WXV 1 weekend 3 wrapped up the first edition of the trailblazing tournament in fitting fashion. Australia cemented their ‘surprise package’ status with a gutsy win over Wales. Canada returned to winning ways by upsetting France. Finally, England got their revenge over New Zealand in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final. Australia 25-19 […]
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WXV 1 shifted south to Ōtepoti Dunedin for the second weekend of competition. While the first two matches were lopsided affairs, the third was a thrilling encounter with massive implications for the final weekend of the tournament. England 45-12 Canada This was expected to be a close game, however, in the end that’s not how
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WXV 1 Weekend 1 has been played and it produced some thrilling matches. The opening weekend of the top tier of World Rugby’s new tournament delivered on its promise, and showed how it will benefit the game moving forward. Having regular games in the international calendar will only improve every team involved and close the
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WXV begins this weekend in the UAE and South Africa, but what exactly is it? WXV is World Rugby’s attempt to drive growth in women’s rugby, by providing teams with more international matches. The key reason behind this is the expansion of Rugby World Cup 2025 to include 16 teams, which is up from the
