New international women’s competition offers qualification for 2025 Rugby World Cup; England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland will play across the tiered structure; WXV begins on October 13 and runs to November 4
Last Updated: 13/10/23 9:55am
England face Australia, Canada and World Cup holders New Zealand in the new WXV competition
World Rugby has launched a new three-tier annual women’s international competition, WXV, with all home nations in action from Friday October 13.
What is the format?
There are three tiers, each with six teams – WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3. Each tier is played as a stand alone tournament in a different location, with WXV 1 in New Zealand, WXV 2 in South Africa, and WXV 3 in Dubai.
WXV 1: Australia, Canada, England, France, New Zealand, Wales.
WXV 2: Italy, Japan, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, USA.
WXV 3: Colombia, Fiji, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Spain.
It’s a cross-pool format, meaning teams don’t play everyone in their tier, instead taking on three nations from outside their continent (with the exception of Ireland vs Spain).
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There will be no relegation from WXV 1 for the first two years, but the sixth-placed team from WXV 2 will be relegated to WXV 3 and replaced by the winner of the third tier.
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