Top 10 Facts About the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025

As more and more women are entering the sports field, a big number of new tournaments are being launched to pave the way for success. Women’s sports have gained a higher amount of popularity which has led to the launch of trophies like Rugby World Cup. This tournament is expected to be highly entertaining and exciting for fans of the sports. The number of competitions in the Rugby field are fairly less when compared to other sports like football, cricket and soccer. So, this tournament will definitely be a delight for the fans and the teams/players. Let’s check out some of the interesting facts about the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. The information would help you gain access to the best betting sites in India:

1. The first Women’s Rugby World Cup was held in 1991 and it was given official recognition in 1998. In 2009, the tournaments that were held between 1991 and 1994 were also given recognition. 

2. The tournament is held every four years for women in different parts of the world. 

3. If you are wondering which team has achieved the most success until now then you would be delighted to know that New Zealand is the team that has won the title the maximum number of times. It has won 6 times in the past and is all set to give competition to other teams this time round as well. 

4. In the 2021 Rugby tournament that was hosted by Ireland, a record attendance was noted by the organisers in a Women’s World Cup. Although the tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 and rescheduled to happen in 2022, still it was considered to be the highest marketed event. 

5. The format of the tournament has changed the game to a certain extent. 

6. Quarter finals have started to happen in the tournament instead of classification. This change was brought into existence in the 2022 tournament. 

7. In 2017, the tournament’s name was changed to Rugby World Cup followed by the year of the event. Since then, all tournaments were named like this. The word Women was removed to give it a more central focus. 

8. The 2025 tournament will be the 10th edition of this Rugby World Cup. The event is scheduled to happen in England this year at the Stadium of Light. The final will be held in the Twickenham Stadium. 

9. The 2025 event will happen between 22 August and 27 September. England will be hosting the tournament for the second time after 2010. 

10. The number of teams has increased to 16 teams. Earlier there were only 12 teams that participated in this tournament. New Zealand will be defending champions this season as they won the last tournament. 

The Women’s Rugby World Cup is a celebrated event and one of the most watched tournaments in European countries. The four teams that automatically qualified for this year’s tournament were New Zealand, France, Canada and England. As these four teams entered the semi finals last time, they secured a place for themselves in this tournament automatically. The others had to go through qualifying matches to secure a place for themselves.