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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.

Teams

Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Apps. Last Previous best
performance 		World Rugby Rankings
14 October 2024 18 August 2025
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

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

England vs United States

22 August 2025
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
England v United States
Stadium of Light, Sunderland


Australia vs Samoa

23 August 2025
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
Australia v Samoa
Salford Community Stadium, Manchester


England vs Samoa

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


United States vs Australia

30 August 2025
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
United States v Australia
York Community Stadium, York


United States vs Samoa

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


England vs Australia

6 September 2025
17:00 BST (UTC+1)
England v Australia
Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium, Brighton


Notes

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

References

  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.
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