Australia in pool A with USA, Samoa as well as hosts England, with reigning champions New Zealand to face Ireland, Japan and Spain
Australia’s Wallaroos have been drawn in a challenging pool A including the Red Roses at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.Australia’s Wallaroos have been drawn in a challenging pool A including the Red Roses at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.The Wallaroos have been plunged into the most challenging of Women’s Rugby World Cup draws, up against hosts and tournament favourites England in next year’s tournament.
Australia climbed to fifth in Monday’s rankings on the back of their terrific win over Scotland in South Africa on Saturday, looking a resurgent force under Yapp’s guidance. In the draw made on Thursday, Michaela Leonard’s side had wanted to avoid two-time champions England, who won the WXV1 crown last weekend, and inaugural champions USA, the world No 9 who were the top-ranked outfit among the “band three” teams they could have drawn.America’s “Women’s Eagles” are coached by Sione Fukofuka, who spent three years as assistant coach with Rugby Australia and the Wallaroos.
Holders and six-times champs New Zealand have been pitched in a pool alongside Japan, Spain and Ireland, who beat the Black Ferns 29-27 recently in the shock of the WXV1 tournament. The schedule of matches for the month-long tournament will be announced next Tuesday, but the first match will be at Sunderland next August with the hosts kicking off the tournament, possibly against Australia in what would be a blockbuster opener.
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