2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will begin on 22 August 2025. The pool includes hosts and two-time winners England, and previous champions United States. They are joined by Australia and Samoa.[1]

Teams

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Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Apps. Last Previous best
performance
World Rugby Rankings[2]
14 October 2024[N 1] 18 August 2025[N 2]
A1   England 1 Europe Hosts + Top 4 at 2021 RWC 30 October 2022 10th 2021 Winners (1994, 2014) 1
A2   Australia 2 Oceania 2024 WXV 2 12 October 2024 8th 2021 3rd (2010) 5
A3   United States 3 North America Pacific Four 25 May 2024 10th 2021 Winners (1991) 9
A4   Samoa 4 Oceania 2024 WXV 3 11 October 2024 4th 2014 9th (2002) 15

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1   England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2025. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

Matches

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England vs United States

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Australia vs Samoa

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England vs Samoa

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30 August 2025
17:00 BST (UTC+1)
England  v  Samoa
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton


United States vs Australia

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United States vs Samoa

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6 September 2025
13:30 BST (UTC+1)
United States  v  Samoa
York Community Stadium, York


England vs Australia

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Notes

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  1. ^ The rankings of 14 October 2024 were used for seeding for the draw.
  2. ^ The final rankings before the tournament started

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2025 draw: England in pool with Australia, USA and Samoa". BBC Sport. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's and Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 14 October 2024.