2025 Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
In June, July and August 2025, several women's rugby union national teams played matches in preparation for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup which will be hosted in England.
Matches
June
| 14 June 2025 14:30 BRT (UTC-3) |
Brazil  | 58–7 |  Colombia |
| Try: Barth (2) 2' m, 28' m Tenorio 8' m Lopes de Souza (2) 11' m, 36' m Martins 31' c Coimbra 39' c Ísis Carvalho 41' c Lima 54' m Saccomanno 79' c Con: Kochhann (3/9) 32', 40', 42' Tenorio (1/1) 80' | [1][2] Report | Try: Barajas 62' c Con: Lopera (1/1) 63' |
| Estádio Nicolau Alayon, São Paulo[3] Referee: Federico Longobard (Argentina)[1] |
| 28 June 2025 11:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
Australia A .svg.png){kind=small} | 50–22 |  Samoa |
| [4] |
| Viking Park, Canberra[5] Referee: Ella Goldsmith (Australia)[6] |
5 July
| 5 July 2025 12:30 SAST (UTC+2) |
South Africa  | 20–50 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Try: Cilliers 43' Dolf 61' m Solontsi 69' m Con: Cilliers (1/3) 43' Pen: Cilliers (1/1) 14' | [10][11] Report | Try: Menin 5' c Bermudez 16' m Symonds (2) 28' c, 76' c Royer 33' c Corrigan (2) 45' m, 56' c Crossley 79' m Con: Schell (5/8) 6', 29', 34', 57', 77' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria[12][13] Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)[14] |
12 July
| 12 July 2025 16:30 NZST (UTC+12) |
New Zealand  | 37–12 | Australia |
| Try: Woodman-Wickliffe (3) 2' m, 34' m, 57' m Demant 47' m Miller 51' c Brunt 63' m Tui 67' m Con: Holmes (1/5) 52' | [15] Report | Try: Caslick 5' c Kavoa 79' m Con: Moleka (1/1) 6' |
| Sky Stadium, Wellington[16] Referee: Kat Roche (United States)[14] |
| 12 July 2025 12:30 SAST (UTC+2) |
| South Africa | 5–33 | Canada |
| Try: Malinga 44' m | [17] Report | Try: Kassil 4' c Boag 31' c Norsten 54' m Beukeboom 73' c Scurfield 77' c Con: Schell (2/3) 5', 32' Grant (2/2) 74', 78' |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha[12][13] Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)[14] |
| 12 July 2025 15:00 BRT (UTC-3) |
| Brazil | 5–33 |  Netherlands |
| Try: Lopes de Souza 64' m | Report | Try: Prins (2) 17' m, 56' m Holland (2) 30' c, 42' c Morauw 40' c Con: Touw (3/5) 32', 41', 43' |
| Estádio Municipal Du Cambusano, Jacareí[18] Referee: Emma Gallagher (Canada)[14] |
19 July
| 19 July 2025 18:00 JST (UTC+09) |
Japan  | 32–19 |  Spain |
| Try: Komaki (2) 8' m, 17' m Taniguchi (3) 67' c, 72' c, 79' m Con: Yamamoto (2/3) 68', 72' Pen: Otsuka (1/1) 36' | Report | Try: Castelo 32' m Argudo 49' c Pérez 58' c Con: Argudo (2/3) 50', 59' |
| Mikuni World Stadium, Kitakyushu,[19] Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy)[14] |
| 19 July 2025 11:00 BRT (UTC-3) |
| Brazil | 22–0 | Netherlands |
| Try: Henwood Lima 29' m Vergara 68' c Moreira (2) 71' m, 79' m Con: Kochhann (1/4) 68' | Report |
| Estádio Nicolau Alayon, São Paulo[18] Referee: Kristine Lovatt (Canada)[14] |
| 19 July 2025 14:05 EDT (UTC-4) |
United States  | 31–24 |  Fiji |
| Try: Rogers 2' c Jarrell-Searcy 8' c Coulibaly 26' c Johnson 30' m Henrich 65' m Con: Hawkins (3/5) 3', 9', 27' | Report | Try: Nakesa 12' c Fisher 35' c Neihamu 45' c Con: Vueti (3/3) 13', 36', 46' Pen: Vueti (1/1) 61' |
| Audi Field, Washington, D.C.[20] Referee: Sara Cox (England)[14] |
25–26 July
| 25 July 2025 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
Italy  | 34–29 |  Scotland |
| Try: D'Inca (3) 7' m, 12' m, 64' c Fedrighi 20' m Muzzo 40' m Rigoni 60' c Con: Sillari (2/5) 61', 65' | Report | Try: Skeldon 28' m Nelson 50' m Gallagher (2) 57' c, 80' c Martin 70' m Con: Nelson (2/5) 58', 80' |
| Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana[21] Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)[14] |
| 26 July 2025 14:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 12–21 |  Wales |
| Try: Codey 8' c Tuinakauvadra 40' m Con: Miller (1/2) 9' | Report | Try: Metcalfe (2) 20' c, 37' c Dallavalle 42' c Con: Bevan (3/3) 21', 38', 43' |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane[22][23] Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)[14] |
| 26 July 2025 17:05 JST (UTC+09) |
| Japan | 30–19 | Spain |
| Try: Kagawa (2) 13' m, 26' m Nagata 46' c Matsumura 60' m Kokaji 70' m Con: Yamamoto (1/5) 47' Pen: Yamamoto (1/1) 57' | Report | Try: Rementería 51' m Jou 65' c Alameda 75' c Con: Argudo (2/3) 66', 76' |
| Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo[19] Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy)[14] |
| 26 July 2025 17:00 SAST (UTC+2) |
| South Africa | 26–34 | Black Ferns XV |
| Try: Hele (2) Latsha Mdliki Con: Cilliers (3) | [24][25] Report | Try: Paul Teneti (3) Kolose Mete-Renata Con: Nepia (2) |
| Athlone Stadium, Cape Town[13] Referee: Zoe Naude (South Africa)[25] |
1–2 August
| 1 August 2025 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 36–5 | Wales |
| Try: Stewart 16' c Moleka 31' c Amosa 40' c Tuinakauvadra (2) 45' m, 50' m Marsters 76' m Con: Wood (3/5) 17', 32', 40+1' | Report | Try: Joyce-Butchers 27' m |
| North Sydney Oval, Sydney[22][23] Referee: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand)[14] |
| 1 August 2025 19:00 ET (UTC-4) |
| Canada | 42–10 | United States |
| Try: Penalty try 27' Hunt 40' c Senft 43' c DeMerchant 63' c Symonds 65' c Nelson 74' c Con: de Goede (4/4) 40', 44', 64', 66' Schell (1/1) 75' | [26][27] Report | Try: Tafuna 2' c Con: Hawkins (1/1) 3' Pen: Hawkins (1/1) 31' |
| TD Place Stadium, Ottawa[28] Attendance: 11,453[26] Referee: Ella Goldsmith (Australia)[14] |
Notes:
- Attendance of 11,453 was the largest crowd ever for a standalone women's rugby match in North America.[26]
| 2 August 2025 14:00 IST (UTC+1) |
Ireland  | 27–21 | Scotland |
| Try: McGrath 35' m Deely 37' c McGillivray 46' m O'Dowd 68' m Nic a Bháird 77' m Con: O'Brien (1/3) 38' | [29] Report | Try: Thomson 16' c Scott 22' c Orr 64' c Con: Thomson (3/3) 17', 23', 65' |
| Musgrave Park, Cork[30] Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)[14] |
| 2 August 2025 15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
England  | 97–7 | Spain |
| Try: Feaunati 5' c M. Packer 7' c Rowland (3) 10' m, 27' m, 44' m Breach 17' m Bern (2) 31' c, 42' c Shekells 39' c Campion 48' c Sing 56' c Campbell 59' c Botterman 66' c Dow 76' c Jones 80' c Con: Harrison (6/10) 6', 8', 32', 40', 43', 49' Sing (5/5) 57', 60', 67', 77', 80+1' | [31] Report | Try: Peña 53' c Con: Argudo (1/1) 54' |
| Welford Road, Leicester[32] Attendance: 5,286[33] Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)[14] |
| 2 August 2025 17:00 SAST (UTC+2) |
| South Africa | 41–24 | Black Ferns XV |
| Try: Malinga Dolf Janse van Rensburg Ngxingolo Gwala Makua Hanekom Con: Janse van Rensburg (3) | [34] Report | Try: Teneti Greenway Connor McGregor Con: King (2) |
| Athlone Stadium, Cape Town[13] Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)[34] |
9 August
| 9 August 2025 12:00 BST (UTC+1) |
| Ireland | 26–47 | Canada |
| Try: Parsons (2) 19' c, 70' c McGann (2) 58' m, 61' c Con: O'Brien (3/4) 20', 62', 71' | [35][36] Report | Try: Symonds (2) 9' c, 24' c Pelletier 13' c Menin 32' m Farries 40' c Schell 54' c de Goede 79' c Con: de Goede (6/7) 10', 14', 25', 40+1', 55', 80' |
| Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast[30] Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)[14] |
| 9 August 2025 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Italy | 33–15 | Japan |
| Report |
| Stadio San Michele, Calvisano[21] Referee: Sara Cox (England)[14] |
| 9 August 2025 21:10 CEST (UTC+2) |
France  | 6–40 | England |
| Pen: Bourgeois (2/2) 35', 43' | [37] Report | Try: Talling 3' m Cokayne 15' c Muir 37' c Jones 47' c Atkin-Davies (2) 74' c, 77' c Con: Harrison (5/6) 16', 38', 48', 75', 78' |
| Stade Guy Boniface, Mont de Marsan[32] Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)[14] |
A test match between Fiji and Samoa was due to take place on 9 August 2025 at Churchill Park, Lautoka.[38] However, the test match was abandoned, and the teams instead played a 90-minute friendly game on the same date, at the alternate venue of Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka.[39] Fiji won the fixture 31–10.[40]
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