World Cup

Black Ferns lose Liana Mikaele-Tu'u to injury ahead of World Cup final against England

New Zealand have been dealt a blow ahead of the World Cup final against England at Eden Park in Auckland with No 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u ruled out of the encounter due to injury.
8 November 2022

Rugby World Cup: New Zealand hold off France 25-24 to set up final against England

New Zealand staged a second half comeback as they edged out France 25-24 in the World Cup semi-final at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.
5 November 2022

Rugby World Cup: England edge out Canada 26-19 to reach final

Abby Dow scored a double as England managed to overcome Canada 26-19 in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup at Eden Park on Saturday.
5 November 2022

Sarah Bern: We’d love to win the World Cup, but it’s also about making sure we’re getting better each week

Exclusive: The Red Roses prop was the youngest member of the England squad that reached the last four in 2017 and she chats to Elizabeth Cartwright about this World Cup campaign, who she’s been rooming with and what it meant to earn her 50th cap.
4 November 2022

Claudia MacDonald starts for England in World Cup semi-finals against Canada

England coach Simon Middleton has named wing Claudia MacDonald in the matchday squad for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against Canada to be played in Auckland on Saturday.
3 November 2022

Rugby World Cup: New Zealand trounce Wales 55-3 to set up semi-final game against France

Portia Woodman and Luka Connor scored two tries apiece as New Zealand thrashed Wales 55-3 in the quarter-final of the World Cup in Whangarei on Saturday.
29 October 2022

Rugby World Cup: France beat Italy 39-3 to storm into semi-finals

Joanna Grisez scored a hat-trick as France trounced Italy 39-3 in the quarter-final of the World Cup at Northland Events Centre on Saturday.
29 October 2022

Rachael Burford Interview: Aussie motivation, England's style of play and dealing with pressure

The World Cup winner looks ahead to the Red Roses' quarter-final in Auckland, discusses why there is more to come from Simon Middleton's side and gives us an insight into what it is like as a player at this stage of the tournament.
27 October 2022

Wales make four changes for quarter-final game against New Zealand

Wales have made four changes to the starting line up for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final game against New Zealand to be played in Whangarei on Saturday.
27 October 2022

Italy's Sara Tounesi banned for 12 weeks following a biting incident

Italy lock Sara Tounesi has been handed a 12-week ban following a biting incident in the recently concluded World Cup fixture against Japan in Auckland.
26 October 2022

Rugby World Cup: Quarter-finals fixtures unveiled

The fixtures for the quarter-finals in the ongoing Rugby World Cup 2021 has been confirmed following the conclusion of the final group games.
23 October 2022

Rugby World Cup: England thrash South Africa 75-0 extending winning streak to 28

England made a strong statement as they eased past South Africa in the final Pool C World Cup game at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland on Sunday.
23 October 2022

Rugby World Cup: New Zealand blank Scotland 57-0 in Whangarei

New Zealand came up with a nine-try riot as they blanked Scotland 57-0 in the final Pool A World Cup game in Whangarei on Saturday.
22 October 2022

Rugby World Cup: Australia progress to quarter-finals after 13-7 win over Wales

Australia successfully managed to hold off Wales with a 13-7 win in Whangarei as they progressed to the quarter-finals in the ongoing Rugby World Cup.
22 October 2022

Marlie Packer to lead England in World Cup game against South Africa

England head coach Simon Middleton has made 13 changes to the final Rugby World Cup pool game against South Africa to be played on Sunday.
21 October 2022

Wales make four changes for deciding game against Australia

Wales have made four changes to the starting line up for the deciding game in the ongoing World Cup against Australia.
20 October 2022

Wales forward Donna Rose to miss World Cup game against Australia

Wales forward Donna Rose will miss her side's final Pool A game against Australia following a suspension.
18 October 2022

Scotland full-back Chloe Rollie to miss remainder of World Cup

Scotland full-back Chloe Rollie has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing World Cup following an arm injury.
18 October 2022

Siwan Lillicrap warns against writing off Wales

Wales skipper Wales has warned against writing off her side following a defeat to New Zealand in their second game of the Rugby World Cup.
16 October 2022

Game against France 'learning experience' for England - Simon Middleton

England head coach Simon Middleton feels the recently concluded World Cup game against France will be learning experience for his side.
16 October 2022