rugby World Cup 2027 to Canada.
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RWC 2027 Uruguay qualify for Men's Rugby World Cup 2027
Los Teros qualified for their sixth Rugby World Cup after winning the Sudaméricano 2025 final. The 21-18 defeat at home, combined with a 28-16 victory against Chile last weekend in Santiago, allowed them to celebrate twice.
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PNC 2025 Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup: Fiji come from behind to down proud Samoa
Defending Pacific Nations Cup champions Fiji made it two wins from two with a come-from-behind win over a physical and determined Samoa in a penalty-strewn match to book their place in the semi-finals, and send Tonga through to Rugby World Cup 2027
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RWC qualifiers / PNC 2025 Canada qualify for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 as well as making the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 semi-finals
Canada has now officially qualified for the semi-finals and joins Fiji, Tonga & Japan as the fourth nation from the Pacific region to secure their place at the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027, following Japan’s win against the USA (47-21) in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup
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RWC qualifiers / PNC Tonga qualify for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 after making the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 semi-finals
Following Fiji’s win over Samoa in the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup, Tonga have now officially qualified for the semi-finals and joins Fiji as the second nation from the Pacific Islands to secure their place at Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027.
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Latest RWC 2025 news "Hopefully my 50th will be surpassed very quickly", says pioneering referee Sara Cox
Japan v Spain on Sunday in York will see the English official become the first female to referee 50 test matches.
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PNC 2025 Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 matchday three preview
Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 places could be claimed as Samoa host Fiji and USA take on Japan for the third and last pool phase round of this year’s Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup.
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Colour Blind Awareness Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 set to celebrate World Colour Blind Awareness Day
Women’s RWC 2025 celebrates World Colour Blind Awareness Day as the first Rugby World Cup to be delivered since guidance became policy.
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PNC 2025 Emirates World Rugby Match Officials to lead referee development clinics in Denver and Salt Lake City
Emirates World Rugby Match Officials will lead two in-depth referee development clinics being held in Denver and Salt Lake City during the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2025 Finals.
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Quarter-final line-ups to be decided by Sunday evening All the permutations of the final round of pool stage matches at RWC 2025
We delve into all the permutations of the final weekend of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025's pool stage.
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Disciplinary Independent Disciplinary Update: Siosiua Moala (Tonga)
An Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) has convened to consider a sanction for Siosiua Moala (Tonga) as a result of the red card issued during the Fiji v Tonga Pacific Nations Cup match on Saturday, 30 August, 2025
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Disciplinary Independent disciplinary update: Laura Bayfield (New Zealand)
An Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) has convened to consider a sanction for Laura Bayfield (New Zealand) as a result of the red card issued during the New Zealand v Japan Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 match on Sunday, 31 August, 2025
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Disciplinary Independent disciplinary process update: Bitila Tawake (Fiji)
Bitila Tawake (Fiji) has been suspended for four matches (reduced to three on successful completion of the Coaching Intervention) following a disciplinary committee hearing on 1 September.
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Media release World Rugby confirms HSBC SVNS 2026 calendar and destinations
World Rugby has confirmed the destinations and dates for the HSBC SVNS 2026 Series, the top tier of a new three-division global sevens model.
