The first Rugby World Cup under the new hosting model, the first women’s edition to feature multiple venues the length and breadth of the host nation and the first to feature WXV as a qualification pathway. The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 is embracing a bold, new future that aligns with the era-defining opportunity ahead.
The expanded 16-team tournament will be the biggest ever and is the result of years of positive progress in the women’s game. Underpinned by new competition and high-performance pathways, and a streamlined qualification process, it is set to supercharge the women’s game, creating a generational moment that will change the shape of the game forever.
The newly unveiled tournament logo celebrates this vision and the vibrant energy of the next Rugby World Cup, with the vortex representing the progression, innovation and creativity that continues to be at the heart of the host nation England.
Rugby Football Union CEO Bill Sweeney, said: “We’re really pleased that in hosting the tournament in England in 2025 we are establishing so many firsts for the Rugby World Cup. We believe hosting this tournament across England will be transformational for the women’s and girls’ game, bringing thousands of players, volunteers and spectators to our sport.”
Speaking at the Rugby World Cup and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 unveil, RWC 2014 winner Maggie Alphonsi said: “There is a special energy that surrounds a Rugby World Cup, I've been privileged to experience three Rugby World Cups as a player and now as a commentator and fan. I wholeheartedly believe that Rugby World Cups have the power to alter people's lives, creating lifelong ‘I was there’ memories, that become part of the fabric of your life story. Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 will be a generational moment for rugby and I’m incredibly excited for what’s to come.”