2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool D
Pool D of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will begin in August 2025. The pool includes debutants Brazil, they are placed alongside France, Italy, and South Africa.[1]
Teams
The draw for the pool stage took place on 17 October 2024 in London.[2] A seeding system was used for the draw, with teams allocated a seed based on their World Rugby Women's World Rankings as of 14 October 2024. The top four teams in the rankings were placed into band 1 and prepopulated into the first position in each pool. The remaining 12 teams were drawn into bands 2, 3, and 4 based on their rankings and drawn one by one.[2]
| Pos. | Team | Band | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Apps. | Last | Previous best performance | World Rugby Rankings[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2024[N 1] | 18 August 2025[N 2] | |||||||||
| D1 |  France | 1 | Europe | Top 4 at 2021 RWC | 29 October 2022 | 10th | 2021 | Third place (1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2021)[4][5] | 4 | 4 |
| C2 |  Italy | 2 | Europe | 2024 WXV 2 | 12 October 2024 | 6th | 2021 | Quarter final (2021)[4][6] | 8 | 7 |
| D3 |  South Africa | 3 | Africa | Africa 1 | 12 May 2024 | 5th | 2021 | 10th (2010, 2014)[4][7] | 12 | 12 |
| D4 |  Brazil | 4 | South America | Americas 1 | 29 June 2024 | 1st | — | Debut[4][8] | 42 | 25 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. Source: World Rugby[9]
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
Matches
The match schedule was confirmed by World Rugby on 22 October 2024. The first match of pool D will be between France and Italy.[10]
France vs Italy
South Africa vs Brazil
| 24 August 2025 14:45 BST (UTC+1) |
| South Africa | v | Brazil |
| Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)[11] |
Italy vs South Africa
| 31 August 2025 15:30 BST (UTC+1) |
| Italy | v | South Africa |
| York Community Stadium, York Referee: Ella Goldsmith (Australia)[11] |
France vs Brazil
| 31 August 2025 16:45 BST (UTC+1) |
| France | v | Brazil |
| Sandy Park, Exeter Referee: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand)[11] |
Italy vs Brazil
| 7 September 2025 14:00 BST (UTC+1) |
| Italy | v | Brazil |
| Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)[11] |
France vs South Africa
| 7 September 2025 16:45 BST (UTC+1) |
| France | v | South Africa |
| Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)[11] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2025 draw: England in pool with Australia, USA and Samoa". BBC Sport. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "World Rugby confirms draw and match schedule release dates for Women's Rugby World Cup England 2025". Rugby World Cup. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Women's and Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d @rugbyworldcup; (3 August 2025). "From champions to newcomers". Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "France team overview". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Italy team overview". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "South Africa team overview". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Brazil team overview". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Pools | Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Orchard, Sara (22 October 2024). "Hosts England to face USA in World Cup opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Match Officials Appointments | Women's Rugby World Cup 2025". World Rugby. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.