Our information to the whole lot you must know as WXV returns for its second season, with reigning champions England and Eire concerned within the high tier, and Scotland and Wales competing within the second tier…
What’s the WXV?
First held in 2023, WXV is an annual competitors held by World Rugby in non-World Cup years.
It concerned 18 groups and sides qualifying by way of their ending place in competitions such because the Ladies’s Six Nations and Pacific 4 Sequence.
It’s break up into three tiers and there are additionally play-off and play-in matches to provide these groups who didn’t qualify by way of regional competitions an opportunity to compete in WXV.
What’s the format?
The 16 groups which have certified for the ultimate phases, decided by regional competitions or play-off/play-in matches are break up into three divisions.
The WXV 1, 2, and three divisions are then break up into two swimming pools of three groups every, with every workforce in Pool A enjoying every workforce in Pool B as soon as.
Groups earn 4 factors for a win, with one bonus level for scoring 4 or extra tries and one bonus level for dropping by seven factors or fewer on supply. Attracts are price two factors.
The workforce with essentially the most factors after three matches is topped champion of their respective division, with the results of matches between tied groups, match factors distinction, tries distinction, match factors for, tries for, and world rating because the tie-breakers in that order.
Which groups are concerned?
WXV 1: Pool A – England, France, Eire; Pool B – Canada, New Zealand, USA.
WXV 2: Pool A – Australia, Italy, Japan; Pool B – Scotland, Wales, South Africa.
WXV 3: Pool A – Spain, Hong Kong, Samoa; Pool B – Fiji, Netherlands, Madagascar.
England are the defending champions in WXV 1 after recording bonus-point wins in all three of their matches in New Zealand final yr.
Eire, who received WXV 3 in 2023, certified for the highest division this yr courtesy of their third-place end within the Ladies’s Six Nations.
Wales drop all the way down to WXV 2 this yr, having come via a play-in match in Cardiff towards Spain with a 52-20 victory in June.
Scotland, winners of WXV2 final yr, certified once more after ending in fourth place on this yr’s Ladies’s Six Nations.
The place does the match happen?
The three divisions of the match are held in separate places.
WXV1 is being hosted by Canada, with matches being performed in Vancouver and Langley.
South Africa is the host nation for WV2, the place matches will probably be held throughout two stadiums in Cape City.
All matches in WXV3 will probably be performed on the Sevens Stadium in Dubai.
What are the fixtures?
WXV 1: Sunday, September 29 – USA vs England, Canada vs France, New Zealand vs Eire (all at BC Place, Vancouver); Saturday, October 5 – USA vs France, Canada vs Eire (each at Langley Occasions Centre, Langley); Sunday, October 6 – New Zealand vs England (Langley Occasions Centre, Langley); Friday, October 11 – USA vs Eire (BC Place, Vancouver); Saturday, October 12 – New Zealand vs France, Canada vs England (each at BC Place, Vancouver).
WXV 2: Friday, September 27 – South Africa vs Japan (DHL Stadium, Cape City); Saturday, September 28 – Australia vs Wales, Italy vs Scotland (each at DHL Stadium, Cape City); Saturday, October 5 – Wales vs Italy, Japan vs Scotland, South Africa vs Australia (all at Athlone Stadium, Cape City); Friday, October 11 – Wales vs Japan (Athlone Stadium, Cape City); Saturday, October 12 – South Africa vs Italy, Australia vs Scotland (each at Athlone Stadium, Cape City).
WXV 3: Friday, September 27 – Spain vs Madagascar (Sevens Stadium, Dubai); Saturday, September 28 – Fiji vs Hong Kong, Netherlands vs Samoa (each at Sevens Stadium, Dubai); Friday, October 4 – Madagascar vs Hong Kong (Sevens Stadium, Dubai); Saturday, October 5 – Fiji vs Samoa, Netherlands vs Spain (each at Sevens Stadium, Dubai); Friday, October 11 – Samoa vs Madagascar (Sevens Stadium, Dubai); Saturday, October 12 – Netherlands vs Hong Kong, Fiji vs Spain (each at Sevens Stadium, Dubai).
How can groups qualify for the 2025 Rugby World Cup?
New Zealand are the present World Cup holders
Holders New Zealand, host nation England, Canada, France, Eire, South Africa, USA, Japan, Fiji and Brazil have already certified for the expanded 16-team Rugby World Cup subsequent yr.
The ultimate locations will probably be stuffed from WXV based mostly on the ending positions of the remaining groups, with the six highest-ranked groups from this yr’s match who haven’t already certified securing their spots as properly.
Scotland and Wales are amongst these in with an opportunity of qualifying by way of this yr’s WXV.
The draw for the 2025 World Cup will happen on Monday, October 14 adopted by the match schedule being introduced per week later.
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